Aug 28, 2026
When Elise and Bryan Fandrich first walked their 2.5-acre Rosemont property in February 2021, winter transformed the landscape into a lush retreat. Heritage oaks, hundreds of years old, towered overhead.
“I remember looking up at those trees and feeling so humbled and awed,” Elise says. “We feel extremely privileged to live here and maintain a sense of responsibility to steward this home and property for the next generation.”
The couple bought the property in March 2021, during the pandemic. They wanted more space and quiet for their family, plus a connection to the natural worlds they experienced growing up. Elise was raised in Carmichael. Her husband grew up on a large property in Oregon.
Jul 28, 2026
When people ask what makes Inside Sacramento successful after more than 30 years, I give the same answer: Local partnerships.
Yes, we publish local journalism. We tell stories about neighborhoods, people, businesses and public issues. But at our core, Inside Sacramento has always been about connecting people.
For three decades, we have been fortunate to partner with hundreds of nonprofits, schools, arts organizations, neighborhood groups and civic leaders who share a common goal—making Sacramento a better place to live.
Jul 28, 2026
At age 80, Sacramento artist Suzanne Adan still delights in unsettling people gently, mischievously and with wit and humor.
Her retrospective exhibition, “I’m No Spring Chicken,” through Oct. 11 at the Crocker Art Museum, celebrates a career that spans five decades and establishes Adan as one of the region’s most important artists.
The exhibition features more than 100 paintings, prints, drawings and ceramic sculptures that reveal a personal, visual language shaped by childhood memories, dark humor, vintage Americana and sly social commentary.
Jul 27, 2026
When Tommy and Susan Poirier began thinking about the next chapter of their lives, they didn’t go searching for a smaller house. They wanted a different way to live.
For more than two decades, the couple lived on a sprawling property in Carmichael. Filled with gardens, the homestead stretched for nearly an acre. It was meant to be their forever place.
But time found a way to reshape their priorities.
“As the kids grew up and moved away, the house just became too much,” Susan says. “We loved it, but there comes a point where you realize you’re taking care of the property more than enjoying it.”
Jun 28, 2026
As cities rethink their urban cores, a new paradigm emerges: vibrant, walkable downtowns that feel like neighborhoods, not just business districts.
In “The Great Downtown Renaissance,” a recent piece in Dwell magazine, urbanists emphasize successful revival requires more than office towers and event districts. It demands thriving public spaces, mixed-use housing and a genuine sense of community.
Orlando, Indianapolis and Houston are reimagining their downtowns as places where people live, work and play. This “renaissance” is aimed at reversing decades of postwar planning that emptied city cores, prioritized cars over pedestrians and made downtowns ghost towns after 5 p.m.
Jun 28, 2026
In the quiet, tree-lined streets of Sierra Oaks, trust attorney Mark Drobny created the kind of home he envisioned for this chapter of his life: modern and minimalist, designed for solitude and celebration.
“It’s a refuge,” Drobny says. “I wanted a place where I could come home from work every night and completely unwind.”
The 4,500-square-foot residence, completed a little over a year ago, feels both expansive and deeply personal.
Natural light floods nearly every room through oversized windows and soaring expanses of glass. A dramatic glass-paneled front door offers an uninterrupted sightline through the living space to the sparkling pool beyond, establishing the home’s clean architectural lines and indoor-outdoor connection.
