Topic
Neighborhood Guides
21 posts in this topic
Showing 1 to 12 of 21 posts
- Neighborhood Guides
What locals actually love about living in Auburn, CA
Auburn sits in the Sierra foothills, roughly an hour from Sacramento, and the first thing locals mention is not the town. It is the elevation.…
- Neighborhood Guides
What the Sacramento Region does in August
August in the Sacramento region is hot, and the region does not pretend otherwise. What it does instead is move the fun to the edges…
- Neighborhood Guides
Why people move to Cameron Park, CA
Cameron Park sits east of Sacramento along Highway 50, in El Dorado County. Buyers who end up here usually are not looking for a town. They…
- Neighborhood Guides
Winter day trips worth the drive
Winter in the Sacramento region is mild enough that staying home is easy, and that is exactly why a day trip helps. A change of scenery…
- Neighborhood Guides
Where to find vintage clothing and furniture around Sacramento
Vintage shopping around Sacramento is not one trip. It is a series of them. The shops run from Midtown and East Sacramento out to Auburn, Placerville…
- Neighborhood Guides
Where kids can actually learn golf around the Greater Sacramento Region
Golf looks like a sport for retired people on television. It is not. Kids as young as 7 are allowed on most regulation courses, and…
- Neighborhood Guides
Tasting rooms around the Greater Sacramento Region
You do not have to drive to Napa or Sonoma for good wine. Every county in the greater Sacramento region has wineries, and the tasting rooms…
- Neighborhood Guides
Where to spend a spring day around Sacramento
Spring is the season this region does well. The heat has not arrived yet, the winter chill is gone, the hillsides are green, and the trees…
- Neighborhood Guides
Bike routes around the Sacramento Region, by skill level
People ask me where to ride around Sacramento, and the honest answer depends on how much riding you actually do. The region has one long spine…
- Neighborhood Guides
Breweries worth a winter afternoon around Sacramento
Winter in the Sacramento region is short, gray, and honestly pretty good for sitting in a taproom. The breweries around here seem to know it. Fire…
- Neighborhood Guides
Where to eat and shop sustainably around Sacramento
Sustainability is a year-round habit, but Earth Day on April 22 is the day the region makes a point of it. It has been marked since…
- Neighborhood Guides
Camping with kids within reach of Sacramento
Camping with kids is not really about camping. It is about everything around the tent: the restrooms, the showers, the swim spot, and whether there…