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Neighborhood Guides
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Neighborhood GuidesWinter 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 GuidesWhat 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 GuidesWeekend getaways within a few hours of home
Valentine's Day lands on a Saturday this year, which is the whole reason this post exists. A good dinner in town is a fine plan.…
Neighborhood GuidesSpring drives around the Sacramento Region
Spring is the best window for a drive in the Sacramento region, and it is short. The hills are green, the sky is clear, and…
Neighborhood GuidesWhere to actually find snow play closest to Sacramento
Winter in California is less about beaches and more about snow. The Sierra Nevada runs the length of the state, and the stretch near Sacramento…
Neighborhood GuidesPilates studios around Sacramento, and how to pick one
A double leg stretch, a teaser, a pelvic curl, a roll-up. If none of those mean anything to you, that is normal, and it is also…
Neighborhood GuidesWhere to catch live music outdoors around the region
Every summer, cities across Sacramento, El Dorado, Yolo, and Placer counties put bands in parks and on closed streets. Most of these series are free, most…
Neighborhood GuidesThe region’s food, wine and beer festivals, month by month
Sacramento calls itself the Farm to Fork Capital, and the festival calendar is where you can see why. The region sits in the middle of farms…
Neighborhood GuidesCamping 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…
Neighborhood GuidesWhere 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 GuidesBreweries 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 GuidesBike 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…
