Picture Perfect

Thanks to the flashy passions of fine art photographers (undeniable masters of their craft and “momentary” preservationists), we can enjoy moments of beauty over and over again. This month...

by Darren Elms and LeeAnn Dickson

Lincoln Arts

The largest event is a partnership with the Gladding McBean Company. With their help, Lincoln Arts has brought the annual “Feats of Clay” to life for 23 years.

by LeeAnn Dickson

Cantare Chorale

Music for the Masses

by Kimberly Horg-Webb

PlacerSustain

hub, facilitating the exchange of information between people and organizations throughout Placer County to build a more sustainable, and ultimately, thriving community.

by Jenn Thornton

Capitol City Young Writers

Aspiring Authors, Inspiring Deeds

by Jenn Thornton

American River Conservancy

For more than 20 years, the American River Conservancy has been preserving the wildlife habitat along the 17 rivers flowing down the western slope of the Sierra Nevada.

by Jenn Thornton

Get to Know...Dave Pier

When Dave Pier was cast as the Executive Director of Folsom Lake College’s soon-to-open Regional Visual and Performing Arts Center, he was clearly in a role meant for him.

by Lynn Machon

Get to Know...Todd Stanley

Every fall for the past six years, Coloma resident Todd Stanley has said goodbye to this idyllic season – not to mention his wife and two children – and headed north (along with brother Doug),...

by Tom Mailey

Get to Know...Mark Ferry

Coach - Oak Ridge High School Mountain Bike Club

Melisa Giordano Roden

Coupons

There is a huge portion of our population that uses coupons and saves real money doing so.

by LeeAnn Dickson

6 Ways to Save

In 2010, however, we’ve still got a few economic bumps to endure, particularly in California where budget deficits seem to inexorably lead to new taxes. Couple that with predictions of more new...

by Bill Romanelli

Pinching Pennies

Any discussion on how to make extra money has to start with Ben Franklin’s maxim, “A penny saved is a penny earned.”

by Bill Romanelli

Books with Style: Lottery by Patricia Wood

Books with Style...The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake

by Aimee Bender

Books with Style...Books with Style: Grapes of Wrath

Books with Style: Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, This Pulitzer-Prize-winning novel has stood the test of time and remains the ultimate testimony to the American spirit. Steinbeck eloquently...

Communication 101

The car is packed with everything but the kitchen sink – clothes, linens, desk supplies, even a mini-refrigerator – and your child is heading off to college. As you check items off the list,...

by Janet Scherr

Smile Makeover

Agreat healthy smile makes a wonderful first impression, but even more importantly a healthy mouth and bite is not something to take for granted. Healthy teeth and gums are key to a healthy body.

by Greg Walker

Introducing...Gracefully Vintage

Gracefully Vintage is a mixture of vintage-style, French-inspired, and shabby-chic re-finished and re-upholstered pieces…that I do myself.

Introducing...Fuel Energy Beverage

I created FUEL, a more natural energy beverage. A “better-for-you-energy with no crash.”

Introducing...Vertical Fitness Studio, LLC

My passion is for teaching and my mission is to empower women through this unique form of dance that stimulates the senses, body and spirit.

Dial Tone

Growing up, my family had one telephone and it was bolted to the kitchen wall. Forget a second phone though, that was too outlandish for my dad. Only rich people had multiple. His idea of an...

by Tom Mailey

Then & Now

Album, Book and Film reviews

Family Date Night

You hear it pretty much everywhere in one form or another, “Dinnertime should be family time.”

by Melisa Giordano Roden

Natural Rhythm

I think that every human being has a built-in, natural rhythm by which they live healthiest.

by Lance Hahn

Read On

Books keep us awake. They can be like an ice pick, breaking up the frozen sea within us. Books can help little ones step through the looking glass.

by Tim Blackmon

A Grand Time

With so many different opportunities to choose from, scheduling quality time with your grandchildren can be as easy as a walk in the park.

by Lynn Machon