As Sacramento hotels are open, all are working to ensure their rooms, guests and staff are safe as the country continues through the COVID-19 pandemic. On this week's episode of the Visit Sacramento Podcast, Nikki Carlson, general manager of the…
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Chanowk Yisrael began growing his own food in the wake of the Great Recession, and that led to him leaving his corporate job and working full time at the farm he founded: Yisrael Family Urban Farm. Located in South Oak Park, one of Yisrael's goals…
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When 2020 began, it was set to be a great year for Sacramento favorite Chando's Tacos, with more restaurants opening and plans to open a tortilla factory, said Chando, the local restaurant's owner. But then the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and he had to…
Read more about Visit Sacramento Podcast: Chando of Chando's Tacos on Opening Tortilla Factory Amid Pandemic
With the need to wear masks seemingly here for the foreseeable future, Sacramento artists are stepping up to provide unique examples, giving people the opportunity to wear something that not only supports the arts, but helps fund free masks by the…
Read more about Visit Sacramento Podcast: Shira Lane of The Atrium on New Mask Marketplace from Local Artists
Capital Books opened a little over a year ago on K Street in downtown Sacramento next to the Crest Theater, and when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, owners Heidi and Ross Rojek quickly pivoted their business to online-only sales, with delivery, curbside…
Read more about Visit Sacramento Podcast: Heidi Rojek of Capital Books on Supplying Books During Pandemic
Bogle Vineyards is located in Clarksburg, just a 15-minute drive from downtown Sacramento, and is some of the most-accessible wine country around California's capital. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Bogle Vineyards tapped its recently instituted…
Read more about Visit Sacramento Podcast: Jody Bogle on Bogle Vineyards Providing Meals for Hospitals
When Sacramento's shelter-in-place order was issued in March, South Restaurant owner N'Gina Guyton worried that she wouldn't be able to keep her staff employed and bring her restaurant through the crisis. But quickly changing food portions and…
Read more about Visit Sacramento Podcast: South Restaurant Owner N'Gina Guyton on Community Coming Together
Last month, as everything changed around the world with the coronavirus pandemic, Sacramento was no different, and local grocers like Raley's found themselves facing an unprecedented challenge. On this episode of the Visit Sacramento Podcast, Chelsea…
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Visit Sacramento is launching a new podcast series in light of the current times that focuses on people doing good in the community. With this first episode, we talk to Chef Patrick Mulvaney of Mulvaney's Building & Loan, who is working with other…
Read more about Visit Sacramento Podcast: Patrick Mulvaney Describes Restaurants' Cooking for Those in Need
Ask someone from Sacramento what the most exciting thing happening in the city is right now, and you might hear about the Sacramento Kings, Major League Soccer, or enhancements to the Old Sacramento Waterfront, but two things you’re almost certain…
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