Lifestyle Picks

    The low snow year has made the Tahoe biking trails accessible earlier than I can recall. All of the trails below 7,000 feet are clear of snow. The creeks are very low and the early season muddy sections are nearly dry as well. C...

  By Mary Beth Barber My hair was long – un-styled, almost un-manageably long. But I gritted my teeth and waited and waited to get it cut, because I wanted to donate it for charity. There are nonprofits that accept cut hair (at least 8-10 inches, preferably more) in order to make wigs for children...

Chocolate? Store-bought cookies? This recipe is clearly not the norm for me, but sometimes you do what you gotta do for your mom on Mother's Day. And frankly, everyone in the family loved this pie, so I need to write down the recipe because it has a hi...

If you’re interested in learning more about our region’s rich agricultural and gastronomic heritage, mark your calendar on Saturday, June 1st. A unique event called Grow, Cook, Savor - which aims to “celebrate Sacramento's foodscape” - will be held in the Tsakopoulos Library Galleria at the Sacramento Central Library from 10 a.m. - 4...

So now what, at this age? Who am I without the accouterments of my earlier life? My job, my youth, my expertise in a particular field? If I’m not running the race, do I even have value?

Vegetarian recipes from The Sacramento Bee and Sacramento Connect partners.

I just love hosting this giveaway every month and I hope you enjoy the possibility of grabbing some great reads for free. So without further ado, here's what's on offer this month, and as before, the titles link to my reviews.The Fine Color of Rus...

By Laura Braden, Chelsea Irvine, Caroline Silveira and Julia Tanghetti From Outside Lands and Coachella to Mumford and Prince, we consider ourselves concert connoisseurs. So when we heard that there was a new festival planned in Napa in May, we said “giddy-up”. And BottleRock Napa didn’t disappoint. The Good  95% of everything – we were all impressed...