Visit Sacramento Podcast

Sacramento is a great region to cycle, and Neighborhood Bike Shops owner Jesse Scatton shares his favorite places to ride and explains how the pandemic has affected his business as well as cycling's popularity.

Sacramento Musician Clemón Charles recorded a song about Sacramento called 'The Delta Breeze,' and discusses his influences, the song and what he loves about Sacramento. Listen to the full song here: https://soundcloud.com/clemon-charles/tracks

Hotels are working diligently to keep guests and staff safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nikki Carlson, general manager of the Kimpton Sawyer Hotel in downtown Sacramento, shares the steps her staff is taking, and gives ideas on things to do during your stay in Sacramento.

Ariela Cuellar of the Sacramento LGBT Community Center shares the focus of this year's Sacramento Pride virtual events and shares how you can get involved.

Chanowk Yisrael began farming after the Great Recession, and that spawned Yisrael Family Urban Farm in South Oak Park, Sacramento, with a farm stand and a mission to bring back resiliency to communities in the face of uncertainty, as well as work to eliminate a food desert. Learn more at yisraelfamilyfarm.net/.

Chando of Chando's Tacos started 2020 saying it was going to be a great year: Opening new restaurants and a tortilla factory. Then COVID-19 struck, but he didn't let the pandemic stop him from opening the tortilla factory – with social distancing – and putting people to work.

Shira Lane of The Atrium shares how Sacramento artists are making masks in the COVID-19 era, and where you can get yours to support the arts and help provide free ones for frontline medical workers.

Capital Books opened a year ago in downtown Sacramento, and with the COVID-19 pandemic, owners Heidi and Ross Rojek were able to pivot to online sales with delivery and curbside pickup. Heidi describes that process and the future of the bookstore in this episode.

Bogle Vineyards teamed up with Sacramento restaurants to provide 6,000 meals for area hospitals when the COVID-19 stay-at-home order went into place. Jody Bogle describes that effort as well as changes to the business in this week's episode.

N'Gina Guyton shares how she managed to turn her Sacramento restaurant, South, into a takeout-only establishment when the stay-at-home order was issued, and how the Sacramento community has embraced her establishment, enabling her to keep her staff employed.