The winners of the 2016 Calling All Dreamers competition presented by the Downtown Sacramento Foundation (DSF) have officially opened a downtown Oblivion Comics & Coffee storefront. Centrally located in the downtown core and easily walkable from the State Capitol, Golden 1 Center and the Sacramento Convention Center, co-owners Laura Benson and Neil Estaris opened a 2,600 square foot storefront in May that is a fresh and new retail concept in the local market. In addition to an impressive comic book selection (Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, IDW, Image and Valiant, to name a few) along with popular action figures and posters, Oblivion Comics & Coffee offers specialty coffee from Chocolate Fish plus pastries and artisan toast with vegan options.

California State Parks has announced Ty Smith as museum director for the California State Railroad Museum, one of the world’s premier railway museums that welcomes more than 600,000 visitors per year. As museum director, Smith is responsible for managing the California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento Southern Railroad, Old Sacramento State Historic Park and the historic Southern Pacific Shops. Smith’s new role is effective on Apr. 1, 2017.  

“Ty’s extensive knowledge, background and experience working in the museum community coupled with his passion for history and interpretation makes him uniquely qualified for this key position in California’s state park system,” said Capital District Superintendent Matthew Bellah. “California State Parks working in partnership with the Foundation, and Ty’s visionary leadership will help guide these prized rail units forward at a very exciting time for Sacramento.”

Committed to making Midtown the center for culture, creativity, and vibrancy in Sacramento's urban core, the Midtown Association is proud to announce an employment partnership with PRIDE Industries that will further increase and enhance the already successful "Clean & Safe" program throughout the popular district. Coinciding with the start of 2017, the footprint of the Midtown Association's coverage area will expand to 92 total blocks, also including the Alhambra corridor.
 
“This is clearly a win-win partnership,” said Emily Baime Michaels, Executive Director of the Midtown Association.  “We are thrilled to be able to provide meaningful training and employment to deserving individuals while also offering tremendous benefits to the businesses and communities we serve. It is our hope to grow this pilot partnership into a long-term arrangement as our organization continues to expand and thrive.”