
Building Community Through Art: Celebrating 50 Years of the Pence Gallery
For nearly five decades, the Pence Gallery has been at the core of the Davis and Yolo County arts community.

For nearly five decades, the Pence Gallery has been at the core of the Davis and Yolo County arts community.

In a world that can feel unwelcoming to queer people at best—cruel, even—one group of gardeners in Davis are stewarding their community plot toward connectivity and friendship.

The Big Gay Garden, Yolo County’s love for Line Dancing, and a big celebration for our favorite local deli, Zia’s!

SPOILER ALERT: This year’s festival includes tethered hot air balloon rides at Davis Cemetery!

This year’s autumn celebration is set for October 24-26, and features activities that span from pumpkin painting to trick or treating to an open air street market with nearly 100 local craft vendors and merchants.

The mastermind behind it all is Mónica Frahm, Founder and Director, who runs the place with the conviction that anyone—yes, anyone—can learn a new language

Joshua’s House, under the auspices of YoloCares, opened its doors this past Summer as an end-of-life comfort care provider for the terminally-ill unhoused.


A $13 plastic device designed to keep classroom doors quiet is being touted as an intruder-preventing safety measure by DJUSD, raising questions about whether low-cost safety measures are putting students at risk.

What started as backyard shows during the pandemic has snowballed into something much bigger: a creative force planning more than 60 events in 2025.