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Touchstone Brewing Company Climbs High
By Becky Grunewald
Biking and beer drinking has had a long-established connection , but climbing and brews , perhaps not so much . This is changing with the advent of Touchstone Brewing Company , a brewery adjacent to and owned by Touchstone Climbing , the parent company of Sacramento Pipeworks . According to founder and head brewer Ryan Campagna , it ’ s a natural linkage . Marrying more than just an athletics-meets-leisure concept , the new operation has all kinds of specialties up its moisture-wicking sleeve .
Young Professionals : Cameron Law
Cameron Law , the 29-year-old executive director of Sac State Carlsen Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship , moved to Australia to reinvent himself after graduation . Reinvigorated , he moved back to build Sacramento into the best place it could be . Susan McGinty : Congratulations Cameron ! Well-earned !
Maker Space Cuts New Path
@ ScottDEggert : Great piece on the closing of @ SacHackerLab by @ EdFletcher for @ ComstocksMag , with @ GinaLujan ! Hacker Lab has been a significant part of the business community , arts community and grassroots organizing in # Sacramento . Read the exclusive on page 35 .
PHOTO BY MICHAEL ROCK , COURTESY OF RYAN CAMPAGNA ( TOP ); PHOTO BY STEVE MARTARANO ( BOTTOM ); PHOTO BY TERENCE DUFFY ( FACEBOOK ); PHOTO BY JOAN CUSICK ( TWITTER ); PHOTO COURTESY OF TIMELESS THRILLS ( INSTAGRAM )
Back to the Blues
By Steve Martarano
The annual memorial honoring Johnny “ Guitar ” Knox , a fixture of Sacramento ’ s jazz and blues scene , recently returned to Torch Club , where family , students , friends and fans gathered to jam out to his memory . Steve Martarano chronicles the celebration , mapping out folks ’ many connections to Knox — from mentorship to the old Tower Records on Broadway — and photographing the lively tribute .
Sacramento Wears Hometown Pride on Its Sleeve
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