Live Action Music
Sacramento recording studio at 2600 X St for artist sessions, podcasts, voiceover, live streams and photo/video shoots.
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Local Businesses · Sacramento
Sacramento’s local businesses
Restaurants, bars, shops and services we’re proud to put in the beam. Locally owned, from Midtown and beyond.
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Local businesses that help keep Light The Beam going. Tap one for hours, location and what’s on nearby.
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Digital Menus & Advertising
Digital menu boards and signage for Sacramento businesses, with a free plan funded by a local screen ad network.
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Gavrilov & Brooks
Full-service civil law firm with a Capitol Avenue office, handling business, litigation, real estate, injury and tax matters.
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Headway Solutions
Sacramento agency at 2600 X St for websites, marketing, consulting and lead generation; parent company of Edit My TV.
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The Mercantile Saloon
Longtime Lavender Heights LGBTQ+ bar on L Street with strong pours, a pool table, a jukebox and a back patio.
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Midtown Spirits
Sacramento's first distillery since Prohibition, with a cocktail bar and brunch spot that overlooks its 400-gallon still.
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Nu Salt Laser
Folsom laser light show company that builds its own projectors and produced the purple beam over Kings games.
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Tapa The World
Midtown Spanish restaurant serving tapas, paella and sangria since 1994, with live Spanish guitar.
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Hanford Sand & Gravel
Three-generation family supplier of ready-mix concrete, concrete blocks and landscape materials, with plants in Elk Grove and Roseville.
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Ippolito's Trattoria
Family-run Italian trattoria in Bradshaw Square making most dishes in-house, including the pasta and bread.
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Mode Brewing & Kitchen
Orangevale brewery and scratch kitchen that grew out of the Pasta a la Mode food truck, pouring house beers with pasta and pizza.
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Flamingo House
Tropical-themed cocktail bar, restaurant and nightclub on K Street with live DJs, drag shows and weekly events.
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The Golden Bear
Midtown bar and kitchen since 2004 with scratch-made food, craft beer, weekend brunch, a patio and weekly open mics.
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MB Auto Repair
Rancho Cordova auto repair shop handling maintenance, brakes, diagnostics and engine and transmission work, with online booking.
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La Cosecha
Downtown Mexican restaurant and bar on Cesar Chavez Plaza with a heated patio, weekend brunch and happy hour.
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Accuracy-Plus Reporting
Court-reporter-owned firm handling depositions, hearings and trials, with legal video and free conference rooms in Sacramento and Roseville.
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All Quality Graphics
Citrus Heights custom merch shop doing screen printing, embroidery, design, promo products and banners for businesses and groups.
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Shertzer Bookkeeping
Rocklin bookkeeper Sean Shertzer handles QuickBooks cleanup, monthly books and tax-season prep for small businesses.
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Cool Breeze Painting
Owner-run Sacramento painting contractor for interiors, exteriors, cabinets and small commercial jobs, using Sherwin-Williams paint.
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NorCal Collision
Independent Citrus Heights body shop since 2007 for collision repair, paint, glass and fleets, working for the driver, not insurers.
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Hedman Well Services
Family-owned Sacramento water well contractor for drilling, pump service, inspections and water testing across Northern California.
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TEAMride
Midtown indoor cycling studio run by four sisters since 2012, with full-body rides that add upper-body and core work.
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Darling Aviary
DoCo rooftop bar and restaurant with skyline views, house cocktails, weekday happy hour and weekend brunch above K Street.
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MC Sports Therapy
Arden Way soft-tissue clinic where Marcus Curry uses Active Release Techniques and myofascial work for pain and mobility.
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A Sacramento Charters
Event Services
A Sacramento Charters
A local charter company that runs party buses, minibuses and sprinter vans around Sacramento and on wine-country trips.
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Allora
Restaurants
Allora
Michelin-listed Italian with house-made pasta, West Coast seafood and a deep Italian wine list, served as three- to five-course menus.
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Bacon & Butter
Restaurants
Bacon & Butter
A full breakfast and brunch spot known for pancakes, French toast and large breakfast burritos, with mimosas and cocktails at the bar.
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Badlands
Bars & Nightlife
Badlands
One of Midtown's longest-running dance bars, with DJs and themed nights.
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Beers Books
Shopping
Beers Books
Sacramento's oldest bookstore, open since 1936, about 90% used books and movies.
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Bogle Family Vineyards
Breweries & Wineries
Bogle Family Vineyards
The family-run Clarksburg winery offers a 90-minute seated tasting on the Home Ranch deck, plus a picnic option in the Chardonnay vineyard.
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Bottle & Barlow
Bars & Nightlife
Bottle & Barlow
A cocktail bar a few blocks down R Street with a laid-back crowd.
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California State Capitol Museum
Attractions & Museums
California State Capitol Museum
Admission is free. You can see restored historic offices and the rotunda, then walk the trees and memorials of Capitol Park, which is open every day.
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Camellia Coffee Roasters
Coffee & Bakeries
Camellia Coffee Roasters
Local roaster in the R Street corridor, a short walk from Beers Books.
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Canon
Restaurants
Canon
Chef Brad Cecchi's relaxed East Sac restaurant serves globally inspired small plates made for sharing.
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Capital Books
Shopping
Capital Books
An independent bookstore on K Street right next door to the Crest Theatre, in the middle of downtown.
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Chocolate Fish Coffee Roasters
Coffee & Bakeries
Chocolate Fish Coffee Roasters
A neighborhood roaster in East Sac, a good stop after Wild Sisters.
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Clayton Club Rooftop Lounge
Bars & Nightlife
Clayton Club Rooftop Lounge
A rooftop bar on top of the Hyatt Centric with downtown views, craft cocktails and shareable small plates.
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Crocker Art Museum
Attractions & Museums
Crocker Art Museum
The Crocker joins a restored Victorian mansion to a large modern wing, with California art, European drawings and rotating exhibitions.
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Dive Bar
Bars & Nightlife
Dive Bar
A K Street bar with a big tank above the bar where mermaids swim shows every 30 minutes starting at 7:30 PM.
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Ella Dining Room & Bar
Restaurants
Ella Dining Room & Bar
Ella serves a farm-to-fork lunch a couple of blocks from the Capitol lawn.
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Fieldwork Brewing Co.
Breweries & Wineries
Fieldwork Brewing Co.
A brewery taproom with indoor and outdoor seating and a long list of house beers.
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Fixins Soul Kitchen
Restaurants
Fixins Soul Kitchen
Modern soul food with a vegan menu and a cocktail bar, rooted in Oak Park.
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Frank Fat's
Restaurants
Frank Fat's
Open since 1939 and two blocks from the Capitol, Frank Fat's is the city's oldest operating restaurant and a longtime lunch spot for legislators.
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Funderland Amusement Park
Arts & Entertainment
Funderland Amusement Park
A small amusement park with a carousel, a train and a kiddie coaster.
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Gunther's Ice Cream
Coffee & Bakeries
Gunther's Ice Cream
Scooping since 1940, with 40-plus flavors made from an old high-butterfat recipe under the neon Jugglin' Joe sign.
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Halal Muncheez
Restaurants
Halal Muncheez
Chicken kebab plates and gyros on K Street, a short walk from Dive Bar.
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Hilton Sacramento Arden West
Hotels & Stays
Hilton Sacramento Arden West
The closest full-service hotel option for State Fair and other Cal Expo events.
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