Comstock’s Magazine

5 days ago | comstocksmag.com | Suzanne Lucas

This story is part of our June 2025 issue. To subscribe, click here. I have always had a bit of imposter syndrome, but now it is at an all-time high after changing industries. I am a “senior leader” in a small org but may be more of a generalist. No amount of “you got this” or “you’re doing fine” can change this. My strengths are not what this organization needs, and finding another job is very difficult. Maybe that’s not the problem.

6 days ago | comstocksmag.com | Winnie Comstock-Carlson

“Someone told me it’s all happening at the zoo. I do believe it, I do believe it’s true …” Until this past April 30, those Paul Simon lyrics about the Central Park Zoo in New York City could just as easily have summarized what was happening here.

1 week ago | comstocksmag.com | Judy Farah

Plus all 23 awards we took home from the California News Publishers Association gala e, first-place feature photo in the statewide contest and more Back Web Only Comstock’s has been honored once again by the California News Publishers Association with its General Excellence award. This is an award we don’t take for granted, because even with the decline in media outlets around our region, state and nationwide, the competition is still fierce.

2 weeks ago | comstocksmag.com | Graham Womack

Inside of the active construction area at 333 Crown Point Circle in Grass Valley, there are still remnants from when this building housed perhaps the most prominent company to come out of Nevada County. The 16,000-square-foot building, which sold for $2.1 million in March 2023, is being transformed into Crown Point Venues, slated to open next year with a 540-seat acoustic concert hall, black box theater and meeting space.

2 weeks ago | comstocksmag.com | Graham Womack

Dr. Charles DeCarli knew his funding might be in trouble. DeCarli, the director of UC Davis’ Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, is co-principal investigator on a study, “The Clinical Significance of Incidental White Matter Lesions on MRI Amongst a Diverse Population with Cognitive Complaints” funded with a $35.9 million grant from the U.S. National Institutes of Health. The study, which has more than 1,600 participants, helps to identify potential biomarkers for dementia.