Redding’s ‘Blueprint for Public Safety’ Gets its First Airing at City Council...
Redding can do a better job with the cops and firefighters it has and it could do a really bang-up job if it had another $20 million to spend. Those were some of the...
View ArticleTri Counties Bank awards contribution to Turtle Bay Exploration Park
Turtle Bay Exploration Park is proud to announce a major contribution of $20,000 from Tri Counties Bank in support of exhibitions, educational programs and activities throughout the Park. Every...
View ArticleWednesday Workshop Shines Light on Kristen Schreder’s Homelessness Coalition...
The holidays are right around the corner, but that didn’t stop Redding City Councilwoman Kristen Schreder on Wednesday from gathering a who’s-who of social workers and other providers for a workshop on...
View ArticleThe Weight is Over – Part 3: Happy Holidays; Week One is Done
Yesterday marked the first full week on my new diet plan, something I explained last week following my full-exposure proclamation that I was going to get serious and lose weight. My deadline to get my...
View ArticleChristmas Gifts that Will Last
On Christmas morning the wrapping paper comes off in seconds; children play with their toys maybe a few hours or even days before they are “done” with them. How can we prevent this? I...
View ArticleFree Therapy #76: How We Heal Our Relationships
“An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.” Mahatma Gandhi In my previous column, I attempted to delineate the basic steps, the ping-pong volleys, if you will, of human...
View ArticleUnited Methodist Women’s Thrift Shop 2016 – 10 Monthly Weekends
When: Fridays from 9 am – 4 pm, Saturdays from 9 am – 11 am January 8th & 9th February 5th & 6th March 4th & 5th April 1st & 2nd May 6th &...
View ArticleShasta College Student Art Show at “O” Street Gallery
The Shasta College Art Department and the “O” Street Gallery in downtown Redding have come together to form a special exhibition of art works by the Shasta College Art Students, January 18th – March...
View ArticleShasta College’s Production of As You Like It
This spring Shasta College is producing the classic comedy As You Like It, by William Shakespeare. As You Like It follows its heroine Rosalind as she flees persecution in her uncle's court, accompanied...
View ArticleTurtle Bay Presents Chocolate After Dark: A Wine and Chocolate Experience
December 18, 2015 – Turtle Bay Exploration Park will host Chocolate After Dark: A Wine and Chocolate Experience on Thursday, February 4 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Museum. For $35 per ticket,...
View ArticleOnce Upon A Brew Pub – City Steam Brewery
There are many breweries in unique and interesting older buildings across the US, but the most unique one I have visited is City Steam Brewery in Hartford, CT. Located in the old Cheney Building,...
View ArticleRemove ‘Buts’– Just One Relationship Key in Local Woman’s Book
Today we talk with Terry Turner of Redding about her newly published book, "Better Relationships, Happier Lives: 12 Keys to Getting There" - a guide for all kinds of relationships. Terry,...
View ArticleShasta College Opera Workshop presents The Bartered Bride
The Shasta College Division of Arts, Communications, and Social Sciences presents an English-language production of Bedrich Smetana's wonderful folk opera "The Bartered Bride" beginning on January 28,...
View ArticleRolling Hills Casino Foundation Pledges $100,000 for Rodgers Theater...
Emphasizing the important role the arts play in the community and education, the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians and the Rolling Hills Casino Foundation pledged $100,000 this week to the Rodgers...
View ArticleFree Therapy # 77: How We Heal Our Relationships Part 2
“If I had one wish One dream I knew would come true I'd want to speak to all the people of the world I'd get up there, I'd get up there on that platform...
View ArticleRiverfront Playhouse Presents “Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike” Jan 16 to Feb 13
Winner of the 2013 Tony Award for Best Play. Middle-aged siblings Vanya and Sonia share a home in Bucks County, PA, where they bicker and complain about the circumstances of their lives. Suddenly,...
View ArticleThe Simplest Resolution to Start Now
So how are you doing on those New Year’s Resolutions and goals you decided on just a week or so ago? If you’re like the vast majority of people…you may already be struggling. I...
View ArticleBeing David Bowie
I've spent the better part of the day trying to get my mind around the fact that David Bowie has passed away, and it's not going so well. This one hit me hard. His...
View Article2016 Steps to College Fair
The Consulate General of Mexico in Sacramento is holding a “Steps to College” Fair on Saturday, February 6th. Students who would like to attend the Fair are encouraged to sign up in the Shasta...
View ArticleShasta Chorale To Sing Great Choral Works Of The 21st Century
The Shasta College Community Chorale is seeking new members for the concert to be performed in May. Auditions will be held during the first three weeks of the spring term, starting January 25. 2016....
View Article‘Historically Black College and Universities Regional Transfer’ Fair
Sierra College in Rocklin is hosting a Historically Black College and Universities Regional Transfer Fair on Wednesday, February 10th. Students who would like to attend the Fair are encouraged to sign...
View ArticlePublic High-Speed Internet in Downtown and Solar Power Highlight Adam...
A municipal Internet service, a beefed-up police force and an emphasis on solar energy will be the focus of Adam McElvain’s campaign for the Redding City Council, he said Tuesday at a rally in...
View ArticleCouncil Gives Dignity Health’s Wellness Center a Boost; Hikes Electric Rates;...
Dignity Health’s plans for a $50 million wellness center on riverfront property behind the former Raley’s supermarket on Hartnell Avenue picked up steam Tuesday with a unanimous Redding City Council...
View ArticleMerchants Crime Watch Group Takes a Look at the Public Safety Blueprint
Shasta County’s top law enforcement officers called the Blueprint for Public Safety a somewhat flawed document but gave it a passing grade Tuesday during a meeting of the Redding Merchants Crime Watch...
View ArticleFree Therapy #78: How We Heal Our Relationships Part 3
“Anger makes you smaller while forgiveness forces you to grow beyond what you are.” Cherie Carter-Scott In previous columns in this series, I have attempted to lay out the bread crumbs necessary for us...
View ArticleHollyn Chase’s Audio Book Insights: From Historical Fiction and Suspense, to...
After reading a variety of reviews listing the best books of 2015, I found two novels that made almost everyone’s list. However, these are so popular I suspect many of you may have already...
View ArticleThe Fountain of Youth at the End of the Highway
Guess what? I have discovered a Fountain of Youth, of sorts. I have had to re-learn how to drive, UK-style. You might think, “What's the big deal, Deb? Drive on the other side of...
View ArticleNorth State Live Music February 3–February 9
Wednesday, February 3 Mark McAbee at the Post Office Saloon in Redding, beginning at 6:30 p.m. 21 and over. (530) 246-2190. Johnson Blythe plus The Pine Dogz perform at the California Brewing Company...
View ArticleCouncil Adopts Airbnb Ordinance; Holds Off on a Touchy HOPE Van Policy;...
The Redding City Council moved Tuesday to acknowledge—and legalize—a fast-growing component of the new sharing economy by voting for an ordinance regulating the Web-based, short-term rentals of homes...
View ArticleLiving Happily … In Spite of it All
Those of you who are on Facebook may have noticed a section they have called “On This Day” which shows you what you posted on that date each year since you joined Facebook. I...
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