Satisfy Your Inner Child at the CA State Fair  

Satisfy Your Inner Child at the CA State Fair (0)

Approaching age 40 has made me increasingly nostalgic, so it was normal to have a few early-eighties flashbacks when I passed through the golden bears into the California State Fair last weekend in Sacramento.

Some of my best times were spent with my family at the fair, on the giant slide, the long-gone log ride and ski lift-style people move…

Satisfy Your Inner Child at the CA State Fair

Take-Out Window

Hey, Wait, That’s No Deer (6)

“Whoa,” I shouted. “Hey, that was the real thing.”

I don’t know who I was talking to. Nobody else was around while I trotted down the Upper Water Ditch Trail, about three miles below Shasta Dam, the weekend before last. It was only me … and the mountain lion that had just crossed the trail.

The cat had ambled across the trail about 30 yards in front…

Hey, Wait, That’s No Deer

Food»

Had Enough Heat? Savor Zucchini’s Salad Days

Had Enough Heat? Savor Zucchini’s Salad Days (0) By Andrea Charroin

There is no question that summer in the North State is here! While we wilt in the heat, we can bask in the glory of our incredible summer growing season. Visit our local farmers markets and you will certainly feel inspired to build your meals to accommodate the local bounty. I love summer for the fresh vegetables and fruits, particularly zucch…

Had Enough Heat? Savor Zucchini’s Salad Days
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Village Voices»

Loving Venice’s Slanted Hallways, Floating Sidewalks

Loving Venice’s Slanted Hallways, Floating Sidewalks (18) By Matt Grigsby

Arriving in Venice by train is an amazing experience.  After rolling through many beautiful towns and villages, you suddenly find yourself on a long causeway over the lagoon as you approach the city.  Once you’ve wrestled your 1,000-pound suitcase off the train and tumbled through the doors of the train station, you’re pres…

Loving Venice’s Slanted Hallways, Floating Sidewalks
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Music»

Slankard & Campbell Bring Alt-Rock to Vintage

Slankard & Campbell Bring Alt-Rock to Vintage (1)

What: Megan Slankard & Jeff Campbell at Vintage Wine Bar and Restaurant

When: Jul 31, 8 p.m.

Where: Vintage Wine Bar and Restaurant

Though just 25 years old, Megan Slankard has independently sold over 22,000 CDs while performing in 100s of cities across the United States and Europe. She self-produced her first CD at age 18, and is curren…

Slankard & Campbell Bring Alt-Rock to Vintage
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Community Events»

Deadline Near for City Council, Clerk Candidates

Deadline Near for City Council, Clerk Candidates (2)

Candidates for the November 2, 2010, Redding City Council and City Clerk elections have at least two more weeks to return final paperwork to secure a spot on the ballot.

Forms are due by August 6. However, if any incumbent elects not to run, the filing deadline will be extended by law to August 11 for non-incumbent candidates, according to Cit…

Deadline Near for City Council, Clerk Candidates
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Art»

That Rat Bastard! Storyteller Wins Best of Show

That Rat Bastard! Storyteller Wins Best of Show (1)

Attendees of the artist reception for the STORYTELLING show Friday night voted Nikolas Allen’s “Rat Bastard,” pictured above, as the “Best of Show.”

Nikolas, a local poet/artist/designer, says, “This piece tells a story of courage. We’ve all been in situations that weren’t good f…

That Rat Bastard! Storyteller Wins Best of Show
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Great Outdoors»

Surprising Beauty: Carnivorous Plants in the Garden

Surprising Beauty: Carnivorous Plants in the Garden (0) By Jennifer Jewell

This piece was originally published in August of 2009, but beautiful plants are always worth revisiting, especially in high summer. Enjoy.

Have you noticed how the concept of beauty evolves as you grow older or as you garden longer? Just ten years ago, if you had told me that I would consider a bouquet of carnivorous plants as lovely a sight as…

Surprising Beauty: Carnivorous Plants in the Garden
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Jim Dyar's Picks»

‘Club Dead’ Comes Alive at Riverfront

‘Club Dead’ Comes Alive at Riverfront (1) By Jim Dyar

The cast of “Club Dead — The Last Resort.”

Bill Collins has been involved in music, theater and film for five decades. Yet nothing has him more excited than the current performance of “Club Dead — The Last Resort” at Riverfront Playhouse.

The show, directed and created by Bill and his wife Lisa, opene…

‘Club Dead’ Comes Alive at Riverfront
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News»

To Haiti and Back: Au Revoir, Haiti

To Haiti and Back: Au Revoir, Haiti (11) By Adam Mankoski

The “North State for Haiti” team should have known we were out of our element the minute we turned the corner into the waiting area at Miami International Airport to board our flight to Port-au-Prince. The boarding lounge had transformed into part hair salon, part disco, part card room and part coffee shop. Before we even left U…

To Haiti and Back: Au Revoir, Haiti
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