The Week in Review


Annular Solar Eclipse at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area this Sunday, May 20

In preparation for the anticipated annular solar eclipse, Whiskeytown National Recreation Area will offer a special “early-bird” presentation that will provide participants with a better understan...

Reach Higher: “Game Changer” event gives weight to local entrepreneurial fervor

While easily considered successful on a number of levels, in the very least Shasta County Economic Development Corporation’s recent “Game Changers” event solidified the notion that entrepreneur...

Online Dating Takes a Strong Heart, Mind and Stomach

It's been almost a year since I paid for a 6-month subscription to Match.com. At the time I also signed up for eHarmony, but my computer didn't like the site's graphics, so I ditched it within 24 hour...

Letter to the Editor: Hawkins Exec Clarifies Property Tax Facts

“Every mind must make its choice between truth and repose. It cannot have both.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson   Hawkins Companies has a commitment to provide truthful, accurate and timely informatio...

Art Reception To Showcase Shasta Union High School District Students’ Work

Reception for art students of the Shasta Union High School District at City Hall, 2nd Floor, 777 Cypress Avenue, Redding, CA, on Thursday, May 17, 5-7 p.m. Student work will be presented in exhibit ha...

Enterprise High School Music Department Presents Coffee House Jazz

Desserts, coffee and a night of Jazz – Silent Auction to help support the Senior Scholarship Program. Join us on May 17th, 2012 at 6:30 for a night of award winning jazz music presented by the Enter...

Still Married at Redding City Hall

Cottonwood duo Still Married will play original country folk tunes at Redding's Summer Art Reception on May 17th, 2012, from 5-7 PM, at Redding City Hall.  Still Married music celebrates the landscap...

Another Award for Redding School of the Arts – A Worldwide Achievement: 1st New School Campus to Earn Environmental Award

Redding School of the Arts has been awarded LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. LEED is an internationally recognized rati...

Parks workers get innovative to fight theft at park restrooms

In response to a recent increase in theft of metal plumbing components in park restrooms, the City of Redding's Park Maintenance Division has designed and fabricated a protective box to secure the plu...

2012 Dunsmuir Dogwood Daze May 26

Open art studios of local Dunsmuir artists, food, music, and the ever popular Pie Social will headline this year's Dunsmuir Dogwood Daze.  The Doggie Parade at noon will feature many prizes for diffe...

Stars of the Spring Woodland Garden: Trillium

While I might rightfully be described as a gardener of many plants, master of none - I always enjoy a garden or gardener with a dedicated collection of some special plant or plant group. Photo: A matu...

New Redding Courthouse Site Acquisition Approved

SAN FRANCISCO—The long-awaited new Redding courthouse for the Superior Court of Shasta County moved a significant step closer to reality today when the State Public Works Board (SPWB) approved acqui...

Clarity Entertainment Terminates Stillwater Purchase

Clarity Entertainment, Inc. entered into an agreement with the City of Redding in January 2012 to purchase approximately 77 acres in the Stillwater Business Park for a film and television production f...

Mob Fight in South City Park Results in One Stabbing; RPD Searches for Suspect

On May 10, 2012, at 4:07 PM officers from the Redding Police Department were dispatched to 1250 Parkview Dr. (South City Park) due to reports of a large group of approximately 20 people fighting. Whil...

Oaksong Music Society presents Houston Jones

HOUSTON JONES is a San Francisco based high-octane Americana band that performs an original repertoire that ranges from bluegrass and folk to blues and gospel. Travis Jones (lead vocals, guitar), bega...

Writers Forum Meeting: Adapting to Changes in the Publishing Industry

Mystery writer Terry Shames will speak at the May 12 meeting of Writers Forum in Redding on changes in the publishing industry, how writers can do their own public relations, and how various organizat...

Menu Please: Golden Lantern – Have Wok, Need Flavor

Did you ever see “Eat Drink Man Woman”? The story revolves around a gifted, skilled chef who has lost his sense of taste. (It's the same exact plot as “Tortilla Soup,” where the characters are...




















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