Fog? What Up?

What happened to our promised sunny weekend? Redding was blanketed in fog nearly all day Saturday, and it was still with us Sunday morning. The fog was expected to burn away later in the day, just in time for a storm system to arrive Sunday afternoon.

The storm trough will deliver heavy rain on Monday before pushing out of Northern Californ…

Let It Snow(shoe)!

I’ve never tried snowshoes, though there was that hilarious incident where I tied tennis rackets to my feet and walked around on the lawn and fell down and hurt my spleen.

But let’s not dwell on last weekend. Let’s look to the future, which could include a first attempt at exploring a winter wonderland on snowshoes.

The r…

Take Precautions During Winter

It’s not officially winter for another week, but the usual winter weather pattern has settled over Northern California, bringing cold, damp conditions to Redding.

Shasta County health officials remind residents to protect their families and check on their neighbors during cold weather. Hypothermia is a real risk for the home…

Art, Wine, Music: Who Could Ask for More?

Big event of the week in Redding art circles is the reception for our own Troy Hawkins on Tuesday evening at Vintage Wine Bar & Restaurant.

Troy, co-founder of ArtHop and an accomplished artist, teacher and jewelry-maker, will show “Journal Entries,” his abstract expressionistic paintings based on childhood memorie…

Tell Me a Story

Storytellers are set to delight children of all ages on Thursday evening at Turtle Bay Exploration Park in Redding.

P.J. “Pete” Petersen, a local author who’s published 24 books, and John and Leah Harper will recount magical, humorous stories based on childhood memories.

“Stories for the Young at Heart”…

Save the Drama for Your Mama

‘Tis the season for light-hearted entertainment, and tickets are on sale now for two fun theatrical events coming to Redding next week.

Riverfront Playhouse opens its holiday comedy, “Dead to the Last Drop, or Cheers to the Holidays,” on Nov. 21, and performs it regularly through Dec. 19. University Preparatory Sc…

Big Prize in Legos Contest

If you or your kids are whizzes with building blocks, you’ll want to enter Saturday’s Legos contest at Turtle Bay Exploration Park. The winner gets a trip to Legoland in Southern California.

Contestants will bring their own Legos to Turtle Bay and be given a three-foot workspace in which to create their masterpieces. All the a…

Authors Fair Comes to Mall

Northern California authors will display their wares on Saturday at Mt. Shasta Mall in Redding as Writers Forum sponsors its sixth annual Authors Fair.

This is a fun event, with music and skits as well as a bunch of friendly authors, who will answer questions and autograph books from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Musical performers include the Swe…

Time to Buy a Bike

This sounds like one of those “Dumb Crook News” items I feature on my Home Front blog, but it happened right here in Redding:

A Redding man went downtown the other day for a court appearance related to his five arrests for driving with a suspended license. Deputies from the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office say they watche…

Rain on Halloween? Boo!

Got your Halloween costume picked out yet? Does it include a poncho?

Long-range forecasts call for rain in the Redding area on Oct. 31, which would be too damned bad because Halloween falls on a Saturday this year. Conditions could change between now and then. Keep your fingers crossed.

In the meantime, Northern California will enjoy beaut…