Busy Weekend With My Valentine

What a party Friday at Maritime Seafood and Grill! Our pals James Fossen and Lisa Redden were the guest bartenders, and the place was packed with familiar faces.

Our own Jim Dyar (and other musicians, including James) sat in with Michael Powell,…

The Creeping Damp

I was driving down Highway 273 toward Anderson the other day, windshield wipers slapping, when I passed a familiar stand of palm trees. Big old palms, left from the days when a home or business occupied the now-vacant lot.

The gray trunks all…

Buckets of Rain — UPDATE

No sooner do I post a column headlined “Buckets of Rain” than the sun emerged here in Redding for the first time in days, just to prove me wrong.

You’re welcome.

More clouds and showers will move through the area this afternoon/evening,…

Snow Cancels Turtle Bay Lecture

Bad weather has forced officials at Turtle Bay Exploration Park to cancel tonight’s lecture on climbing Mt. Shasta. The speaker, a veteran climbing guide, can’t get to Redding because of all the snow to the north.

As I reported the other…

Have a Heart, Help the Needy

Boy, today would be a bad day to rely on public transportation. Howling wind, driving rain, and you’re standing at a bus stop? Brrr. Even worse if you had to walk.

Those are the only options for lots of poor and…

Storms Roll Through Northern California

Hope you didn’t have outdoor plans for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Another storm is blowing through Redding today, making it a good day to stay indoors and read anewscafe.com.

Today’s bluster is the latest in a series of storms riding the jet…

Looming Storm ‘Likely to be Memorable’

The snow and rainstorms moving in on Sunday sound like real toad-stranglers.  Get daily updates (and more) from our expert weather blogger here or here.

Meanwhile, read up on some USGS warnings contributed by a reader today…

Subject: Winter Storm Warning starting Sunday…

Take Your Umbrella

Expect a wet week in Northern California as a storm front pushes through the area, bringing blustery, rainy weather to the valley and snow to the mountains.

Tuesday looks like the stormiest day, with the front pushing out of the area…

Happy New Year!

Best wishes for 2010 from the Corner Booth. Hope you all managed to stay safe and dry last night, and that your hangovers magically disappear like the bubbles in champagne.

We’ll start the new year with more of the rain and…

Sunny for Santa

Santa Claus might reach Northern California and decide to stay.

Should be beautiful weather here through Christmas Day, but it’s a bad travel time for anyone in the Midwest. A huge snowstorm is blanketing the middle of the country, closing highways and delaying…