‘Get Outta Town’ and March to a Different Drummer

We were fortunate to have the Mt. Shasta Taiko Drummers in Redding, two years in a row, for the ArtHop anniversary in July. What a treat! I am mesmerized by them every time. I’m not just in awe of the… Continue Reading

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Former Humboldt State Center Signs With NY Jets

Taylor Boggs’ NFL dream starts in New York. The lynchpin of the Humboldt State University offensive line at the center position, the 6-foot-3, 300-pound Boggs didn’t get his name called during the NFL draft in late April and signed an… Continue Reading

Old Forecaster: Midweek Redding Area Weather Update, July 28-Aug. 6

This outlook is issued every Wednesday to update the Sunday weekly forecast and provide a weather outlook for the next 10 days. Temperatures Thursday (the 28th) through the weekend will be 3 to 5 degrees above normal, with Redding seeing… Continue Reading

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High-Speed Motorcycle Chase Ends in Crash, Arrest

On Tuesday, 7-26-2011, at approximately 2030 hours (8:30 p.m.), deputies from the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office initiated a traffic stop on a motorcycle with two passengers for a traffic violation. The motorcycle fled from the deputy in the area of Kennett Road and Cascade Blvd. A pursuit ensued reaching speeds of 85 miles an hour on Union School Road. The motorcycle led deputies down Old Oregon Road … Continue Reading

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Redding Region, Southern Oregon Could Lose Nearly 50 Post Offices

Tiny post offices across northern California and southern Oregon, including those in Castella, Hat Creek, Big Bar and Fort Klamath, are in danger of shutting down as the U.S. Postal Service scrutinizes more than 11 percent of its rural locations… Continue Reading

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Menu Please: Redding’s Taco Barn Serves a Tasty Bargain

Remember 10 or so years ago when a Sacramento-based taco shop blew into Redding? The one with the slogan, “Sometimes you just gotta have a real taco”? Well, Femme de Joie remembers; she remembers going into the one on Hartnell… Continue Reading

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Traffic Cop: Pedestrians, Crosswalks and U-Turns

Monty, when can you legally proceed when you have stopped your vehicle for someone in a crosswalk?

There are a couple of vehicle code sections that pertain to your question. The first states that the driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within any marked crosswalk or within any unmarked crosswalk at an intersection. There are a couple of exceptions, but for … Continue Reading

Tom Smith Plays Friday, Cowells Saturday at The Loft

What: Musician Tom Smith When: Friday, July 29, at 7:30 p.m. Where: The Bohemian Art Loft, 3304B Bechelli Lane, Redding Tom Smith liked playing the loft so much he’s coming back this Friday in a special encore performance of music… Continue Reading