A News Café readers might recall an August 2019 interview with Amy Cavalleri, who became a facilitator and coordinator of mind/body skills groups through the Center for Mind Body Medicine following the Carr Fire. She was drawn to the trauma… Continue Reading
Erin Salazar recognized an opportunity when she learned about a program implemented in Red Bluff—the first of its kind in California—designed to teach kindergartners how to ride a bike. Salazar teaches transitional kindergarten (TK) and kindergarten (K) at Turtle… Continue Reading
Hi, Amy. Welcome to A News Café. By way of introduction, could you tell us a little bit about yourself? I first met you years ago when you were doing development work for a local philanthropic foundation and then was… Continue Reading
As the Carr Fire ravaged the Redding area almost a year ago, a group of young people in Southern Illinois witnessed its devastation on their local news. The heartbreaking photos and stories stayed with them, and when the group chose… Continue Reading
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s 84th season is underway, marking the last with artistic director Bill Rauch before he leaves for New York’s Ronald O. Perelman Center for Performing Arts. Rauch is directing two plays in his final season, both featuring… Continue Reading
A News Café readers might remember Happy Valley great-grandmother Vivian Say, who thought ahead this summer about what Christmas would be like for those displaced by the Carr Fire. Say pondered what she could do to help – in fact,… Continue Reading
Downtown Redding has another new occupant – the Redding Music School. aNewsCafe.com caught up with the owner, Greg Takemoto, to learn more. Hi, Greg, and welcome to aNewsCafe.com. For those who don’t know you, could you tell us about yourself… Continue Reading
Vivian Say is thinking about winter. Specifically December. Specifically Christmas. She is thinking about the North State friends and neighbors who won’t have boxes of cherished Christmas memorabilia to cheer their hearts this yuletide. So this Happy Valley great-grandmother is… Continue Reading
This year’s Oregon Shakespeare Festival is in full swing and continues to deliver a smorgasbord of classical, modern, and musical options for stage enthusiasts. Running throughout the performances is a theme touched on during a panel discussion earlier this year… Continue Reading
When Lee Salter first met philanthropist Leah McConnell in 1985, he had no idea he would be invited to help build a foundation—literally and metaphorically—that has benefited North State residents and international partners for three decades. Salter, 76, will retire… Continue Reading
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