A 2-year effort to update Redding’s riverfront specific plan begins in earnest Monday with an open house in the Civic Auditorium lobby. City staff and representatives from the consulting group MIG will share details about the planning process and take… Continue Reading
For his first summer production since 2020, Shasta College Theatre Arts instructor Gregory Thorson wanted to stage something substantial. With a 40-person cast, a 35-member orchestra and a 30-member chorus, suffice to say he found what he was looking for… Continue Reading
It may be America’s national bird and the “symbol of supreme power and authority,” but the day-to-day life of a bald eagle can be somewhat less than majestic. Gunshots, vehicles, pesticides, wind turbines, drought, and wildfire are just some of… Continue Reading
High above the smoke and flames of each north state wildfire, a supervisor circles in a Vietnam War-era spotter plane, serving as an airborne air traffic controller and directing the aerial attack as planes and helicopters battle the blaze with… Continue Reading
The 16 miles of Highway 273 that stretch between Redding and Anderson offer up a variety of looks. There’s the faded glory of Miracle Mile to the north; the quickly changing Redding downtown anchored by Market Street; and the mix… Continue Reading
Calling it “a poor way to spend a million dollars,” Redding Mayor Michael Dacquisto joined Vice Mayor Mark Mezzano in an unsuccessful effort to block the next step in the redevelopment of prime riverfront property in Redding. Instead, with a… Continue Reading
Redding’s first venture into emergency shelters got the green light Tuesday, despite the objections of a handful of the project’s neighbors near St. James Lutheran Church on Shasta View Drive. With a 3-1 vote, the Redding City Council approved, in… Continue Reading
Prime riverfront property currently anchored by the Civic Auditorium and the rodeo arena will be redeveloped—in some fashion and at some later date—but it won’t involve a sale to a McConnell Foundation-led group that had proposed an ambitious revitalization of… Continue Reading
Even as a concept that lacks any concrete plans or cost estimates, the somewhat out-of-the-blue proposal to redevelop about 45 acres of riverfront land is causing fits for many in the community, including some Redding City Council members. Granted, it’s… Continue Reading
An ambitious and potentially far-ranging proposal to revitalize a 45-acre chunk of public property next to the Sacramento River—currently home to the Civic Center and the rodeo arena—was met this week with anger, excitement, curiosity and some confusion. On Tuesday,… Continue Reading
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