When voters in the Shasta-Tehama-Trinity Joint Community College District approved Measure H in 2016, they had no inkling of the devastation that was to be unleashed by the Carr Fire two years later. While the successful $139 million bond measure… Continue Reading
As the daughter of a Polish Jew mother and an Argentinian father, it seemed almost preordained that Sonia Nazario would develop a keen interest in immigration. “My family has been migrating for the past 100 years,” Nazario said Wednesday during… Continue Reading
A full-fledged amphitheater next to the Sacramento River and repurposing historic signs into public art displays were two of the 10 Redding City Identity Project ideas unveiled Thursday before a jampacked Cascade Theatre audience. A collaborative effort between the Redding… Continue Reading
Editor’s note: We are saddened to report the news of Peggy Lewis’s death. Both Peggy Lewis and her son, Jon Lewis, have contributed to A News Cafe. Click here to read some Peggy Lewis stories. A lifelong love of learning,… Continue Reading
Art and culture not only feed the soul, they can feed community coffers as well. That was one of the main takeaways from the second annual Redding Cultural District Summit held Thursday at the Sheraton Redding Hotel at the Sundial… Continue Reading
With an emphatic nod toward change, Redding voters elected two new City Council members and an incumbent Shasta County supervisor who has represented west Redding for 20 years was unseated. Erin Resner, who co-owns eight Dutch Bros. coffee stands in Redding, Anderson… Continue Reading
Who is Bozo Texino? Bill Daniel is glad you asked. In fact, that simple question sent him on a 16-year cinematic quest that revealed an American art form that has been rolling across the country for more than a century:… Continue Reading
Bethel Church’s contributions to Redding police, the long-dormant Stillwater Business Park, the homeless, preventing the next Carr Fire, the city’s new cannabis industry and raising taxes were just a few of the topics that sparked discussion Wednesday during a City… Continue Reading
Embers from the devastating Carr Fire were still glowing when donations began pouring in for recovery efforts with the largest clearinghouse for those contributions, the Shasta Regional Community Foundation, reporting a total of $3.5 million at week’s end, with more… Continue Reading
The Redding City Council, buoyed by the unanimous voices of community members, spoke as one on Wednesday to let City Manager Barry Tippin know that the Redding Library is off-limits in the search for dollars to retain four cops and… Continue Reading
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