Editor’s note: Shelly Shively wrote this piece to present during the Redding City Council meeting’s public comment period Tuesday evening. I’m an Airbnb host who lives in one of Redding’s oldest, most quaint neighborhoods. I pay 12 percent of my… Continue Reading
Monday morning my iPhone calendar pinged a reminder: Monday, July 30, SAK Whiskytown, 5:00-9:00 p.m. I burst into tears. SAK is Special Access Kayak, a Friends of Whiskeytown program where disabled adults are taken on ranger-led kayak tours on Whiskeytown… Continue Reading
In 1969 I had my first trip to the Nut Tree, Vacaville’s legendary road stop on Interstate I-80. As a 12-year-old, I was stunned by the epiphany that art could be a cookie, and a cookie could be art. The… Continue Reading
I came to urban chicken farming in 2009. Initially, I wasn’t all that enamored with chickens, per se. I viewed chickens in the same category as a garden; something living, and, if tended well, would offer a payout in return.… Continue Reading
A News Cafe.com’s Doni Chamberlain has written about the recent European adventure that she and I took during Thanksgiving. This is my second trip with Doni to the Czech Republic, where Doni’s son and daughter-in-law live in Ostrava. This was… Continue Reading
Here we are. Another January. Another new year. While packing away all the Christmas decorations, and hauling the tree to the curb, I noticed the neighborhood trash bins stuffed beyond overflowing with crushed boxes and colorful – mostly red and… Continue Reading
Q: Lee, I’m happy for this opportunity to introduce you to A News Cafe.com readers, and to tell about your event Sunday at O Street Gallery. First, for a little background, you and I first met a few months ago… Continue Reading
As the curator of O Street Gallery, I have the pleasure of finding artistic treasure to exhibit. Sometimes, the treasure finds me. Meet Rosa Fabrello Moore, one of O Street Gallery’s artists featured in the September 21 – January 9 exhibit.… Continue Reading
Three hours of painting, $7.50 in supplies, and two hours of rearranging furniture, accessories and art equals happy twins. I’ve been involved as a designer in my twin Doni’s house since the day she bought it in 2010. What a blast… Continue Reading
As curator of O’ Street Gallery, I am pleased to speak with John Harper. He’s largely responsible for initiating the Shasta College Art Department Student Exhibit at O’ Street Gallery. The student exhibit runs from Jan. 18 to March 18. … Continue Reading
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