On February 17 the general membership meeting of the Shasta Association of Realtors featured guest speaker attorney Darryll Alvey. Darryll is a longtime Realtor, since 1975. He became a Broker in our area, and served for a time as President… Continue Reading
The big news in this era of economic austerity is that the government Housing Assistance Program has $1.2 million to give away locally to low income home buyers to purchase foreclosed homes in certain neighborhoods. Of course there are a… Continue Reading
The Internet continues to shrink our world and erase boundaries. My friend and sometimes musical collaborator Craig Padilla is a Redding-based electronic music artist who has become well-known worldwide. Once in a while, we learn of a new fan-created video… Continue Reading
California voters authorized the creation of the Citizens Redistricting Commission in the November 2008 General Election. Now YOU can apply to serve on an independent commission that will draw compact, nonpartisan district boundaries for the state Senate, Assembly and Board of Equalization. Continue Reading
Brewing your own beer is more complicated than it looks. But lots of help is out there… Continue Reading
Jay Webster of Redding’s Homebrew Shop teaches Beer Brewing 101 in the store. A free class. The attentive brewers drink deeply the nectar of knowledge. We also drink in the several handmade beers Jay has arranged for us to sample.… Continue Reading
I heard that the Shasta Society of Brewers (Shasta SOB) was holding a get-together and demonstration across the street from the library in Redding recently. I met some enthusiastic SOBs. They meet once a month to exchange ideas, and taste… Continue Reading
This is the last of a 3-part series – an interview by Skip Murphy of Redding of accomplished musician Bruce Turgon of After Hours Recorders in Redding … Click here for Part 1 Click here for Part 2 I know you have a project coming… Continue Reading
A continuing conversation with accomplished musician Bruce Turgon, who has After Hours Recorders in Redding… You totally captured a Redding family’s homegrown bluegrass music on a particular project here. It sounds utterly fantastic. How is it that you can apply… Continue Reading
Redding is a hardscrabble town for musicians. There’s a small and enthusiastic music scene, but Redding is not often compared with cities that are more well-known for their music. In a way, that can be an advantage for the folks… Continue Reading
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