A major part of the Highway 44 construction project in Redding is the replacement of the overpass/exit for some of our biggest tourist attractions — Sundial Bridge, Turtle Bay Exploration Park, the rodeo grounds and the Redding Convention Bunker. CalTrans and the contractors have done an… Continue Reading
Traffic accidents are the No. 1 cause of death and injury among young children, and that’s often because the kids are not in protective car seats or the car seats are secured improperly. Shasta County Public Health is campaigning for parents to… Continue Reading
A new exhibit called “The Scoop on Poop — The Science of What Animals Leave Behind” has opened at Turtle Bay Exploration Park, and should be popular with schoolkids for its high “ewww” factor. The traveling exhibit, based on a… Continue Reading
If there was any doubt: A new study has found that uninsured people are 40 percent more likely to die in a given period than those who have private health insurance. According to the study, published in the American Journal… Continue Reading
The Brewers and the Greenbergs had a great time as guest hosts Wednesday at Maritime Seafood & Grill’s new Burger Night. Host Unni Song required almost no work from us while feeding us big, juicy hamburgers with a variety of toppings… Continue Reading
On a recent cool morning, I sipped coffee in my rocking chair on the patio, watching the hummingbirds zipping around the flowers in our back yard. One of the hummers, a reddish-brown bully, chased the other birds out of the area,… Continue Reading
I don’t know how many times I’ve been told, in the six years I’ve lived in Redding, that there’s no need to feed the downtown parking meters. There’s no enforcement, people say, the police are too short-handed to worry about… Continue Reading
Here in Redding, drops of water are falling from a cloudy sky. What gives? How come everything’s getting all wet? Wait, what? Oh. Sorry, I’ve just been informed that this is rain. It’s been so long since we last had any,… Continue Reading
Wow, what a beautiful Sunday morning! Partly cloudy here in Redding, with a little breeze. A hopeful tang of autumn in the air. It was so nice that even I, the Giant Sloth, felt moved to go outdoors and do some —… Continue Reading
In years past, local florists and other donors have contributed the pink carnations that Nor-Cal Think Pink gives out with its Think Pink bags each year to raise awareness of breast cancer prevention. Not this year. Because of the economy,… Continue Reading
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