A few weeks ago I was attacked by a swarm of yellowjackets while putting something away in a friend’s old garage. Before that day, I wasn’t one of those those people who’d feared bees or other stinging creatures, so when… Continue Reading
If you live in the sticks and work on the Internet like I do, you’ve no doubt lost many precious moments of your life downloading and uploading large files. Time is money and out here it can flow slower than… Continue Reading
Not every good idea gains traction, but the concept cattlewoman Cathy Tobin brought to the city’s Downtown Business Association seven years ago turned out to be one people would sink their teeth into. Literally. The annual Beef ‘n’ Brew, scheduled… Continue Reading
Basketball has been very good to Don Cohen. From winning his first championship game playing church ball as a kid in Minnesota to bringing home a bronze medal from the Olympics, the Redding resident has rubbed elbows with some of… Continue Reading
The California Brewing Co. is Beach Blonde Ale. “It’s our flagship; this is who we are,” said co-owner Jack Goschke. “Beach Blonde Ale is our most popular ale. It’s our No. 1 selling beer.” Goschke applied for a trademark in… Continue Reading
It’s Redding Beer Week and not a moment too soon. The global economy is crashing, the smoke from area wildfires has yet to clear and the long hot summer isn’t over yet. Why not get together with friends and tip… Continue Reading
I don’t remember the exact date when friend Canda founded our group made up of a few dozen of her women friends. I do know it was so long ago that we all still had kids living at home. For… Continue Reading
The first meeting of the 2015-16 season of the Shasta College Youth Symphony will be on Wed., Aug. 19, 2015, at 4:00 P.M. in Room 633, Shasta College. This first rehearsal is organizational in nature. Players need only bring instruments… Continue Reading
They came in the middle of the night, scraping and scrunching and making one hell of a racket. When Ernie Pasero investigated the source of the noise the next morning, he discovered the dented, rusting husks of three automobiles, bereft… Continue Reading
I hate feeling like a traitor when I visit another city, and when I compare it to where I live, Redding looks like some sad little turd of a town. So it was last weekend when I visited a friend… Continue Reading
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