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Dig This: A Unique Garden in our Midst

The folks at the Community Teaching Garden have done it. They transformed the training ground for heavy equipment operators at Shasta College into a beautifully productive garden within two years. From hard packed clay into dark organic soil, it took… Continue Reading →

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Mistress of the Mix: Just Put Your Lips Together & Blow

Whistling is not as easy as Lauren Bacall makes it out to be in To Have and Have Not. “You just put your lips together and blow,” she says. Psssssh. Anyone who knows me, really knows me, knows that I… Continue Reading →

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Menu Please: A Tale of 2 BBQs

On a hot July day Femme de Joie and Amice del Signore took Highway 99 toward Chico, blithely ignoring the “expect 20 minute delays” signs. After what seemed like two weeks in a hot oven, they popped up in Los… Continue Reading →

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Welcome to A News Cafe’s Online Book Club: ‘Will’s Choice’ – Come on in, join the conversation below

Well, as planned, the day has arrived when we can discuss “Will’s Choice” for our online book club. We had a month to read the book, and today I welcome your thoughts about the book, as well as the topic of  suicide.… Continue Reading →

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Can I Borrow Your Car?

“Can I borrow your car?” Everybody has asked, most everyone has obliged, and most of the time the car is borrowed and safely returned without incident. But what happens if the car is returned damaged? Worse yet, what happens if… Continue Reading →

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As You Desire: Our Obsession with BREASTS…

Bare breasts freak Americans out! Yet like McD’s we seem to want them super sized and we sneak peeks every chance we get! If a woman’s top falls open do you turn away? We are quite obsessed with boobies here.… Continue Reading →

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Six Ways to (Unintentionally) Kill Your Tree

Generally, trees in an urban setting live only a fraction of their lifespan. The most common cause of death is the stress that a tree undergoes from neglect and/or bad practices. The following is a list of 6 ways you… Continue Reading →

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Moseley Family Invests in Downtown

Redding has never been thought of as a wine destination like Napa or Sonoma, though in recent years it’s seen a boom in wine bars: Uncorked on Hilltop plus downtown’s Vinter’s Cellars, Vintage Wine Bar, the soon-to-open The Grape Escape,… Continue Reading →