Home sales in the Bay Area and Silicon Valley jumped to their highest level in three years last month, fed by bargains and a loosening of the mortgage market. A DataQuick report released Thursday said June’s increase of 31 percent… Continue Reading
The good news about today’s MarketFest: The music will be the laid-back funk of Naomi and the Courteous Rudeboys from Santa Cruz. The bad news: Today’s high temperature is supposed to reach 108 degrees. Get to Library Park early and grab some shade, maybe… Continue Reading
Summer’s a tough time for area food banks, and the struggling local economy has made it all the worse as a growing number of unemployed residents rely on donated groceries. Today, at five locations in Shasta County, a coalition of 18… Continue Reading
As Redding high temperatures soar above 100 degrees this week, it’s nice to hear that the city has been recognized by a website called www.CoolCalifornia.org for its energy conservation and efforts to reduce greenhouse gases. The website is a joint venture of government agencies,… Continue Reading
As promised, here are the recipes from Friday’s Cooking at the Cascade demos. The first recipe, Southern Fusion Cheese-Stuffed Cheese, inspired by that evening’s film, Fried Green Tomatoes, was the brainchild of Downtown Eatery & Libation’s Chef Taylor Smith (that’s him, above,… Continue Reading
If you think a shouted cussword helps the pain after you hit your thumb with a hammer, you may be right. A new scientific study suggests that swearing makes it easier to tolerate pain. Researchers at Keele University in England had volunteers… Continue Reading
Sometimes, we run across things out on the Greater Interwebs that crack us up here at A News Cafe. No, it’s not our usual fare, but we like to offer extra dessert once in a while. Here, then, is a… Continue Reading
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