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Monkeying With Your Diet
Did you see the articles about the scientific study of rhesus monkeys put on a “permanent diet” and how they lived longer with fewer diseases? Scientists say a 30 percent reduction in calorie intake cut the monkeys’ risk of dying from… Continue Reading
Hip, Hot and Happenin’
If there’s any doubt that Redding has become a happenin’ town, check out this weekend. There are so many things going on, it’s impossible to attend them all. Tonight, I’m going to MarketFest to see singer Sharrie Williams, and it ought… Continue Reading
All in a Row
You’ve probably noticed already, but today’s date is 07-08-09. Yeah, yeah, that sort of line-up happens every year, but you might want to mark a mathematical moment of silence today when the clock ticks onto 12:34:56. The Greater Redding Chamber of… Continue Reading
Travels with Porgie – Visiting the Firesign Theatre on Cannery Row
By It’s Just This Little Chromium Switch Here correspondent Phil ‘Philbert’ Fountain When Firesign Theatre announced it would perform (one show only) in celebration of the 40th anniversary of its seminal recording, “Nick Danger, Third Eye,” I immediately contacted Chromium… Continue Reading
Moving the Movies
Our pals at Enjoy magazine are taking their weekly “Enjoy Movies in the Park” to Anderson River Park for the month of July, starting this Friday with the original “Willy Wonka,” shown on a 30-foot screen. Open seating begins at… Continue Reading
Hope for the housing market
Hoppin’ Good Tales
When we think of ArtHop, we typically think of the visual arts and the performing arts. But this Saturday, the literary arts get a workout as well. Our pals at Hot Air Quarterly will read samples of their work at Pacific… Continue Reading
CA no longer accepting applications for new-home tax credits
The California Franchise Tax Board announced it will stop accepting applications for the state-tax credit for new-home purchases. A new law allocated $100 million of worth of state-income-tax credits to buyers who purchased a new, previously unoccupied home as a… Continue Reading
Read All About It
As you can see, Corner Booth has a new logo and a new home here at ANewsCafe.com. The Corner Booth is where you come to catch up on what folks are talking about over their coffee — news tidbits, local… Continue Reading
