The recent State of Downtown event hosted by Viva Downtown at the Cascade Theater was a wonderful opportunity to hear more about the people and businesses that help this central part of Redding thrive. It was also an opportunity to… Continue Reading
Good old-fashioned baseball is back in Redding for the summer, but it’s being played at the new and-improved Tiger Field. The idyllic crack of a baseball being smacked by a wooden bat is, thankfully, the same, but other changes are afoot… Continue Reading
Karin and I are out on our morning walk, and a truck speeds by. “I bet they’re going to work on the fence,” Karin says. “Whose fence?” I ask. “You know.… Down there,” she waves her arm, “near the end… Continue Reading
Today we talk with Kate Grissom about this coming weekend’s Tehama Trail Passport Weekend event. Kate is Rolling Hills Casino’s marketing director, and the current president of the Tehama EDC. She is also a leader in the Tehama County Branding Project,… Continue Reading
An old law-school adage says there’s three phases of your college career. First, they scare you to death. Next they work you to death, and finally they bore you to death. The graduation ceremony, a last gasp to pack some… Continue Reading
The Board meeting on this day was brief and had comparatively little drama. However, some routine appointments to various community boards (Fall River Resource Conservation District; Economic Development Corporation; Fall River Mills Cemetery District) raised some questions from perennial public commenter Dolores Lucero Continue Reading
I met Freddie Papineau back in the early ’80s when she opened up the Graphic Emporium in the Downtown Mall. She also owned and operated the Miracle Mile Mercantile, conducted estate sales and was an enthusiastic patron of the arts. She opened the… Continue Reading
Here’s the thing – I often meet with clients who tell me they already have a website, a Facebook page, a radio ad, a brochure – but none of its working! I certainly understand the frustrations – but the question is, “How are… Continue Reading
Grandma squashed scorpions with her bare feet. But then, she was a Texan. Years ago, Mom said, we were visiting Grandma’s place, and I was sitting in Mom’s lap. She was dressing me and reached for my toddler-shoe when a… Continue Reading
Does having fun while helping our local youth sound like a good idea to you? Does dancing to Big Band music and great food interest you? Then, grab your honey and gather friends and family to attend the 1st Annual… Continue Reading
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