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Waterwise: Goodbye Green Lawns – Establishing Drought-Tolerant Landscape Standards

Because of California’s drought, the days of having bright green lawns may be a thing of the past. This is an issue that we all knew was coming sooner or later. Establishing the design criteria for drought tolerance is an… Continue Reading

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North State Live Music and Open Mics: June 3–June 9

Wednesday, June 3 P&J at the Post Office Saloon in Redding at 6:30 p.m. 21 and over. (530) 246-2190. Kelly’s Pub and Wine Bar in Redding has an open jam starting at 8 pm, hosted by the band Cold Sweat. 21 and over. (530) 223-3165. In Paradise, the… Continue Reading

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Have You Seen The Mushroom, Man?

When you think about it, we’re all just a bunch of molecules flowing through a bunch of other molecules that occasionally congeal in an ectoplasmic singularity we wistfully call reality. Which is why I try not to think about it,… Continue Reading

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North State Live Music and Open Mics: May 27–June 2

Wednesday, May 27 TBA at the Post Office Saloon in Redding at 6:30 p.m. 21 and over. (530) 246-2190. Maxwell’s Eatery in Redding has an open mic starting at 7 p.m. Hosted by Mark McAbee. All ages. (530) 247-7200. In Paradise, the “Open Mikefull” group hosts an open mic… Continue Reading

Much Ado Makes for Much ‘I Do’

From Shaw’s “Pygmalion” to “Fifty Shades of Grey,” we, as audiences, love to see confirmed bachelors or bachelorettes inveigled into marriage. The more louche or outré the singleton the better. It somehow ratifies the sweetness, rightness and inevitability of our… Continue Reading

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For Anderson Woman, Guillain-Barre’ Awareness Month Never Ends

My life changed on Dec. 5, 2011. It was leading up to Christmas, my favorite time of the year. The house was decorated and the presents were wrapped. At KIXE, where I worked as the special events/volunteer coordinator, I managed… Continue Reading

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O Artist: Susan Greaves – ‘Art … a Tribute to the Joys of Life’

This Louisana-bred, West-coast-trained, and Redding-nurtured artist used her university degree in applied art as a basis for subsequent study with outstanding master artists. She was a scholarship student of the acclaimed Sergei Bongart, of Los Angeles. Greaves’ widely collected oil… Continue Reading

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Lassen National Park – 100 Years of Changing Landscape

The Cascade Mountains stretch from southern British Columbia, Canada, all the way into northern California. Part of the famed Ring of Fire – a string of volcanoes and mountains running throughout the Pacific Ocean – the southern Cascades contain hundreds… Continue Reading

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North State Live Music and Open Mics: May 20–May 26

Wednesday, May 20 In Paradise, the “Open Mikefull” group hosts an open mic at the Paradise Grange. Signups at 6:45 p.m. All ages. Admission $2. 5704 Chapel Drive in Paradise. Brother Grand at the Vintage Wine Bar and Restaurant at 8 p.m. All ages. (530) 229-9449. Mumblefinger at the Post Office Saloon in… Continue Reading