One of the most satisfying things my wife and I have ever done is throw in the towel on family gift-giving for Christmas. It’s not that we don’t love our families and aren’t willing to brave stores crowded with stressed… Continue Reading
Readers of last year’s A News Cafe column, “Dish Rag,” were subjected to my rants and raves about Thanksgiving, the forgotten holiday. I lamented all of the Christmas decorations, music, and especially the retail frenzy that totally overshadows the ultimate… Continue Reading
If you can’t get into the Christmas spirit this weekend in Redding, then you’re not trying, friend. Holiday activities are bustling at several venues on Saturday, with the topper being the annual Christmas parade downtown at 6 p.m. (To see… Continue Reading
The Igo Christmas Parade celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, and the Shasta County community is selling commemorative T-shirts and the like at Saturday’s parade. Igo’s parade is at 1 p.m., so you could attend it and still be back in… Continue Reading
“Christmas is at our throats again.” ~ Noel Coward
It’s Black Friday, and the National Retail Federation estimates that up to 134 million Americans will go bargain-hunting during the traditional kickoff to the Christmas shopping season. Economic experts are watching closely this year to see whether consumers are feeling… Continue Reading
Christmas morning in Igo. The full moon faded, like the last snippets of a dream, as the sun rose and washed orange and pink over Igo. The sunrise illuminated the dusting of snow upon Bully Choop and the other surrounding mountains. It bounced off… Continue Reading
Greetings from Paris! by Doug Cushman PARIS — Preparations for the holiday season here in the City of Lights aren’t much different here than they are in any other big American city. The shop doorways are draped with the obligatory… Continue Reading
OK, so not to point out the obvious, but Redding’s downtown isn’t like Chico’s. Nor does it remotely resemble Fourth Street in Berkeley, where some really great shops are clumped together in one place. You park and walk from shop… Continue Reading
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