When Rocky Slaughter opened for Ben Parr recently at McConnell Foundation headquarters, Slaughter took the opportunity to also introduce his latest website, Amazing Redding.com …Â A Collection of Reasons Why Redding is Amazing. The site, created by Slaughter’s Sugar Pine Media,… Continue Reading
My tale of million-dollar chutney begins with a basket of free figs, a gift from Don and Elaine Cohen. Wonderful figs, which we halved and drizzled with honey from my little sister’s beehives. But one can only eat so many… Continue Reading
Today we talk with Ian Scarfe, the  founder and director of the Trinity Alps Chamber Music Festival, headquartered in Hyampom, of all places. Q: Ian, welcome to anewscafe.com. You’ve been sending us press releases about quite a few concerts lately, and we’re… Continue Reading
The looming, 70-year-old stucco building that has housed Living Hope Compassion Ministries for two decades is topped by a large, plain cross that looks like it’s poised for a triple gainer from a wedding-cake façade. Continue Reading
In the four years that Mike Mojarro has been executive director of Living Hope Compassion Ministries, his philosophy about charitable giving has changed so drastically that he sometimes laughs when he thinks about the contrast between his first year and now. Continue Reading
I saw my first illegal drug sale last week. In broad daylight. It took place on a downtown Redding bench outside the Yuba Street side of the historic Lorenz building. Continue Reading
Frank Treadway’s recent letter to the editor stirred up a fire-storm of conversation about Redding City Council member Missy McArthur’s idea to ticket transients for sitting or standing in public space. Continue Reading
I’m so excited to blow the dust of The Dish, a former popular feature here at anewscafe.com that I ditched after a rather shattering Dish experience. Today, I dish with two of my favorite people, Matt Grigsby and Armando Mejorado. They’re not… Continue Reading
Today I talk with Joe Furnari, best known for his hand-made sausage from Furnari Sausage Co., but we learn about some of his other interests and talents, too. (Special thanks to Sophia Miller, anewscafe.com’s first photo intern, for the incredible photographs.… 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
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