If the family computer has been getting a lot of miles on it lately – perhaps you have one or more youngster in the house clamoring for screen time – you may be in the market for a second PC… Continue Reading
I’ll cut right to the chase. It’s almost Valentine’s Day. Never fear, you still have time to make something chocolate for either your sweetheart or yourself (or both). I have three perfect recipes for you. First, I give you this… Continue Reading
On January 30, 2013, the City of Redding/Shasta County Homeless Continuum of Care Council (CoC) will participate in a Nation-Wide annual “Point In Time Count” of homeless individuals and families throughout Shasta County. In addition, we will host a Veteran’s… Continue Reading
Today – for 24 hours – Shasta County’s homeless will be counted as part of a “point in time” census conducted by the City of Redding and Shasta County’s Homeless Continuum of Care. It’s an annual event. I don’t need… Continue Reading
If you’ve noticed offers at your gas station or grocery store to “pay with your phone,” you’ve seen what many claim is the future of how we’ll pay for goods and services: Near Field Communication, or NFC. Whether you relish the… Continue Reading
I fell in love with cannoli in Turin, Italy, at the Terra Madre conference a few months ago. The cannoli I bought were fat but small – like half a pencil long – crunchy on the outside, creamy in the middle,… Continue Reading
This was my Facebook post on September 18: A smiling teenage girl with a pink cross necklace knocked on my door. She was selling coffee for an Enterprise High music department fundraiser. It was “straw” something coffee. All she had was a… Continue Reading
The Anderson Teen Center provides a second home to many youth in our community, offering leadership, recreation, artistic, and educational programs and activities. The Anderson Teen Center Advisory Board works in partnership with Teen Center staff and the Anderson Partnership… Continue Reading
My extreme infatuation with the holidays started when I was a little kid, despite the fact that I can only remember one happy, functional Christmas, when I was 7. As an adult, I vowed I’d be mistress of my own holiday comfort and joy. I’d create traditions that would… Continue Reading
As children we were taught that there are a few cornerstones to polite social interactions: don’t interrupt someone when they’re speaking, say please and thank you and always send a written thank you note. Yet in today’s world of texts,… Continue Reading
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