In case you missed the annual People of Progress Octuberfest where Kelly and I demonstrated how to make potato latkes, here’s the recipe for you to enjoy at home. (Below, Kelly and I mingle with royalty – 2009 Miss Octuberfest, aka… Continue Reading
Avocado’s, a Redding restaurant that served soups, sandwiches and salads for about eight months at 1970 Eureka Way, is closed. An email to owner Cory Bonner was unanswered. Repeated phone calls to Avocado’s were met with a recording saying that due to telephone company… Continue Reading
Becky Quigley, a 23-year-old Hotshot Firefighter, is in a Chico hospital where she battles a different kind of fight than the 23-year-old Weed resident is accustomed. Instead of fighting fires, Quigley now fights to recover from injuries that nearly killed her when a water-tender truck inadvertently drove… Continue Reading
An old bald guy with honey-colored skin is a regular solo performer outside the 99-Cent Store on Hilltop Drive in Redding. The summer day he and I first met he was hunkered comfortably upon his battery-operated, awning-covered scooter. He played gospel and rockabilly tunes on a shiny white electric… Continue Reading
I pretty much do all my shopping at the Redding Grocery Outlet Bargain Store these days, a realization that occured to me today, when I stopped by Safeway to pick up some basil, which GO didn’t have. My former favorite store… Continue Reading
The outcomes could have been much worse for former Haven Humane CEO Norm Ryan, accused of taking public money from the animal shelter where he worked. As it was, he was sentenced today to 180 days in Shasta County Jail effective… Continue Reading
Today we meet Linda Schroeder, manager of the newly opened Peddlers Mall antique store in Redding, in the former Miller Auto location. Congratulations on the opening of Peddlers Mall. Q: Can you give us a little background about it? The idea to… Continue Reading
Q: You’ve been Anderson’s acting city manager since Scott Morgan left, and before that you were the city’s assistant city manager. As of September 1, what changed for you – even internally – when it became official that you were… Continue Reading
Tyler Vietti Celebration from A News Cafe on Vimeo. The same ballpark where Tyler Vietti enjoyed some of his happiest days as an all-star high school athlete was where his community gathered Sunday to remember and say goodbye to one of Shasta Lake City’s best and… Continue Reading
An SUV towing a patio boat snagged some overhead wires and snapped a power pole on Locust Street at about 2:30 p.m Saturday. Redding police officers and fire crews responded within minutes and blocked off access to the 900 block of… Continue Reading
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