Don’t bother looking for businessmen Shawn Sease and Billy York in the recession crybaby crib.
You’ll find them in the recession attack ring where, for the last few months, they’ve crunched numbers and knocked around ideas until they finally hit upon what they believe will be winners. Continue Reading
 I must be in a wine state of mind because wine is what I’ve got for this week’s Grocery Outlet Bargain Market. You do know I try all my own GO picks, right? I buy them, I try them. Well, this wine,… Continue Reading
If I’d been a better journalist I would have not resorted to using the stock photo image of ants you see here. Rather, I would have photographed the actual scene I found beneath my old metal flour bin when I lifted it to wipe the counter after yet another ant invasion.
What I saw beneath the canister defied comprehension.
If you shop at the Grocery Outlet Bargain Market in Redding you know that you get the deals when you see them. I saw these watermelons ($1.99 at GO; $3.99 elsewhere)Â last week, and I hope there are some left for… Continue Reading
Note from Doni: Maggie John, Executive Director of Shasta Women’s Refuge, answered questions regarding Thursday’s news of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s line-item veto of California domestic violence facilities. Shasta Women’s Refuge was among those organizations.  1. When did you first realize… Continue Reading
What a fun four weeks, but alas, all good things must come to an end. Friday’s Cooking at the Cascade finale was a blast, although a bit different in format from the previous three Fridays. First, Linda Regan-Bott and Carl Bott (Linda’s main-man… Continue Reading
Many of you met Pavel the other day here on anewscafe. He left for his home in the Czech Republic after visiting us for five weeks. I guess the best way to describe my relationship to him is he’s the younger… Continue Reading
Duane Tomei, enthusiastic community icon and quintessential volunteer, died Wednesday night in Redding from complications related to cancer, said Barbara Harrison, his longtime companion. He was 70. “Duane was involved in everything in town,” Harrison said. “He was a very giving, loving person.”  … Continue Reading
Because I live in Igo, I know that the Igo-Ono area west of Redding is the kind of close-knit community where residents leave sacks of used clothing, shoes, books and magazines at the post office, free for the taking. It’s the kind… Continue Reading
Downtown Eatery & Libations’ co-owner William York emailed anewscafe.com this message Monday regarding a change in business hours. He asked that we share the information with you: Beginning Monday July 27, The Downtown Eatery will not be serving lunch. Our new hours will… Continue Reading
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