Good morning, Alice. Thank you for agreeing to answer a few questions. I’m completely fascinated by your worm barrel. In fact, you’re the only person I know with her very own worm barrel. Perhaps others have worm barrels, but they’re… Continue Reading
Day 1 of the Frugalista Flea Market at Cypress Elementary School. Kelly sold lots of clothes, including her former corporate duds. I sold mostly housewares, purses and scarves, but I took a break to lean against our big-ticket item: Bruce’s… Continue Reading
Friend Canda and I heard the boom, boom of live music, saw the crush of people who stood in line outside a truck-sized barbecue and smelled the aroma of grilled meat. We’d just pulled into Trader Joe’s parking lot. Oh happy opening day,… Continue Reading
“Come Together” was Viva Downtown Redding‘s theme for its annual State of Downtown Redding event Thursday night at the Cascade Theatre. A wildly colorful Peter-Maxish-style backdrop (designed by the uber-talented Michael Tersieff of Westside Creative) set the evening’s tone.  The celebration recognized Redding businesses and north… Continue Reading
The People rested late this afternoon in Norm Ryan’s trial. No more evidence. No more witnesses. I was sorry to see this part of the trial end. So many questions remained unanswered. For example, what did board members Yvonne Preston and Nadine… Continue Reading
I’ve got all my stuff piled in the garage, ready to sell at the Frugalista Flea Market this weekend. What do I have? Well, l’ll show you. I have lots of dishes and cookware, for starters. And many purses, scarves and… Continue Reading
 One year after Norm Ryan was arrested and charged with taking money from Haven Humane Society, the animal shelter where he once worked as CEO, his criminal trial has begun in earnest. Tuesday, from morning until late afternoon, 70 Shasta County prospective… Continue Reading
 It was one of those weekends we told ourselves we really should stay home and finish chores. But we’d heard about an open house at Anselmo Vineyards in Inwood, and were intrigued enough to take a short road trip there on… Continue Reading
Hard to believe it’s nearly been a year since we first covered the story of Norm Ryan, the former Haven Humane Society CEO accused of taking money from the animal shelter. On Tuesday Ryan will go to trial on charges of embezzling $1,387 from Haven.… Continue Reading
I hope you saw the Grocery Outlet Bargain Store’s sale on 6-packs of Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice for 99 cents (plus CRV). Ron Davis Jr. showed me the three pallets of the stuff but said it wouldn’t last probably longer… Continue Reading
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