Update: Went to court Wednesday for Norm Ryan’s case. Nothing to report since it was moved to yet another date: Dec. 11 and 12. We’ll keep you posted. Kelly and I sat in the last row, a few feet behind Norm Ryan inside… Continue Reading
Mike Dunne, The Sacramento Bee’s food and wine critic, wrote the following blog post on Sept. 12 about colleagues who’d accepted buyouts from The McClatchy Company, The Bee’s corporate parent. That column mysteriously vanished from Dunne’s blog. Not that mysteriously,… Continue Reading
Leatherby’s Family Creamery, Redding’s oldest independent ice cream parlor, has some new owners. Meet Claudia Licata, Alan McAllister of Redding, and the couple’s silent partner. Leatherby’s has changed hands and identities a few times since it first opened in Redding in 1984, closed in… Continue Reading
I got a tour of Downtown Eatery and Libations recently. I left with a copy of its menu and a hunch that this events-driven restaurant will be a downtown winner. With owners Billy York and Nathan Peterson leading their equally youthful, community-minded team of artistic entrepreneurs – including manager Paul David and chef… Continue Reading
I bought a copy of the new cookbook “Served and Still Serving.” It’s filled with recipes like Ginger Snaps, Dutch Bakery Sour Cream Muffins, Mexican Spiced Coffee and Chicken Thighs and Sherry (see that recipe below). The book also features… Continue Reading
  On your mark, get set — go look for a gold-painted athletic shoe.  If you find one it’s worth up to $200 in prizes. The Golden Shoes contest is sponsored by Healthy Shasta and a host of north-state community partners.  I love… Continue Reading
A little game is going around the Internet where people are “tagged” and then they are asked to join in and write six random things about themselves on their blogs and then “tag” six other people who’ll write six random… Continue Reading
For more than a year now I’ve stared at that “For Rent” sign in the window of that tiny, empty building on the corner of Court and Placer streets. I’ve fantasized about what could go there, which is a real puzzle since its insides are only… Continue Reading
Months ago Kelly Brewer at Pink Hollyhock reported Shasta Regional Medical Center’s parent company put the Redding hospital up for sale for about $100 million. Credit Jim Gore, ever-observant techie team member, for ferreting out this locally relevant excerpt from many pages of the Medical Properties… Continue Reading
Note from Doni: Yesterday we promised the exclusive story about the new business that will occupy Oregon Tea Company’s space after the tea closes its brick-and-mortar doors Sept. 20 and goes strictly online. Today we talk with Brad Tillson, who’ll soon own and operate his… Continue Reading
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