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Asphalt Cowboys’ Community BBQ: A+ for meat, bread, and organization, low marks for beans, coleslaw

In all the years I’ve lived in Redding, one week ago was my first time to join thousands of other cars for a drive-through community barbecue in Caldwell Park to purchase Styrofoam containers full of barbecued tri-tip or chicken, along… Continue Reading →

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Redding Civic Auditorium: ‘Quintessentially Brutalist’

Big, blocky and formed of concrete, Redding Civic Auditorium was unlike any other building to rise in Redding. The auditorium was a point of pride when it opened in 1970, holding the promise of conventions, performances and other events. “To… Continue Reading →