Wednesday, September 23 Maxwell’s Eatery in Redding has an open mic starting at 7 p.m. Hosted by Mark McAbee. All ages. (530) 247-7200. Downtown Brown, Radio Relapse, and Socorro at the Tackle Box in Chico at 6:00 p.m. 21 and over after 9… Continue Reading
Wild Bill and the Mudwhompers host the Halfway to Paddy’s Day party at Kelly’s Pub & Wine Bar on Friday, September 18 Wednesday, September 16 Open mic at the Maltese in Chico, starting at 6 p.m. Hosted by Jeff Coleman and… Continue Reading
Wednesday, September 9 Maxwell’s Eatery in Redding has an open mic starting at 7 p.m. Hosted by Mark McAbee. All ages. (530) 247-7200. Open mic at the Maltese in Chico, starting at 6 p.m. 21 and over. (530) 343-4915. In Paradise, the “Open… Continue Reading
The term “Mongolian barbecue” was first used by Chinese actor Wu Jau-nan when he opened a restaurant in Taipei in 1951. In “Unmentionable Cuisine,” the late Calvin Schwabe described Mongolian barbecue as being Taiwanese and similar to certain cookery from… Continue Reading
In his 1983 book “Third Helpings,” journalist Calvin Trillin investigated the infamous Fried Chicken Wars of Crawford County, Kansas. It seems that Chicken Annie had made a name for herself in the 1930s until 1943, when Chicken Mary opened up… Continue Reading
photo by Mike Burke Redding’s historic Cascade Theatre is happy to announce the appointment of the theater’s new management team. Jana Pulcini-Leard has been named to the restructured position of General Manager and Executive Producer. Currently the theater’s producer for… Continue Reading
Andrew Carnegie was a Scot who emigrated to America and made an enormous fortune in steel. In 1889 he wrote an article titled Wealth, promoting his view that with great wealth came great responsibility. When he turned 65 in 1900, he began… Continue Reading
It was during the 1970s and early 1980s when a predilection took hold for restaurants to be named after a fictional person, names with little or no association to the actual owners and operators: Ruby Tuesday’s, Tia’s Tex-Mex, R.J. Monkeyshines, Applebee’s,… Continue Reading
The late Judge Richard Eaton once resided in the home I purchased and in which I have lived in for the past 35 years. My home is the second oldest house in Redding’s oldest subdivision, Wildwood Park. This downtown neighborhood… Continue Reading
Memory is a tricky thing: what one remembers as absolutely true and without question is often disputed by another person who claims that their memory is the accurate one and that you’ve got it all wrong. A lengthy discussion follows about what… Continue Reading
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