I saw my first illegal drug sale last week. In broad daylight. It took place on a downtown Redding bench outside the Yuba Street side of the historic Lorenz building. Continue Reading
Frank Treadway’s recent letter to the editor stirred up a fire-storm of conversation about Redding City Council member Missy McArthur’s idea to ticket transients for sitting or standing in public space. Continue Reading
Even before I moved to Redding, Marketfest was one of my favorite summertime rituals. Despite the event’s reputation, in the last few years, as a hangout for rowdy emo teens and an assorted cast of other characters, I was a… Continue Reading
What is it about ‘no’ that you don’t understand? I think that phrase was first seen on coffee cups and t-shirts . . . but I would bet a whole lot of money that it came out of the mouth… Continue Reading
So what is a Weiser? A rock group, perhaps? . .yes, but not the experience I have in mind. A second lead in Steel Magnolias? . . . .yes, but not the Weiser I’m talking about. Weiser is a particular… Continue Reading
Well, maybe not love, maybe appreciation; gratefulness; camaraderie would be closer to what I mean . . . or maybe it’s all rolled into one in there somewhere. I haven’t been at this writing game, and certainly not published writing,… Continue Reading
Tiramisu, cannoli cake, cream puffs, spumoni cookies. These are just a few of the delectable treats from Pink Box Bakery that you missed if you styed home last Sunday. Pink Box was one of the incredible local food producers featured during A News Cafe’s… Continue Reading
We’ve all said it at least once in our lives. Usually having to do with some terrible circumstance that has befallen us . . . An auto accident, a loss of job , a major illness, financial setbacks . .… Continue Reading
Imagine fresh mozzarella, artisan sausage and carmalized onions melding on a thin, perfectly crispy crust inside the warm embrace of a wood-fired oven. Continue Reading
As any of you who have visited any kind of a campus in the last 50 years knows, fads among the natives are alive and well. Having lived in the junior high melee for some 27 years, I’ve certainly seen my share.… Continue Reading
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