On a recent Saturday night, a small crowd of bar patrons fluttered about the Castle Lounge, where Mike Schuette sat at the bar waiting out the effects of his last Jack and Coke before stepping up to the Alco-Buddy. “I’m… Continue Reading
In the Redding area, where many feel that the contributions of the under-age-40 population go unrecognized, recipients of the first round of “20 Under 40” awards have been applauded enthusiastically. When the Record Searchlight lined up the event, nominations were cast for… Continue Reading
It’s official. After a decade in the making, the industrial megaplex that is Stillwater Business Park has signed its first tenant. After agreeing to a non-binding letter of intent in November, which was passed by the city council in December,… Continue Reading
Wanda White fought back tears — the joyous kind — while a handful of police officers stood outside her South Redding hotel room Wednesday morning. From the parking lot, faint red traces of cop car lights reflected off the bulbs of her… Continue Reading
On a cold December morning, the interior of the Shasta College Museum and Research Center looks not much like a museum — or a research center. A few cobwebs linger in the corners of the cold, locked interior. Rows of stocked file… Continue Reading
Redding City Council members voted 4-1 to pass an average $9-per-month electric rate increase, with more hikes expected, during a lengthy, agenda-packed meeting Tuesday night. Paul Hauser, Redding Electric Utility director, explained that the electric rates would first climb by about $9 a… Continue Reading
On the north side of Cascade Square (Placer Street between California and Market streets) hangs a new blue awning – the likes of which might well have attracted the eyes of regular passerby. Enjoy the Store, whose parent company, InHouse… Continue Reading
After a meeting that lasted more than four hours, Redding Planning Commissioners voted Tuesday evening to continue the discussion on Turtle Bay Exploration Park’s proposed hotel on Sept. 28. This would give the commissioners more time to gain additional information before deciding on the plan. The commissioners’ decision followed… Continue Reading
There was an eerie feel at the Butte Street Greyhound bus station today. Lights were turned off. The iconic blue “Bus” signs hung, serving no purpose. Nary a passenger lingered outside the building. Greyhound Lines Inc. closed the Butte Street… Continue Reading
Enveloping the riparian areas along the many waterways of Shasta County is the sort of lush greenery that makes living in the far north state enviable. But some of that vegetation, like the invasive, creek-choking arundo plant, puts its environment in… Continue Reading
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