Compiling a list of all the owners and operators of the French Gulch Hotel would take more time and patience than Femme de Joie possesses, though possibly the Shasta Historical Society may have much of that information at their fingertips.… Continue Reading
Okay, a show of hands, please: who remembers the Cypress Street Bridge construction? Whoa! A LOT of you. Wasn’t that fun? Trying to figure out where the stop lights were, which lane was which, and God help you if you had… Continue Reading
It just occurred to Femme de Joie that someone who works in the area of Market and Tehama is spoiled for choice at lunchtime. Within a block each way lie two sandwich shops, two Mexican restaurants, one pizza place, one… Continue Reading
After Senor Rosa’s upped sticks and moved into the old Leatherby’s Family Creamery at the south end of the Downtown Mall (call it the Promenade all you like, it’s still the old Downtown Mall) that funny little cinder block building… Continue Reading
Back in the late 1970s there was a Maxwell’s Restaurant in Redding. Femme de Joie’s memory is a bit fuzzy on this, but she recalls it being on the corner of Market and Sacramento, where Vintage Wine Bar sits now.… Continue Reading
Long ago – long ago being relative, of course – there was a Mexican restaurant in Hamilton City which was apparently the bee’s knees to Hamilton City diners. The exact name of it escapes Femme de Joie just now, and… Continue Reading
Ever since the Cascade Theater reopened gloriously in 2004 with that sublime Mark O’Connor concert, there’s been a certain mumbling and rumbling from patrons: why isn’t there anywhere to go downtown after a show? Well, there’s Spoon Me… and… Bombay’s…. aaaannnnd…. uh….… Continue Reading
Long, long ago, in a space of time after dirt was discovered but before Interstate 5, there were only two-lane roads. Incredible, yes, yet it’s true. Femme de Joie saw it with her own two eyes. She traveled those roads… Continue Reading
Gifts for Good is an annual community holiday gift faire that has raised over $40,000 over the past 6 years for local and global organizations doing good in our community and around the globe. This unique event adds a twist… Continue Reading
(Redding, Ca.) A traditional Christmas – decorations around the house, a tree brimming with ornaments and gifts, a special, hearty meal to cap it off— may be just a dream for families struggling to make ends meet. That’s why Northern… Continue Reading
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