Thanks for stepping up to the Take-Out Window, where I’ll be dishing out big portions of local news, community event previews and useful information, spiced with the occasional thought-provoking comment. As some of you diehard visitors to A News Café… Continue Reading
It’s been a while since we chatted. Get yourself a beverage, pull up a chair and put your feet up while we catch up. At the start of the new year I told about some upcoming changes on anewscafe.com’s horizon –… Continue Reading
The annual Whiskeytown Relays is both a competitive event and a big outdoor party. The serious runners race very hard, while other folks don goofy costumes, go for a leisurely jaunt and catch up with friends. About 80 four-person teams… Continue Reading
There is nothing like signing up for a marathon to motivate a runner. That’s what I concluded while about a dozen of us carpooled to Shasta Dam on a recent Saturday morning. Other than the pull of a marathon, would… Continue Reading
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area has the most extensive nonmotorized trail system in our region, and it’s about to get even better. First, though, the National Park Service needs your assistance. Saturday, August 8, is “volunteer trail day” at Whiskeytown. Hardy… Continue Reading
The Sunset Through the Trees running series is one of my favorite annual outdoor events. This year’s version kicks off on Tuesday, July 28, with 4.3-mile and 2-mile runs on the Sacramento River bike path. Runners in the series hit… Continue Reading
A little more than 14 years ago, five dedicated bicycle riders gathered at the historic Fall River Hotel. They knew the area’s lightly traveled and extremely scenic highways and country road were ideally suited to cyclists, and they wanted to… Continue Reading
Nearly every state park in our region may close this fall. This development both confuses and saddens me. Before I go further, I’ll detail exactly which of the region’s parks are on the hit list: • Ahjumawi Lava Springs State… Continue Reading
About 100 people who love dirt and sweat and who don’t mind the occasional knee scrape will gather at the Shasta Mine Trail Head on Saturday, May 16, for the Whiskeytown Off-Road Duathlon. What’s a duathlon? It’s an event… Continue Reading
Market Street – looking north from Placer Street – in downtown Redding. Photo courtesy of the Shasta Historical Society The best downtowns are 16/6 districts — they are lively places at least 16 hours a day, 6 days a week.… Continue Reading
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