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Siskiyou County Communities Gardening Together…Gardening can often be challenging, but in Etna, the challenges are of near-Biblical proportions. Gardeners there have to contend with deer, jackrabbits and grasshoppers, not toRead More

Karolyn Grimes’ Wonderful Life…She was a little girl and it was a small part in the movie, but that turn as Zuzu in “It’s a Wonderful Life” was very bigRead More

My Town: Growing – Andy Main in Redding, CAI was born in Redding and was raised near the Sacramento River with my four brothers, mom and dad and a menagerieRead More

Redding Tour: Live Stream Event…The Whole Earth and Watershed Festival and Shasta Living Streets are excited to be bringing the 2021 Wild & Scenic Film Festival – Redding Tour toRead More

Red Bluff Round-Up Celebrates 100 Years…Words like “tradition” and “heritage” hold sacred power in Tehama County, where people hold tight to their history and familial connections. One could argue theRead More

The Downtown Connector Loop Trail…Redding is making an important connection. The Diestelhorst to Downtown trail/bikeway will link downtown neighborhoods and businesses to the city’s popular Sacramento River Trail, making itRead More

The Art Of Community With Red Bluff Vesper Lodge…From the front, the building at 822 Main St. in Red Bluff isn’t particularly spectacular, especially for a town known for itsRead More

Shasta State Historic Park’s Art Collection…Annie Clark is always up for a staring contest. Schoolchildren visiting Shasta State Historic Park’s art gallery like to lock eyes with the little girlRead More

Wanted: Dashes Of Downtown Color…So much is happening in downtown Redding. Government, private and non-profit funds and efforts have poured in to raise a new skyline. We have new storefrontsRead More

How Local Music Stores Are Navigating Through The Pandemic…There are many benefits to learning how to play an instrument: It helps increase your motor skills, boosts your memory and overallRead More

Behind The Curtain With Pamela Carney And Kathryn Kirk…Community Theater in the North State is among the myriad casualties of the COVID-19 pandemic, and like everything else the coronavirus hasRead More

AGATA MARUSZEWSKI, Interim Director: Shasta County Arts Council…“Spontaneous” – that’s the word I’d use to describe my decision to move to Northern California. “Foolhardy” might perhaps be a better term.Read More

JENNA RYAN – M.A., BCBA Co-owner, Best Behavior…I moved to Redding from the Bay Area the summer before seventh grade and quickly fell in love with the North State. AfterRead More

Stewarding Well With Homeward Bounty Farms….. The seeds of farmer Kate O’Brien-Mann’s journey back to Siskiyou County were planted in her youth. “Probably like a lot of teenagers, I neverRead More

Downtown Redding Soon to See a Fresh Start…Read More

Dr. Richard Wickenheiser, Tehama County Health Officer…Hard to imagine, but there was a time when a county health officer could live and work in relative obscurity. “As long as we’reRead More

Molly Glenn’s Healthy Living Cookbook…Sometimes, it’s the little things. Just ask Molly and Carolyn Glenn, who have managed to become healthier and lose weight by making a few substitutions replacingRead More

My Town: The Best of Everything… David Simmons, owner of Strong City Strength and Conditioning…I am a Northern California native who grew up around the east side of the SanRead More

Dignity For Christmas…During the holiday season, many struggling families are at the mercy of secondhand donations and charities offering pre-selected gifts for children. This can feel disempowering, especially to parentsRead More

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