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The Mosquito Serenade Summer Concert Series…The Mosquito Serenade began in 1982 with a man, a jam and a plan to make musical performances a staple at Anderson River Park. ThisRead More

Dunsmuir Hardware Store Owner Ron McCloud…In an era of big box stores and online ordering, there’s a 128-year-old store in Dunsmuir where you can walk right in and buy thatRead More

Learn Something New with Sundial Tours…Her name is Sundial Bridge. Turtle Bay Exploration Park tour guides will tell you her height is 217 feet, her length 720 feet, width 23Read More

Radio DJ – K-Shasta 104.3my town: one of the bestAlthough I’ve lived in other places, including Sacramento and Boulder, Colo., Redding will always be my town. I was born rightRead More

Pathways to Hope’s Redding Teen Center…Pathways to Hope for Children has opened a new and much-needed Redding Teen Center modeled after its successful predecessor, the Anderson Teen Center, which celebratedRead More

Thank you for Supporting Downtown Businesses!Downtown Redding is putting in new sidewalks to make a pedestrian- friendly district. Over the past few months, TikTok users have been talking about theRead More

The Artistic Legacy of Tom O’Hara…Although he died two years ago, Tom O’Hara still has a strong presence in Siskiyou County. His eye- catching murals adorn the walls of hardwareRead More

Walker Field in Fort Jones…Driving into Fort Jones on Highway 3 from Yreka, it’s hard not to notice the large baseball field and stadium on the right-hand side of theRead More

Red Bluff’s Izzy’s Bagels…Long-time residents of Red Bluff remember with great fondness the Bear Flag Republic, a popular coffee house that was also a gathering place. Its closure in theRead More

Tawanda Farms in Montague…It’s not every day that someone winds up business partners with another mother they’ve met through their child’s preschool. But that’s just what happened to Carol PasheilichRead More

CEO, Redding Rancheriamy town: my homeI am the granddaughter of the late respected Tribal elder Betty Benner. I am of Pit River descent and a member and CEO of theRead More

Roughout Ranch Foundation…When Kathleen O’Donnell left her home in Amador County, she headed north to Redding in search of a more purposeful life. She wanted to combine her love ofRead More

Thank You for Supporting Downtown Businesses!Redding is developing a great new Downtown. In most cases, a great Downtown offers residents and visitors a popular gathering space to socialize, places toRead More

Honeybee Discovery Center in Orland…Such is the concern for the honeybee that a mythology has developed around a quote often attributed to renowned physicist Albert Einstein. “If the bee disappearsRead More

Cottonwood Creek Equestrian CenterA Northern California’s gathering place for anything horse-related, Cottonwood Creek Equestrian Center prides itself on keeping happy, healthy horses.The full-service equestrian boarding and training center has beenRead More

Owner, Founder and Operator Elite Barre Fitness Studiomy town: making memoriesMy love for Shasta Lake began around 6 months old, when my parents spent weekends and vacations on Slaughterhouse Island.Read More

Dunsmuir Botanical Gardens…In a forested canyon not far from Interstate 5, white dogwoods open their buds, Shasta lilies dot the hillsides and fragrant Western azaleas scent the air, signaling theRead More

Downtown Redding is a Main Street America Designated District. Over the past several years, Viva Downtown Redding has operated a program that builds on Downtown assets to encourage investment andRead More

Connecting Communities with Barn Quilts…Barn quilts have told stories about rural America for hundreds of years. A type of folk art, farmers once painted these large, quilt-like blocks on theirRead More

3D-Printing Technology for Houses Comes to Northern California…A pair of Redding businessmen are adopting state-of-the-art 3D-printing technology to help address the chronic shortage of affordable housing in the North State.AsRead More