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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

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

Taking Steps To Realize Your Dream…Far too many people live with the belief that dreams are what happen when you are sleeping. They might be under the presumption that dreamsRead More

Odyssey Of The Mind…Knowledge is essential. The road that leads to knowledge requires imagination to “believe in the possible.” Imagination then leads to discovery. A great abundance of knowledge fuelsRead 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

Larry Watts, a mended heart with help from above…Larry Watts was not alone when his heart stopped on that June day in 2018 while running a half-marathon near Bend, Ore.HeRead More

Beloved Soaps in Mt. Shasta…Corinna Chandler is a self-proclaimed dabbler who slowly migrated north from the Bay Area to Dunsmuir, finally finding her niche in soapmaking. Residing in the MountRead More

Love is a Many-Splendored Thing…It takes all types of love to make the world go round. While our Februarys are often consumed with thoughts of romantic love, the happiest humansRead More

Meet Temi – The Employee Who Is Changing The Shopping Experience…At Enjoy The Store on Placer Street in Redding, a quiet yet intelligent staff member stands right inside the entrance.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

Quiet Yourself in the Beauty of Mount Shasta…Some are called to Mount Shasta to summit the snow-capped volcano or explore its dense forests. Standing more than 14,000 feet and visibleRead More

Staying Active During COVID-19…It doesn’t take an infectious disease expert to determine that life during a pandemic is pretty darn challenging. But even while protecting your health and that ofRead More

Olivarez Bee Company in Orland…There’s good news in the North State for anyone who has been concerned about declining bee populations. The Glenn County town of Orland, home to OlivarezRead More

Find A Workout That Won’t Fall By The Wayside…January is the month of fresh starts, new dreams and all the chances we did not get to take last year. ItRead 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

Garden of Lights at Turtle Bay in Redding, CA…With its eyebrow-raising price tag of $1 million, Jake Mangas knew Garden of Lights – the dazzling holiday display that runs throughRead More

The search for the perfect Christmas tree…As Thanksgiving gratitude gives way to holiday cheer, for many people it also marks the start of the season for a time-honored tradition: theRead More

Living with expectancy in 2021…With the dawn of every new year is a chance to leave the previous one behind in search of new horizons – opportunities to make betterRead More

Harvest Restaurant and Lodge in McCloud CA…OPENING A restaurant during a pandemic might seem counterintuitive, but the new owners at Harvest in McCloud are bucking the trend. “We opened JulyRead More

Lessons from the mountains…JOHN MUIR, renowned naturalist and preservationist, famously coined the phrase “the mountains are calling, and I must go” in a letter he wrote to his sister inRead More