Food + Dining
Incredible Edible
Hard-Boiled Eggs, Superfood…I feel sorry for the traditional hard-boiled Easter egg. Once a prominent feature in Easter baskets, the incredible edible ovoid now takes a proverbial back seat to plasticRead More
Community, Food + Dining, Recreation + Outdoors
Planting Seeds
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
Recreation + Outdoors
Take The Trails
The CAD 2021 Trail Collection…California Adventure District is home to six national forests: Shasta-Trinity, Klamath, Plumas, Lassen and Mendocino. This summer, have some fun and make it a goal toRead More
Recreation + Outdoors
Deep Roots
The City of Chico’s Tree Efforts…Leafy and shady. Not a bad vibe for a city, and Chico embraces it. The city of Chico’s tree efforts are comprehensive and multi-branched. ForRead More
Recreation + Outdoors
All The Pretty Horses
Jordan McWilliams’ Backcountry Equine…Perhaps no animal embodies wild America like the mustang. Mostly ranging across public lands in the western United States, they descend from domesticated horses brought to NorthRead More
Community, Life + Leisure
Taste of Fame
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
Community
My Town With Andy Main
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
Arts + Entertainment, Community, Life + Leisure, Recreation + Outdoors
Wild and Scenic Film Festival
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
Food + Dining
A Hull Lotta Nuts
North State Hulling…For decades, Northern California has been known for growing almonds, the meaty, portable snack chock-full of protein and heart-healthy fats. In 1968, North State Hulling formed to helpRead More
Community, Recreation + Outdoors
How The West Was Won
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
Community, Recreation + Outdoors
In The Loop
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
Life + Leisure
Dream A Little Dream
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
Arts + Entertainment, Community
All This Time
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
Life + Leisure
Creative Thinking
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
Food + Dining
Peanut Butter Cup Crispy Rice Treats
March 2021 Recipe…Chocolate and peanut butter are one of the most satisfying sweet-and-salty flavor combos, and when you add it to crispy rice treats you’ve got an irresistible snack. ThisRead More
Food + Dining
It’s Cheesy
Take Your Grilled Cheese To A Whole New Level…The second recipe I ever “invented” was my Super-Duper Crunchy Grilled Cheese Sammish – and more than a half century later, IRead More
Recreation + Outdoors
Adventure Always
Five Things To Do In Shasta County…With 3,800 square miles of territory, Shasta County is one very large outdoor adventure playground. With a population density of about 46 people perRead More
Arts + Entertainment, Community
On Display
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
Arts + Entertainment, Community
Arch Support
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
Arts + Entertainment, Community
The Beat Goes On
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
Arts + Entertainment
Into The Woods
Sam Smith’s Wood Fellows…To wood carvers, there’s treasure to be found in old logging areas of the North State. In places that weren’t cleaned and burned as they are now,Read More
Arts + Entertainment, Community
All The World’s A Stage
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
Recreation + Outdoors
Golden Hour
The Colors of Dunsmuir’s Botanical Gardens…Ernie Wasson is a painter of sorts. His canvas features every color in the rainbow, colors that vary from season to season.Wasson’s canvas is theRead More