Food + Dining
One the Menu – The Comfort of Simplicity
Potato and Leek Soup… There’s something almost magical about a soup that requires just six ingredients yet delivers the kind of comfort that makes you want to curl up withRead More
Food + Dining
Comfort in a Cup
An Irish Favorite for Chilly Days… Irish coffee was created in the 1940s by Joe Sheridan, a chef and bartender at an airbase restaurant in Ireland. Faced with cold, tired travelersRead More
Life + Leisure
Hidden Riverside Gem
Exploring Tauhindauli Park in Dunsmuir… Tauhindauli Park is a hidden gem of a park in north Dunsmuir. With more than a half-mile of direct public access to the Upper SacramentoRead More
Community, Giving Back
In The Ring
Roaring Rumble Benefits Raising Shasta Kids… Liz Crain has never been in a fight, has never participated in team sports and candidly admits she’s not an athlete. However, none of thatRead More
Food + Dining
Cocktail Classic
Margarita Sames Popularizes a Timeless Cocktail… The margarita is more than a cocktail—it’s a classic. Many trace its popularity to Margarita Sames, who is said to have served the drink atRead More
Community, Life + Leisure
50 Years of Bringing Life Into the World
Midwife Nora McNeill Celebrated in Redding… On March 21, the Shasta District Fairgrounds will transform into a celebration half a century in the making. From 4 to 8 p.m., familiesRead More
Life + Leisure
A Life Well Lived
Margaret Leard’s Century of Living… At the start of the historic era of flapper culture, the year Babe Ruth joined the New York Yankees, and a month before women officiallyRead More
Life + Leisure
Hello Spring
Little Moments to Enjoy This Spring… Open the windows and let the house breathe Eat at least one meal outside Take a walk just to notice what’s blooming Clean outRead More
Life + Leisure
Challenging the Norms. Doing the Work. And Doing It Well. Q & A
Q&A with Sarah Roth, Redding Fire, and Jennifer Thomas, JL Thomas Construction… Redding Fire Department Fire Prevention Specialist Sarah Roth and Heavy Equipment Operator Jennifer Thomas of JL Thomas Construction spokeRead More
Food + Dining
An Original Classic Neighborhood Sandwich Shop
Don’s Sandwich Shop in Redding… Walk into Don’s Sandwich Shop on Bechelli Lane and the first thing that hits you is the smell–freshly baked bread mingling with slow-cooked meats andRead More
Food + Dining, Historical
A Sweet Accident
Ruth Wakefield Invents the Chocolate Chip Cookie… The chocolate chip cookie wasn’t the result of a long experiment—it was a happy accident. In the 1930s, Ruth Wakefield, co-owner of theRead More
Life + Leisure
Fabric and Friendship
Inside Palo Cedro’s Blue Iris Quilt Shoppe…t’s Wednesday morning at Blue Iris Quilt Shoppe in Palo Cedro. The ladies have returned to Open Sew, to stitch and chat and enjoy eachRead More
Community
Community and Connection
Araceli Gutierrez Bridges Cultures and Opportunity… Entrepreneur and super-volunteer Araceli Gutierrez understands the how and why of becoming a connector of people and resources. “I want to make sure we build these healthyRead More
Health + Beauty
To Listen Within
Anca Marissa Sira’s Integrative Approach… At heart of my work is listening to not only words or symptoms, but to the quiet intelligence that moves through the body,” explains AncaRead More
Historical
Hanging by a Thread
The Rescue That Saved Lives Resulted in a Pulitzer Prize… The best photographs are rarely planned. They happen in the space between intention and accident, when an ordinary person withRead More
Historical
Power Beyond Position
Eleanor Roosevelt: Redefining the Role of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt transformed the role of First Lady from a ceremonial position into a powerful platform for advocacy, communication and leadership. Serving fromRead More
Community, Giving Back
Supporting Women Entrepreneurs
Nancy Swift Leads JEDI’s Economic Mission in Northern California… As the chair of the statewide California Women’s Business Center Network and the founding director of the Jefferson Economic Development InstituteRead More
Community
Symbol on the Summit
Our Lady of Mt. Shasta, The Merlo Family’s Enduring Tribute… The resplendent 20-foot bronze Mother Mary statue sitting atop Douglas Butte at Mt. Shasta Ski Park is a symbol of faith,Read More
Historical
Breaking Barriers
A small sampling of history-making women… Aviation & Space Amelia Earhart: First woman to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean (1932).Fact note: Others crossed earlier with co-pilots or passengers; thisRead More
Food + Dining, Life + Leisure
A Legacy Poured Forward
Aimée Sunseri’s winemaking journey to New Clairvaux… Walking into Aimée Sunseri’s office is like entering a world of alchemy. A wondrous place full of test tubes and mixers. A placeRead More
Community
Together We Rise
The Strength of Women Supporting Women… There is something transformative about women supporting women—not competitively, not conditionally, but genuinely. At its best, this support looks like encouragement without comparison. It’sRead More
Food + Dining, Life + Leisure
Seasoned with Love
Claudia Licata’s Road from Kitchen to Catering… If you ask Claudia Licata when she first learned to cook, she’ll tell you it started at birth. Her grandmother, an Italian immigrant whoRead More
Community, Life + Leisure
What I Enjoy – Lynnann Foster
Lynnann Foster – Marketing Director at Shasta Regional Medical Center… Family: Husband Keith, four fabulous grown kids, an incredible son-in-law, two beautiful daughters-in-law, four spectacular grandbabies! Our fourth arrives in June. How longRead More