David Benda: Stillwater Business Park, five years later
Happy birthday, Stillwater Business Park.
View ArticleDavid Benda: Going local at Simpson's Bean Scene
When Cody Bruggman started managing The Bean Scene in January, the on-campus coffeehouse at Simpson University was serving Starbucks coffee.
View ArticleNerd Chick Adventures: Data protection gadgets worth investing in
Your credit cards and personal data are worth big money to criminals, and that's created a market for products that are touted to help keep your digital data safe from stealthy thieves. Here's our...
View ArticleDavid Benda: Etna Brewing coming to Mt. Shasta; Shasta County's disappearing...
Kit Marshall has been busy since she purchased Etna Brewing Co. a year ago.
View ArticleNerd Chick Adventures: Tech to de-stress your family
Technology can help you restore some peace to your household. Here are some of my favorite tech tools for helping you and your family to stress less and enjoy life more.
View ArticleDavid Benda: Vape shops growing in North State
Vaping is a billion-dollar industry in the United States.
View ArticleDavid Benda: Shasta County EDC has new brand
Can creating a brand help bring more jobs to the North State?
View ArticleDavid Benda: A growing need for wireless towers
Google via its news blog recently reported that now more Google searches take place on smartphones and other mobile devices than on desktop computers in 10 countries, including the United States.
View ArticleDavid Benda: Etna Brewing's plans in Mount Shasta up in the air; de Party...
Etna Brewing Co. owner Kit Marshall said she is in limbo about her plans to open a tap house in Mount Shasta.
View ArticleDavid Benda: âPop-up' bakery coming downtown; turnaround at the Thunderbird
Cascade Square management believes it has an innovative way to fill, albeit temporarily, a storefront that's been empty for a year and a half.
View ArticleDavid Benda: Something new for The Grape Escape; Dollar General eyeing...
You might think the wine bar that opened near the Cascade Theatre on Market Street in downtown Redding is new.
View ArticleDavid Benda: Anderson grad reviving old TJ's location; Churn Creek Cellars...
Janie Ryan remembers TJ's Drive-In as a popular after-school hangout in the early 1980s.
View ArticleMargaret Beck: Big SCOTUS news in the insurance world
Last week was a big week for the employee benefits and individual insurance world, as the U.S. Supreme Court issued rulings on same-sex marriage and subsidies under the Affordable Care Act.
View ArticleNerd Chick Adventures: Should you ditch your landline phone?
In these days of cellphones, voice-over-IP and Internet-based messaging, many people are canceling their landline telephone service. The expense seems extraneous when there are so many other ways to...
View ArticleDavid Benda: A Mazda service center in Redding?; work progressing on 2nd...
Chico Volkswagenhas added the Mazda nameplate to its dealership, but don't expect a Mazda service center in Redding anytime soon.
View ArticleNerd Chick Adventures: Social media and Internet backlash with Cecil the...
The Internet outcry against Minnesota dentist Walter Palmer after his involvement in the killing of Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe was fast and furious. As the story trended on social media, got picked up...
View ArticleDavid Benda: Buffalo Wild Wings lands in Chico
OK, it's not Trader Joe's, the specialty grocer that sparked many a rumor andmuch hype before it finally openedhere, butBuffalo Wild Wings certainly has generated plenty of buzzsince construction...
View ArticleNerd Chick Adventures: Prep your PC for back to school
School supplies? Check. New shoes? Check. All you have left to get ready for back to school is to get the home computer back in some semblance of order after the havoc of summer. Here's how to whip...
View ArticleNerd Chick Adventures: Top 5 myths about babies and screen time
Our children are exposed to gadgets, computers and bright, little screens more than ever before. The American Academy of Pediatrics stresses moderation when it comes to children's screen time...
View ArticleDavid Benda: Riverfront again at a critical stage; better to own near Trader...
It appears Riverfront Playhouse has again reached a critical stage in its quest to build a theater in downtown Redding.
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