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Corning farm grows your loofah by hand — and it's 1 of few in the US
CORNING, Calif. - Some household products, from bath sponges and pot scrubbers to skincare, start on a farm in Tehama County. Action News Now Reporter Raishaud Pinkney visited Moonbeam Farm in Corning, where essential home products like loofahs are grown by hand. Teaching this skill to the next generation is just as important to the farm's mission. The Moonbeam Farm sits on 10 acres just outside Corning, where more than 1,100 lavender plants bloom alongside one of the few organic loofah operations in the country.
Redding Record Searchlight
Redding Farmers Market spices things up with hot pepper-eating contest
The Redding Farmers Market is asking for competitive pepper eaters who can handle the heat to please step forward. The market is signing up people to compete at its inaugural Hot Pepper Eating Contest on Saturday, August 15. This year's contestants will gulp their way through a lineup of peppers, starting off with mild shishitos and jalapeño varieties, organizers said. Then it escalates through serranos, cayennes, Thai chilis, Scotch Bonnets/habaneros and finishes with the legendary Ghost Pepper, which can top more than 1 million Scoville Heat Units. The SHU measurement indicates the concentration of capsaicin chemical compound that gives some edible peppers a burning taste kick. Invented in 1912 by American pharmacologist Wilbur Scoville, the SHU measurement method represents the number of times the concentration of capsaicinoids needs to be diluted before it’s no longer detectable, according to the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Weather temperatures, the type of soil and location where the pepper was grown also factor in to how hot a pepper tastes, according to the agency. The competition at the Redding Farmers Market will host three competition heats — ahem — at 9 a.m., 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Registration is $10 and prizes will
Redding Record Searchlight
Oasis retail center OK delayed, but Redding has reason to stay upbeat
While plans for a dramatically scaled down shopping center on land where Costco once wanted to build appear headed for approval, Redding is delaying its decision by a month. That’s because the Redding Planning Commission on Tuesday, June 23, directed staff to work with the applicant on revised use permit conditions that Commissioner Kent Manuel recommended. The Oasis Shopping Center project, in the area of Oasis Road and Twin View Boulevard in north Redding, will return for approval on July 28. Enact Partners, a Southern California-based company that owns the land, wants to build the 99,275-square-foot commercial center that would include two hotels, three drive-through quick-serve restaurants, a restaurant, drive-through coffee kiosk, two retail stores, and a gas station/convenience market with a car wash. The shopping center is significantly smaller than the 152,000-square-foot Costco in south Redding, which opened in November 2022 after ditching plans a few years earlier to build on Oasis Road . The revised vision for the property will encompass 14.5 of the 150 acres Enact owns off Oasis Road. “This feels like … a smart way to move forward, whether this property owner develops it or not,” commissioner Joshua Johnson said. “You know, this property has
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Former Costco site in north Redding eyed for hotels and restaurants
REDDING, Calif. - A new development could be coming to a highly visible piece of property in north Redding that many residents may recognize as the former proposed site of the city's Costco relocation. The new development could bring hotels, restaurants and other services to the Interstate 5 corridor at Oasis Road.
realtor.com
Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman Sells California Fishing Ranch for $17.9 Million
THE DEAL: Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman has sold a 1,530-acre Fall River Mills, Calif., ranch with private fishing for $17.9 million, two months after listing it for $18.5 million. THE BUYER: California investor Kelly J. Barlow purchased the ranch through an LLC, property records show. An avid fly fisherman,...
krcrtv.com
Over a thousand REU customers lose power in Redding during storm
REDDING, Calif. — Over a thousand Redding Electric Utility (REU) customers lost power on Friday afternoon during a thunderstorm, according to the utility's outage map. At around 2:45 p.m., 1,038 REU customers lost power along portions of Buenaventura Boulevard, Quartz Hill Road, Keswick Dam Road and Lake Boulevard. By 4:15 p.m., however, power was restored to these customers.
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Census report shows shift in tax revenue; Redding reliant on sales and property taxes
REDDING, Calif. — A new U.S. Census Bureau report shows the way governments collect tax revenue has changed dramatically over the past century, with many relying far more on sales and income taxes than they once did. In the early 1900s, property taxes were the primary source of revenue...