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A Park Marina Vision

Park Marina from across the River in Redding
Park Marina from across the River in Redding

Once there was a plan for Redding’s most visible riverfront. Some students envisioned what it might look like. It was a nice idea.


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PArk marina in redding
“Of the 27 acres in the Park Marina area, 18 acres will be dedicated to open space for various recreational uses. New development on the site will include:
Park MArina in Redding

    • a 6,000 square foot outdoor amphitheater;
    • a 12 screen theater complex;
    • 145 residential units of different types and sizes;
    • two hotels and a bed-and-breakfast;
    • a marketplace with eateries, small scale development, a
    permanent outdoors facility for weekly farmers’ markets
    and seasonal craft fairs, an arts plaza;
    • 1,000 parking spaces in two new three-story garages on
    Park Marina Drive;
    • traffic calming measures along the whole project site and
    a pedestrian bridge”

You can read the whole Park Marina plan document at the link. Thanks Cal Poly students and staff, for showing us what could be.

This subject came up at dinner with friends yesterday evening. And how Redding so often turns its back on the river that defines us. Surely it will not be that way forever.

Park Marina in Redding
Park Marina in Redding by Skip Murphy

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Subway style highway graphic puts Redding on the map.

Map of ReddingClick on the Info button to enlarge the map. An ingenious and useful graphic design for visualizing getting around the country.

From Redding, it’s an easy hop on the Green Line to the Red Line, and then a straight shot to either San Francisco or New York. Or stay on the Green Line for either San Diego or Seattle. Nice.

Brilliant design work by Cameron Booth. Thanks for putting Redding on the map.

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Redding connection to Vostok

Redding musician Craig Padilla recorded lovely, evocative, longform organic/electronic music in his studio on West Street in Redding. Vostok was one of his major works. It went on to become his highly regarded release on the artist-run Spotted Peccary label. Lately, Vostok itself has been in the news.

Vostok by Craig Padilla
You can listen to some of Vostok at the link. Hard to believe it was 10 years ago!
Redding Musician Craig Padilla
I was teasing Craig that the low droning sound that is heard on the recording was only Russians drilling on orders from Vladimir Putin to get him a really cold glass of water.

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State of the City of Redding California

Redding California Mayor Missy McArthur of ReddingThe image above sums up much of the State of the City luncheon yesterday, both spoken and unspoken. Our area has been hit hard by an economic wave. The figure at the flag faces skyward. Stretching out her arm as if to implore the heavens, as solemn citizens in the foreground stand. Left, our mayor Missy McArthur and other officials set a positive tone, emphasizing the extensive public work projects that have continued despite the economy. Tough times have befallen Redding before. It won’t last, but we will.
SOS at SAC

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Redding’s 15th Annual Beer and Wine Festival

We attended this year’s 15th Annual Redding Beer and Wine Festival at the Promenade, and I took a few shots, er, photographs.
redding ca eventshomes for sale in redding cafood in redding cafood in redding caserving food in redding caIt would be hard to pick a favorite food or drink vendor. Some standouts include Gaia’s Woodside Grill, Market Street Steakhouse, Bricks Smokehouse, Grilla Bites, CR Gibbs, and seen pouring here, Shameless O’Leery’s.

We tried some terrific home brew from the Shasta SOB (Society of Brewers) club. And of course there was so much fine wine. It was a great opportunity to try out vintners like Matson and wineries from the Manton wine country. We had some great tastings at the Mosely Family Cellar booth.
beer and wine in redding caRedding Beer and Wine festivalfood events in Redding CaErin Murphy and Mimi Mosely Erin Murphy and friendsLots of fun, and some great opportunities to to try some different things. As always, it was good to see family and friends. See you next year!

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Moss no mas

Moss Lumber closes in Redding CAYesterday we learned that Moss Lumber would be closing it’s doors for the last time. The current economic downturn has been extremely rough on all the trades, but none so much as building. The Redding store with its teepee burner out front is a local landmark.

David Benda wrote a blogpost about it that was of interest. There’s a lot of this sort of thing going around, but it still hits very hard. We sincerely wish the best to the Moss family and their crew.

Moss Lumber in Redding ca

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“Carmageddon” effects felt as far north as Redding

Real Estate in Redding CA These images taken today show literally dozens of cars packing Redding’s major downtown arterial streets like salmon in a stream, clearly reflecting the tense situation in the Golden state. The well publicized closure of the 405 Freeway in LA is having ripple effects across the entire state. “Just crossing town takes 4, sometimes 5 minutes,” exclaimed one clearly frustrated driver. Cross town trips that might ordinarily take 3 minutes if you hit the lights right were dragging into what seemed like a several minute eternity. Then there was parking. “I was unable to park directly in front the business I was patronizing like I usually do,” said one exasperated shopper. “I had to park several spaces away. Unimaginable.”
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Carpocalypse now. It’s Really Redding.