What: The Tony Armsdon Jazz Trio “We 3″ Performing at Turtle Bay Cafe When: Jul 30-31, 7 to 10 p.m. Where: Turtle Bay Cafe The Tony Armsdon Jazz Trio “We 3″ will be performing the Jazz Standards canon for your enjoyment.

So, Friday I did my 13 mile bike ride on the River Trail….and ended up taking a break at the rest stop at the North End of the Sundial Bridge. I had been watching this area for some time, for it is always full of visitors…and looks “unkept”.  The grass on the north side of the [...]

REDDING - KIXE’s CYBERCHASE Saturdays continues at Turtle Bay on July 24 and 31. During these Saturdays from 10:30am-3:30pm we will offer face painting, cool games, scavenger hunts and prizes, including a limited number of Cyberchase DVDS! Families are encouraged to play and rate unique math games created b

From today's RS business briefs column: Turtle Bay Exploration Park will host "Recession Buster Days at Turtle Bay" from Monday to July 23. Admission to the park will be half price -- $7 for adults, $5 for children and seniors....

We received the email invitation to Rivers Restaurant for their 4th of July Dinner: “Your 7-Course evening will begin with appetizers, and culminate with dessert and the largest fireworks display in Northern California.” Wow. We’ve been trying to shed a few pounds, but this seems w

Interested in buying delicious fresh, local produce? Look no further than your friendly neighborhood farmers' market! Markets offering a variety of produce can be found throughout Shasta County. Many markets also offer honey, nuts, eggs, homemade treats, tamales, and more.   Redding Farmers' Ma

All three of the Turtle Bay bald eaglets have taken wing, and the live look into their nest is almost over for the season.

Sweet jazz music, reasonably priced al fresco cocktails and some of the best views in Redding – what’s not to like? The Café at Turtle Bay, at the south end of the Sundial Bridge, delivers it all.

Than (mysteriously departed Turtle Bay CEO) John Peterson's expensive mosaiculture bugs being uprooted from a corner of the city hall campus and replaced by a "you see it, you pick it" community vegetable garden? Scott Mobley does a wonderful job...

Before this week Sheila Rogers’ eagle watching was done on the Internet.

Turtle Bay Exploration Park has a formal go-ahead to plan for a hotel.

What: Solstice at the Sundial When: June 21, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Where: Sundial Bridge North Landing Join Turtle Bay volunteers for a fun-filled time of getting to know our sun as it reaches its highest point in the sky. Telescopes, garden sundial information and…

Turtle Bay Exploration Park has a formal go ahead to plan for a hotel.

A creative idea to bolster the city's finances as part of Turtle Bay's hotel plan turned out to be a deal-killer from the museum's perspective.

Redding Electric Utility will host its 10th annual Energy Fair at Turtle Bay on June 19, which also happens to be Solar Day.

Keeping close watch on the Turtle Bay bald eaglets using the webcam suspended from a branch over the birds’ nest, biologists on contract with the state grab the spotting scope and hit the trail if the young birds go out of view too long.

Turtle Bay Exploration Park’s admittedly fluid plans for a hotel on its campus have morphed again.

Turtle Bay Exploration Park’s admittedly fluid plans for a hotel on its campus have morphed again.

What: Peter Gros and Animals Make Special Appearances at Turtle Bay on June 9 When: Wednesday (June 9), 10-11 a.m. and 2-3 p.m. Where: Turtle Bay Things are about to get wild at Turtle Bay. Peter Gros, co-host of the original Mutual of Omaha’s Wild…

Turtle Bay eagle cam viewers are in for a new view when they visit the popular website, just don’t mind the cobwebs.

Turtle Bay Exploration Park's 2010 auction -- the nonprofit's biggest fundraiser -- rebounded from a down 2009.

Peter Gros, co-host of the original Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom, along with some of his animal friends will stop by Turtle Bay Exploration Park on June 9 for two appearances from 10 to 11 a.m. and 2 to 3 p.m.

Get help from master gardeners; learn about roses; take a gardening class at Turtle Bay; check out a new University of California blog.

On a recent Wednesday morning, a mass of children swarmed through the maze inside Turtle Bay Exploration Park. The new exhibit, "GPS Adventures," is tailor-made to spark the adventurous spirit in young and old alike.

When: Sat Jun 19, 2010 8am to 12:30pm  PDT Where: Turtle Bay Exploration Park, Auditorium Drive, Redding, CA MORE INFORMATION: Event Description: Bring your entire family to the City of Redding's 10th annual Energy Fair at Turtle Bay Exploration Park and the Sundial Bridge. Wit

Steve Gaines takes to the May Shasta Voices newsletter to explain the ins and outs of a possible deal to shutter the city's Convention and Visitors Bureau and, in part, work with Turtle Bay to do some of the same...

This one sold in 2006 for $341K, but had been listed for sale as high as $379K. Located on 2+ acres adjacent to BLM land, the prior listings boasted of horse trails to Lake Shasta. As we’ve mentioned before, Beltline Road is named for the conveyor belt that took aggregate fro

At Turtle Bay Exploration Park, aquarist Karen Hart (without a mask) cleans the museum’s largest fish aquarium once a week and has been with Turtle Bay for 10 years. Volunteer diver Mark Foster assists her. Song: Magic Circle By

Popular Mechanics magazine has released a list of the 18 strangest bridges in the world, which features two Santiago Calatrava creations. Here is the magazine's take

While researching and getting background for today's story on the summer vacation season, I ventured over to the California Travel & Tourism site. The site features a slide show of popular vacation haunts and destinations in the Golden State. Click on the "Northern California: San Francisco & Beyo

The Redding City Council this evening approved a zoning change that would allow commercial businesses in public places such as schools, hospitals, airports and, somewhat controversially, a possible hotel at Turtle Bay Exploration Park.

It's a crowded but happy nest for the Turtle Bay Bald eagles in downtown Redding.

Redding.com commenter "bestclerk" has repeatedly said on stories related to the proposed Turtle Bay hotel -- including, most recently, Saturday's editorial -- that deed restrictions related to the original federal money that purchased the land are incompatible with further development....

Redding artist Colleen Barry is about to start work on another installation of her popular mosiac turtles, this one near the Cafe at Turtle Bay, at the south end of the Sundial Bridge. This snap was taken this weekend...

The Turtle Bay eagle cam was down for at least an hour this morning.

OUR 500th FORECLOSURE POST!  FDotD – Now Too Big To Fail!! We never expected to see this many foreclosures, or reach this dizzying literary milestone. Will we be doing 500 more FDotD posts before it’s over? We hope not, but stay tuned…

What: Turtle Bay 2nd Annual Festa Botanica, featuring plants, art, antiques, music and gifts When: Turtle Bay Member Party Presale: Friday, April 30, 2010, 4 - 8 p.m. (Memberships available at the gate). General public

Bill Miesse, curator of the Art of Mt. Shasta exhibit at Turtle Bay, e-mails to suggest hurrying up to go see it before the exhibit is dismantled and disperses. Back in January you published a great review by Tim Holt...

I thoroughly enjoy Turtle Bay, the Sundial Bridge and our amazing Sacramento River Trail. But often in the heat of the summer, after a walk from the museum through the arboretum, I feel like I need aloe, a respirator and IV fluids. Now there's a better way to enjoy our community's natural treasures without sun stroke, lack

Changes made two weeks ago by the Redding Planning Commission to “clean up” a zoning ordinance helped pave the way for Turtle Bay Exploration Park’s proposed hotel.

Today’s FDotD is very nearby to all of central Redding amenities like River Trail to Turtle Bay and Arboretum, Redding Golf Course, Aquatic Center, etc. The nice pool is a bonus at this price. The

What: Turtle Bay Exploration Park announces GPS Adventures exhibition opens May 1 When: May 1 through Sep 6 Where: Turtle Bay Exploration Park Cost: FREE with Park admission ($14 for adults & $10 for Seniors and Children) Get lost in the maze and learn how to…

Photos by Mike Burke Press release by Anna Bengtsson. At a breakfast awards ceremony April 21 at the Win-River Casino Event Center, the

What’s all the scratchin’ and peckin’ about? For the good dope, check out Doni Greenberg’s latest,

Also on May 1, Turtle Bay Exploration Park will open GPS Adventures, a maze exhibition that teaches visitors how to geocache using GPS technology.

On May 1, Turtle Bay will open its Wings of Summer butterfly exhibit that features up to 35 species of butterflies that will flit in a netted enclosure filled with butterfly friendly plants and fruit, said Sharon Dale, curator of animal programs at Turtle Bay. Last year, more than 46,000 people visited the exhibit.

Time, date and place for the Wings of Summer exhibit at Turtle Bay.

In a detailed letter to Turtle Bay members, Arch Pugh, the board's vice chairman, explains the some of the ins and outs of the museum's hotel venture. The interesting part to me: It sounds as if the museum is almost...

Why pay for entertainment when we can attend Redding City Council sessions for free? Drama, enlightenment, humor, sarcasm, open hostility, thinly veiled put-downs, blunders, misunderstandings were all there Tuesday