Some strip malls, no matter how well located, seem to have problems keeping long-term tenants. Today there's a parakeet groomer, tomorrow there's a spatula sharpener in their old spot. Despite plenty of cars in the parking lot, few of those little storefronts stay long. The strip mall on Eureka Way, once anchored by Safeway and now by Ace Hardware ( Read more... )

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Now that Shasta County is on the verge of a rather more severe heat wave than we've been enjoying for the last ten or so days, the thought of coming home on Monday or Tuesday and cooking is about as appealing as experimental dental surgery a la Marathon Man. It's tempting to simply pour some iced tea - or a beer - and call that dinner. Yet the ( Read more... )