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This week we head up the road to Elkhorn Slough, the primary “head” of Monterey Bay’s canyon, just offshore.It’s probably no coincidence that marine…

Research has shown that simple humming can reduce stress, heart rate, and blood pressure, and enhance sleep. This week join Nancy for a conversation with…

This weekend, Paradise playwright, actor and poet Craig Heath will be among those enjoying the Renaissance Faire in Grass Valley. He was inspired by…

This week we return to the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada, California’s gold country, to meet more of the bold, sometimes brazen women who made…

On a special Veterans' Day edition of Nancy's Bookshelf, Oroville native Marianne Aleck traces the history of her French mother and Greek father in her…

The latest book by librarian Nancy Leek is the story of the first American woman to come to California over the Sierra Nevada mountains. Author Teresa…

We visit Death Valley this week, the lowest point in North America. Death Valley’s depths are all the more impressive when you consider that the highest…

Miyoko Schinner has been delivering vegan cuisine to the public for decades through her restaurant, natural food company, cooking classes, lectures, and…

When retired professor Sherry Leonard was married to a mining engineer some years ago, they lived in northern Chile in the Atacama Desert. Her novel,…

While we’re still waiting for the rain to end, or at least turn from torrent to occasional shower, it’s a good time to plan some summertime “time out.”We…