Hands up if you can honestly say that you have never been guilty of indulging in one of the seven deadly sins? If your palms are tentatively lingering in the air, we both know that you are bending the ...

“Not your typical Mexican restaurant” is how Roque Carbajal describes his latest venture — Roquito’s Taqueria, an “authentically delicious” takeout place in a hard-to-miss bright yellow concrete-block ...

Over a lunch of street tacos and a burrito bowl one day last week I chatted with Redding Mayor Brent Weaver about the state of the city (he’s “optimistic”) and why the tiny and colorful Roquito’s ...

Part of the crew at Roquito's Taqueria in south Redding. Left to right: Colby Crosslin, Ryan Jump and Chris Peluso.

During the Carr Fire, when some Redding restaurant owners closed their businesses or were open shorter hours, Roque Carbajal was busier than ever and putting in 12-hour days. But the owner of the ...