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Music marvels: Timothee Chalamet and his fellow performers make Bob Dylan biopic ‘A Complete Unknown’ truly special
December 20, 2024 0
By Bob Grimm The movie surrounding him is merely decent—but Timothee Chalamet is so incredible as Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown that he elevates the film. Under the direction of James Mangold (Walk the Line), Chalamet sings and plays both the [...]
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Henri goes both ways with Holiday Pozole: his own recipe and the best in Chico
December 19, 2024 3
By Henri Bourride The holidays have always been bitterdouce for Henri, though I suppose that’s not unusual, given the complicated natures of families and human relationships, as well as the tension between a solemn, spiritual time of year and the [...]
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A weekly preview of Butte County arts, music and fun What’s going on? December 19-December 25
December 19, 2024 0
What’s happening this week? Chico News & Review has you covered with highlights of what’s on tap at local clubs, theaters, galleries and performance venues. Visit the CN&R’s FREE online calendar for all of the listings in Butte County. Chico [...]
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Chico Velo’s Trailworks to the rescue
December 17, 2024 1
Local bike club works with city to keep bike trails clear By Ken Magri Steven Clipperton stands in the parking lot of the Chico Community Observatory in Upper Bidwell Park, pointing eastward towards the burn scar of this summer’s devastating [...]
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If the American Dream means hard work leads to getting ahead, most Californians no longer believe it
December 17, 2024 0
Seventy percent of the state’s residents think kids in the state will be financially worse off than their parents. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main and co-published here [...]

A literary inspiration for students, a writer of stories for hard times, Chico’s Rob Davidson discusses his new book and why fiction matters
December 13, 2024 2
By Samin Vafaee “One of the most intelligent professors I’ve ever met.” “Really cares about his students and wants them to succeed.” Not everyone in academia likes RateYourProfessor.com, but the site speaks volumes about the [...]
History in flames: Chico’s founding icon destroyed
December 12, 2024 2
What we know so far about Bidwell Mansion burning down in the night By Ken Magri On Wednesday morning, December 11, at around 3:15 a.m., a fire broke out at Bidwell Mansion State Historical Park, [...]
California’s employment safety net is still broken. Will anyone fix it?
December 12, 2024 1
By Lauren Hepler for CalMatters Kim Tanner didn’t expect to become a fraud detective when she filed for disability with the California Employment Development Department. But in mid-July, $3,161 vanished from her online account with [...]
A weekly preview of Butte County arts, music and fun What’s going on? December 12-December 18
December 11, 2024 0
What’s happening this week? Chico News & Review has you covered with highlights of what’s on tap at local clubs, theaters, galleries and performance venues. Visit the CN&R’s FREE online calendar for all of the [...]
Chico council members keep it gracious, elect Reynolds as mayor and Bennett vice mayor
December 9, 2024 0
By Ken Magri Maybe it was the holiday season, but kindness and diplomacy were in full supply at Wednesday night’s (Dec. 4) city council meeting. The twice-monthly meetings, usually held on Tuesdays, were held up [...]

Essay: Why early sport specialization could be sabotaging your child’s athletic future
December 9, 2024 0
By Dr. Brian Hainline Sixty million children in America participate in organized sports annually. More than 26% of those kids “specialize” before puberty, meaning they engage in intense, year-round training in a single sport.Specializing in [...]
Striking Kaiser therapists say thousands of appointments likely to be cancelled
December 9, 2024 0
A union complaint filed with California regulators says a leaked internal memo shows Kaiser intended to break its own rules and state law, leaving patients without care during the ongoing strike. By Mark Kreidler, Capital [...]
Chico gets the larger view on lagers: New tap house, Beer Lobo, is energizing downtown
December 6, 2024 0
By Odin Rasco A newly-opened business is looking to bring a novel perspective to Chico’s thriving beer scene by giving lagers some long-deserved limelight. Driven to share their collective decades of passion for craft beer [...]
Analysis: The U.S. Senate could help—or significantly harm—press freedoms
December 6, 2024 0
By Jimmy Boegle As the 118th Congress enters its final weeks, I am very closely following two pieces of legislation—one of which would be a boon to press freedom, and another which poses a serious [...]
A weekly preview of Butte County arts, music and fun What’s going on? December 5-December 11
December 4, 2024 0
What’s happening this week? Chico News & Review has you covered with highlights of what’s on tap at local clubs, theaters, galleries and performance venues. Visit the CN&R’s FREE online calendar for all of the [...]

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Can Bidwell Mansion in Chico be rebuilt?

Music marvels: Timothee Chalamet and his fellow performers make Bob Dylan biopic ‘A Complete Unknown’ truly special

Henri goes both ways with Holiday Pozole: his own recipe and the best in Chico

A weekly preview of Butte County arts, music and fun What’s going on? December 19-December 25

Chico Velo’s Trailworks to the rescue

If the American Dream means hard work leads to getting ahead, most Californians no longer believe it

A literary inspiration for students, a writer of stories for hard times, Chico’s Rob Davidson discusses his new book and why fiction matters

History in flames: Chico’s founding icon destroyed

California’s employment safety net is still broken. Will anyone fix it?

A weekly preview of Butte County arts, music and fun What’s going on? December 12-December 18

Chico council members keep it gracious, elect Reynolds as mayor and Bennett vice mayor

Essay: Why early sport specialization could be sabotaging your child’s athletic future

Striking Kaiser therapists say thousands of appointments likely to be cancelled

Chico gets the larger view on lagers: New tap house, Beer Lobo, is energizing downtown

Analysis: The U.S. Senate could help—or significantly harm—press freedoms

A weekly preview of Butte County arts, music and fun What’s going on? December 5-December 11

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