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More than COVID
In late March, as coronavirus started to spread in the northern Sacramento Valley, Dr. Steve Zlotowski made a four-minute video that went viral on the internet. An emergency medicine physician at Enloe Medical Center, he […]
North Complex Fire, West Zone (formerly Bear Fire): The North Complex wildfires are still burning in eastern Butte County. An evacuation point is in place at the Butte County Fairgrounds, 199 E. Hazel St., Gridley. Animal shelters are set up at Camelot Equestrian Park (for large animals), at 1985 Clark [...]
Arts DEVO: Grief, hope
“That’s the beauty of music. They can’t get that from you. … There’s something inside that they can’t get to, that they can’t touch. That’s yours.”—Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins), The Shawshank Redemption Jenise Coon was [...]
“That’s the beauty of music. They can’t get that from you. … There’s something inside that they can’t get to, that they can’t touch. That’s yours.”—Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins), The Shawshank Redemption Jenise Coon was [...]
One of the many cruel realities of sheltering in place during the coronaviruspandemic is the fact that, while many artists have had more time at home and in studios, the galleries and cafes that normally [...]
At 23 years old, Marco Arreguin manages four ice cream shops in Chico and one in Yuba City. La Flor de Michoacán Paletería y Neveria is his family’s business, which started in 2012 with one [...]
We live in this naturally beautiful place where creative exploration and having a good time can become a way of life. The Butcher Shop, for me, is the ultimate celebration of that, where Chico’s extended [...]
And then the smoke rolled in. Is it possible to add the wildfire and presidential election seasons to the flaming pile of 2020 and still come out on the other end sane? I feel like [...]
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