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A relaxed rapport: Brad Pitt and George Clooney make Apple TV+’s ‘Wolfs’ breezy fun
October 4, 2024 0
By Bob Grimm BFFs Brad Pitt and George Clooney join forces again for Wolfs, a relatively good time for those who choose to partake. That, of course, is easier to do if you are an Apple TV+ subscriber, because it’s [...]
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A weekly preview of Butte County arts, music and fun What’s going on? October 3–October 9
October 2, 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. “Detention” [...]
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Prison heat near Chico and across the state: Inmates say they urgently need workplace heat standards — but the State has delayed adopting them
October 1, 2024 0
Where prisons are located, the way they are built, and the health condition of prisoners means deaths will likely increase with climate change, experts say. By Hilary Beaumont, Capital & Main This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit [...]
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Countdown to carnage: Erik Larson’s new book ‘Demon of Unrest’ is a haunting reflection on the momentum of violence
October 1, 2024 0
By Scott Thomas Anderson “I’m really interested in the point where you sort of turned to history,” journalist Evan Ratliff asked Erik Larson during a 2015 interview, probing why the two writers no longer shared a profession. “Was there an [...]
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Chico’s tiny gems: Three local activities that deserve more attention
September 27, 2024 0
By Ken Magri During the autumn months there are plenty of big activities in Chico that folks can attend, like the ARTober Fest, the Art and Wine Walk and 45th annual Concours d’Elegance. But we wanted to highlight a few [...]

Cal State campuses brace for ‘severe consequences’ as budget gap looms
September 27, 2024 0
By Mikhail Zinshteyn for CalMatters California State University is anticipating state spending cuts next summer of nearly $400 million and a delay in promised state support of more than $250 million. The projected budget gap [...]
A weekly preview of Butte County arts, music and fun What’s going on? September 26–October 2
September 25, 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 [...]
A deadly allure of Arctic light meets sunshine and California dreams in the book ‘Wanderlust’
September 24, 2024 0
Mitenbuler’s third nonfiction outing is stellar, bringing an eccentric personality back from the veil By Scott Thomas Anderson It’s getting hard to predict what path Reid Mitenbuler will take his writing down from one tome [...]
A wild Saturday afternoon near a Chico taco stand
September 23, 2024 3
Man reportedly asleep at the wheel takes out bus stop, starts fire By Ken Magri Last Saturday afternoon around 5:00 pm, I was standing at a food truck on Cohasset and Christi ordering tacos when [...]
California Legislature’s unwritten rule: negotiate in secret with lobbyists, not in public
September 23, 2024 0
By Ryan Sabalow for CalMatters State Sen. Dave Min admonished a fellow legislator recently for talking about his bill during an open hearing, saying lawmakers were forbidden from negotiating amendments to legislation in public view. [...]

Watered down horror: The American remake of ‘Speak No Evil’ wastes a sinister performance by James McAvoy
September 23, 2024 0
By Bob Grimm While it boasts a fun, sinister performance from James McAvoy, Speak No Evil is yet another watered-down remake of a superior foreign film. The 2022 Danish version of Speak No Evil stands as one of the [...]
In Lassen County and other places, Department of Corrections comes under renewed fire for handling of staff misconduct allegations
September 20, 2024 0
By Scott Thomas Anderson California prison authorities walked into the state capital over the summer hoping to get praise for adjustments they made to High Desert Prison in Lassen County, Pelican Bay Prison in Crescent [...]
Would environmental justice in California survive a second Trump White House? Doubtful.
September 20, 2024 0
Activists question whether the state would protect marginalized communities if the EPA is stripped of its watchdog powers. By Aaron Cantú, Capital & Main This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & [...]
A weekly preview of Butte County arts, music and fun What’s going on? September 19–September 25
September 18, 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 [...]
A renewed effort to save Chico’s El Rey Theater
September 17, 2024 1
Can one of California’s oldest movie palaces be restored? By Ken Magri A local group wants to raise $1,000.000 to turn Chico’s historic El Rey Theater, which went up for sale last March, into a [...]

Forever murders and facing those ‘taken in darkness’
September 6, 2024 0
Working on the crime podcast ‘Trace of the Devastation’ meant revisiting events some would rather forget. But is forgetting them even possible? By Scott Thomas Anderson “I wasn’t sure how I felt about it,” Linda [...]
Editor’s note: Once again … thank you
August 30, 2024 0
Thank You, Judge Ann
March 21, 2024 6
Editor’s Note: “No” on dirty campaigns
March 4, 2024 1
Editor’s Note: End note
January 11, 2024 1

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