Community Essays
COVID-19: A wake-up call
By Ron Angle It is clear now that global society will not be same for decades or more. The current pandemic has changed the way society interacts. For a generation at least, that change will […]
Year: 2020
Arts & Culture
Virtual icons
Altogether, Chico Art Center (65), The Bookstore (44) and Pageant Theatre (40) have been around for a total of 149 years. While the future remains uncertain for all businesses and nonprofit groups, these three local […]
COVID-19
Chico leaders explain COVID-19 emergency declaration for public and private sectors, talk homelessness
In her first week back as Chico’s mayor, Ann Schwab expended considerable effort communicating with residents left reeling by recent events. Schwab became mayor for a third time—she served back-to-back terms in 2008-12—when the City […]
Camp Fire
‘Don’t forget about the Miocene Canal’: Butte County DA and PG&E reach agreement on water access, but questions linger
Business started booming for the Bamford family shortly after they opened the doors to their olive oil tasting room and gift shop in 2016. People constantly trickled into the downtown Oroville storefront to sample the […]
News
At your service: Audrey Denney joins local business folks to help restaurant employees affected by COVID-19
If you hang around the downtown Chico bar and restaurant scene at all, you’ll probably recognize Rasheed McNeal. He’s been working at Bella’s Sports Pub and, more recently, at sister restaurant Parkside Tap House, since […]
Arts DEVO
C’mere, Chico
“Socially distant” is not how Arts DEVO rolls. When I greet Chico, I go in for the hug. I am, of course, following the COVID-19 stay-at-home guidelines by removing myself from the public sphere and […]
Letters to the Editor
About your son
Re “Regarding Henry” (Cover story, by Melissa Daugherty, March 19): The CN&R’s cover story presents profound and deeply personal insights into the experience of being a parent of a child with Down syndrome. It’s a […]
The Goods
Tastes like home
It’s strange how food can make you feel at home. I recently returned to St. Louis, where I grew up, to visit family. My mom had toasted ravioli waiting for me. A local “delicacy,” it’s […]
COVID-19
Theater stuff and things
The Blue Room Theatre may have gone dark, along with every other local arts producer, but the theater is still active. In the wake of the clampdown on public gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic, the […]
COVID-19
Quarantine playlist: Chico Music Television
“I want my Chico music scene!” We hear you. We miss it, too. During this time of coronavirus disconnection, stay connected with multiple eras of the local scene by visiting the Chico News & Review’s […]
Arts & Culture
DIY protection: Locals fabricate face masks and shields
As COVID-19 patients stream into intensive care units across the U.S., one of the biggest looming concerns is the scarcity of ventilators and other medical equipment needed for hospital patients, and just as crucially, personal […]
Second & Flume
Leave the light on
Each Thursday for the past 13 years, I’ve walked into the CN&R’s office and grabbed a freshly printed issue of Chico’s trusty alternative weekly. Yesterday was different. As I swung around the roundabout at Second […]
News
Overshadowed: Coronavirus-triggered policy lost in City Council drama
Like many other municipalities in California—and throughout the nation—the city of Chico held an emergency meeting this week to take steps to address the fallout from the novel coronavirus pandemic. The agenda for the meeting […]
Arts DEVO
The show goes online
Virtual greetings, Quaranchico. The Chico News & Review is back (Arts DEVO, too!). Well, sort of. The newspaper racks are empty. Print publication is still suspended indefinitely as we wait out the coronavirus pandemic, so […]
COVID-19
Economic prognosis
Most vulnerable and safer sectors amid the COVID-19 pandemic. […]