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Legado del helado
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 […]
Year: 2020
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Deepening roots
When Debbie Ariza reflects on the history of the Chico Certified Farmers Market, she comes back again and again to a theme befitting a farmer. Growth. Ariza, who owns and operated Debbie’s Farm in Capay, […]
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Students vacating Chico State
Citing “a troubling number of positive COVID-19 cases on campus,” Chico State President Gayle Hutchinson has canceled in-person classes and ordered the closure of university housing. Hutchinson made the announcement Sunday (Aug. 30), six days […]
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Arts DEVO: Three day weekend?
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 […]
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Commercial cannabis coming to Chico
Local opponents of commercial cannabis added a new argument to their repertoire as the Chico City Council discussed allowing such businesses on Tuesday (Aug. 25). In addition to claims that pot shops allegedly contribute to […]
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College-age COVID spike and three new deaths in county
Butte County Public Health announced today (Aug. 26) that a cluster of more than 15 new positive COVID-19 cases have been identified at one apartment complex near the Chico State campus. Those infected are between […]
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Arts DEVO: Raining frogs
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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The Golden State Killer will now vanish—behind bars
In his final public moment, Joseph DeAngelo couldn’t muster the courage to look at them. One after another, the women stepped to the courtroom podium and told their stories. Onetime newlyweds, fiancees, Sacramento transplants and […]
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City hires new chief
Chico City Manager Mark Orme announced at a press conference today (Aug. 19) that Interim Police Chief Matt Madden has been hired as permanent chief. Madden has served in an interim role since former chief […]
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Lightning fire updates
Update: At 4:40 p.m. today (Aug. 18), Cal Fire updated the the Butte Lightning Complex situation, raising the number of all active fires in the county to 35, and the acreage burned to 1,500 (including […]
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Back to schooling online
Just before spring break this past March, when school districts across Butte County shifted rapidly to remote instruction in response to coronavirus, Caitlin Dalby also made a quick pivot. In her eighth year as a […]
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Arts DEVO: Push play
Is Chico on pause? It might feel like nothing is happening, and that there’s nothing new to report beyond infection rates (1,321 confirmed coronavirus cases in Butte County as of Aug. 14) and the tally […]
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Collective vision
Four months into her tenure as senior pastor of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, the oldest house of worship in Chico, the Rev. Loretta Dickerson-Smith had a vision. Church elders had guided her on a […]
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Policing committee meets today
The second meeting of the city of Chico’s recently formed Policing Ad Hoc Committee will be held today (Aug. 13) from 1 to 2:30 p.m. The public can view and participate via phone call-in or […]
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Delivered from hunger
Jenny Lowrey couldn’t contain her excitement when the semi pulled into Yankee Hill Hardware on July 31. “Oh my god. Seventeen-hundred families are going to get free food today,” she said. “Ah, I love this!” […]