By Nadia Lopez CalMatters is an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org. New big rigs and other trucks will have to be zero-emissions in 2040—ending their decades-long […]
So here I am, sporting a mischievous smile, pondering why the hell I’m jumping head first into penning a column for the Chico News & Review. Hmmm … I reckon it’s because stories are in […]
By Rachel Becker CalMatters is an independent public journalism venture covering California state politics and government. For more info, visit calmatters.org. California water regulators approved the world’s first requirements for testing microplastics in drinking water sources—a […]
“How could they do that?” This was the reaction of Sandy Goulart and other California Park residents Tuesday night (Sept. 6) immediately after the Chico City Council, reversing a decision of its Planning Commission, allowed […]
Step right up, ladies and gentlemen! Best of Chico, the Chico News & Review’s greatest show of the year, is back in town! The big tent is pitched, and the annual celebration of the most […]
Ag/Growing Supplies FIRST Place: Northern Star Mills510 Esplanade, 342-7661See Best Feed Store/Farm Supply.SECOND Place: Chico Ag Mart1334 Park Ave, 809-2367THIRD Place: Tractor Supply Co.2475 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Pkwy, 897-0669 Antiques Store FIRST Place: […]
Asian Cuisine FIRST Place: Ginger’s Restaurant2201 Pillsbury Road, Ste. 100, 345-8862Huge portions of Chinese restaurant standards, served by an attentive staff, make Ginger’s a local go-to spot. Fast and friendly service during the pandemic has […]
Art Space FIRST Place: 1078 Gallery1710 Park Ave., 630-7522The 1078 Gallery’s community-building efforts seem to have hit full-stride in the post-lockdown era. By partnering at the Park Avenue space with Equilateral Coffee and Harvests & […]
Acupuncture Clinic FIRST Place: Chico Community Acupuncture1815 Mangrove Ave., 345-5300Open since 2010, Chico Community Acupuncture has been a Best of Chico fixture. It’s a nonprofit and part of a national cooperative, People’s Organization of Community […]
Charitable Cause FIRST Place: Butte Humane Society13391 Garner Lane, 343-7917Butte Humane Society has focused on providing humanitarian care to dogs, cats and other animals since 1911. The nonprofit offers a wide variety of services, including […]
Best Artistic use of Natural Resources A Midsummer Night’s Dream Staging A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the edge of a meadow at Bidwell Park’s Cedar Grove for the return of Shakespeare in the Park was […]
Al pastor, Crazy Taco1205 Park Ave.For at least two decades, my greatest Chico food craving has been the al pastor from Crazy Taco, the walk-up taqueria connected to Duke’s Bottle Shop. During times of peak […]
As one of the editors who has been privvy to the spreadsheets of Best of Chico tabulations for many years, I can tell you there is a lot of love from the community for a […]
City officials got word in mid-August that the federal government would grant $12.4 million to Chico for disaster recovery from the Camp Fire. Those funds, for infrastructure projects, follow $22.1 million in COVID stimulus money […]
If life is a cabaret, then yeah, sure, just go to the theater. Everything is beautiful in there—even the band! Taste that wine! Blow your horn! Headlined by Chico State’s production of Cabaret, this fall’s […]
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