Arts & Culture
What’s going on? May 1–7
Can’t decide what to do 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 […]
Month: April 2025
Arts & Culture
Friendly fire: ‘The Accountant 2’ trades some violence for a buddy-comedy vibe
By Bob Grimm Much of the gang from Ben Affleck’s 2016 film about a high-functioning autistic ninja accountant returns for a very different take on the crazy premise that delivered a dark, decent vehicle for […]
Arts & Culture
If I Kneaded You
Henri rises to the occasion to share bread’s origin and where to find the best locally By Henri Bourride “There is not a thing that is more positive than bread.” – Fyodor Dostoevsky Growing up, […]
News
Redding to Chico: Bridging the urban-rural divide for life saving substance abuse treatment
By Tracy Nguyen for CalMatters Imagine driving 75 miles one way every day because your life depended on it. That used to be the case for residents of Redding, in Shasta County, who needed treatment […]
Arts & Culture
Looking back: Violated trust, trussed up in Butte County – a dark vigilante story
By David A. Kulczyk Mob mentality draws its own verdict, based upon the passions of the moment. When a jury verdict and a judge-mandated sentence conflicts with the desires of an enraged mob, the mob’s […]
Arts & Culture
Mystery mastery: Season three of ‘The White Lotus’ is even more fulfilling than the first two
By Bob Grimm The third season of The White Lotus concluded on Sunday, April 6, and all eight episodes are available on HBO’s Max for your visual binging pleasure. As with past seasons, it does not disappoint. […]
Arts & Culture
What’s going on? April 24–30
There’s so much happening this week! Chico News & Review is showing you just a sampling here. But there’s more highlights of what’s on tap at local clubs, theaters, galleries and performance venues. Visit the […]
Opinions
Project Censored dispatch: “All governments lie”: Why we need a radical and independent free press now
By Mickey Huff Media scholar Carl Jensen was deeply influenced by the independent muckraking journalists of the twentieth century—so much so that he founded Project Censored at Sonoma State University, in 1976, in the wake […]
Opinions
Streetalk: What’s your favorite (or least favorite) thing about springtime in Chico?
Asked at Thursday Night Market, downtown Chico Briza PerezParalegalThe nice weather, you can go to the park. But sometimes spring weather can be temperamental. I prefer the cooler temperatures, and not when it gets hot. […]
Arts & Culture
A ‘Doobie’ by any other name: CN&R talks with a co-founder of the Doobie Brothers about origins
For 420, we explore some history of old cannabis slang words and where they came from By Ken Magri Slang terms for cannabis have existed for centuries in many languages. Not only can their use […]
News
Chico and other State University financial aid students learn Chaos 101
With the Department of Education in turmoil, who will distribute Pell grants and other assistance? By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main and co-published […]
Arts & Culture
What’s going on? April 17–23
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 […]
News
As rent spikes keep hammering Chico tenants and students, Ash Kalra looks to take on the corporate landlord complex
Smaller landlords in Butte County say proposed law would be a problem for them By Ken Magri In Chico, more than 57% percent of residents are considered cost-burdened, spending 32.2% or more on rent, according […]
Arts & Culture
Terror for 95 minutes: ‘Warfare’ is a chilling real-time depiction of a battle during the Iraq War
By Bob Grimm Director Alex Garland follows up last year’s chilling Civil War with another violent, visceral experience in Warfare, his account of a real-life event that happened in 2006 during the Iraq War. Garland and co-director Ray […]
Arts & Culture
The charm of Chico Chai: new cafe enlivens the city with a fresh take on global traditions
By Samin Vafaee Let’s set the record straight: calling it “Chai tea” is basically saying “tea tea.” But no matter how you phrase it, one thing’s for sure—in a world of coffee houses, chai houses […]