Best of Chico
Best of Chico 2025 finalists
What local haunts and worthy souls hath made the final scroll?The casting of final votes to crown the victors of Best of Chico 2025 shall commence upon the first day of July, and shall draw […]
Year: 2025
Arts & Culture
A comedian of the shadows, Aaron Foster holds nothing back while prepping for show in Chico on June 28
By Odin Rasco Aaron Foster’s shows don’t start like a typical comedy act, and he wouldn’t have it any other way: It happens night after night – the stage lights go up, the walk-on music […]
News
Uncertain harvest: Agriculture’s season of gloom
While Trump considers expelling undocumented farm workers, California’s economy hangs in the balance. By Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main This story is produced by the award-winning journalism nonprofit Capital & Main and co-published here with […]
Arts & Culture
With sunny memories of Brian Wilson’s Chico performance, locals say goodbye to a genius of California harmony
After his recent passing at 82-years old, some may think it’s hyperbolic to express the genius and importance of the singer/songwriter Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys. But don’t tell his contemporaries that. Wilson’s songwriting […]
Arts & Culture
What’s going on? June 19–25
Here’s just a sampling of events you can catch this week. Chico News & Review gives you many more choices for local clubs, theaters, galleries and performance venues. Visit the CN&R’s FREE online calendarfor all […]
Street Talk
Streetalk: What’s your summer project?
Asked at the Thursday Night Market, Chico Maylynn YuPara-educatorSaving up enough to move here, I currently live in Marysville. I’ve been working with kids and doing side-gigs. Dana MooreComedy QueenMy summer project is continuing to […]
News
Summer sees a flurry of fun at the Forebay Aquatic Center while its nonprofit keeps navigating environmental and economic realities
By Odin Rasco As the sun beats down and the temperature rises, locals and tourists alike are eager for opportunities to cool off while enjoying the region’s scenic waterways through boats, kayaks or swimming […]
Arts & Culture
Moments Out of Time: Dreaming while streaming some winning picks
By Juan-Carlos Selznick Good PitchEephus is a baseball movie unlike any other. Its entire action is an account of a single game played by two rec-league teams somewhere in New England. It’s the last game […]
Arts & Culture
What’s going on? June 12–18
What are you doing for fun this week? Chico News & Review delivers the highlights of what’s on tap at local clubs, theaters, galleries and performance venues. Visit the CN&R’s FREE online calendar for all […]
News
‘No King’ Flag Day protest in Chico on Saturday
Local coalition to march against Trump’s ‘kingly’ presidency By Ken Magri This Saturday should be an eventful day in Chico, as Flag Day coincides with a local protest being organized against President Trump by a […]
News
The man who unsolved a murder
If you’re accused of a crime, will someone investigate your side of the story? In California, there’s no guarantee – as some in Siskiyou County discovered By Anat Rubin for CalMatters On Aug. 28, 1976, […]
Opinions
Project Censored dispatch: Marketing Mars
By Zara Zimbardo If Mars Is the Answer, What Was the Question? Mars is 140 million miles away, but it has never been closer. Whether it’s Elon Musk’s relentless cheerleading, the competing plans of various […]
Arts & Culture
Farmers Brewpub: Henri learns to like beer … and life’s simple pleasures
By Henri Bourride Confession: Henri has never been much of a beer drinker, usually preferring a simple pinot or cabernet, even with a taquito plate or burger. Merci a mon pere for that, who like […]
Arts & Culture
What’s going on? June 5–11
It’s time for something different. Chico News & Review has the newest 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
A moving memorial: A traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is coming to Chico
Vision from Washington DC will be in the city between June 5 and June 9 By Ken Magri On June 5, a replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial will come to Chico for a five-day […]