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Opinions

Streetalk: What’s the best free or inexpensive local concert you’ve been to recently?

August 11, 2025 CN&R 2

Asked at the Thursday Night Market, downtown Chico Danielle GimbalMusic CopyistOne of the most amazing free concerts I’ve seen in Chico recently was tonight, seeing Andre Thierry at La Salles at the Thursday Night Market. […]

News

Butte County’s A.I. professors react to alarming safety report on tech and dizzying changes it’s brought to campuses 

August 7, 2025 CN&R 5

By Odin Rasco It was not so long ago — less than three years — when artificial intelligence was largely a concept relegated to science fiction and the efforts of computer engineering. The concept of […]

News

Finding the fox: A Susanville wildlife photographer was the first to get a professional picture of the elusive, endangered Sierra Nevada red fox—and his search is not over

August 7, 2025 CN&R 0

By Sarah Russell In December 2020, wildlife photographer Randy Robbins was walking in the woods by his Susanville, Calif., home when he came across a dead doe covered with a layer of frost. He used […]

Weekly picks

What’s going on? August 7–13

August 6, 2025 CN&R 0

Summer celebrations continue! Chico News & Review will find you one, or many, 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 […]

News

Ahead of Yuba County performance, Cyndi Lauper talks about her true colors

August 5, 2025 CN&R 1

CN&R chats with a musical legend and activist who is bringing her energy to the area in late August By Ken Magri Cyndi Lauper, that sleepy-eyed fireball of playful spirit and genuine authenticity, is coming […]

Arts & Culture

What does the giant alcohol shake-up mean for Chico?

August 5, 2025 CN&R 0

By the CN&R Staff The California booze business just descended into chaos, though mainstream publications have been slow to pick-up on the story, and many remain oblivious to it altogether. However, if you’re someone with friends […]

Best of Chico

40th Best of Chico: Behind the scenes

August 4, 2025 CN&R 0

Voting is over. The polls have closed for the 40th annual Best of Chico. What has endured as a favorite community event all started back in 1985 as a single-page ballot in our weekly print […]

Business

Passion on Tap: The Allies Pub brews a new business model of community ownership in Chico

July 31, 2025 CN&R 0

By Dave Banathy On a typically warm July evening, Allies Pub CEO Steve Kay stood before a crowd of supporters and newcomers, urging them to channel their passion into expanding Chico’s community involvement. Passion—was more […]

News

California may soon ban selling new Glocks like the one Kamala Harris owns

July 31, 2025 CalMatters 0

By Ryan Sabalow for CalMatters The Democrats who control California’s Legislature are poised to ban the sale of one of the most popular types of handguns, like the one owned by arguably the state’s most […]

Weekly picks

What’s going on? July 31–August 6

July 30, 2025 CN&R 0

What show? Deep-dive details here on this week’s picks. Plus, Chico News & Review has you covered with highlights of all the other events at local clubs, theaters, galleries and performance venues. Visit the CN&R’s […]

Letters to the Editor

Letters: State law changes, cars in Bidwell Park, ICE-ing up, the Vietnam Wall, thrifting, and more…

July 30, 2025 CN&R 0

Re: “California lawmakers roll back environmental law. Why is high-tech manufacturing now exempt?” by Alejandro Lazo and Rachel Becker ( News, July 24) Newsom’s “meet ’em half way” policy toward fascists is cowardly and scummy. […]

Arts & Culture

Marvel is again marvelous: ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ is a stylish, funny return to form

July 30, 2025 CN&R 0

By Bob Grimm The summer of 2025 should be remembered as the time when both the DC and Marvel universes gave themselves much-needed resets. Superman got things back on the right track for DC, while The Fantastic Four: […]

News

Advocates for fish in the Feather River and surrounding waterways respond to State Water Board updates with deep alarm

July 29, 2025 CN&R 1

By Dan Bacher The State Water Resources Control Board has just released its controversial proposed updates to the Sacramento Delta portions of the Bay-Delta Plan. The proposal includes both the Big Ag-backed voluntary agreements on water, strongly opposed […]

Opinions

Project Censored dispatch: The militarization and weaponization of media literacy

July 29, 2025 CN&R 0

By Nolan Higdon and Sydney Sullivan This Dispatch is informed by our forthcoming 2025 article, “Media Literacy in the Crosshairs: NATO’s Strategic Goals and the Revival of Protectionist Pedagogy,” from the Journal of Media Literacy Education, Volume 17, […]

Arts & Culture

Meet the podcasters who are exploring craft beer’s impact on Chico’s culture and community

July 24, 2025 CN&R 0

Upstart indie-media beer lovers are excited about things on the horizon By Emily Haerter Some may know Chico for its beautiful hiking trails, others may know it for being a college town with a deep-rooted […]

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