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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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: […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
By Scott Thomas Anderson What does it mean in 2025 to have reverence for those who met a violent end? Believe it or not, some journalists may not want to over-dramatize the misfortune of a […]
By Alejandro Lazo and Rachel Becker for CalMatters California lawmakers recently approved one of the most substantial rollbacks of the state’s signature environmental review law in decades, including a controversial exemption that would allow high-tech manufacturing plants […]
Find some happy 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 […]
By Dan Bacher On July 11, several dozen indigenous youth from the Klamath Basin and beyond completed a historic 310-mile, month-long source-to-sea “first descent” of the recently undammed Klamath River. They began their journey in Oregon and […]
Asked in Lower Bidwell Park Chris LoganAspiring Family PhysicianFor me, it won’t make much of a difference. I’ll find ways to walk around the park. I think people need to be more careful around the […]
Suspect was a fugitive who frequented open mic nights in Butte County By Ken Magri On June 28, a Chico resident was taken into custody by local police officers on a fugitive warrant at the […]
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