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Editor’s note: A kick-ass goodbye note

Before COVID-19, I never thought twice when a co-worker asked to meet up for coffee or lunch. Now … I get a little nervous. It’s no secret that the pandemic dealt a serious blow to […]

Arts DEVO: Deploy the creative corps!

It is very unusual for Butte County to get a huge influx of cash to spend on just the arts and culture of this community. So, when Arts DEVO received a press release announcing that […]

What’s up with downtown?

Since its inception, the Chico News & Review has paid close attention to the health of this city’s core. A look through the paper’s archives reveals several stories over the last four-plus decades asking slight […]

Arts DEVO: Music central

As the CN&R asks the question, “What’s up with downtown?” in this issue, Arts DEVO is pleased to report that the music scene in the city’s core is looking pretty good these days. We did […]

Editor’s note: Hire date: July 3, 2003

I don’t think my first day of employment as recorded by the Chico News & Review is correct, but I’m certain about the first story I wrote for the paper. It was an interview with […]

Editor’s note: To challenge

The spark for this month’s “Summer checklist” cover feature was a series of social media posts by Chicoan Sharon DeMeyer: “Inspired by a young woman who tried 365 new things last year to help manage […]

Arts DEVO: Noisy, but fun

Of all the Chico bands Arts DEVO could be asked to help write a bio for, XDS is probably the one for which I’m most qualified to do so. I’ve been friends with the players […]

Arts DEVO: Amish Rake Fight, et al.

If you’ve ever played music in a group with others you’ve made the band-names list. Perhaps, like Arts DEVO, you are a little obsessive about such things and you save that list and continually add […]

Editor’s note: Let’s do our Best work

Wait a minute. It’s not already Best of Chico time again, is it? The Chico News & Review’s annual celebration of all of Chico’s good stuff is back. Voting started May 3, the day this […]

Art on two wheels

This feature is part of the CN&R’s 2023 Bike Issue. To coincide with the Wildflower Century bike ride in Butte County (April 30) and National Bike Month (in May), the subject is bicycles for the […]

‘I’m D.B. Cooper’

What if we make a mumblecore play about D.B. Cooper? This is the kind of question that an artist can pose in Chico while having a legitimate expectation that the idea could be realized as […]

Arts DEVO: Light the beam!!!

Music and basketball. That’s it. The extent of Arts DEVO’s passions. Longtime readers of this column already know this, even if the music has gotten far more play in this space. That’s mostly because my […]

Editor’s Note: Commitment

For 38 years, the Pancakes for Peace fundraiser put on by the Chico Peace & Justice Center (CPJC) was one of our community’s signature spring events. The popular all-you-can-eat organic breakfast and Easter egg hunt […]

Journey to the other side of the park

A CN&R Outdoor Recreation special feature. If you live in Chico and are looking for some outdoor recreation, nearly any activity you could dream up is just a day trip away. The mountains of Shasta, […]

End of the five-buck meal?

I miss Zot’s. When the Chico News & Review was still downtown (I miss that a lot, too), Zot’s Hot Dogs & Deli was the closest restaurant to our building. It was just a short […]

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