News
Chico summer checklist
Sure you’re going to Sycamore Pool and the Friday Night Concert. Those are easy. But will you stake out the hidden treasures of neighborhood markets and assorted pop-ups? Will you finally make it out to […]
Chico
Local Government
Briefed: Feb. 7-14
Local government this week BUTTE COUNTY SUPERVISORS: Meetings are normally held the second and fourth Tuesday of the month. Visit site for posted agenda as well as current meeting calendar. Tue, 2/14, 9am. Butte County Board of […]
Arts & Culture
What’s on? August 4-10
Wondering what shows, plays, concerts and other events are happening around Butte County? Chico News & Review has you covered with a few highlighted picks for the week. Get out and have some fun! Visit […]
Opinions
Letters to the editor: Aug. 4, 2022
No more NIMBY As we all know, Chico has a very checkered past handling our homeless population. Now, and only now, have we made a reasonable attempt to meet the requirements of Warren v. Chico. […]
Arts & Culture
Arts DEVO: Rockin’ to summer; fall into arts
That smell The last of my gardenia flowers has just gone brown. In late spring, there is a sweet spot in the middle of my backyard where the gardenia and jasmine fragrances mingle, and to […]
Opinions
Letters to the editor: June 8, 2022
Write a letter: Tell us what you think in a letter to the editor. Send submissions of 200 or fewer words to cnrletters@newsreview.com. Deadline for July 7 print publication is June 20. New rep rec […]
News
Chico’s birthday party
The city of Chico is celebrating its sesquicentennial with a calendar of 150 local activities in 150 days—everything from taking a tour at Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. to attending the Chikoko Pod installation at 1078 […]
Local Government
City Hall carousel
For the second time in three weeks, Chico has a new interim city manager. The City Council appointed Paul Hahn, former Butte County chief administrative officer, at a special meeting Wednesday night (April 13)—returning previous […]
Street Talk
Streetalk: Is Chico still a nice place to live?
Asked in downtown Chico Christopher Waitslaw firm employeeNo. It’s dirty; too many homeless people; roads are terrible. I’ve lost count of how many front-end alignments on my car I’ve had. The population has outgrown the […]
News
Whom to watch in 2022
The pandemic may have altered a lot of traditions, but one we’ve maintained at the CN&R is our annual Whom to Watch feature, spotlighting locals we anticipate will make significant impacts—or at least headlines—over the […]
Opinions
Guest comment: Tomato time and other discoveries
Spring has sprung here in the valley. Each morning we walk the dog along neighborhood sidewalks that feature wildflowers, blossoming trees and brilliant birdsong. Clearly, if it’s so beautiful in town, it must be fabuloso […]
Street Talk
Streetalk: How’s shelter-in-place been for you?
Asked in downtown Chico. Rod Winkleconstruction managerConstruction is essential, so I’ve been working and then going home kind of like a normal day. I worked from home off and on for about a month, but […]
Arts & Culture
Flip the script
When the Blue Room Theatre opened Stuff ’n’ Things on March 12, California had just announced the cancellation of sporting events, part of the first wave of the state-mandated shutdown in response to the coronavirus. […]
Arts & Culture
Good to-go
Are they open? That’s been the twenty-dollar question for Butte County residents as they stare into the refrigerator wondering whether or not their favorite grill or taqueria can save them from another night of leftovers. […]
Community Essays
Police brutality and Chico’s path forward
By Ron Angle The role of a newspaper columnist is to provide perspective to the news of the day. The role of a newspaper reporter is to report the basic facts and no more: the […]