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April 6, 2020 Jason Cassidy 0

Altogether, Chico Art Center (65), The Bookstore (44) and Pageant Theatre (40) have been around for a total of 149 years. While the future remains uncertain for all businesses and nonprofit groups, these three local […]

At your service: Audrey Denney joins local business folks to help restaurant employees affected by COVID-19

April 3, 2020 Meredith Cooper 0

If you hang around the downtown Chico bar and restaurant scene at all, you’ll probably recognize Rasheed McNeal. He’s been working at Bella’s Sports Pub and, more recently, at sister restaurant Parkside Tap House, since […]

Theater stuff and things

April 1, 2020 Jason Cassidy 1

The Blue Room Theatre may have gone dark, along with every other local arts producer, but the theater is still active. In the wake of the clampdown on public gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic, the […]

Quarantine playlist: Chico Music Television

March 31, 2020 Jason Cassidy 0

“I want my Chico music scene!” We hear you. We miss it, too. During this time of coronavirus disconnection, stay connected with multiple eras of the local scene by visiting the Chico News & Review’s […]

DIY protection: Locals fabricate face masks and shields

March 30, 2020 Jason Cassidy 0

As COVID-19 patients stream into intensive care units across the U.S., one of the biggest looming concerns is the scarcity of ventilators and other medical equipment needed for hospital patients, and just as crucially, personal […]

Leave the light on

March 27, 2020 Melissa Daugherty 6

Each Thursday for the past 13 years, I’ve walked into the CN&R’s office and grabbed a freshly printed issue of Chico’s trusty alternative weekly. Yesterday was different. As I swung around the roundabout at Second […]

Overshadowed: Coronavirus-triggered policy lost in City Council drama

March 26, 2020 Melissa Daugherty 11

Like many other municipalities in California—and throughout the nation—the city of Chico held an emergency meeting this week to take steps to address the fallout from the novel coronavirus pandemic. The agenda for the meeting […]