Here's an idea for your holiday shopping that will help our furry friends AND support the arts in Chico: shop all this month (November) at the Chico Art Center Gift Shop, 450 Orange St. in Chico. "Pick of the Litter" is a fundraiser for the Art Center and the Butte Humane Continue Reading
While driving a client around Chico the other day, I was asked what my favorite things were about our little college town. Didn't take long for me to respond: "The people, the laid-back pace, and the PARK!" Now, anyone who has been in Chico for any length of time knows Continue Reading
So what exactly IS "Chico Palio"? It's the official kick-off event for Artoberfest, a month-long festival of arts & culture in Northern California, featuring more than 130 events. This year's Palio begins at 10 a.m. on Sat., Sept. 25, in the Downtown Chico City Plaza Continue Reading
"> It was another CHICO HAPPENING! A "flash mob" dance erupted (to the foot-stompin' tune of the Isley Brothers' classic "SHOUT") during CSUC President Zingg's "Wildcat Welcome" speech. He seemed to take the interruption good-naturedly, even "high-five-ing" the Continue Reading
Have you heard of the new "Meatless Monday" trend? An NPR segment this morning reported on the movement to encourage people to go vegetarian one day a week. According to "Meatless Monday" founder Sid Lerner, the goal is to "...help reduce meat consumption 15% in order Continue Reading
Hands down one of my favorite things about summertime in the Northstate is the abundance of fresh, luscious, tantalizing fruit. How lucky are we!!!? How well I remember picking wild blueberries as a child in New England, and the delectable pies that emerged from Mom's Continue Reading
