Family Time

“Summer summer summertime. Time to sit back and unwind.” These are the first two lines of one of my favorite summer anthems – the popular 2002,“Summertime,” by Will Smith, affectionately known then as the Fresh Prince. Ironically, at the time…

What better way to spend quality time with your family and get in touch with nature than a fresh, invigorating walk in the woods, along a river, or the beach? What’s more, family hikes make for fun learning opportunities for…

Idea Fab Labs, or IFL, is one of Chico’s best kept secrets. It is a mysterious, wondrous place near downtown Chico where, for the last 5 years, “makers” have been coming together to share great ideas and bring the unimaginable…

What do you get when you ask local dance schools, choreographers and dancers to come together on the stage of Laxson? A potpourri of dance styles, all showcased in the Spotlight Performance. As in past years, the 4th Annual Spotlight…

Once upon a time, in the not too distant past, Dr. Oscar Stansbury settled in the North Valley and raised his family. His daughter, Angeline, was raised in the Stansbury house at the corner of Fifth and Salem streets in…

For the Cat Lover: “A Cat’s Guide to Paris” “A Cat’s Guide to Paris” provides the cat lover with the top things to see and do on a visit to the City of Light. Written humorously for cats, each page…

Many of us have Christmas memories associated with putting money in a red kettle as someone in a Santa hat stands by, ringing a bell. The iconic image of the “bell ringer” harkens us back to the feelings we get…

If you live in the Chico, area you might have heard of a great community service project called, Azad’s Thanksgiving Basket Brigade. This program was created by Grandmaster Farshad Azad, the owner of Azad’s Martial Arts Center in Chico, California.…