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Photo of the day

Carly Maxstone // February 6, 2018

Eliza Lee plays on the swing set at Five Mile, Bidwell Park on Monday while spending time with her grandmother.

Collaborative exhibit ‘Wide Open Spaces’ turns heads

Anisha Brady // October 14, 2016

Chico State is the home to a newly curated exhibit at the Janet Turner Museum. It showcases and intertwines Janet Turner’s one of a kind prints with photography by the university’s advanced photography...

Pooches Walk, Woof and Wag for a cause

Jae Siqueiros // September 14, 2016

Walk Woof Wag is an annual fundraising dog walk that raises money for Chico Animal Shelter's medical fund. On Saturday, pooches from all over the county banded together for this 3K/5K walk in hopes of...

Topless Day in Bidwell Park

Molly Sullivan // August 28, 2016

To raise awareness about International Go Topless Day, the Chico Breast Liberation held a picnic at One Mile Recreation Area on Sunday to advocate for equal rights for women to be shirtless in public....

Chico’s isolation has benefits

Alex Horne and Helen Suh // April 20, 2016

Chico can sometimes seem far away from the rest of California, but maybe it isn’t a bad thing.

Local event returns to encourage families to live a healthy lifestyle

Michelle Zhu // April 10, 2016

Growing Healthy Children comes back in its tenth year of promoting nutrition and physical activity as means of living a healthy lifestyle

Chico is bringing back bike police

Kayla Fitzgerald // April 8, 2016

Did you hear about the police bicycle unit?

‘Cats in the Community give back

Dominique Diaz // March 31, 2016

Students gathered on Cesar Chavez day to lend a helping hand

The Bidwell ‘Perks’ of volunteering

Amelia Storm // March 23, 2016

Bidwell Park seeks both regular and drop-in volunteers

Cycling club celebrates artwork at Bidwell Park

Michael Arias // February 27, 2016

The Chico Velo Cycling Club presented their new sculpture, "Decide and Ride," in honor of Ed McLaughlin and the sport of cycling.

Fire prevention in wake of destructive fires

Austin Herbaugh // September 29, 2015

The threat of wildfires is here, but that risk can be reduced by being prepared and aware.

Chico State athletes wow at Wake Fest

Sabrina Grislis // September 22, 2015

The Sycamore Pool at One Mile Recreation Center was transformed from its normally calm state into a full-blown wakeboard competition on Friday, Sept. 11.