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Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion

Parking in Downtown Chico will be free Thursday nights in December. Photo taken by Bea Williams Dec. 11, 2023

Chico City Council plans to make downtown parking free on Thursdays for the holiday season

Beatrice Williams, News Reporter // November 11, 2024

The Chico City Council held a meeting on Oct. 15 in which they discussed the Holiday Parking Meter Forgiveness Program of 2024.  Mayor Andrew Coolidge proposed the idea of free parking in Downtown...

New lounge bar servicing exclusive menu and new cocktails in Rawbar’s remodeled extension. Taken by Alina Babajko on April 14.

The Rawbar reinvented: classy and oceanic

Alina Babajko, Reporter // April 16, 2024

Rawbar Restaurant and Sushi reopened on April 9: there is now a secondary room with a bar lounge.  Renovations began on Jan. 1 to expand the restaurant, doubling the size inside and the outdoor patio,...

 Rawbar outdoor patio and seating amidst construction. Taken by Jessica Miller Jan. 26

The Rawbar renovations: See you there in March!

Jessica Miller, Food Editor // February 13, 2024

The sushi restaurant, Rawbar, has been closed for renovations since Jan. 1, but is planning to reopen, with cocktails, this March.  The renovations will update the interior of the restaurant and expand...

Reflection: An Orion reporter's experience covering Chico's largest BLM protest

Reflection: An Orion reporter’s experience covering Chico’s largest BLM protest

Julian Mendoza, Staff Writer // June 15, 2020

WARNING: This article contains a reference to a racist slur and may be inappropriate for children. Hundreds of people marched into Chico City Plaza on June 5 demanding justice for George Floyd, Breonna...

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