Issue: February 06, 2014
Good morning, CN&R readers!
Our Love, Sex, Marriage issue is full of stories related to the theme--from Eartha Shanti's love-the-Earth guest commentary, to our four-story cover package, to intern Katherine Green's cute 15 Minutes piece, "Dancin' machine," a short Q-and-A with a dynamic 84-year-old named Roeena Cohen.
Along the way, stop in the A&C section to read (among other things) contributor Matthew Craggs' racy "Cupid's little helper" (if you dare), as well the Healthlines section, for Assistant News Editor Howard Hardee's "Is Facebook wrecking homes?," and Greenways, to read contributor Claire Hutkins Seda's "Love and bicycles," a preview of the Butte Environmental Council's Valentine's Day dinner/ride/show.
Of course, catch up on the news in our Newslines section, which includes News Editor Tom Gascoyne's cleverly titled piece, "Taking the initiative," on the Saturday-morning downtown farmers' market's latest move.
On a sad note, contributor Miles Jordan offers a memorial tribute to the late local musician and retired Chico State professor Frank Ficarra in Arts DEVO.
Pick up a hard copy of the paper to read the Calendar section, including our Picks for particularly fun events to attend, such as Origin Tribal Belly Dance's February 13 farewell show at Duffy's Tavern.
There's still plenty of time to plan something nice for your sweetheart...
Christine G.K. LaPado-Breglia, associate editor
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Love, Sex, Marriage
Our annual issue is jam-packed with amour.
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Get a date!
Local dating service Dinner4Six offers a variety of interesting, carefully planned dating options—including dinner for six!
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Double your pleasure
Cloud 9 Spa offers twosome massages for couples of various kinds.
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A union of soulmates
The legalization of same-sex marriage allowed this longtime couple to marry.
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A long courtship
Local couple tie the knot after nearly two decades together.
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De-tweaking Berry Creek
The Berry Creek Community Association wants the outside world to know what the community has to offer.
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Annexation back on table
The city of Chico and LAFCo agree to form on a plan for Chapmantown annexation.
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Outlook still murky, ask again later
Council approves an extension for the delivery of a financial report under the shadow of alleged fraud.
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Taking the initiative
Saturday morning farmers’ market supporters launch an initiative to stay in place.
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Parking and a pear tree
Council approves two parking-related items, denies request to remove tree.
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Not without a fight
A young female transient is arrested after striking a policeman with a tree limb.
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Parents sour on plans for school
They are concerned about the “repurposing” of Citrus Elementary School.
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Does size matter?
TargetMap website offers map and chart that ranks average penis size country by country.
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Love and bicycles
On Valentine’s Day, local bike enthusiasts will celebrate their two-wheeled loves together.
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Climate change threatens Olympics
By the end of the 21st century, two-thirds of the last 19 Winter Olympics sites will be too warm to host such an event.
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TransCanada pipeline explosion
Gas supplies are shut off to 4,000 Canadians in sub-zero temperatures after a TransCanada natural-gas pipeline explodes and burns for more than 12 hours.
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‘Pop-up’ wetlands help birds
Sacramento Valley rice farmers are paid by The Nature Conservancy to provide wetlands habitat for migrating birds during the current drought.
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Love & other good things
The Chico Creek Nature Center’s Valentine’s Day camps for kids lead off this assemblage of goodness.
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Is Facebook wrecking homes?
Local marriage therapists discuss social media’s potential to drive couples apart.
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ACA gains steam in North State
New figures released for Affordable Care Act sign-ups in North State.
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Obesity sets in early
Study suggests that a propensity for lifelong obesity is established early in life.
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A bloody breakthrough
Stem cell researchers in Japan tout a ‘major scientific discovery.’
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A plan for unity
It’s time for Chico to annex the Chapman-Mulberry and Stewart Avenue neighborhoods.
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Journey to equality
Utah follows California’s footsteps on the path to same-sex-marriage legality.
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Fukushima and opportunity
Encouraging a lifestyle that honors all life as the three-year anniversary of the nuclear disaster approaches.
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Put up or shut up
City leaders ought to give proof about the alleged fraud at City Hall.
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Cupid’s little helper
Four new adult products for the lovers season.
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Bleeding Edge
Pynchon tails ’em and nails ’em in his new detective novel.
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Attack of the clones
Just when you thought you understood wine varietals, along come the clones.
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Inside MacDougal Street
An evocative, if fragmented look at 1960s Greenwich Village in the latest film from Ethan and Joel Coen.
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