If winter resolutions of eating healthy and being active haven’t become reality, it’s not too late. In fact, March is the perfect time to get back on track. It’s the beginning of spring as well as National Nutrition Month. Start fresh this season by making small changes that will have big improvements on your health. [...]

It’s sometimes easy to forget why home rain gutters exist in the first place. After all, no one wants to be on a roof or ladder scraping damp, pungent debris out of a narrow space several times per year. However, ignoring buildup in gutters can lead to problems even larger than most realize.
The purpose of [...]

After a long wait, Butte County women watched a family move into the home they had built and envisioned for the last five years.
Not many women get the opportunity to build a home, but Jayne Ragland, Butte County’s Women Build Coordinator, made this a reality for around 130 local women. From putting the walls up, [...]

What comes to mind when you think of a ranch?
Some people might envision stoic cowboys wrangling up livestock. Others may imagine sprawling fields dotted with bales of hay. But how many people think of sustainability? Or organic produce? Or humane treatment?
Chico’s own Llano Seco Rancho has made eco-friendliness and the compassionate treatment of animals its [...]

There is no replacement for the warmth of a roaring fireplace during the winter months. The crackling and glow from a fire offers comfort, relaxation, and cheer. Of course, there are drawbacks to burning wood. Not everyone wants to cut down the tree out front for firewood or even burn wood at all. Yet the [...]

Chico painter Ann Pierce’s exhibition “Umbrian Corridors and Others” at California State University Chico’s Humanities Center Gallery, Trinity Hall (Nov. 5th – Dec. l7th) derives from her recent trip to Italy. The ordered spaces of Trinity Hall, based upon classic architectural forms of Italy—circles, squares, arches and Golden Sections—will enhance her exhibit.
Pierce acknowledges that realism [...]

Located on a woodsy lane in Paradise, a small farm overlooks Sawmill Creek. Owned by Brian Marshall and his wife Nancy Heizel, their cozy cottage of curved stone walls frames the water as it flows through a section of the farm. A few comfortable chairs sit scattered on the front patio and near the packing [...]

You’ve heard of the “yo-yo dieter” before, and just like losing weight, organizing can have a similar yo-yo effect. Attempts to organize often result in buying bins, folders, or how-to books. Ah, the excitement of getting organized! However, after reading book after book, and trying to organize folders and bins, why does nothing seem to [...]

Curb appeal value is the attractiveness of your home & grounds as perceived by passersby. Why is curb appeal value important? If you are planning on moving you want the exterior to reflect the interior beauty of your home. You can never ask more for your home than what it looks like from the curb. [...]

As snowy, cold weather gives way to the warm promise of spring, opportunities to trek in nature are plentiful. Emerging buds and blossoms, busy bees, feathered friends and a renewal of the earth revive our spirits. Along the Volcanic Legacy Scenic Byway, you can experience what early spring has to offer on the various hiking [...]