The Wellness Tree Health Clinic and Juice Bar is like walking into an Apple store with a splash of Douglas fir. Maybe a little more than a splash. The white countertops and chairs, coupled with the wooden shelves and seating, create a clean and fresh atmosphere, just like the juice served up at the café. But... Continue Reading →
Roll it up
The employees at a rustic French creperie on the South Hill are already greeting some repeat customers by name. And they've been open only a week. The Fleur de Sel Artisan Creperie on Grand Boulevard is the little brother to the much-lauded Fleur de Sel restaurant in Post Falls. The Creperie, with its wood-accented walls contrasted... Continue Reading →
Finely made
Greg Shelman became a wine connoisseur at 14 years old. He has the card from a Napa Valley winery to prove it. He couldn't drink, of course. But he held the corks up to his nostrils and was so enamored by the scent that he carried those corks around in his pocket for days. Shelman is... Continue Reading →
A picture of the good life
A photograph of Jesse James sitting next to his assassin, Robert Ford, could be worth far more than the $10,000 bounty that was on James' head in 1882. Following in his older brother Frank's footsteps, James joined Confederate guerrillas at 16 years old. At the end of the Civil War, James continued the Confederate fight by leading... Continue Reading →
Stitching season
Barbara Parker sits in a spare bedroom in her North Spokane home, stitching the numbers on a Washington State football jersey while watching the team play on television. "You see your stuff on TV and think 'That's cool,'" she says with a laugh. There are rolls of fabric leaning against the wall, boxes of fabric letters... Continue Reading →
First-generation student-athlete paving the way for others
PDF version here. Running keeps away the bad habits. That’s the mantra of history major Alfonso Cisneros, who has made a name for himself on Chico State athletic teams since he joined the cross country program as a walk-on four years ago. Cisneros grew up in McFarland, California, a rural town of about 12,000 between... Continue Reading →
A clinic for Kristina
PDF version here. Nursing students at CSU, Chico are working to carry on the legacy of service left by their classmate Kristina Chesterman, who was struck and killed September 24, 2013, by an allegedly drunk driver. Twenty-one-year-old Chesterman was in her fourth year at Chico State and dreamed of providing health care to underserved areas... Continue Reading →
Will Pacific Crest Trail teen hiker finish her solo trip?
Laina Rose had to put the book down. After reading a few chapters, she found the story about a young woman hiking hundreds of miles alone too intimidating. Her older sister had given her “Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail,” a memoir by Cheryl Strayed, for her 17th birthday, right after Rose decided... Continue Reading →
Night at Haggin Oaks driving range: A shot in the dark
Placed on tees by an unseen, automated machine, the white balls pop up through small openings in the green practice mats, their dimpled surfaces a study of shadows under the stadium lighting. A chorus of whoosh-thwackechoes through Haggin Oaks’ driving range,where a handful of night owls and a security guard occupy the largely desolate facility. Golf balls soar (and slice)... Continue Reading →
Gourmet food is front and center at Levi’s Stadium
To use a food metaphor, the San Francisco 49ersgot creamed by the Denver Broncos in last week’s preseason game, the NFL debut of the new $1.3 billion Levi’s Stadium. Fans hope Sunday’s game against the San Diego Chargers will be more evenly matched. But if the on-field action fails to entertain, those who make the trip to Santa Clara always can focus... Continue Reading →