I can’t believe it’s March! The trees are budding and the flowers are blooming here in northern California! To celebrate, I thought I would have a little giveaway!The lucky winner will receive a Chico Cozy of their choosing from my shop! Chico Cozies are adjustable coffee cozies for your to-go cup. They are insulated which [...]

So, I’ve had some of this really great fabric and I’ve been dying to use it. I finally made some great Spring Totes and they really did turn out great!These are all at Made in Chico now. I was super excited to take them over there, so if you see one you must [...]

I know its been a hot minute since Ive posted anything on Daily Habitz, just been super busy trying to make ends meet….Good news is I have a ton of new stuff to share so stay tuned!For now: I want to put you on to a nice freebee provided by the homies from The Natural [...]

What could possibly be more romantic than a full moon stroll in Chico’s Upper Bidwell Park on a summer’s eve?  Maybe a “starry starry” journey on a clear, cold, moonless night to the Chico Community Observatory! Built in 2001* the Observatory currently has two 14″ Celestron Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes which have their own “go to” computer [...]

Hi guys,
Just wanted to post a quick note to let you know about this cool blog I just stumbled upon: The Christopher Kimball Blog. He writes directly to you from America’s Test Kitchen, which is super cool in and of itself, but his most recent post is about testing the different pizza stones available to [...]

Don’t miss the GRAND OPENING of the Gateway Science Museum!  Opening ceremony starts at 10 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 27, at 625 Esplanade here in Chico, CA.  The museum will be open that day from 10:30 to 5 p.m.  Admission:  $5 for adults, $3 for children.  Featuring “The World of Insects” and a hands-on “discovery room” [...]

I was very intrigued by the LONG mixing time for Sunset Magazine’s “Pizzetta 211” pizza dough, so I did some testing and here’s what I found so far (the dough is still rising, so not finished results yet) Following the instructions, I first bloomed the yeast. As a side note, many chefs today do not [...]

So it’s been a long while since I purchased flour, mainly because my last purchase was firect from Central Milling and in the form of two 50lb bags of flour! The other day, I finally cracked into my second 50lb bag and started thinking, what would my next order be? Since Central Milling has always [...]

I’m so very excited! I recently received my order of mini cards and stickers from The Art of Joy. I absolutely love Joy’s artwork and love to include her cards with my Etsy orders. Look at how awesome her cards are… This time, I also decided to get some stickers to [...]

Restored Clothing Co. loves it’s customers and supporters. But what we really like to see is when people show us some love back! Nothing excites the Restored team more than when we see one of our tees pass us on the street, when someone comments or our blog or when we see people showing support [...]

Sunset magazine recently had an article entitled Pizza Rises in the West in which they detailed some of the West Coast’s best pizza joints. This was a fun little little article, especially if  you live within striking distance of the article’s epicenter, San Francisco. Anyways, they’ve also shared a dough/sauce recipe with us that, on [...]

Hi Everyone!!! I would like to thank everyone who came out to yesterday’s Coutelenc Road Time Trial - we had 25 riders out there taking part in this event…….and quite a few rode up from Chico to the start….in pouring down rain!! Luckily, the TT was dry…..but still, tough way [...]

Hi Everyone!!! After the great turn-out at last year’s Chico-area Road Races, we’re going to be doing them again for the 2010 Chico Road R.A.C.E. Series! This Series will go from March 2010 through early-mid October 2010. Most of the races will be starting at either 8:00AM or 9:00AM on [...]

Everyone is looking for the right strategy to buy or sell property in today’s changing real estate market.
Seller’s still want to wait until their property is worth the amount they established in their minds at the top of the market. Those numbers may not return for many years. So, what to do?
If you have considered [...]

 

  With all that is going on in the world, everyone wants to know what they can do to make the difference. The problem with that is that the world is a huge place. It’s hard to imagine yourself helping millions of poverty-stricken children in Africa, saving endangered species in Thailand or stopping global warming. [...]

It’s surprising how many people have lived in Chico for years (or their entire lives) without taking the tour of Bidwell Mansion.  On a recent flight from San Francisco to Chico, my mom befriended a young woman from China.  It was Song Shuai’s first visit to our fair city, so we decided to give her [...]

Valentines Day. This loved and loathed holiday is full of florist advertisements on your web browsers, heart stamped boxer sets, romantic comedies, pounds of chocolate, Hallmark cards and awkward first dates. But is this one day what love is all about?
Real love comes without conditions. Regardless of all the mushy messages thrown at you during the month of [...]

Hi Everyone!! First off, let me thank ALL of you for taking part in Paskenta yesterday - what a GREAT day for riding!! And a HUGE thank you to Mark Wolford, Rachel Traficante, Michael Farris, Aliya Traficante, Kaleb Traficante, Geno Gruber(and Creighton and Maddison!!), Maggie Jones and all of the other [...]

Hey everyone, I know I haven’t posted in a while (I will try to get better at that) but I really haven’t been up to much. I turned 21 in December- which I have to say was a ton of fun, I am still working at Cal Java, I have applied to 4 different CSU’s [...]

   At Restored, we love music. We also love sponsoring musicians who have a passion for it too. For the past few years Restored has been supporting and following Kyle Williams. Williams in an incredible musician and we found his smooth sound to be irresistable. A few weeks ago Williams left on his “16-17-18″ tour [...]

This was a tasty little idea from Sandra Lee over at the food network. It’s a great solution if you’ve mixed up a bit more dough than your dinner guests could handle – instead of making a bunch of instantly left-over piza, how about saving that last dough ball and making breakfast pizza?? I like [...]

We all know about the $6,500 or $8,000 federal tax credit for people who buy a home, and are in contract by April 30th. But there are more reasons not to wait. FHA buyers will not be able to get all the same benefits as new regulations are passed.
One biggie: the seller will only be [...]

Imagine my delight when I found out my long-time Chico friends, Pam and Robert Laughlin, would be holding one of their PianoFun workshops in Waikiki during the time my mom and I would be there!  They had just completed workshops in Mexico (click here to read a fun blog about that), and this trip was taking them to Kona, Hilo, [...]

Co-Founder of Apple Computers Inc. in Chico!!! Steve Wozniak was at Chico State’s Laxson Auditorium on Wednesday for one performance with students and local community members.

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Steve Wozniak - Press Conference at Chico State

On January 27th, Chico Performances hosted Apple Computers Inc. co-founder Steve Wozniak. We were fortunate enough to film and ask a few [...]

This spring, plenty of new trends have been sprouting up from runways to subways, from sidewalks to schools. At Restored we are always on the look-out for what people want, what they are wearing and what’s coming next. Restored tees have a unique way of working with any outfit and into any wardrobe. Whether you’re looking for [...]