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Kyra Gottesman

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Brian Wong, owner of this historic City of Paris department building, directs the crane crew from the rooftop Friday as the building’s 1913 restored neon sign was installed at the corner of Meyers and Robinson streets in Oroville.

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A new look for ‘Paris’

Brian Wong, owner of this historic City of Paris department building, directs the crane crew from the rooftop Friday as the building’s 1913 restored neon sign was installed at the...
Working with professional Rainforest Art Project artists, several dozen students from Oroville and Las Plumas high schools as well as volunteer artists from Brushstrokes Gallery participated in creating the eight mosaic panels that will be installed at the two interchanges.

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Caltrans completes Highway 70 beautification projects

Working with professional Rainforest Art Project artists, several dozen students from Oroville and Las Plumas high schools as well as volunteer artists from Brushstrokes Gallery participated in creating the eight...
The rich history of the Oroville Chinese Temple cannot be found in any one place. It is dispersed throughout the museum’s archives, collections and records and in the collective memories of docents, descendant families, historians and scholars but a new documentary film currently in production will change that.

Film to tell story of Oroville Chinese Temple

The rich history of the Oroville Chinese Temple cannot be found in any one place. It is dispersed throughout the museum’s archives, collections and records and in the collective memories...
The renovation and enhancement will  include a new water play area, tot playground for children 2 to 5 years old, children's playground for children 5 to 12 years old, eight new pickleball courts, adult and youth basketball courts, multi-use pathway system with fitness stations, two picnic areas with shade pavilions, two hill slides, fencing with two interpretive stations, a dog park, new landscaping throughout the park as well as renovated parking and lighting.

Hewitt Park makeover will begin this summer

The renovation and enhancement will  include a new water play area, tot playground for children 2 to 5 years old, children's playground for children 5 to 12 years old, eight new...
Oroville offers home rehab program

Oroville offers home rehab program

In 2021 the city received $750,000 through the California Development Block Grant Program to offer qualifying homeowners 3-percent interest rate loans for “health and safety” home repairs. The CBDG program...
From April 14-16, the nonprofit needs volunteers to build 22 raised 4-foot-by-4-foot and 4-foot-by-8-foot beds and install them, complete with hardware cloth, soil, mulch and vegetable plants.

Annual Garden Blitz needs helping hands

From April 14-16, the nonprofit needs volunteers to build 22 raised 4-foot-by-4-foot and 4-foot-by-8-foot beds and install them, complete with hardware cloth, soil, mulch and vegetable plants.