
Best Old Town Sunbather
The sun comes out — when it comes out, oh, praise the …

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The five folks who make up the Nederland, Colo.-based string band Elephant Revival call …

Well, dang if the sun didn’t come back! We’re sure it has something to do with the return of all of those bright college students, their learnin’ fever burning up the Humboldt summertime gloom. And as the last dirty shreds of foggy gray drift off, we enter sweet autumn. The Time of the Sunshine. The time to admit we’re not always a crab pot of crankies. The time, even, to praise the lovely, late fog.
Yes, it’s time for the Best of Humboldt!
As always, we sorta figured the dark veil would part around about now, and so we asked you, our favorite people — you readers, you! — to help us rave about Humboldt. We asked you to name “the best” in 12 categories: restaurant, coffeehouse, store, bar, band, local beer, export product, annual event, person, visual artist (apart from Duane Flatmo), nature experience and road. You delivered some obvious winners, and a few surprises. And, our staff and freelancers dropped their pitchforks to engage in a little Hum-hugging, too.
Editor: Gotta hand it to Andrew Goff — equating the aliens of BridgeFest with the reputation of a candidate for governor, throwing in a voting recommendation, then proceeding to dissuade …
Editor: Thumbs up to the Town Dandy’s suggestion of “Get Old Town a Taco Truck” (“Town Dandy,” Aug. 26). But why stop at a taco truck? When I worked in …
Editor: A few years ago you had a food columnist named Joseph Byrd who had such an elevated palette that he condemned all the top restaurants in Northern Humboldt, saying …
If you aren’t terrified to get up in front of a crowd of strangers …
Previews
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STAFF PICK / music / 10:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Halvorsen Park, Waterfront Dr., Eureka. Annual Festival returns! Seating is first come first serve. Bring your blanket or low-back beach chair. Food and beverage, art and craft vendors, and micro-brew beers from many local breweries available. $85/$80 adv.. 445-3378.
food / 6-9 p.m. Art of Wine, 308 2nd Street, Eureka. Bring any potluck dish you like as long as the name starts with "b". www.humboldtartofwine.com. 268-0626.
movies / 7 p.m. Arcata Theater Lounge, 1036 G St. Ocean Night happens the first Thursday of every month. From majestic documentaries to epic surf flicks, explore the great blue sea with Ocean Conservancy, Humboldt Surfrider and Humboldt Baykeeper. $3. 822-1220.
music / 9 p.m. Nocturnum, 206 W. 6th St., Eureka. Boss Levelz is the collaborative project of Itchiefingaz and Masta Shredda, two of Humboldt's funnest and funkiest DJs/Producers. Their unique sound has been dubbed 'Gangsta Psychedelia' and none of their sets are to be missed. 498-7388.
music, free / 7 p.m. Blondies Food And Drink, 420 E. California Ave., Arcata. None. blondiesfoodanddrink.com. 822-3453.
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