
today
8:30 a.m. Audubon Society Field Trip See Event Description
read >9 a.m. Arcata Farmers' Market Arcata Plaza
read >9:30 a.m. Discovery Walk: Unknown Waterfront See Event Description
read >9:30 a.m. Manila Dunes Restoration Manila Community Center
read >10 a.m. Manila Dunes Guided Walk Manila Community Center
read >10 a.m. Library Book Sale Humboldt County Library
read >10 a.m. Dia de los Muertos and Mexican Folk Art Sale Private Eureka home
read >10 a.m. Final Arcata Farmer's Market Arcata Farmers' Market (off the plaza)
read >11 a.m. Donlin Foreman Dance Workshop Dell'Arte
read >2 p.m. Humboldt Coastal Nature Center Draft Trails Plan Walk Stamps House
read >5 p.m. Bati Zado and Show Redwood Raks World Dance Studio
read >6 p.m. The Tumbleweeds Chapala Cafe
read >6 p.m. Ali Chaudhary (jazz duo) Libation
read >6:30 p.m. Not Evil, Just Wrong Humboldt Area Foundation
read >7 p.m. Guitar Stan (country) Old Town Coffee & Chocolates
read >8 p.m. Guitar Orchestra of Barcelona Arkley Center for the Performing Arts
read >8 p.m. Stones in His Pockets Arcata Playhouse
read >8 p.m. A Christmas Carol North Coast Repertory Theater
read >8 p.m. Donna Landry Swing Dance Moose Lodge
read >8 p.m. North Coast Wind Ensemble Fulkerson Recital Hall at HSU
read >8:30 p.m. The Last Minute Men (international) Cafe Mokka
read >9 p.m. Ian McFeron Band (folk rock) Six Rivers Brewery
read >9 p.m. The Michael Paul Band WAVE @ blue lake casino
read >9 p.m. The Generatorz (classic rock) Central Station Cocktail Lounge
read >9 p.m. Taxi Bear River Casino
read >9 p.m. VJ Itchie Fingaz Pearl Lounge
read >9 p.m. Jack Ruby Presents + Blue Street + Acufunkture (DIY rock) Jambalaya
read >9 p.m. 2nd Annual Scorpio Bash The Red Fox Tavern
read >10 p.m. Music by DJ Sidelines
read >10 p.m. DJ Icy Hot Aunty Mo's Lounge
read >10 p.m. Jemimah Puddleduck (rock) Humboldt Brews
read >10 p.m. White Manna + Midday Veil + The King Salmon Duo (rock) Jambalaya
read >11 p.m. Radio Moscow (psychadelic blues) + Mosquito Bandito (one-man surf/garage) The Alibi Lounge and Restaurant
read >previous columns
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read >June 18, 2009
Wabash Willie in Eureka Street Crossing
Cartoon By Joel Mielke
read >June 11, 2009
Dear Mr. CEO
Editor: As an individual who spent a number of years ...
read >Damn the Job-Haters
By North Coast Journal Readers
Editor:
In response to the re-branding of Humboldt County away from being the pot capital of the world, the marketing folks have missed the point (“Rebranding Humboldt,” June 25). Humboldt does have a reputation as a pot-growing center, but it also has a reputation as being anti-business. Even if pot growing stopped today, most businesses would not invest in this area. There is no other reason to re-brand than to attract business and investment not already in the area. Business people already here have tried in vain to invest in virtually every type of business that could help the county. They have been blocked consistently by groups who oppose growth, oppose outsiders, oppose any environmental impact, oppose any competition, oppose, oppose and oppose.
Guess what? People with money to invest are not going to invest in an area where they are going to be blocked at every step.
Humboldt has some very good attributes. There is a large population of well educated people who need jobs. There is ample land and space for development. There is a consumer market. But none of the real ideas that could save this county from the destitution it is moving towards are being considered. Two years ago Verizon put a 600-person customer service center in a remote city in South Dakota. That city had almost the exact same characteristics as Humboldt County, with one exception — they wanted the business and they wanted the jobs.
This is the element that must change in this county if the economy is ever going to develop. The marketing job that is needed, before any other, is one that sells the idea of business growth and its benefits to the people of this county. Any other marketing project is just a waste of time and money.
Richard Grabowski, McKinleyville


















1. Richard:
July 3, 4:31 p.m.
Even the current business are haveing a difficult time of staying in business in this county. Pretty soon this county will not only being a pot county but also a Welfare county. It is difficult to find and keep clean, good employees now. What is going to happen in the future?
2. Can't agree less:
July 4, 9:06 a.m.
Although the writer correctly identified the ignorance and futility of the county's hopeless re-branding project, he seems only to blame the people the project is trying to help for its inevitable demise. The reality is there haven't been ANY good ideas from the office of economic development or the larger business community for years. Most of these so called economic development schemes are just another excuse to drain the county of dollars and resources. As long as the trade off is $1 for county for every $10 made by verizon (or who ever comes in here ) we should say no way.
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