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Don’t let the clouds fool you — summer break will be here for you and the kids before you can say “screen time.” Lucky for everybody, the Summer of Fun listings have what you need…
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Tule and Ishŭng are taking their relationship to a new level — proximity wise. As of early last month, the two are now sharing habitat space without any barriers following a slow introduction process in…
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Music Tonight: Friday, May 8
It’s the second installment of Punks for Palestine over at the Outer Space tonight at 8p.m. Come join Pest, The Woke Agenda, Duo Sonic and Kult of Indifference for afundraiser for the people of Gaza…
Music Tonight: Thursday, May 7
The Alley Cats might not be playing in Opera Alley tonight, but they’re still one of thefinest jazz combos floating around the scene. The Basement also happens to be one of the finest venues to…
DirtyOld Town
I wasn’t born in Humboldt, but I spent enough of my formative years in McKinleyville to say — without flinching much — that I grew up here. And while I didn’t stick around for my…
‘Khan!!! The Musical!’ Prospers
Khan!!! The Musical! A Parody Trek-Tacular by Brent Black and Alina Roth, now entering its final weekend at Dell’Arte’s Carlo Theatre, is exactly as described in the title and every bit as fun as it…
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Canals on Mars
“Lowell always said that the regularity of the [Martian] canals was an unmistakable sign that they were of intelligent origin. The only unresolved question was which side of the telescope the intelligence was on.”— Carl…
‘Outcome’ and ‘Apex’ Almost Summit
OUTCOME. Jonah Hill’s second scripted feature — following Mid90s (2018), the documentary Stutz (2022) and number of music videos and episodes of television — might be seen as a response to the erosion of his…
Movie Tonight: Monday, May 4
May the Fourth Be With You, happy Star Wars Day, yada, yada, Yoda, who cares, really? Well more than a few people, apparently, so the Arcata Theatre Lounge has you covered if you are among…
ICE Readiness and Philly Eats
This week we’re looking at how Centro del Pueblo is getting Humboldt County ready to face ICE with workshops on rights and building allyship. We’re also sampling the goods at a rotating Italian spot with…
Music Tonight: Saturday, May 2
Two bitchin’ rock shows tonight, on either side of the bay for those of you forced to take sides. First up at the Shanty at 8 p.m. you will find the mighty Black Plate at…
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Neal Dean Ewald
It is with profound sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Neal Dean Ewald, age 70, on April 30, 2026, in Trinidad, California. Born on May 20, 1955, in Santa Cruz, California, Neal lived…
Wincel Ann Nicholas
Wincel Ann Nicholas, 87, of Biggs, California, passed away peacefully at her home on March 7, 2026 surrounded by her family. She was born on September 6, 1938, in Paris, Arkansas, to Eddie “Red” and…
Stephen J. Wilson, DDS
Dr. Stephen “Steve” Wilson lived 84 years at full throttle before peacefully heading to the great dugout in the sky on April 1, 2026. Born in Dayton Ohio on November 13, 1941; he was blessed…
Carolyn Chaffee Otis
We sadly announce that Carolyn Otis passed away suddenly on March 25, 2026 at her home in Arcata. Carolyn Chaffee, on August 28, 1940, blessed the world with her birth. Eldest daughter of Pep and…
Music Tonight: Thursday, April 30
Humbrews has been peeking its head out of the wet loam and into the sunshine with a fine run of shows. This week’s calendar has more heat under the bonnet than the previous ones, suggesting…
Know Your Rights
Around 75 people crowded into a presentation room at Centro del Pueblo’s new office in Eureka on a recent Friday night for one in a series of Know Your Rights trainings hosted by the community…
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‘Money Well Spent’
Editor: California pays over $100,000 per kid to keep Orick School open (“One School, Nine…
Voting for Mary Burke
Editor: I am voting for Mary Burke for 5th District Supervisor. I have seen her…
‘Pick It Up’
Editor: Fortuna has a great dog park. The county provides bags to dispose of the…
Baker’s Dozen
Editor: Interesting stuff (“Why Isn’t ‘Eleven’ ‘One-teen?,” April 23) but with all due respect to…
Mary Burke for Fifth District Supervisor
Throughout various professional and civic roles, Mary Burke has shown that she knows how to…
More Cahill
Editor: OK, JFC’s take on AI (“AI for the Planet,” April 16) is not only…
‘To Meet the Moment’
Another Global Sumud Flotilla — the largest to date — is setting out across the Mediterranean Sea in a multinational civilian effort to open a humanitarian aid corridor to the war-torn Gaza Strip. Longtime Eureka…
Rosebuds
April ends with this issue, along with a microdosing session of damnation in my house that began with an early Holy Saturday and ended with a rewatch of Citizen Kane last weekend. The connective tissue…
First Saturday Night Arts Alive
Enjoy a lively evening in Downtown and Old Town Eureka as galleries, museums, theaters, bars and restaurants stay open late. 4TH STREET MERCANTILE 215 Fourth St. Various artists. ART CENTER FRAME SHOP 616 Second…
‘Michael’ is Bad
MICHAEL struggles to be genuine amid the soaring vocals and thrilling moves of a rising Jackson. Action director Antoine Fuqua, best known for the critically acclaimed crime thriller Training Day, turns a new leaf into…
April Showers
The clouds are leaden with raincoming down in streams over thesea green tree tops of redwoods feedingancient roots, which scientists have discoveredcommunicate with one another, linking themas a family.Leah and I head into the forest…
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