‘Ski Mask Rapist’ Richard Stobaugh Dies
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Music Tonight: Wednesday, Oct. 7
Ilyas Ahmed is a Portland-based experimental musician who has a long discographyfull of collaborations with similar West Coast gems, including a lovely record with JefreCantu-Ledesma from my favorite ’90s San Francisco dynamic-ambient band Tarantel.He is…
Skeleton Showdown: Who’s Got the Best Bones on Main Street?
Love them, hate them or think they’re just dying to get noticed — Ferndale’s skeletons are taking over Main Street! Now it’s time for the community to settle the debate the fun way. We’re inviting…
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Humboldt County Fair Faces Another Tough Year
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It’s Flash Fiction Season
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Music Tonight: Tuesday, Oct. 6
Burnstitch Artist Collective is throwing a local band showcase at Savage Henry Comedy Club tonight at 7 p.m. to get some energy going to four groups in the area who deserve some attention. Those bands…
Music Tonight: Friday, Oct. 2
The Miniplex is hosting a punk rock zoological cage match tonight around 9 p.m. withCincinnati trio Jon Q Public linking up with local fauna Dumpster Puppies, Berk & theJerx and The Smashed Glass. This venue…
Xine:wh-ding
Hoopa Valley Tribe elder Verdena Leona Chase Parker was raised speaking Na:tinixwe Mixine:whe’ (Na-teh-nah-hwah Meh-hah-neh-hweh), the language of the Hupa people since time immemorial. Her fluency was a tribute to brave women in her family,…
‘Ski Mask Rapist’ Richard Stobaugh Dies
Editor’s note: Be advised, this story covers violent sexual assaults and may be disturbing to readers. A sexually violent predator in the process of appealing a Humboldt County Superior Court judge’s decision last year to reverse…
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