Carving Space
For the first time in decades, an Asian-American themed art show hits Eureka.
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Carving Space
Robert Sataua’s black-rimmed glasses reflect the evening light that streams into his Arcata Bottoms home. A shock of dark hair stands up straight on his head. Neatly trimmed whiskers line his chin. He’s in the thick of organizing the show Hungry Ghosts, which opens this weekend at the Ink People’s Brenda Tuxford gallery for Eureka’s…
Barbecue Update: Chicken Bomb
Word came in over the wire that Wild Oaks Grill had its notorious Chicken Bombs earlier this week ($10). Those are chicken breasts stuffed with hot sausage, pepperoni or shrimp, along with cream cheese and jalapeno peppers, then wrapped in smoky bacon and barbecued. Take a moment there. They’re not always available, which is probably…
Big Bad Burl Biz
The New York Times has a piece this week on the despicable business of illegally sawing big hunky burl chunks off of our massive redwood trees — our elders, as the Times elegantly notes — and selling them for profit on an apparently quite healthy global market. Says the story: “The poachers, known locally as the ‘midnight…
Stepping Up
The Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event in Old Town on Saturday, April 5, during which men donned heels for a mile-long march through Eureka to raise awareness about violence against women, left Humboldt with more than just blisters. According to Ruthanne DeMirjyn, the fiscal coordinator for the North Coast Rape Crisis Center, the…
Publisher: Court docs unsealed
Curiosity. It’s a critical trait for a reporter. In January Gary Lee Bullock was sitting in jail charged with the horrific crime of breaking into the rectory of St. Bernard’s Parish on New Year’s Day and murdering Father Eric Freed. Digging through court records, News Editor Thadeus Greenson learned that Bullock had been deemed “ineligible”…
Arcata School Nationally Recognized
Wow, those are some smart whippersnappers. The Washington Post just ranked Arcata’s Northcoast Preparatory and Performing Arts Academy as the 21st most challenging high school in the country. To compile the rankings, the Post computed an index score using the number of college-level tests given at the school divided by its number of graduates that…
Tonight’s Setlist: Southern hip-hop wordplay, South African a capella
Make note, the cleverly named CunninLynguists and their Strange Universe Tour with J-Live, Sadistik and Nemo Achida has been moved from the Arcata Theatre Lounge to the Jambalaya. CunninLyguists is a hip-hop group from Lexington, Ky. and Atlanta, Ga. The trio’s name, the press release explains to the dialectally challenged, “is a portmanteau of the words…
The Big, Green Monster
A reader wrote in with a tip about the wet burrito at Tasty Tacos (3943 Walnut St, Eureka), saying the green sauce and the marinated chicken are amazing ($9). What the tipster didn’t mention is the enormity of the thing, which the menu calls the biggest burrito in town. When it arrives, smothered in a…
Pharmacy-Go-Round in Macktown
Some McKinleyvillians were shocked last week to discover that Lima’s Pharmacy, at 1711 Central Ave., had morphed over the weekend into a CVS pharmacy. One Lima’s customer, Darin Price, found out when he called in a prescription renewal and a CVS phone system asked him to punch in his prescription number. Price immediately fired off…
Victims of Fields Landing Fire Named
Two people killed in a Fields Landing fire Saturday morning were visiting friends from the Susanville area. Jeffrey Micheal Faust, 56, and his longtime girlfriend Sharon Kay Beem (who also went by the last name Schonrock) died from inhaling carbon dioxide and smoke put off by plastic burning. Humboldt Bay Fire Chief Ken Woods said…
Flags Lowered For Madsen
Former Fifth Ward Eureka City Councilmember and police detective Lance Madsen died Saturday, April 5, after a nearly four-year battle with lung disease. Madsen, 65, most recently joined the city council in December 2010, just months after learning he was suffering from a lung disorder that causes scarring and thickening of the lungs (see “Lance’s…
Tonight’s Setlist: Future Islands, Whatever Forever
The big show tonight is North Carolina post-wave dance band Future Islands over at Humboldt Brews. Did you see them kill it on Letterman last week? Get your tickets now. Terse, yet passionate, Future Islands lays synthy melodies overtop a pulsing punk bass and a rather ecstatic sense of rhythm. Joining them is Ed Shrader’s Music Beat. Show starts…
It’s Official: Cunninlynguists Show Moved to Jambalaya
When we first wrote about the Tuesday night gig, it was happening at ATL. Since then, the party has been moved around the block to the Jambalaya. From the Setlist: Make note, the cleverly named CunninLynguists land their Strange Universe Tour with J-Live, Sadistik and Nemo Achida at Arcata Theatre Lounge the Jambalaya. CunninLyguists is a hip-hop group…
Real Drag
KuiiKuii Flawless, the undisputed champion of Where’s Queer Bill’s Drag Wars on Friday night at Humboldt Brews, and the newest member of the Red Carpet Girls. And for the record, this is how a pro rocks camo and heels. Emcee Mantrikka Ho tears it up.
Tonight’s Setlist: Hyped on Odesza, Psyched on White Manna
In addition to the good time that is Arts Alive! in Eureka, Arcata has some happenings. At the Jambalaya, Seattle production duo Odesza show off the hit-making skills that sent multiple songs to Hype Machine’s “Popular” chart and earned Odesza spots at Sasquatch, Capitol Hill Block Party and the Decibel Fest, among others. Doors at…
Fields Landing Fire Kills Two
Two adults died in a structure fire in Fields Landing this morning, according to Humboldt Bay Fire. Firefighters got the call at about 2:30 a.m. reporting a structure fire at a residence on the 600 block of South Bay Depot Drive. According to a press release, fire crews arrived to find moderate smoke coming from…
Tonight’s Setlist: Ramblin’ and Draggin’
The No Good Redwood Ramblers certainly are good and, if you haven’t yet stomped your feet at one of the band’s live gigs, here’s yet another chance and a special one. To celebrate the release of the band’s new CD, Good Ramblin’, the Ramblers are throwing a party at the Logger Bar! Quintessential Humboldt here,…
High Heels, Old Town
Arts Alive! attendees Saturday will be greeted by the sound of hundreds of high heels clicking their way down Eureka’s streets. The third annual Walk a Mile in her Shoes event, a fundraiser for the North Coast Rape Crisis Team, will kick off at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the Old Town Gazebo and will see…
Pie Hard
Pie takes a backseat to cake, largely because of its limited decorative possibilities — fancy latticed crust can’t compete with buttercream roses and fondant zoo animals. If pie is going to do battle with cake, it can’t show up as an elegant little sliver (don’t bring a tart to a pie fight). It’s got be…
GPU Schedule Just A Nudge Off Track
OK, you might agree it’s way more than a nudge off schedule. However, the latest motion by the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors only pushes a couple of General Plan Update meeting topics a bit down the calendar. On Tuesday, per County Planning Director Kevin Hamblin’s request, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors canceled the April 7 GPU meeting…
Up-stakes for County Camping Ordinance
Hear that huge sigh of relief among cookie-sellers, campaigners, protesters and others wanting to exercise their free speech and sugar-peddling rights over at the swell outdoor digs of the county courthouse? Soon, they’ll no longer be scofflaws when they stake out their awnings on those public premises: Tuesday, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors voted…
Counter Operation
An 8-pack of Coasties cruised in and commandeered the counter at Kristina’s today. There were no drownings.
Tonight’s Setlist: Fantastic and dreamy
Immediately spooky and catchy, El Radio Fantastique’s music has been called everything from junkyard hymns to cabaret grotesque to gypsy soul to New Orleans second line noir. The band’s dangerously charming singer, songwriter, dumpster diver and former gravedigger Giovanni DiMorente leads El Radio Fantastique’s audience into a world where an old radio possesses and haunts…
La Vie Spectaculaire
Moulin Rouge was so romantic and glamorous, what with the singing, the dancing, the absinthe, the hookers and the TB — on second thought, it was pretty seedy. Enjoy the glitz and color without all the rough stuff on Friday, April 5, when Spectacular Spectacular takes over the Portuguese Hall at 7 p.m. with a…
Rural Jurors
Editor: The Journal has done Humboldt County a tremendous service by publishing Thadeus Greenson’s very informative article on the General Plan Update and the Humboldt County Planning Commission (“The GPU,” March 13). I particularly liked that Mr. Greenson gathered input from scholars and former planning commission members. The GPU is a critical process, and I…
Peep My Shorts
Editor: In response to John Bennett’s feelings of bitter sweetness for the dearth of “opportunities to enjoy [film] shorts in any sort of structured format”, (“Filmland,” March 20) I have sumptuous news! The 47th Humboldt Film Festival is fast approaching and will give Mr. Bennett, and all who appreciate and enjoy the delight of feasting…
First Saturday Night Arts Alive!
Presented by the Humboldt Arts Council and Eureka Main Street. Opening receptions for artists, exhibits and/or performances are held the first Saturday of each month. Phone (707) 442-9054 or go to www.eurekamainstreet.org for more information or to have an exhibit or performance included. 2. HUMBOLDT ARTS COUNCIL at the Morris Graves Museum of Art, 636…
Don’t Get Caponed
“But in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes,” said Ben Franklin. But there’s a way to avoid at least one of those: grow weed. “B-b-but sales tax!” some cry, as though paying 8 percent of the cost of that flat screen at Target comes anywhere near the income…
Fortuna’s First Friday
The Fortuna Downtown Business Association invites you to a fun-filled night of art, music, refreshments and merchant specials on the first Friday of every month. Enter to win $50 in Fortuna Bucks by picking up a “Passport to Downtown” at a participating business and getting it stamped at 10 more. BODY WORKS FITNESS CENTER 1156…
#Buhneisback
If your pooch falls ill after devouring a bowl of imported chicken strips, don’t go blaming North Coast State Sen. Noreen Evans (D-Santa Rosa). A bid to allow “negligible” amounts of China-sourced chicken to grace Fido’s chompers recently suffered committee crib-death under Evans’s cold, unblinking gaze. “I’ve spent a lot of time researching this,” Evans…
Add to Cart
Living in Humboldt County is a culinary bacchanal in many ways. The quality of produce available here is easy to forget until you visit almost anywhere else in the country, where local organic salad mixes and Hokkaido squash are difficult to come by. Our homegrown pork and beef are hard to beat — have you tried…
Bardiculous
Each spring North Coast Repertory Theatre in Eureka produces a Shakespeare play. This spring it is producing all of them. That’s the premise of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised], now on stage at North Coast Rep: 37 Shakespeare plays reduced to a single show. That description suggests that there’s nothing but Shakespeare…
April Showers
Hey there, Humboldt! The question this week, as always, is: why stay home? Yes, I know your home is cozy and delightful (and the weather outside might be frightful! Just kidding — you’re in Humboldt! A little rain doesn’t bother you), but come on — the reasons to experience live music offerings are plentiful. Opportunity…
Self Sabotage
Reviews SABOTAGE. I greet new David Ayer movies with probably inappropriate enthusiasm. Like it or not, he has made a career out of stories in which those who’ve sworn to serve and to protect occasionally serve themselves first. I return to his criminally under-acknowledged End of Watch (2012) several times a year, and it makes…
April To-Do List
The garden is finally showing real signs of spring, with new leaves unfurling from branches and spring bloomers putting on a show. Though the North Coast is still in a drought, in most years April’s notorious showers and warming temperatures make it the perfect month to plant annual flowers and cold-hardy vegetables. The rain also…
Hiking for Three
When I found out I was pregnant with twins, my doctor suggested that I stick to “gentle stretching,” walking and swimming for exercise. That sounded like the most boring nine months ever. During my first trimester, the only time I didn’t feel nauseous was when I was eating or being active, so I ran, biked…
Lessons in Renewal
Editor: I was deeply heartened to hear of the healing and renewal of the Wiyot people after such a horrendous history (“Renewal,” March 20). It speaks volumes of their resilience. I send my heartfelt support as they rededicate their sacred presence on the land. On the death penalty in California or anywhere (“A Capital Question,”…
Sign Here
Editor: I am writing in response to the article by Thadeus Greenson (“Blog Jammin’,” March 20) writing about Fortuna wanting political signs up earlier than 30 days before an election, so that there can be “an opportunity to let political signs shape their (the voters’) decisions.” I laughed out loud when I read this and…
War is Hell
Set aside a couple of hours to go through your closet (don’t get stuck in there, honey), get your hair did and sashay into Humboldt Brews on Friday, April 4 at 9:30 p.m. as the most sparkle-tastic version of yourself for Drag Wars ($5). You may want to think about a stage name. Competing newbie…
