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2023 Pet Photo Contest Winners
When it comes time to free up space on your phone, you’ve got hard choices to make. Swiping through dozens of photos of your dog giving you the Saturday side-eye or your kitty swatting at a low hanging ornament like a punching bag … You’ve got insane love for your pet and those treasured shots…
Music Tonight: Thursday, March 2
Mo Gabena is a stand-up comedian from Reno who is making a little whirlwind tour of our venues beginning tonight and through the weekend. I’m not his PR guy, so I won’t give you his entire itinerary, but you can catch his opening performance at Humboldt Bay Provisions tonight at 6:30 p.m. ($5).
Humboldt Marks 170th COVID Death
Humboldt County Public Health reported today that the county has confirmed one new COVID-19 deaths, a resident in their 60s, since its last report Feb. 22. One new hospitalization was also reported and, according to a state database, two people are currently hospitalized with the virus locally. The death reported today is Humboldt County’s 170th…
Town Hall on Earthquake Recovery Efforts
A virtual Humboldt County Earthquake Recovery Town Hall is scheduled to take place tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. with a focus on discussing long-term efforts, especially returning those displaced by the Dec. 20 temblor and Jan. 1 aftershock back to their homes or other housing. State Sen. Mike McGuire will open the session that includes state…
Jump-Starting Electric Car Batteries: Will Supply Problems Stall California’s Mandate?
After more than 30 years toiling in obscurity in the ultra-complex world of battery technology, Kurt Kelty and the other chemists, electrical engineers and minerals experts racing to design the next generation of electric vehicle batteries are at last having their moment. Kelty, who ran Tesla’s battery cell team for more than a decade, now…
Music Tonight: Wednesday, March 1
John Craigie is a true raconteur, a rambling singer/songwriter whose stage presence evokes the balance between heartfelt tunes and comedic stories and non-sequiturs. He makes his return to the 707 this evening at 7 p.m., when he’ll be posting up at the Van Duzer Theatre with roadmates The Ballroom Thieves, who will hopefully not be…
Photos: Ferndale’s First Drag Show
The Gatsby at the Rep fundraiser for Lost Coast Pride held at the Ferndale Repertory Theatre on Saturday, Feb. 25 put the vamp in revamp. Planned to make up for the canceled family-friendly event at the Old Steeple, this adults-only show added burlesque and bellydancing to the bill, all hosted by ribald emcee Jamie Bondage. Drag performers…
Wood Introduces Bill to Prioritize Patient Care Over Nursing Home Profits
North Coast Assemblymember Jim Wood is again trying to ensure that more of government funds allocated to care for some of California’s most vulnerable residents are actually spent on patient care. Wood announced Feb. 27 that he had introduced Assembly Bill 1537, which would require that skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) spend a minimum of 85…
Music Tonight: Tuesday, Feb. 28
The Outer Space is hosting Portland’s dream pop distortion dealers Nonbinary Girlfriend this evening at 8 p.m. Two Arcata bands, the surfy Miazma and the folky Blood Hunny will also be on the bill. A suggested donation of $5-$20 is requested but not demanded, however, masks are required for this all-ages show.
CHP Identifies 21-year-old Blue Lake Woman as Crash Victim
The California Highway Patrol has identified the driver killed in a single-car crash early Friday morning on U.S. Highway 101 in Arcata as Makayla Bernard, 21, of Blue Lake. According to the CHP, Bernard was driving an SUV southbound near West End Road shortly before 6 a.m. when, for unknown reasons, suddenly went off the…
‘Dream Big:’ Cannabis Workers Search for New Futures as Emerald Triangle Economy Withers
GARBERVILLE — Leann Greene’s rose-colored glasses are scratched, cracked, sitting askew, but still firmly planted on her face during her latest monthly open house for the Humboldt Workforce Coalition. For three hours this Wednesday afternoon in a sunny conference room at the public library, apprehensive cannabis workers, lured by a segment on the community radio…
UPDATE: 101 Re-opens After Snow Closure
UPDATE: Caltrans announced this afternoon that it had re-opened U.S. Highway 101 to controlled traffic between Garberville and Mendocino County after heavy snow had again closed the thoroughfare. PREVIOUSLY: U.S. Highway 101 is once again closed from Garberville into Mendocino County due to another round of heavy snow, according to Caltrans. No estimation for reopening…
Music Tonight: Monday, Feb. 27
RampArt Skatepark has another all-ages noisefest tonight at 8 p.m. ($10). Come see San Diego’s punk collective Human Issue share the stage with locals Racket and Malicious Algorithm, whose grindcore I have enjoyed in the past.
NCJ Preview: Pet Pics, a Curious Case and Beach Stuff
It’s time again for the NCJ Pet Photo Issue and we’re squee-ing over your best friends’ pics. In serious matters, we’re looking at a twist in a dismissed murder charge in Humboldt. Also, the state is evaluating strategies for helping homeless people. We’ll share what its findings are so far. Then we head to the…
Music Today: Sunday, Feb. 26
The latest installment of the Cal Poly Humboldt Recital Series finds father and son music professors Rex Woods (piano) and Garrick Woods (cello) at Fulkerson Hall at 2 p.m. performing a program of, well, music for the piano and cello ($15, $5 children and CPH students). Included on the musical menu will be pieces by…
UPDATE: 101 Closed After Brief Re-opening
FEB. 27 UPDATE: U.S. Highway 101 is once again closed from Garberville into Mendocino County due to another round of heavy snow, according to Caltrans. No estimation for reopening was immediately available. The road was closed Thursday evening into Saturday as well, but it reopened through the weekend until this morning. Several county roads are…
Jay Leno Performs Two Shows at the Arkley
Comedian, writer and former long-running host of The Tonight Show Jay Leno takes the stage at the Arkley Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday, Feb. 26, for two shows: one at 4 p.m. and another at 7:30 p.m. ($85-$175). Leno became a household name and face after taking over hosting duties for The Tonight…
Sherae Marie O’Shaughnessy: 1985-2023
On Jan. 10, the world lost one of its brightest stars in Sherae Marie O’Shaughnessy. Children lost a mother, parents lost a daughter, siblings lost a sister and countless friends lost someone who they’ll never forget. Sherae Marie Meyers was born May 17, 1985 and raised in Southern California, and moved to Eureka when she was 19…
Dance to the Latin Peppers Tonight
Shake, shake, shake, Señora! The Arcata Playhouse presents another night of high energy dance music for your weekend pleasure — this time courtesy of the Latin Peppers on Saturday, Feb. 25, at 8 p.m. ($15). Enjoy drinks from the bar then get moving on the dance floor as the Peppers heat things up with salsa…
Music Tonight: Saturday, Feb. 25
Local funky juggernaut Object Heavy is putting on an album release party in the Sapphire Palace at Blue Lake Casino for its latest long player Love & Gravity. The event is a smorgasbord of top-tier local talent, with hosting duties by Eli Fowler, visual effects by Marmalade Sky, interstitial sets by Soul Party DJs Red…
101 Still Closed With No Estimate for Re-opening Between SoHum, Willits
U.S. Highway 101 remains closed in both directions from Garberville at Sprowel Creek Road to Willits, with no estimated time of re-opening, as crews from multiple agencies work to clear downed trees and power lines, and disabled cars from the roadway. On the heels of an historic winter snow storm, the California Highway Patrol, meanwhile,…
Dirty Dancing at the Eureka Theater
See Jennifer Grey leap into Patrick Swayze’s arms and be lifted in all her 1987 glory on the big screen when the Eureka Theater shows Dirty Dancing on Saturday, Feb. 25, at 7:30 p.m. ($10, $5 ages 12 and under). Return to Kellerman’s resort with Frances “Baby” Houseman, Johnny Castle and the rest of your…
Eureka to Host “Encampment, Tiny House Workshop’
The city of Eureka announced this afternoon it will host a workshop next week to “describe and discuss” the process and requirements to established an authorized homeless encampment sheltering people in tents or tiny homes within the city. The Feb. 28 workshop will feature presentations from city staff and the county of Humboldt about their…
Snow Much Fun
From the beaches to the mountains, Humboldt County saw an impressive show of snow overnight and this morning, with a chance of more to come later this afternoon and evening. Thank you to our readers who shared their shots and feel free to send in some to join in this virtual walk through the winter…
Foam Club
My classified ad: “For $100 I’ll bring liquor and fight you at the beach.” My first client was a little skinny guy. We downed the bottle like rockstars and went bare knuckles. I regained consciousness the next morning face-down in a blob of sea foam. I pondered the sea foam while I looked for a…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Philosopher John O’Donohue wrote a prayer not so much to God as to Life. It’s perfect for your needs right now. He said, “May my mind come alive today to the invisible geography that invites me to new frontiers, to break the dead shell of yesterdays, to risk being disturbed and…
Irreconcilable Differences
The Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office is weighing whether to criminally charge a Eureka woman with making false statements to police after she allegedly stabbed herself in an effort to frame her husband for attempted murder. The case’s origins stretch back to 4:21 p.m. on Dec. 19, when Humboldt Bay Fire received a medical aid…
Dream Operators
Because I make it a point to listen at home to the music of as many of the artists that I cover here, the algorithms on all the sources and apps I use are completely wrecked, a situation I actually find delightful, even if I don’t personally enjoy all of the music. Another nice byproduct…
When Fairy Tales Become Self-aware
The fourth wall is fully and gleefully disassembled from the moment you arrive at North Coast Repertory Theatre for Never After Happily. Doc and Ella welcome the audience personally at the box office while Card Girl enthusiastically waves her “Applause” sign. Young Prince Charming and the Priest hand out programs in the lobby. Goldilocks ensures…
Standout Shorebirds
Colorful” and “glamorous” aren’t words that usually spring to mind when it comes to shorebirds, the diverse group of generally drab birds that includes sandpipers, plovers and related species. Their beauty tends to lie in sheer numbers: When flocks of thousands wheel in unison over Humboldt Bay and the light flashes off their pale bellies,…
Klamath King Returns Fall Below Predictions
The Pacific Fishery Management Council released its “Review of 2022 Ocean Salmon Fisheries” report last week and the news wasn’t good. Based on an ocean abundance of 200,100 Klamath River fall Chinook thought to be swimming in the ocean last fall, forecasters predicted roughly 66,759 adults would return to the river. Unfortunately, the run fell…
Magic Mike’s Last Dance Ponies Up
MAGIC MIKE’S LAST DANCE. It’s been a long, unexpected journey, for our hard-hustling, unworldly and undulating hero Mike Lane (Channing Tatum) and for all of us. We’ve been together for more than a decade now, tiling a roof in a Tampa swelter, swilling GHB while Richie fluffs, falling in and out of love and touring…
Re: Ferndale
Editor: Thank goodness for the eight letters (Mailbox, Feb. 9) from the enlightened people who wrote in regarding the disgusting letter from the alt-right ignorant woman from Ferndale. Excellent page to keep to remind us of the more loving people in our community. Suzanne Hart, Eureka Editor: Recently, the American historian and Zionist thinker Gil…
A PG&E Plea
Editor: Does PG&E expect to provide reliable service when they run fragile overhead electric lines through a roadside forest (“Shaken, Blustered and Drenched,” Jan 12, 2023)? As I write this letter, I am enduring my seventh major power outage, ranging from eight hours to six-and-a-half days. Every year residents and businesses along Patrick’s Point Drive…
‘Poor T. Rex’
Editor: Re: Bohn’s presumed off the cuff, gavel-wielding misogyny. Anyone in charge of government power and largess is subject to corrupt influences. Plied by ego-enhancing supplicants and cronies, wielding favors and bribes, those in charge soon lose touch with “reality.” The root of Tyrannosaurus is tyrant. Go easy on the rich and powerful fools. Their fall…
