Sanctuary in the Storm
Amid growing concern, officials affirm commitment to Humboldt’s protections for undocumented residents By Thadeus Greenson
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Sanctuary in the Storm
A palpable fear was already spreading in some local communities before President Donald J. Trump took the oath of office in the Capitol Rotunda on Jan. 20 and decried what he called an “invasion” of migrants into the United States, quickly following up his inaugural address by signing a flurry of executive orders to reshape…
Gary David Noar: 1958-2024
Gary Noar, age 66, of Trinidad, California, passed away from complications of kidney cancer and pulmonary embolism on Dec. 06, 2024. Gary was an adventurous spirit and avid hiker. He loved motorcycles and exploring the great outdoors. Gary was a loyal friend, brother and uncle, and was a loving pet-parent to his cat Max, aka…
Donald Allyn Wente Junior
Born Aug. 8, 1957, in St. Louis, Missouri, to Donald Allyn Wente, Sr. and Rebecca Vise Tilinski, Don passed peacefully from his earthly life on Dec. 23, 2024, in his home in Arcata, California, with two of his most beloved friends by his side. Don grew up in St. Charles, Missouri, and the neighboring towns…
Fortuna: Councilmember Mobley Resigns Amid FBI Investigation
UPDATE: The Fortuna City Council voted unanimously Feb. 3 to solicit applications for the seat recently vacated by Councilmember Kris Mobley, who resigned last week, and appoint her replacement. Mobley informed the city she would be resigning her post, effective immediately, in an email last week and the city promptly issued a press release announcing…
Movie Tonight: Wednesday, Jan. 29
Forget a bad moon. There is no moon rising tonight, at least not one we can see, which makes it a perfectly safe evening to indulge in one of the greatest werewolf films ever made, An American Werewolf in London. Goofy humor mixes with vicious and shocking flesh-rending violence in this classic from 1981, courtesy…
Healthcare Leaders Talk Recruitment, Retention in Panel Discussion
In the midst of somewhat rambling closing comments at a recent panel discussion on healthcare in Humboldt, Mad River Community Hospital CEO Doug Shaw told a story. Arcata’s first hospital, he said, was built in 1911, though it wasn’t so much a hospital, as a two-story home with a surgical suite on the second floor…
Music Tonight: Tuesday, Jan. 28
Malibu rapper Shwayze has a career going back into the mid-00s, with summer jams, beach anthems, and summer grooves dominating the overall vibe of his career. If you would like a little bit of that sunshine during our fairly bipolar winter, then come by the Arcata Theatre Lounge tonight at 7 p.m. Bikini Trill and…
Comedy Tonight: Monday, Jan. 27
Dual headlining comics from Los Angeles will be taking over Savage Henry Comedy Club tonight at 9 p.m. Come join Justin Lentz and Curtis Taylor III as they work the mics and sing for their supper for a mere $5 at the door, quite a deal for a show so far from home.
Music Today: Sunday, Jan. 26
The Chamber Players of the Redwoods presents a 2 p.m. matinee trio of programs for the public. The Zug Consort will be playing music from the Renaissance, followed by Humboldt Harmoniemusik performing a piece by mid-20th century English composer Ruth Gibbs, and capping the show will be pieces by former Cal Poly music professor John…
Music Tonight: Saturday, Jan. 25
Trumpeter Nicholas Talvola and company return with a redux of their popular appreciation of the music of jazz and world genre bender and multi instrumentalist Yusef Lateef at the Arcata Playhouse tonight at 8 p.m. ($15). Tonight’s ensemble includes Gary Lewis on flute and sax, Brian White on trombone, and the lads in RLAD will…
EPD Seeking 2 Drivers Possibly Involved in Pedestrian Fatality
The Eureka Police Department is investigating the death of a pedestrian hit while walking near Broadway and Tomlinson streets last night and asking the drivers of two cars who might have been involved to contact law enforcement. According to a news release, EPD officers responded to the intersection at around 9:51 p.m. and found the…
Music Tonight: Friday, Jan. 24
Wednesday’s queer dance party at the Miniplex, Big Mood, is back, and has now moved to the fourth Friday of every month. Tonight’s return will be celebrated by regular DJ Pandemonium Jones, along with guest spinner DJ Satanica and hosted by local diva of drag Val De Flores. The fun starts at 9 p.m. and…
Sanctuary in the Storm, Pruning Lessons, Tools and Warnings, and Kimchi and Alfredo? Hear Me Out…
Sanctuary in the Storm, Pruning Lessons, Tools and Warnings, Kimchi and Alfredo? Hear Me Out
Centro del Pueblo Announces Immigration Hotline
Centro del Pueblo has launched an “ICE-Watch/Migra-Watch” hotline for local community members to report immigration enforcement activity. The Arcata-based nonprofit sent out an email this morning announcing it had started the hotline — (707) 200-8091 — as a part of its Rapid Response Network, which seeks to empower community members to “observe and provide vital…
Music Tonight: Thursday, Jan. 23
Swing by the Basement tonight at 8 p.m. for a free celebration of the music — and birthdays — of Stéphane Grappelli and Django Reinhardt, the pioneering jazz violinist and guitarist, respectively, who changed the world of music forever beginning in the 1930s with their group the Quintette du Hot Club de France, ground zero…
Arcata Earth Flag Measure Back In Court
The question of whether voters can compel the city of Arcata to fly the Earth flag at the top of the city’s municipal flagpoles as a symbolic gesture, despite a conflict with state laws mandating the United States flag fly above all others, is back in court. Proponents of the successful citizen-led Measure M —…
In Heaven Everything is Fine
Every so often in the course of my time manning the nightlife section in this paper, I find myself in the unenviable position of having to note the passing of an artist, whether local or more famous. It’s never a fun thing, but I consider it an essential aspect of the job, as “all hands…
Kimchi and Alfredo? Hear Me Out …
Growing up in the ’80s as a half Korean and half white kid in Southern California, the TV shows, dolls and demographics of my neighborhood didn’t reflect me or my reality. Physically, I did not look like I was enough of one side to hide comfortably behind those features. As a child, I longed to…
Pruning Lessons, Tools and Warnings
As I write this, it’s overcast, drizzling and freaking cold. Quite a change from the day before, which was 66 degrees and sunny. Welcome to winter in Humboldt. I’m sure we’re all grateful for the break in the endless rain that occurred in late December and early January. I know I am, as it’s a…
Wolf Man‘s Incomplete Transformation
WOLF MAN. Almost five years ago now, the new plague looming as the presumptive worst thing that could happen in the next however-long — were we ever so innocent? — the release of writer-director Leigh Whannell’s The Invisible Man prompted me to both lament the rather dismal roll-out of Universal’s ostensible monster series reboot (The…
Cheers to Cahill
Editor: I always look forward to seeing Jennifer Fumiko Cahill’s articles in the North Coast Journal. I appreciate and enjoy her writing, and this week is a winner! I love “Dry January Mocktails” (Jan. 16), and no, I am not going to try any of them. Dave Rosso, Eureka Related Stories
‘Dire Consequences’
Editor: Doomsday Dreaming – Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025 Maybe this is my way of joining the People’s March in Washington that did or didn’t happen today. I couldn’t sleep last night. Perhaps I didn’t realize that percolating under the surface of my consciousness was outrage — about the upcoming inauguration (“Top 10 Stories of 2024,”…
Planting Apple Trees on the North Coast
Apples are the most accommodating and long lived of fruit trees, and they cope with our wet climate quite well. There are many varieties of apple trees to choose from, each with its own characteristics. January is the best month to plant bare root trees, so take the time now to research the best varieties…
After the Memorial
after the memorial – in which memories were returned again to life and salty tears and poems and muffled sobs from books and hearts made these pixels shimmer and made them stand and groove – we said good bye and didn’t walk from the church to the hall where strange quarter sandwiches and potato salad…
