“Bon Boniere is currently closed. We will be serving our last ice cream on March 2nd starting at 5 p.m. Come say goodbye. We have enjoyed serving you over the years.” Thus proclaimeth the answering machine message for Eureka’s Bon Boniere signaling that, after more than 100 years in Humboldt, the scooping will soon cease. […]
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839 Marijuana Plants Seized From Redcrest Industrial Park
(Click images to enlarge.) Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office: On 02-25-2013, approximately 1:00 p.m. the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Community Response Unit served a Humboldt County Superior Court Search Warrant at the Englewood Industrial Park located at 26459 Highway 254 (Avenue of the Giants) in Redcrest. When deputies served the search warrant […]
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Kai, We Accept Your Photobomb
The Journal has no idea why interwebs megastar Kai granted us the unsolicited photo bomb below. And we can’t really ask him about it — dude is pretty tough to get a hold of, being “homefree” and all. The picture popped up on his Facebook page last night with the following message attached: “big ups […]
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Watch the First Episode of ‘Weed Country’ and Tell Us How They Screwed Up
In case you slept through the inaugural “Weed Wednesday,” below you can watch the entirety of the first episode of the Discovery Channel’s “Weed Country” which chronicles the battles between marijuana growers and law enforcement in the Emerald Triangle. Woot. (Note: “Weed Wednesday” ended up being 50 percent less weedy than initially scheduled. The debut […]
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Now What Are They Teaching The Kids?
Last year’s revelation that Humboldt State University has an affiliation with marijuana shocked late night talk show hosts … oh, and the world. “What are we letting our higher education institutions do with our children?” someone somewhere probably shouted. Oh. They were just getting started, I’m afraid. This week, HSU will grant use of […]
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We Be Shameless
Look. We’re not going to pretend this is anything it isn’t. Every once in awhile, you’re entitled to some perks. Flip ‘em at Stars Hamburgers? You’ll score free milkshakes. Ticket ripper at The Minor? Enjoy some free Hollywood. And if you toil down the hall in the North Coast Journal’s production department while simultaneously being […]
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Abortion Prayers Unfazed By This Morning’s Hail Storm
Early Tuesday morning, as cold and hail sucker punched Humboldt, Eureka City Councilman Lance Madsen sat alone in a camping chair on the sidewalk, hunkered down under an umbrella with plastic covering his legs, attempting not to freeze. He is one of those who have pledged to be a peaceful, sign-wielding presence on the side […]
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“White Pride” Enthusiast Arrested For Punching Girls in the Face on the Ferndale River Bar
Plus two other arrests. Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office: (Left to right: Doug Flowers, Curtis Flowers, Chris Hanly) On 02-17-2013, approximately 1:00 a.m. the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office received 911 call from a citizen who reported three males were at a large party in the area of East Ferry Road, Ferndale and […]
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One Broadway Eyesore Down …
… oh, we’ll diplomatically go with “a few” more to go. The image above shows the rubbly remains of the ol’ “Action News 6” building on the corner of Broadway and Wabash being loaded onto a truck for haul — the building sat vacant for years and has been a frequent squatter magnet. OK, which […]
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Happening Now: One Billion Rising Flashmob on the Arcata Plaza
At 2:14 p.m. this afternoon, hundreds gathered on the Arcata Plaza for the One Billion Rising V-Day Flash Mob, part of weeklong V-Day Humboldt festivities raising awareness about violence perpetrated against women. (For the complete list of remaining V-Week events, click here.) Women (and some men) young and old performed a choreographed dance. We present […]
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Will There Be Red Panda Sex At the Sequoia Park Zoo Today? Fingers Crossed, Y’all!
There could be some red hot love is in Eureka’s air this Valentine’s Day. In a savvy, timely move, the Sequoia Park Zoo chose today to introduce a new female Red Panda to their resident fluffy stud Sumo. (Sumo’s previous fellow bachelor Shifu has moved on to the Detroit Zoo to seek some tail of […]