Be prepared to blow your top. The Redwood Coast Jazz Festival is a weekend of jazz, blues, swing, dance and general excitement. The festivities boogie-woogie their way onto the scene with the Kick-off Dance at the Adorni Center on Thursday, March 27 at 7 p.m. Donna Landry and Swing Set open the evening, followed by […]
Henry Ellis
Henry Ellis has been a freelancer with NCJ since 2011; he has never made a deadline.
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The Corned Beef Circuit
Booze always steals the limelight on St. Patrick’s Day. Green beer and Jameson put that festive sparkle in your eye, but without food in your gut, that sparkle will quickly fade. On St. Patty’s Day proper, The Shanty in Old Town Eureka and The Logger Bar in Blue Lake are both offering up Irish dishes […]
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Look, I’m on a Boat
You know what’s better than boats in the water? Boats on land! Humboldt County has a rich maritime history and the Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum wants to tell you all about it at Historic Boat Day. On Saturday, March 15 from 3 to 7 p.m., the museum is hauling the Madaket and the Stephanie onto […]
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Hoofing It
Until science proves otherwise, running is good for you. It makes your heart go pitter-patter in a healthy way and it strengthens your muscly-tendony thingies. Healthful propaganda aside, some people actually like running. For fun. Lucky for them, Humboldt is host to more than a handful of competitive runs throughout the year. On Sunday, March […]
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Vesuvius Blows
Reviews POMPEII. Disaster movies are hard to mess up. Pick an act of nature or far-fetched interpretation of astronomy, toss in a family with a dog or a character with a time-sensitive illness like diabetes, amplify the tension and let it rip. The formula is simple, and even if the follow-through is ridiculously predictable, it’s […]
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Who Wants Humboldt Roller Derby Tickets?
It’s that time again! The NCJ has two pairs of tickets for the upcoming Humboldt Roller Derby bout on Saturday, Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. Your local derby stars, The Redwood Rollers, will be competing against the Oakland Outlaws. You might even call it a “battle of the bays.” Maybe. We’ll see if it catches […]
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Valentine Boozing
Valentine’s Day is underrated as a drinking holiday, particularly if you’re single. It’s no New Year’s or St. Patrick’s, but everybody is either toasting or drowning their sorrows. Sometimes both. If you’re going out to celebrate/brood, Arcata’s Plaza Grill has a pretty enough bar for a date (you don’t want to do hipster-dive-slumming on Valentine’s), […]
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What the Pho?
If we count the Toni’s Taste of Thai truck in front of Toni’s diner in Arcata (1901 Heindon Road), there are eight Southeast Asian restaurants in Humboldt. That’s only one fewer than the number of sushi restaurants, mathematically proving that Southeast Asian cuisine is pretty damn popular. If you doubt, ponder this: There is a […]
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Fieri’s Local Episode Hits the Airwaves
Fieri was here. He filmed. He concurred.
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Saturday Night Ha Ha’s and Bye Bye’s
It’s the first weekend of 2014 and NCJ wants your Saturday to live up to its fullest potential. So, basque in this plethora of options, make a decision and don’t look back.
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Cheap Booze: Thataway!
Long gone are the days of having to use the North Star and a sextant to find the nearest happy hour (other people do that, too, right?). NCJ is proud (gleeful, really) to present The Cocktail Compass, a one-click, smartphone app that points you in the booziest direction possible. Free to download, easy to use […]
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NCJ Writers’ Favorite Christmas Movies
There are hundreds of Christmas movies to choose from and selecting the right one can be the daunting task that finally tips you over the edge into Christmas craziness. We’ve all been there. One second you’re browsing your DVD shelf and the next you’re on a fifth-story ledge with Miracle on 34th Street in one hand […]