Not all of us are ready to catch our own crab like a sport-fishing kayaker, a seasoned commercial fisher or a wily otter. But at last, after stormy weeks and a spate of delays, the sun shines on the docks and, after some price negotiation, Humboldt crabbers are hauling their catches to market. Many of […]
Jennifer Fumiko Cahill
Jennifer Fumiko Cahill is the managing editor of the North Coast Journal. She won the Association of Alternative Newsmedia’s 2020 Best Food Writing Award and the 2019 California News Publisher's Association award for Best Writing.
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Arcata Rises Up for Fire Victims
For three days, music flowed from two stages at Humboldt Brews onto the sidewalk, into the street and beyond the corner of H and 10th streets. There, the rubble and charred remains of seven businesses and eight apartments destroyed in a Jan. 2 fire provided stark contrast and a reminder of the losses — though […]
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Back-to-Back Protests and a Nurses’ Vigil in Eureka
Among the crowds of protesters at the Humboldt County Courthouse on Jan. 30 were dozens of high school students chanting, “No one is illegal on stolen land.” Some had made their way from a walkout at Eureka High School as part of the national strike. One woman named Shawna accompanied her two daughters Autumn and […]
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Survival Instincts
Send Help SEND HELP. In a rare moment of self-preservation, I chose not to see and review Melania, fun though it might have been to dunk on it as every critic not employed by or chasing the favor of the Trump administration has. Its pedigree makes all the statement it needs to, helmed by Brett […]
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After the Fire
Dante DiGenova says he assumed the Jan. 2 evacuation of the storied Northtown Books, which he’s owned for 19 years and worked at for 35, was for caution’s sake. “Dog and keys,” were his only priorities on the way out. The store opened in 1965 in Northtown and H Street was its third location, though […]
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What’s Good for Arcata
The fundraising events for those affected by the Jan. 2 fire in Arcata are legion, and the music shows alone are going to eat your weekend. But what are you going to eat? Luckily, local food folks are pitching in for the cause as well, and we’ve got suggestions for your community-minded grazing, in case […]
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Flooding, SoHum Eats and Anti-ICE Drinks
This week we’re looking at how people, aid organizations and businesses are working to recover from flooding in the small coastal community of King Salmon. We’ve also got recommendations for a sandwich at J Cafe in Whitethorn and how the Speakeasy bar is using drinks to raise money for those resisting ICE in Minneapolis. Hit […]
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‘Gill’s in the Bay’
With diners basking in the sun on the deck over their crab sandwiches and clam chowder, it’s hard to imagine the lawn, ramp and parking lot of Gill’s by the Bay underwater and the tide sloshing at the boards beneath their feet. But when the King Tide came in Jan. 2, hunks of sun-bleached whale […]
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Drinks and No ICE at the Speakeasy
The pineapple juice, Pama liqueur, rum and lime No Raids Just Rum cocktail at the Speakeasy comes with a pinch of nutmeg in a hurricane glass; the non-alcoholic version has muddled raspberries. The spot has also featured the ginger and prosecco Sanctuary Spritz, as well as the gin and violet liqueur-tinted Burn the ICE drinks […]
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A Warm Welcome to Humboldt
The cooler months may bring rain to our county, but never boredom. Indeed, some of us bloom in the fall and winter. Pull on a hoodie — per Humboldt’s unofficial dress code — and take a trip along our newly christened stretch of the Humboldt Bay Trail between Eureka and Arcata. We’ve got pro tips […]
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Good Day Shop’s Sweet Serenity
What if everything was lovely? Popping into Good Day Shop, tucked between Humboldt Barber Shop and Tin Can Mailman used books off Arcata’s H Street, might provide the answer. In every direction and every corner of the tiny shop — and what spills over onto the little bench and racks out front — there’s something […]
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All that Glitters at Abraxas Jewelry and Leather
Before you step into the red Victorian storefront of Abraxas Jewelry and Leather on Main Street in Ferndale, steady yourself. It’s a little like entering a cave of wonders, with jewels and stones winking and shining from all directions. One glass case is filled with turquoise sourced from the Southwest, another with carnelian, still others […]