A few years ago, this would have been neither controversial nor necessary to say. But here we are. The fascist tenets of nationalism and racial superiority, the crushing of individual rights and freedoms, and the suppression of dissenting voices through intimidation and force are in absolute opposition to the mission of journalism. That they directly […]
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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Before the Feast
Cooking for Arcata’s Our Lady of Fatima Celebration Maria Homen peels back the paper covering one of a half dozen metal baking pans to reveal rows of browned and bumpy filhos (pronounced “fee-losh” with the lush rounding of so many Portuguese words at the end) tossed in table sugar. She and the crew of ladies […]
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Gaza Flotilla and Burger Trophies
This week we have the story of a local man who joined the international flotilla bringing aid to Gaza. On the lighter side, we’re also hailing winners from Burger Week. Hit subscribe for weekly updates on Humboldt stories.
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Choose the Bear
Toast Fat Bear Season at OktoBEARfest at Sequoia Park Zoo with Humboldt CiderCo. on Saturday, Oct. 11, from 4 to 7 p.m. ($25). The 21-and-over crowd can enjoy ascience-based good time with squee-inspiring animal feedings, informative zookeepertalks, live music, trivia, and tree-climbing and pumpkin-carving demonstrations (byhumans). Food and drink will be available for purchase, and […]
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It’s Flash Fiction Season
Here’s the story in 99 words: NCJ’s 99-word Flash Fiction Contest is on. Send up to three entries in the body of an email (no attachments or links) to fiction@northcoastjournal.com with your name and contact information (no pen names) by midnight Oct. 31. Dainty dramas, bite-sized adventures, flits of fantasy, micro-mysteries, half-pint hauntings, brief romances […]
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Eastern European & Greek Festival this Saturday
Opa! The annual Taste of Orthodoxy Festival returns to Saint Innocent OrthodoxChurch — the oldest in Eureka — on Saturday, Oct. 11, from noon to 4 p.m. (freeadmission). Chubritza will be on hand with live Balkan and Eastern European folk music and dance, along with a Byzantine choir. Tour the architecture and treat yourself to […]
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The Cult of Ictharel Calls for the Media to Stop the Demonization of Ichtharel the Unclean, Bringer of Armageddon and Devourer of All, and His Supporters
Good evening, fellow cultists, Hell-born creatures of unfathomable evil and members of the media. First, apologies for the oppressive cloud of sulfur, the result of Our Mighty and Merciless Overlord Ictharel having incinerated the previous cult president only hours ago. Second, thank you for all the well wishes on my subsequent rise to cult president. […]
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Trophy Burgers
NCJ Burger Week winners Not everything is a competition. But this year, NCJ Burger Week was. For the first time, diners were able to vote for their favorites among the 35 participating restaurants in three categories — Best Use of Local Ingredients, Most Creative and Best Overall — with winners scoring year-long custodianship of unreasonably […]
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Christina’s Filipino Cuisine at the Market
When Christina Lorenzo boarded a flight from the Philippines to Florida in 2003, she had $20 on her and luggage packed with two weeks’ worth of instant noodles and Spam. In Manila, where Lorenzo was born and raised, she’d applied for a job with the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Orlando. Once she got it, her family […]
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Eureka’s History of Brothels and the Week’s Gigs
This week we’re talking about the first of a two-part history of brothels in Eureka and how the women of the red-light district kept the city in the black. And we’re running down some noteworthy music shows around the county. Hit subscribe for weekly updates on Humboldt stories.
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Burger Week and Jellies on the Beach
This week we’re grabbing extra napkins and celebrating Burger Week at local restaurants. And we’ve got a salty story on local jellyfish. Hit subscribe for weekly updates on Humboldt stories.
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Demons Out!
The Conjuring: Last Rites THE CONJURING: LAST RITES. Since The Conjuring premiered in 2013, director/producer James Wan’s extended horror universe has been a reliable source of scares. Real-life (though less credibly real) paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren have served as a well of exploits from which to draw, with Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga […]