Feeding folks amid loss of SNAP benefits Avi Leibson estimates the cost of the ingredients for the big pot of chicken soup he made in his Falafel Love kitchen, aside from the few unsold roasted chicken quarters from the day’s special, at around $10. He added potatoes, sweet potatoes, croutons made from the day’s leftover […]
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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Halloween Scares and a SNAP Emergency
We’re all in on Halloween with a spooky-sweet comic by local artist Liz Valasco, haunted house reviews and scary book recs. Real world fears loom, starting Nov. 1, as SNAP benefits halt. We’re looking at how Humboldt is preparing and the cuts that are making it tougher. Hit subscribe for weekly updates on Humboldt stories.
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The Seeker
Chapter 1 About the Artist Artist Liz Valasco says she discovered the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes when she was 7 and “never looked back.” Her comics, zines, drawings and prints can be gently haunting, but there’s a sympathetic wonder to them, whether they depict aliens, odd children, monsters, late-night horror queens like Vampira or […]
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No Kings, a Visiting Bear and Rocky Revisited
The No Kings II protest drew thousands to the Humboldt County Courthouse, and we’re looking at the organizations and local folks who gathered there. We’ve also got the inside scoop on the wild bear who stopped by the zoo and a new production of The Rocky Horror Show. Hit subscribe for weekly updates on Humboldt […]
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Local Horror Film to Premier at Eureka Theater
Have a little homegrown horror as a treat. Behold and Hear, a 30-minute scare made with Humboldt cast and crew, premiers at the Eureka Theater on Saturday, Oct. 25, at 7 p.m. ($8). The directorial debut of the brothers De Soto — Malcolm and Ray — has an R rating and follows a handful of […]
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This Paper is Anti-Fascist
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 […]
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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. […]