In the Best Hair Day category of the 2026 NCJ Pet Photo Contest (Feb. 19), the name of the photo submitter for Ladybug, “I thought they said Best Ear Day,” Claudia Myers, was misidentified. The Journal regrets the error.
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Correction
In “Cermeño’s Shipwreck” (Feb. 5), the article misidentified the Miwok people who encountered the ship’s crew near Drake’s Bay. The Journal regrets the error.
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Correction
In the Kindest Eyes category of the 2026 NCJ Pet Photo Contest (Feb. 19), Ash the cat and the name of Ash the cat’s photo submitter, Andy Caffrey, were misidentified. The Journal regrets the errors
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First Saturday Night Arts Alive
Feb. 7, 6 to 9 p.m. Enjoy a lively evening in Downtown and Old Town Eureka as galleries, museums, theaters, bars and restaurants stay open late. 4TH STREET MERCANTILE 215 Fourth St. Various artists. ART CENTER FRAME SHOP 616 Second St. “Send Nudes,” Chris Henry, watercolors and mixed media. ART CENTER SPACE 620 Second St. […]
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Humboldt Joins ICE Out for Good Protests
Around 200 people turned out Saturday at the Humboldt County Courthouse to protest last week’s fatal shooting of a Minneapolis mother of three in her car by an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer during a massive deportation operation in the city. The gathering was one of three in Humboldt — others took place in […]
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First Saturday Night Arts Alive
Jan. 3, 6 to 9 p.m. Enjoy a lively evening in Downtown and Old Town Eureka as galleries, museums, theaters, bars and restaurants stay open late. 4TH STREET MERCANTILE 215 Fourth St. Various artists. 40° North Gallery 320 Second St., Suite #102. “Pop-Up Show,” various artists, oil painting, acrylic painting, watercolors, drawings, sculpture, textile, mixed […]
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Top 10 Stories of 2025
Another year has come and gone here on the North Coast. For better and for worse, 2025 was one of fear and resistance, resilience and resolve, with moments of brightness and solidarity amid palpable uncertainty for many in our community. In no particular order, here’s our list of the most important and impactful stories of […]
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Flash Fiction 2025
Our talented readers again crammed fantastic stories into 99 words or fewer for the Journal’s annual Flash Fiction Contest. Retired children’s librarian JoAnn Bauer, NCJ Managing Editor Jennifer Fumiko Cahill, poet and novelist David Holper, Booklegger owner Jennifer McFadden and retired Booklegger co-owner Nancy Short returned as judges, diving into diminutive dramas, sample-sized stories and […]
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First Saturday Night Arts Alive
Dec. 6, 6 to 9 p.m. Experience the vibrant atmosphere as galleries, museums, theaters, bars and restaurants extend their hours. C STREET ARTS ALIVE FEST C Street (Second – Third streets). Guest artists, musicians, performance groups, food trucks and more! 4TH STREET MERCANTILE 215 Fourth St. Various artists. 40° North Gallery 320 Second St., Suite 102. Holiday pop-up shop with various artists […]
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Trinidad Art Night
Saturday, Sept. 27, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. (event times vary*) The final Art Night of the season. This town-wide walk includes a variety of art exhibits, live music, artist receptions, face painting, skate ramps, pop-up sales and oyster, cider or wine tastings. Forbes & Associates and Westhaven Center for the Arts present Sarah Corliss. For […]
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Humboldt County’s most impactful and memorable stories of 2022
2022 brought a sweemingly unending torrent of news in Humboldt County, so much so that sifting through it to find the year’s 10 biggest stories necessitated breaking conventional bounds and adding two bonus entries. It helps that items 11 and 12 on this list are resoundingly positive news — which we can safely say we […]
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Supes Approve Genomic Sequencing of Local COVID-19 Samples, T-S reports
The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors today approved an agreement with Chan Zuckerberg Biohub to provide access to positive samples from COVID-19 tests conducted by the public health lab in an effort to better understand local transmission by having the nonprofit research organization map the virus’ genomic sequencing, the Times-Standard reports. Based in the Bay […]