The Justice Bus Project (2013) from OneJustice on Vimeo. Free legal support will soon be available for those affected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), a program for undocumented youth who entered the United States before the age of 16. On March 27 and 28 representatives from OneJustice will be holding clinics to […]
Linda Stansberry
Linda Stansberry was a staff writer of the North Coast Journal from 2015 to 2018. She is a frequent contributor the the Journal and our other publications.
Posted inNews
Homey, No!
A grisly scene on Arcata’s West End Road, where everyone’s favorite yellow four-fingered buffoon bobs in the moss and weeds of a nearby ditch. Was it a cartoon mafia hit? A lover’s tryst gone wrong? Or simply a teenager’s dramatic goodbye to childhood? We may never know, but one thing is for sure: Homey deserves […]
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UPDATED: Skull Found on Eel River
UPDATED: The Humboldt County Coroner’s Office sent out a press release Tuesday afternoon regarding the skull and noting that no other human remains were found during a search of the area. You can find it below our original post. PREVIOUSLY: Blue Slide Road resident Chris Ghidinelli was cutting a new ATV path through the brush, […]
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Coffee with the Captains
A crowd of about 30 citizens, public officials and police officers squeezed into Vellutini’s Bakery in Henderson Center this morning for the Eureka Police Department’s first “Coffee With the Captains” — an informal sit down with local law enforcement. Suzie Owsley, with the city’s Problem Oriented Policing team (POP), said that this gathering was one of […]
Posted inArts + Scene
The Extended Gaze
Andrew Daniel likes to stare. “I love looking at people,” he says. “I like studying their gazes and faces and fashion. You can’t stop and do that, usually. It makes people uncomfortable. But when you’re doing portrait work you can stare for a long time. I don’t think of it as voyeuristic. It’s humanistic.” Daniel […]
Posted inEat + Drink
Fritter Nation
Deep-fried dough and fruit glazed with sugar sounds like a recipe impossible to flub. But Humboldt County has an abundance of goodies, and we can afford to be discerning. This was the philosophy, anyway, when my research partner-in-crime proposed finding our region’s premiere pastry via a Fritter Bracket. Loosely modeled after statistician Nate Silver’s national […]
Posted inLetters + Opinion
‘Are You OK?’
Two weeks ago the Journal published an op-ed I wrote about the rape and exploitation of women in our local weed industry. It got a very interesting response. A friend from my hometown emailed to ask if I was writing about a community member accused of rape. Another friend who works in the industry texted […]
Posted inLife + Outdoors
Rash Decisions
Exactly why I was thrashing around in the brush behind a trailer park south of Alton is a story for another day. But suffice to say my adventure did not come without a price. On Wednesday I was itchy. On Thursday I was scratchy. On Friday I was blotchy. By Saturday I looked like the […]
Posted inStories
Life of Crab
In Humboldt County, crab is tradition. A tradition for families gathering around the holiday table, and a tradition for the families whose lives revolve around the harvest season, when the crustaceans are hauled from the cold sea. It’s the morning of opening day and a line has already formed on Dock B at Woodley Island […]
Posted inLetters + Opinion
Women in Weed
Trim bitches. Grow hos. Potstitutes. If you know what those terms mean, you know that our county’s most prominent industry has what politicians call “a woman problem.” But it’s probably not the problem you think. There’s something that raises our collective hackles about a woman gaining the favor of a rich man by dint of […]
Posted inWedding Feature
Wedding Quilts
The advent of registries has taken a lot of the hassle out of buying wedding gifts, but also a lot of the charm. Sure, the happy couple isn’t going to end up with three toasters, but registries leave little room for the handmade, the heartfelt and the personal. A wedding quilt is one way to […]
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Eureka to Hold Special Meeting on Homelessness
Eureka city staff is seeking some direction on the issue of homeless encampments within city limits. Community members are invited to come weigh in tomorrow, December 16, from 4:30 to 5:40 p.m., just before the Eureka City Council meets. City officials will present various perspectives on homeless encampments in Eureka and possible solutions. Then, during […]