Tickets for the annual Hops in Humboldt beer festival on Aug. 24 in Fortuna’s Rohner Park are now on sale through the Hops in Humboldt website and at the Local Beer Bar on Fifth Street in Eureka. Hop to it — they’re $35 pre-sale instead of $40 at the gate. Unless you need to roll […]
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ROTR
The standoff between Reggae on the River and Reggae Rising is finally over. Reggae on the River is returning to French’s Camp from Aug. 1-4. With any luck, folks can let go all those negative vibes and get back to enjoying some music. The bill boasts 25 featured acts and a smattering of other vocalists […]
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VROOM
Polish it up, pop the hood and show it off. Auto Xpo is pulling into Fortuna. The rodeo dust has barely settled, and as the horse trailers and bull riders ride into the sunset, a fleet of classic cars rolls into town. This is a weekend of vintage obsession, so it’s only fitting there’s an […]
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Made in Humboldt: ‘Weed the Game’
Who says stoners are lazy? Jim Gray, a resident of McKinleyville, has launched a company called Stoner Brothers Games, and his first product, set to launch next month, is WEED the Game. We got a press release describing the board game thusly: Players buy seeds and plants and try to grow pounds of weed for cash. […]
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Right Over the Plate
Watching the Giants is too painful these days. Instead, tune into the Oakland A’s game on Thursday at 7 p.m. and see hometown boy Greg Collins toss out the first pitch! Collins, an associate archaeologist for California State Parks at Fort Humboldt, won the honor this past December in a Twitter contest sponsored by the […]
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Craigslist Ad Targets Scantily-Clad Video Winner
It seems our Reggae on the River video contest from last week has inspired affections aimed at the subject of the winning video. This post appeared in the “Missed Connections” section of Humboldt County Craigslist yesterday: Reggae On River Winner – w4m – 35 (arcata jah) I can’t stop watching your video You’re a shinning star! […]
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Psst. Check This Out.
Suddenly we’re all feeling a little cooler at the Journal. One of our own, graphic designer Alana Chenevert, a.k.a. The Last Artful Dodger, has just released her rap mixtape online. 199NVRLND is available to download for free — free! She’s like Lady Gaga with pants! Give a listen to “Mushroom Kingdom” for starters, then get […]
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And the Winning Video Is …
We had some great entries in our video contest, but it’s time to give away four four-day passes to this year’s Reggae on the River festival. Thank you to everyone who took the time to record and upload your Rasta-flavored eye-and-ear candy. If we’d been judging on cuteness alone, then the pug or the baby […]
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Back on Their Feet
In May, when Jessicurl founder/world music DJ Jessica McGuinty underwent heart surgery and our own lovable Arts and Entertainment Editor/Music Guru Bob Doran had a stroke, many people asked if there was anything they could do. After all, recovery can be tough, and medical bills ain’t cheap. The good news is that both lovely people […]
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Yee Ha!
The Fortuna Rodeo is on, so saddle up for some ropin’, wranglin’ and ridin’. For those of us not quite ready to climb onto a bronco, the carnival is going all week long with rides and a midway right in Rohner Park ($25 for all-day wrist bands). On Thursday, the Junior Rodeo continues with young […]
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Where’s Waldo?
Guys in Arcata with chunky glasses and knit caps are a dime a dozen, but finding this guy pays off. This month in Arcata, 24 paper Waldo figures from Martin Handford’s Where’s Waldo? illustrated hide-and-seek books have been stashed all over local shops. Hunt them down and you could end up with a cache of […]
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The More You Know: Free E-books Available at HumCo Library
Did you know you can check out e-books from library? The service has been in place since last year, and Victor Zazueta, the library director, is now confident enough in the program that he wants everyone to know about it. The Humboldt County Library provides free e-books and digital audiobooks for checkout and download anytime, […]