The Alnoba Lewis Family Foundation announced the recipients of its 2026 Leadership Awards, which honor brave and brilliant leaders whose courage, wisdom, grit, and potential inspire others to act boldly for environmental justice, social justice, and young people. Harriet and Alan Lewis launched the awards in 2018 to recognize leaders whose work moves communities toward […]
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Cal Poly Humboldt Among the Top 10 Best Colleges for Rural America
Cal Poly Humboldt is one of the nation’s leading universities serving rural students, earning the No. 8 spot in Washington Monthly’s inaugural Top 100 Rural Colleges ranking. Of the top 10 schools, the university also has the highest graduation rate. Humboldt also earned a place in the magazine’s 2026 Best Colleges for Your Tuition (and Tax) Dollars: West ranking, placing […]
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Humboldt County Fish & Game Grant Program Now Accepting Proposals
When funds are available, the County of Humboldt’s Fish & Game Advisory Commission awards grant funds to local projects using revenues from state fish and wildlife code violation fines. The commission’s grant program is currently accepting proposals, with $4,000 available in grant funds this year. To be considered for the Humboldt County Fish & Game Grant […]
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Good News from My Humboldt Life, September 2026
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Hyperion Humboldt Realty Welcomes Realtor Calista LaBolle
As in most things Humboldt, the path new real estate agent Calista LaBolle took to Humboldt Hyperion Realty, Inc. makes perfect sense once you can see the forest for the trees. “My family purchased properties, so it showed me what I could do one day,” she says. LaBolle did her homework while watching Channel […]
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In Good Spirits at Humboldt Distillery
There’s something uniquely Humboldt about knowing exactly where the things you enjoy are made. Located in downtown Fortuna, Humboldt Distillery is known for small-batch, quality certified organic spirits. Though the distillery distributes throughout the state, all its products are still handmade and hand bottled right here in Humboldt County. Humboldt Distillery is the region’s first […]
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$30K Matching Challenge Supports Local Farmers and Food for People this September
Two friends of Food for People have pledged $30,000 to match all donations made to the food bank’s Locally Delicious Farmers Fund during the month of September. This fund helps the food bank purchase from local farmers and through the North Coast Growers Association’s Harvest Hub. One of the anonymous supporters of the challenge explained […]
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Humboldt Sponsors’ Biggest Fundraiser of the Year
Humboldt Sponsors, a local nonprofit charitable organization dedicated solely to raising funds to benefit Humboldt County youth, held its biggest fundraiser of the year, “Boots & Bandanas,” Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026 at The Barn by Fernbridge. “It was truly a wonderful evening! We had a very generous group of 175 people who were all there […]
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Eureka-Based Artists: Apply Now for the Victor Thomas Jacoby Award
The Victor Thomas Jacoby Award committee is now accepting applications from visual artists and craftspeople within the city of Eureka through Oct. 15, 2026. The fund, held at the Humboldt Area Foundation + Wild Rivers Community Foundation, supports up to four awards of $10,000 each. Each year, the award varies in focus. In 2025, it […]
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Humboldt Area Foundation + Wild Rivers Community Foundation Fall Grant Round Open
Beginning Sept. 1, the Humboldt Area Foundation + Wild Rivers Community Foundation is accepting applications for several of its grant programs. Grant opportunities include the Rotary Club of Eureka’s Glyndon ‘Sign’ Smith and Ruth Smith Endowment Fund, the Lynne and Bob Wells Fund for Performing Artists, the Hansen Family Trust, and Aging to Thrive: Empowering […]
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The Symbolism Behind Eureka’s New Chinatown Monument
Have you followed the construction on the southeast corner of 1st and E Streets? It is the Eureka Chinatown Monument, which commemorates the story of Eureka Chinese residents who were violently driven out of their homes and businesses in February 1885. While a clear improvement from the site’s former cracked concrete and scraggly bushes, what […]
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Eurekan Inducted into Speaker Hall of Fame
Jess Pettitt, MEd, MBA, CSP, has been inducted into the Council of Peers Award for Excellence (CPAE) Speaker Hall of Fame®, the National Speakers Association’s highest and most selective honor. She is one of five speakers (Allison Shapira, Peter Katz, Manley Feinberg, and Anton Gunn) to be honored in 2026. The award is neither applied for nor campaigned […]