The Benbow Historic Inn invites the community to celebrate its 100th Anniversary on Saturday, August 1st at 3pm for the Benbow Centennial White Party, an elegant event starting on the Inn’s historic back lawn. Guests are encouraged to dress in white for a festive Great Gatsby themed celebration featuring classic lawn games, live music, special […]
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New Native Plant Network Seeks to Grow Regional Capacity
This June, the Eel River Native Plant Network held its first in-person meeting in Fortuna with about 45 people in attendance. The Native Plant Network seeks to connect Tribal Nations, stewards, gatherers, and growers to sustain and increase diverse native plant material production that supports Eel River ecosystem restoration, cultural uses, and food sovereignty. Network […]
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Charles “Dan” Phillips Joins RCB Board of Directors
On July 16, 2026, Redwood Capital Bancorp (OTCQB:RWCB ), the only locally owned and operated community bank holding company in Humboldt County, announced the appointment of Charles “Dan” Phillips, to the Board of Directors, effective July 15, 2026. J. William McAuley, Chairman, remarked, “On behalf of the Board of Directors, we are extremely pleased to […]
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Cypress Grove Celebrates a Standout Year of Award-Winning Cheese
Cypress Grove is delighted to announce a remarkable year of recognition, earning top honors at three of the cheese industry’s most respected competitions: the American Cheese Society (ACS) Judging & Competition, the International Cheese & Dairy Awards (ICDA), and the World Championship Cheese Contest®. Most recently, Cypress Grove was honored at the 2026 American Cheese […]
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Arcata Bay Oyster Festival Achieves Record Waste Diversion Rate
The 2026 Arcata Bay Oyster Festival set a new benchmark for sustainability, achieving a record-breaking 90.2% waste diversion rate, which is the highest in the festival’s history. Through the combined efforts of volunteers, vendors, community partners, and attendees, more than 6,500 pounds of material were recovered through composting, recycling, CRV collection, cardboard recovery, and oyster […]
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Amos Sobol Soaks in the Positivity
When Amos Sobol dipped his toe in the hot tub business, he did not know it would stay there for 29 years and counting. Pure Water Spas (3750 Broadway, Eureka) owner Jay Sooter needed some extra hands to put up a gazebo for a hot tub, so he asked recent high school graduate Sobol to […]
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Big Flavor at Little Japan
It’s no secret that some of Japan’s most unassuming storefronts have earned a reputation for holding the most wonderfully unexpected things. True to form, Little Japan (2848 F St., Eureka), tucked away in Eureka’s Henderson Center, is a small but mighty culinary treasure trove. Little Japan came to fruition through community. In the early 2000s, […]
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Cal Poly Humboldt Announces the 2026 Distinguished Alumni Honorees
Cal Poly Humboldt will honor four alumni whose leadership, innovation, and service have made a lasting impact in their professions and communities. The 2026 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients are Meg Godlewski (’87, Journalism), John McGuire (’74, Social Science), Scottie Lee Meyers (’12, Journalism), and Maeve Talamantes (’17, Political Science). The Distinguished Alumni Award is among […]
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Scholarship Honoring Late Assemblywoman Patty Berg Announces First Round of Recipients
On Friday, Jun. 12, Michele McKeegan met with Humboldt Area Foundation + Wild Rivers Community Foundation CEO Sara Dronkers to carry out one of the final wishes of her late friend Assemblywoman Patty Berg: Supporting the next generation of women to grow, learn and lead. McKeegan presented Dronkers with a check for $1.5 million, the […]
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Humboldt’s First Multi-Sensory Play Space Opens
This month, five Humboldt-based mothers and social impact leaders open the doors at Play Street in Eureka. The new community-centered space aims to be the first of its kind in Humboldt County — curated, inclusive, and sensory-adapted to serve children with developmental disabilities, autism and sensory processing disorders. Play Street was founded on the idea […]
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EXIT Theatre Announces 35th Annual EXIT Theatre Fringe Festival
EXIT Theatre will produce the 35th annual EXIT Theatre Fringe Festival from Nov. 5 through Nov. 22, 2026, at EXIT Theatre in Arcata, Calif. Applications will be available Aug. 1 on the EXIT Theatre website, www.theexit.org. Applications will be accepted online until midnight PST Aug. 31, 2026. How the Fringe Works Artists apply and pay […]
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Cal Poly Humboldt’s Program Gives Local Rural Students a Head Start
For many high school juniors and seniors, college can feel like a distant goal filled with unknowns. Cal Poly Humboldt’s High School Scholars Program is changing that by giving local high school students the opportunity to earn college credit, experience university life, and discover they belong in a college classroom. The concurrent-enrollment program allows eligible […]