The Mateel Community Center presents the 44th Summer Arts Faire Saturday and Sunday, June 19 and 20 with indoor and outdoor stages packed with music to make up for all you’ve missed this past year and a half. The family friendly event features a mix of regional bands and DJs, over 50 craft and food vendors, local […]
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Folie Douce to Become The Kitchen Arcata
Last week, a joyful Chris Hollen announced the sale of her restaurant Folie Douce to Jacob Masslich, who’ll be spending the summer transforming it into The Kitchen Arcata. Hollen says she’s excited for Masslich and relieved the sale is completed, as it never was when Reda Salhi briefly took it over in 2019. The Folie Douce […]
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NCJ Preview: Policing the Police, Return of the Crabs and Rice Dumplings
This week we’re talking about the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office and Sgt. Jason Daniels, who remains on the payroll despite documented misconduct, and why it’s so hard to make “separation from employment” stick. We’re also celebrating the return of Humboldt Crabs baseball and learning to make zongzi rice dumplings at home. Hit subscribe for weekly […]
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Will California Public Schools Continue Free Lunches for All?
Early in the pandemic, the only source of milk for some struggling families was from school lunches, recalls Stacy Johnson, director of nutrition services at Glendora Unified School District. Even for families who weren’t as strained financially — or for families of picky eaters — getting meals during lockdown was something to get excited about: […]
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With a new batch of ugly messages between members of a Eureka police unit revealing a culture of misogyny and cruel and violent attitudes toward homeless and mentally ill people, the department faces a reckoning. We’ll go over how the police officers’ extensive workplace protections affect the impact and secrecy of that reckoning. And Eureka […]
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Some Pig
Opening the county’s first cannabis consumption lounge without food would have been an opportunity missed. And so the upscale Pig and Leaf truck is installed at Papa & Barkley Social’s patio (4325 Broadway, Eureka), complete with heat lamps and fire pits, on the site of the old Kmart that, I’m told, opened with the fanfare […]
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NCJ Preview: COVID-19’s Local Casualties, the Privilege of Vaccine Access and the Future of a Farm Stand
On the anniversary of Humboldt’s first COVID-19 death, we’re looking back on the people we lost with glimpses of their lives gleaned from obituaries and interviews with family members. We’re also talking about the vaccines we now have access to — a live-saving option those lost didn’t have — and what it could mean if […]
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Beans, Linguiça to go in Ferndale
Take a Sunday drive to Ferndale, take in its green pastures and Victorian architecture, then take home a hearty dinner of beans, linguiça, salad and bread from the Holy Ghost Celebration on Sunday, May 23 from noon to 3 p.m. at the Ferndale Portuguese Hall (donation). Donations help the Portuguese Hall with repairs and operating […]
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NCJ Preview: Summer Camps, Vaccine Supplies and Oyster Fest
The Journal‘s annual Summer of Fun issue is out now, with plenty of COVID-19 adapted fun to occupy the kids. On the news side, we’ve got the tale the rush to get vaccines to Humboldt in the wake of a missed shipment and how we ended up with a glut of vaccines in time for […]
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Restaurants Need Workers. Would an Employee Vaccine Mandate Bring Them Back?
As they struggle to rehire, owners are navigating whether to require, encourage or reward staff COVID vaccinations. Before implementing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees at his 15 Chicago restaurants, Fifty/50 Restaurant Group co-founder Scott Weiner did his due diligence. He consulted a lawyer, discussed the idea with his staff, and developed a policy around […]
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South G Kitchen’s Gastropub Fare on Wheels
After a soft opening April 29, Danny Emmenecker’s fledgling food truck South G Kitchen has settled into the spot behind the Arcata Redwood Curtain Brewery (550 S. G St., Arcata), serving “pub fusion,” food that’s “familiar but elevated,” with elements like kale slaw for the fish and chips and homemade pickles. “The beer at the […]
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NCJ Preview: Vaccinations and Spicy Noodles
What’s with these empty vaccination appointments? With cases spiking once again, public health officials are trying new strategies to get shots in arms. We’re also sharing a recipe for heating things up with cold sesame-peanut noodles. Hit subscribe to get weekly updates on stories from around the county. Related Stories