Frivolity
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Humboldt Style: Gala Glam
While Leonardo DiCaprio was selling his soul to that goat from The Witch for his Oscar, the Eureka Theater was flush with its own parade of gowns and tuxes at the Red Carpet Gala co-hosted by the Humboldt Del Norte Film Commission and the theater, celebrating 100 years of filming on the North Coast. The […]
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Humboldt Style: Boots and Brands
Next year, when you’re standing in front of your open closet wondering what to wear to the Humboldt Del Norte Cattlemen’s Association’s annual spring dinner and dance, you’ll want to scroll through this slideshow. The guys and gals who kicked up their heels in the Humboldt County Fairgrounds’ Belotti Hall came correct. (Incidentally, turquoise is […]
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Want to Win a Night at the Benbow Inn (Plus Wine and Chocolate)?
Did you blow Valentine’s Day? Are you sitting in your cubicle right now wondering why that chocolate rose and repurposed post card didn’t do the trick? Or maybe you’re at your desk, contemplating a lifetime of loneliness because you showed your partner the door after he/she showed up with a heart shaped pizza, a bottle […]
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Photo Contest!
It’s been a wet winter, and I don’t think we’re alone in saying we’d kind of forgotten what that felt like. But now that back-to-back months of double digit rainfall totals have jolted us back into winter life in Humboldt, we’d like to preserve what that looks like. You know, in case it doesn’t come […]
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Let’s Parklet!
Old Town Eureka’s first parklet is prime for the sitting — well, uh, after this afternoon’s rains stop. After a slower-than-expected permitting process and rain-delayed construction, the one-parking-spot space in front of Ramone’s is ready for beverage sipping and general relaxation. Enjoy accordingly.
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2015 Quotables
Humboldt County is chock full of colorful folks saying poignant, intelligent, crazy, insightful and just plain hilarious things. With the new year upon us, we take a look back at some of our favorite quotes from 2015. And, in case you missed it, check out our Top 10 stories of 2015 for a rundown of […]
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Merry Christmas: Here are the Center Arts Riders from the Last Two Seasons
In this week’s cover story, we read through nearly 100 contracts between Center Arts, which brings big-name music, dance and theater acts every year, and the performers who grace HSU stages. Those contracts contain the riders — documents that detail an artist’s technical and “hospitality” needs, in other words the food, drinks and comforts they […]
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Make Money off Your Problems
Did your booboo leave you and take the dehumidifier you went 50-50 on? Want to get your deposit back from Floyd Squires? Fugly haircut got you down? Take your problems to Southern California, to court and to the bank. Okay, it’s not going to be an actual court, with an actual judge. It’s going to […]
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Mark Larson’s Medieval Slideshow of Courage
It took courage to hang out at the Medieval Festival of Courage in Blue Lake — at least until the water truck showed up to settle the dust — on a windy Saturday, Oct. 3. The fundraiser for the Coastal Grove Charter School Parent Organization Foundation attracted a large crowd to Christie’s Pumpkin Patch farm, […]