‘A Segregated Campus’
Frustrations mount at Cal Poly Humboldt as ADA issues go unaddressed By Thadeus Greenson
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‘A Segregated Campus’
For a thought experiment, imagine for a moment what the community response would be if a building housing one of Cal Poly Humboldt’s departments only allowed men to enter. Imagine what people would say if dozens of bathrooms across campus were labeled “whites only.” Or, what if the university decided to remove the gender neutral…
Richard Alan Crowston: 1940-2024
Richard was born in Fresno County, California, on April 22, 1940, to Willia, and Eleanor Crowston. He passed away on July 11, 2024, in Ferndale, California. Richard graduated from Fresno State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Technology. On graduating, he was an engineer for several different aircraft manufacturers. He then became…
William Steven “Bill” Reynolds
William Steven “Bill” Reynolds passed away June 26, 2024 at the age of 84 after a short but courageous battle with cancer. Bill was born on Aug. 11, 1939, to Dick and Ann Reynolds in Fort Bragg, California, where he was raised and graduated from Fort Bragg High School in 1957. Bill lived a life…
Robert “Bob” Palmrose: 1931-2024
Robert “Bob” Palmrose, age 93, passed away on July 1 in Eureka. A native Californian, Bob was born April 11, 1931, at the French Hospital on Geary Street in San Francisco. At the time, his father had a job in San Francisco, due to the closure of Hammond Lumber Co. in Samoa, California. Shortly after…
Music Tonight: Wednesday, Sept. 11
The Arcata Playhouse is once again opening its welcoming wooden nest to a touring crew of masterful and fascinating musicians. Sam Reider and the Human Hands is led by the guy at the top of the masthead, a jazz pianist-turned accordion player and composer who writes an alluring type of music based around many folkloric…
Union Calls on Providence to Reverse Decision to Close Rehab Unit
The National Union of Healthcare Workers is calling on Providence to reverse its decision to shutter its Acute Rehabilitation Unit at the old General Hospital, saying a bill on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk may delay the required seismic upgrades the healthcare giant cited as a reason for the closure. Providence St. Joseph announced last month…
Music Tonight: Tuesday, Sept. 10
It’s already the second Tuesday of this newly minted month, which means it’s time for another installment of the experimental musicians union meet-up at the Sanctuary. The set-up is simple: You bring your preferred noisemaker, electronic doo-dad or plug-inable instrument, and after a discussion about flow and arrangement, you let loose with a crew of…
Erlei’s Bakin It is Coming to Eureka
After five years in Ferndale, Erlei’s Bakin It will close the doors to its 444 Main St. location and reopen in its new Eureka location in early October. “The business wasn’t sustaining itself,” says Erlei’s owner Rebecca Erlei. We weren’t getting enough customers.” Erlei’s Bakin It’s new location will see the baked goods shop expand…
Music Tonight: Monday, Sept. 9
A large part of aging in this decade is seeing a flier for a show called “Glorv-G and the Chi-Rizzler: Beefing on Stacks with Farto-Hi$$$: THE REMATCH” and knowing by simple instinct that this type of promotional semaphore is designed only to make sense to people born after 9/11 and cause mild irritation or blank…
The Grind Café Relocating to Eureka Courthouse
Eureka’s Grind Café is making a significant move this fall. The café, known for its cozy atmosphere and community-focused approach, is relocating inside the Eureka courthouse. Owner Gabrielle Long has reassured loyal customers that the Grind Café is not closing — it’s simply moving to a new location. According to Long, who also owns A…
Music Tonight: Saturday, Sept. 7
OK, here’s something old, something new … I can’t think of borrowed or blue, but it’s all worth your time regardless, and I’m happy to celebrate this gig like a posting of the marriage banns from ages ago. Local artist and treasure Violet Crabtree is teaming up with the Outer Space for a fundraiser for…
Officials Urge Caution After 2 Dogs Die Following Swim By Fernbridge
With two dogs having died shortly after swimming in a small pool of water by the Eel River near Fernbridge on Thursday, environmental health officials are urging the public to keep an eye out for potentially toxic algal blooms in local waterways. “Warm water and abundant nutrients can cause cyanobacteria, sometimes called blue-green algae, to…
Music Tonight: Friday, Sept. 6
Regular readers will likely remember my tracking of the ascension of Fortuna’s The Critics, a very skilled and tight pop rock band with a lot of passion and moxy. I have a soft spot for anyone trying as hard as they do with gobs of talent to get into what I discovered in my 20s…
What’s Good?
Arcata to Get Wild Hare Tavern The darkened windows of the Jam may not be dark for too much longer. Her purchase of the business from owner Mike Munson is still pending, but longtime bartender Angela Robershotte has plans to open Wild Hare Tavern in the plaza-adjacent spot. Robershotte is keeping the specifics of the…
First Saturday Night Arts Alive
Experience the vibrant atmosphere as galleries, museums, theaters, bars and restaurants extend their hours for your enjoyment. SPECIAL INSTALLATION 213 F St., 627 Third St. and 215 C St. “Harvest” interactive art installation in three locations by artists Erica Davie, Natalie Williams and Katie Belknapp. 4TH STREET MERCANTILE 215 Fourth St. Various artists. ART CENTER…
Ladies Throw Their Hats In
Participants in the 12th annual Ladies Hat Day at the Races event on Saturday offered some glamour and wild creativity in front of the recently repaired (from earthquake damage) horse-track grandstands at the 128th annual Humboldt County Fair in Ferndale. This year’s fair theme was “Ribbons, Rides & Racing,” with six days of horse racing…
Afraid is More Artificial Than Intelligent
AFRAID. The previews for Afraid held a little campy promise — the premise of a family cowering before its power-drunk Alexa has plenty of scary/funny potential — especially under the Blumhouse imprint. In our current climate, it shouldn’t be terribly hard to sketch out an AI villain. If the Google Gemini instructions for adding glue…
Olive Snail Fail
I was bitten by a radioactive rat, which gave me the superpower of transforming myself from a 225-pound man into 225 1-pound rats. I’m not interested in fighting evil or rescuing people from danger. I’m just interested in beachcombing. And it occurred to me that 225 rats could comb a lot more beach than one…
ECS Board Directs Staff Back to CHP on Jacobs Sale
The Eureka City Schools Board of Trustees directed staff on Aug. 29 to reach out to the California Highway Patrol about resuming negotiations for a potential purchase of the former Jacobs Middle School campus following the recent disintegration of an agreement with a mystery developer that had halted previous talks with the agency. The option…
Another Day
I’m writing this just after the closing celebrations of Labor Day, which, in a country without a strong labor movement or political party invested in such, is basically just a three-day weekend to have one last crack at summer. I hope you all found a slice of the good stuff. Not much more to add…
