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Arcata Rises Up for Fire Victims
For three days, music flowed from two stages at Humboldt Brews onto the sidewalk, into the street and beyond the corner of H and 10th streets. There, the rubble and charred remains of seven businesses and eight apartments destroyed in a Jan. 2 fire provided stark contrast and a reminder of the losses — though…
Arcata’s Heroes Parade Spotlights Fire Responders
Hundreds of community members crowded the edges of the Arcata Plaza on Sunday, cheering as a line of firetrucks, ambulances, police cars and other first responder vehicles made loops around the square. The parade was led by a troupe of Cal Poly Humboldt’s Marching Lumberjacks, skipping and spinning as they played their instruments. Handmade cardboard…
Back-to-Back Protests and a Nurses’ Vigil in Eureka
Among the crowds of protesters at the Humboldt County Courthouse on Jan. 30 were dozens of high school students chanting, “No one is illegal on stolen land.” Some had made their way from a walkout at Eureka High School as part of the national strike. One woman named Shawna accompanied her two daughters Autumn and…
All Tomorrow’s Parties
Last week saw the Arcata Rising fundraiser for the victims of the fire on Jan. 2 take over Humbrews from Friday to Sunday. I am not a very good chronicler of live music when it comes to the straight-story style of reporting; I tend to paint by impressions rather than numbers, for better or for…
Important Research at Humboldt Cider Co.
More than a decade ago, Michelle and Darren Cartledge, along with Jamie Ashdon, launched Humboldt Cider Co. Back then, they were brewing in 5-gallon fermentation vessels. They are bigger now — several of their fermentation vessels now are 5,500 gallons and they employ 18 people — but they remain wonderfully Humboldt-centered. I was assigned to…
First Saturday Night Arts Alive
Feb. 7, 6 to 9 p.m. Enjoy a lively evening in Downtown and Old Town Eureka as galleries, museums, theaters, bars and restaurants stay open late. 4TH STREET MERCANTILE 215 Fourth St. Various artists. ART CENTER FRAME SHOP 616 Second St. “Send Nudes,” Chris Henry, watercolors and mixed media. ART CENTER SPACE 620 Second St.…
A Full Friendship
The Half Life of Marie Curie at Redwood Curtain The Half Life of Marie Curie by Lauren Gunderson is a glimpse into the lives of two historical women of science, Marie Curie and Hertha Ayrton. The events that took place during their lives and their part in them changed them and the world. Gunderson tells…
Survival Instincts
Send Help SEND HELP. In a rare moment of self-preservation, I chose not to see and review Melania, fun though it might have been to dunk on it as every critic not employed by or chasing the favor of the Trump administration has. Its pedigree makes all the statement it needs to, helmed by Brett…
Building Alliances
Editor: My heart is heavy with grief as I read a list of 35 names of people who died while in ICE detention during 2025. These individuals leave behind families and friends who will never be able to see their loved ones again. Their absence leaves a gaping wound in our communities. ICE’s continuing aggressive…
Flooding in King Salmon
Editor: There is a solution to the problem of flooding in King Salmon during high tides. Most if not all of the flooding comes through the canal system. A lock could be built at the entrance to the canal system next to Gill’s. The lock could be computer controlled with water level sensors. The lock…
Measles is Making A Comeback
Editor: Sadly, the United States is on track to lose its measles elimination status this year. According to National Public Radio news, the outbreak in South Carolina has hit 847 cases and shows no sign of slowing. Measles is an especially damaging disease because of two factors: it is incredibly contagious, and the complications are…
‘Defund ICE’
Editor: We must defund, not increase, funding for the cruel and illegal ICE. Their intrusion into cities and states without the invitation of the governors of those states is telling. It is only happening in states that President Trump is unhappy with by not bending to his every wish. The recent killings of American citizens…
The Public Deserves Answers
Editor: The killing of another innocent Minnesotan by ICE agents in Minneapolis is not just a failure — it is a moral disgrace. No administration that claims to serve the American people should ever tolerate federal operations so reckless that citizens end up dead at the hands of their own government. Yet that is exactly…
Cermeño’s Shipwreck
The European settlement of what we now know as the city of Trinidad began when two Spanish Navy captains, Bruno de Hecata (commanding Santiago) and Juan Francisco de la Bodega y Quadra (commanding Sonora), landed there on June 9, 1775. Two days later on Trinity Sunday — hence the name — they erected a wooden…
Winter Revelation
Redwood bark oozes the morning downpour through spongy fibers, scattered drops free fall from high in the forest canopy, sagging cowls of moss drip from thick maple trunks the forest is leaden and still, but as the sun sinks light floods the understory, luminescent fingers stretch eastward among the tall trunks, unmasking sluggish moisture-laden motes…
