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Stunning sunsets. Lupine fields. Towering redwoods. Races. Parades. Smiles. Protests. Stolen moments (we see you, couple kissing in the hollowed out stump!). We asked you to think about the word “community” and then snap a photo capturing it. In return, we received more than 160 images. They are alternately funny, beautiful, endearing, heartwarming and challenging.…
UPDATE: Budget Committee Reverses Trump’s Tsunami System Cuts
UPDATE: The House Appropriations Committee has rejected a proposal by President Donald Trump to gut the nation’s tsunami warning system, a move one local official says could leave the West Coast vulnerable to destructives waves generated by quakes from thousands of miles away. According to the committee’s report, the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies…
Multiple Agencies Investigating Fatal Fortuna Fire
Humboldt County fire officials and the Sheriff’s Office continue to investigate the cause of a fatal blaze that broke out in a Fortuna mobile home park early yesterday morning. According to a press release from the Sheriff’s Office, the fire claimed the life of 76-year-old Martha Ann Robertson, who died of smoke inhalation in her…
Music Tonight: Wednesday, July 12
Piet Dalmolen is up at the MRB Tap Room doing his loopy solo guitar thing at 6 p.m. for free. He likes beer. Help him out with that. At the same time, don’t forget it’s also Huckleberry Flint night … err, I mean “Under the Stars” Night in Dell’Arte’s Amphitheater, featuring some bands that aren’t…
UPDATED: Chief Mills’ Last Day Set for July 21
UPDATE: The Eureka City Council is not currently slated to discuss the process for replacing police Chief Andrew Mills at the July 18 meeting, which comes just three days before his last day on the job. City Clerk Pam Powell said more information on the process may be announced next week and the appointment of…
Fourth Flashback
Eureka’s Fourth of July Festival brought a huge crowd to Old Town, drawn by live music, lots of clothing and food vendor booths, classic and electric cars, a motorcycle show, Madaket cruises in the bay and rides on a speeder car or horse-drawn carriage. The performance of the belly dancing company Sassafras also brought in…
Music Tonight: Tuesday, July 11
Missed The Low Notes last night? They’re at it again but tonight at the Mad River Brewery Tap Room at 6 p.m. for free. It’s Songwriters Night for the Folklife Festival and it’ll be hosted by Jan Bramlett and featuring Leah Grams Johnson, Ryan Bisio, Scott William Perry and Rachael Beccaria at 7:30 p.m. in…
Two Killed, Three Seriously Hurt in 101 Crash at Weott
Two women from Pennsylvania were killed and several passengers — including two teenagers — received major injuries in a single car accident on southbound U.S. Highway 101 near Weott this morning. The California Highway Patrol reports that, for unknown reasons, the 2004 Lincoln they were riding in went down the embankment near the town’s off-ramp…
Silly Bear Locked in Car Freed by Deputies
A wayward — and apparently grumpy — bear that found itself locked inside a Kneeland neighborhood car was freed unharmed today after responding deputies were able to open the door from a safe distance by tying a rope around the handle. In a video of the rescue posted to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Facebook…
Myers Flat Man Dies While Surfing Off Shelter Cove
A Myers Flat man died Sunday after apparently suffering a medical emergency while surfing off of Shelter Cove, the third drowning death in Humboldt County in less than two weeks. Michael Allen Byerley, 51, was pulled out of the water by fellow surfers and taken to the Shelter Cove Volunteer Fire Department, where he was pronounced…
Vaude D’Gras Circus presents The Transistance
New Orleans-based Vaude D’Gras Circus presents The Transistance, an “underground, immersive, experimental spectacle combining vaudeville and circus arts,” on Tuesday, July 11 at 8 p.m. at the Mateel Community Center ($25, $20 advance). It’s a magical evening of illusion, circus aerials, burlesque and more. Plus, the Mateel kitchen will serve a New Orleans-inspired meal for…
Music Tonight: Monday, July 10
Rick of Wild Otis informs us that his other band The Low Notes will be performing at Jazz Night for the Folklife Festival in Dell’Arte’s Carlo Theater at 7:30 p.m. I don’t know the exact order of the lineup but joining them will be the RLA Trio with Francis Vanek, along with The BluntSide Quintet.…
HumBug: The Butterfly House
Scoping the North Coast Journal’s calendar, I noticed a post about the Butterfly House at the Humboldt Botanical Gardens. Of course I had to check that out. Just north of the College of the Redwoods campus, the botanical gardens are a nice place to while away a few hours among tidy, well-maintained flower beds. The butterfly…
Bulls, Blood, Dust, Mud
It’s going down like a rodeo clown the week of July 10-16 in Fortuna. That’s when the Fortuna Rodeo saddles up for the 96th time with a full week of family entertainment featuring bull and bronc riding, a barbecue, carnival, motorsports, parade, live music and more. The fun begins Monday with a chili cook-off and…
Music Tonight: Sunday, July 9
It’s Annie and Mary Day at the Humboldt Folklife Festival in Perigot Park this afternoon starting at noon. You’ll hear from the Timber Ridge Boys, That Buckin’ String Band, No Pardon, Gatehouse Well and The Detours. And all for free! Lizzy and the Moonbeams will be over at the Mad River Brewery starting around 5:30…
Eureka Police Seek New Leverage Against Homeless on Third Street
A recent pair of break-ins to Betty Chinn’s warehouse on West Second Street has drawn attention to the Eureka Police Department’s efforts to address crime and loitering in the area. On Wednesday, under the direction of the Public Works department, employees of Mercer Fraser erected a fence that effectively cordons off the west side of…
Music Tonight: Saturday, July 8
The Humboldt Folklife Festival kicks off with music starting early today at the Mad River Brewery. Americana-trio Kingfoot starts it off at 2:45 p.m. followed by Thursday Night Bluegrass and The Detours and all for free. They’ll get you warmed up for the continual live music provided by the HFF all week. It’s also Pints…
Coroner Identifies Man Pulled From Humboldt Bay
The Humboldt County Coroner’s Office today identified the man whose body was pulled out of Humboldt Bay on July 2 as Shane Christopher Barbion. He was 47. Officials believe Barbion, who was identified using his fingerprints, was living in Eureka at the time of his death. Family members in Nevada have been notified. No foul play…
Rodeo Action in Orick
Rope in all your favorite rodeo action at the Orick Rodeo July 8-9 at Orick Rodeo Grounds ($9, $5, free for under 5). Catch mutton bustin’, junior steer riding, quad barrel racing, bull riding, team roping, barrel racing and more. Saturday’s fun starts at 9 a.m, Sunday’s at 11 a.m. The Deep Pit Beef BBQ…
Don’t Mean a Thing if it Ain’t Got That String
If you like your bass standing up, your guitar laying flat and think the grass is greener when it’s on the bluer side, then the Humboldt Folklife Festival is your jam. The week-long jubilee, happening July 8-15 in spots in and around Blue Lake, brings together top area musicians performing songs and telling stories to…
Music Tonight: Friday, July 7
The funky jazz of locals Ultra Secret will return to the Mad River Brewery Tap Room at 6 p.m. tonight. They can hit the tight changes all while keeping you guessing what’s coming next, and all while doing it free of charge. Throw ’em a tip when you find the time. Local troubadour Chuck Mayville…
Music Tonight: Thursday, July 6
You might want to start getting comfortable up in Blue Lake in the run up to the Humboldt Folklife Festival. Start off this evening at the Mad River Brewery with folky fiddle tunes from Fingal, which will be starting it up around 6 p.m. and for free. Remember, kids and dogs are welcome, but leashes…
Hum Plate Round-up
Doughnuts Rising Sit-down doughnut options are too few and far between. And yet the doughnut should be a legitimate breakfast option alongside bacon and eggs, pancakes and waffles. Drive-thru doughnut shops are necessary because sometimes time is of the essence, people. But can we not give this glorious, unifying food that crosses all social and…
Get the Folk Up
Thursday You might want to start getting comfortable up in Blue Lake in the run up to the Humboldt Folklife Festival. Start off this evening at the Mad River Brewery with folky fiddle tunes from Fingal, which will be starting it up around 6 p.m. and for free. Remember, kids and dogs are welcome, but…
Ode to Don’s Donuts
Pillar of glutenism! Carbohydrate community center! Sugar sanctuary! Pass gas and pledge allegiance to cheap food. There could be a sign above the counter — “Bread Is Life” — blinking while the people order roast beef sandwiches. At the crack of dawn or the heart of midnight people of all shapes and sizes lining up…
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Turning Wheels
Reviews BABY DRIVER. Writer/director Edgar Wright — like Tarantino before him and Scorsese before him — has managed to make a successful career of being a tremendous movie nerd. Unashamed of his influences and unafraid to reveal them (Hot Fuzz, 2007 being a particularly pointed example), Wright synthesizes those myriad influences into colorful, comic creations…
Correction
A quote in the Media Maven column in the June 29 edition of the North Coast Journal contained a misattribution. The paragraph should have read: “Sims argues that maybe it is better to know how much hatred is out there. When Bryant said the experiences that she and Cutcha Risling Baldy, as people of color,…
Trinidad Art Nights
Upper Trinidad SIMMONS’ GALLERY 380 Janis Court (Trinidad Coastal Land Trust). “Camel Rock According To …,” Marvin Trump, paintings. Music by Margaret Kellermann. TRINIDAD MUSEUM 400 Janis Court (next to library). Selvert Theodore Johnson (1873-1933), photography. Music by Tim and Aaron O ‘Gara and Aaron Garret. SAUNDER’S PARK (start of Patrick’s Point Drive/behind Chevron). Circus…
Public Defender’s Job May Rest on His Words
The future of Public Defender David Marcus’ so-far short but contested tenure could rest on the answers he gave under oath to a local attorney and one-time member of the office who is looking to overturn his appointment. A judge last week dismissed Patrik Griego’s lawsuit alleging Marcus did not meet the minimum qualifications required…
Our Shrinking Habitat
For too long now, Humboldt County has encouraged the reckless and destructive expansion of black market marijuana in forest habitat. The recently proposed commercial marijuana ordinance continues this dismal policy. Rather than learning from the massive failure of the medical marijuana ordinance, the proposed commercial marijuana ordinance continues to coddle black market growers. Rather than…
RSVP: I Will Not Attend Your Weed Wedding
I’m over the word “infused.” I am over reading about cannabis-infused cocktails, bread, baking soda, bath salts, olive oil, etc. I get why these products are potentially useful but can we be done? Can we be done fetishizing the brand value of cannabis and trying to shoehorn it into every aspect of our lives? It’s.…
Drama at Dell’Arte
Want more drama in your life? Of course you do — when you can just sit back and watch it. See what powerful stories unfold in Justice: Tea Time & Broken!, two dramas playing at Dell’Arte’s Carlo Theater Thursday, July 6, 8p.m., Friday, July 7, 8 p.m., Saturday, July 8, 8 p.m. and Sunday, July…
