It’s time for some seasonal exuberance that won’t let the rains keep you from enjoying all Humboldt has to offer! The long nights give you plenty of time to redecorate your snug abode with a painting by your favorite local artist you’ve had your eye on, or a sophisticated mid-century vase in just the right…
Watching the young black bear named Tule scampering up redwood trees, hanging out in a hammock or playing in the pond in the enclosure at the Sequoia Park Zoo, visitors might be surprised to learn about his difficult start to life. Now a healthy, playful yearling with a perhaps unsurprising fondness for honey, Tule has…
Sommai “Bee” Inboon zips from Siam Orchid’s kitchen to the tables with the sureness of a career server, her arms stacked with plates of shimmering noodles and steaming pots of soup. A diner’s appreciative grin cracks her focused expression into a big smile. Inboon, who hails from the inland town of Ratchaburi in Western Thailand,…
Well, menus plural — there’s the regular one and a gallery of chalkboards behind the counter touting specials and “secret” items. Are they secret if they’re on a blackboard? Do you care as long as you can add smoked pork belly to pretty much anything? The 100-year-old, three-generation McIntosh Farm opened its store and restaurant…
There’s something satisfying about slipping through the door to Humboldt Craft Spirits and being greeted by a row of pale wood barrels and, beyond them, a wooden still dotted with brass stars, like a low-key steampunk contraption. David Cook and Tera Spohr-Cook, who’ll wave you over to the tiny bar they’ve set up on the…
When I stepped into Tulip, a small yet luxurious feeling shop in Eureka’s Old Town, I immediately felt calmer. The aroma was pleasant and floral. Warm lights bounced off little glass fragrance bottles. I took a moment to admire the golden rain-style chandelier fixed above me in the center of the ceiling. Owner Victoria England…
A more recent addition to the Arcata Plaza in 2023, the lifestyle gift shop Bell & Hook, is the sister store — or what the staff playfully calls the “brother store” — to Plaza, a long-standing Arcata business. Both are led by Natalie Walston, who made a “sharp left turn” into retail after a 12-year…
