Forgotten In Rio Dell
Months a er quakes rocked the small town, recovery proves elusive
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Forgotten in Rio Dell
Eight months ago, Jacqui and Shane McIntosh were getting ready to celebrate. With an offer in hand, the couple’s Rio Dell home was set to enter escrow Dec. 20, marking the beginning of a new chapter in their lives after they put in years of sweat equity to afford a new house closer to their…
UPDATE: Belly Up to the Salsa Bar
UPDATE: In sad salsa-related news, Paco’s Tacos, the Eureka Mexican restaurant that briefly dazzled us with its array of salsas, has closed. When contacted by the Journal, the owners responded that the partnership “didn’t work out,” but they are hopeful that they’ll be able to open elsewhere down the road. PREVIOUSLY: The revolving door spot…
Join NCGA for a Harvest Moon Soiree
Join the North Coast Growers’ Association for Harvest Moon Soiree: A Celebration of Place and Taste, happening Sunday, Sept. 10, from 5 to 8:30 p.m. at Humboldt Unitarian Universalist Fellowship ($75, tickets online). The evening includes a multi-course, Mediterranean-inspired dinner highlighting local produce, plus a dessert bar and libations from the Pony Keg Mobile Bar.…
Music Tonight: Saturday, Sept. 9
It’s the beginning of the two-day smokestravaganza Cannifest at the lovely Halvorsen Park. Since there’s a lot going on here, I’m just going to share a few basic details and leave it to you to work out the rest. Today’s fest goes from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., while Sunday begins an hour later and…
Sheriff’s Office Releases Names of 3 Dead in Apparent McKinleyville Murder-Suicide
The three people found dead earlier this week in an apparent murder-suicide at a McKinleyville home died of gunshot wounds, according to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office. They have been identified as Kimberly Anne King, 62, and Kip Kari King, 58, who resided in the home with Max Gerald Hunt, 81, the boyfriend of Kip…
Cannifest this Weekend at Halvorsen Park
Cannifest, the Cannabis Festival and Trade Gathering, is back on Humboldt’s famous and fertile soil this weekend, with loads of farmers, makers, vendors and cannabis enthusiasts hashing it out on Saturday, Sept. 9 and Sunday, Sept. 10 at Halvorsen Park ($55-$182.42). There’s lots to see and do, so plan your strain accordingly. Meet local farmers…
Music Tonight: Friday, Sept. 8
Arcata has two groovy shows tonight at 9 p.m. for you to choose from, a choice that might prove difficult, as both look quite promising. Over at Humbrews, Fernstock 2023 alumni Caribbean Jazz Odyssey is set to share the stage with Samba Floresta, which guarantees a night of movement on the dancefloor ($10). Meanwhile at…
2023 Cruz’n Eureka Car and Motorcycle Show
Cruz’n Eureka Car and Motorcycle Show gears up Sept. 7-9 in Eureka (most events are free). A benefit for Boys & Girls Club of the Redwoods, it features a poker run, barbecue, a cruise through Old Town, car show and street fair. The fun starts with a Thursday evening Poker Run and Show & Shine…
Music Tonight: Thursday, Sept. 7
Fans of goth, post-punk, darkwave and the more experimental side of sonic heaviness have some good news coming their way this evening at 7 p.m. The Siren’s Song Tavern is putting on a show with exactly that kind of crew, headlined by Atlanta’s Dead Register with Oakland to Arcata transplants Silence in the Snow, as…
California COVID Cases are Increasing, Again. Here’s the Latest on Boosters and More
Another COVID-19 wave is hitting California as the summer ends and kids head back to school. It’s a familiar story by now, but one that has become perhaps more confusing with time because of changing public health recommendations, new vaccine boosters and our evolving understanding of the virus. There’s no reason to panic, state epidemiologist…
Music Tonight: Wednesday, Sept. 6
Amber Soul, a Penner family production rooted in well-played pop, will be playing at Redwood Acres starting at 5:30 p.m., where there will also be an assortment of food trucks and vendors. Admission is free, but bring some currency for the food and entertainment, if you so desire it and can spare it.
Crowley Questions Mount for Harbor District
Pressure is mounting on the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District to reconsider its relationship with Crowley Maritime, its partner in the rush to develop a marine terminal to serve the proposed offshore wind farm, or at least to hold off on consummating the partnership. The first official salvo came Aug. 20 in the…
Music Tonight: Tuesday, Sept. 5
I am once again suggesting you make your way over to the Speakeasy to check out the jazz stylings of the Opera Alley Cats. The music starts around 7 p.m., and the only cost associated with the entertainment is the social convention of buying a drink and tipping the band.
Quake Recovery, Chili Mess, Fermentation and Greek Sass
This week we’re checking in on post-quake recovery in Rio Dell, where FEMA funds have not come through and residents are struggling. We’ve also got a look at the fallout from a business owner’s homophobic comments at the Humboldt County Fair’s annual chili cook-off. In happier news, we’re talking fermented koji and miso, as well…
Correction
A photo of The Pronouns was misidentified in the caption in the Aug. 24, 2023, issue. The Journal regrets the error.
‘Disgusted’
Editor: I am absolutely disgusted to see yet another stand of grand trees being unnecessarily cut down, this time along the corridor that connects Eureka to Arcata (“Arborist Recommends Eucalyptus Removal to Make way for Bay Trail,” Nov. 5, 2018). Some may claim that it was an unavoidable choice for advancing the Humboldt Bay Trail…
To Run is Human
“In the ancient Olympics, nobody competed with shoes, you would run barefoot.” — Daniel Lieberman, evolutionary biologist Forget the invention of sex, fire, toolmaking, language, agriculture. The real turning point in the four-billion-year saga from the origin of life on Earth to bacon-flavored dental floss occurred 7 million years ago, a blink of a geological eye. That’s…
The Weeds I Can’t Reach
There’s a big Black fly in my house. It passes behind me, In front of me, Beside me, careening wildly, Never seeming to settle Where I could get a good shot at it. It annoys me, Perplexes me, Would seem to be taunting me If there was room in that microscopic brain For such intent.…
Solidarity Forever
I’m not going to waste too much of your time here, as we all have a long weekend ahead, one we can enjoy collectively only because of the efforts of the greatest collective struggle of all time, and the one least reported on in our country because the struggle isn’t over yet. I am talking…
Fermentation Tales of Koji and Miso
“You may be interested in trying this,” Richard Wagner told me one Saturday morning in April while I was looking at the produce he had brought to the Arcata Plaza farmers market. He and his wife Lauren run Palmer Creek Farm, a biodiverse farm in Fortuna. “I’m always interested in trying something new,” I answered.…
First Saturday Night Arts Alive
Our galleries, museums, theaters, bars and restaurants are open late. Presented by Eureka Main Street. ART CENTER FRAME SHOP 616 Second St. Lauren Lester, watercolor landscapes and portraits. ART CENTER SPACE 620 Second St. Features more than 75 local artists. BELLE STARR CLOTHING 405 Second St. Music by Jeffrey Smoller. BLUE OX BOUTIQUE 515 Second…
Lysistrata‘s Raucous, Raunchy Rebellion at NCRT
It’s opening night of North Coast Repertory Theatre’s sex comedy Lysistrata. The excitement is palpable with bouquets in the hands of proud parents eager to support their kids, actors’ friends bursting with energy and support, not to mention the judging and roaming eyes of critics stashing observances for later. This raucous show dripping with penis…
FAQ About Your Changing Body
It’s been a challenge putting together an FAQ that works in every state and doesn’t squick out Ron DeSantis. But we can still offer vital health information for growing children while conforming to the stated values of the GOP. While tweens and teens are absolutely old enough to carry a pregnancy to term or practice…
Gran Turismo’s Sponsored Race
GRAN TURISMO. How does one approach a project such as this one, for all intents and purposes a feature length advertisement for the Gran Turismo game (sorry, simulator) franchise, Playstation/Sony and Nissan, without the cynicism immediately engendered by such shilling? With great difficulty and trepidation, would be my answer. On the other side of the…
Pension Debt is Devouring Local Services
In the face of the ongoing climate crisis, the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors recently voted to urge the State of California to divest CalPERS, the State’s retirement system, from fossil fuel companies to reduce emissions. There is another area of impact regarding California’s retirement system that needs to be addressed: its very significant and…
‘Long Live Theater’
Editor: The Pintauro one-act plays currently being performed at NCRT in Eureka drop us unceremoniously into a moment, inescapable, we are there and the actor is there (“Pintauro’s Defining Moments at NCRT,” Aug. 24). We wait for dialogue to get a context and when it begins we know there’s no turning back. We get raw…
