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Harbor District begins environmental review for project to turn Humboldt Bay into a wind farm manufacturing hub By Elaine Weinreb
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Big changes are afoot on the Samoa Peninsula. The Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District is planning to construct a large manufacturing center to craft and assemble giant wind turbines suitable for the deep offshore waters of the Pacific Coast. Officially known as the Humboldt Bay Offshore Wind Heavy Lift Multipurpose Marine Terminal Project,…
Music Tonight: Friday, Aug. 4
The Miniplex presents the return of one-of-a-kind cosmic puppeteer, musical act and alumnus of Tim and Eric’s Awesome Show, David Liebe Hart. I can’t do much justice to the man that Googling his clips won’t do better, so all you need to know is that the show is 8 p.m., the opening act is DJ…
TBAM – World-class Performers in Trinidad this Weekend and Next
Summertime in Trinidad is as lovely as can be. Sweeping ocean vistas, abundant sunshine, quaint shops, and some of the finest art and music shows around. Taking the loveliness even higher is the renowned Trinidad Bay Art & Music Festival, happening Aug. 4-6 and Aug. 11- 13 with six concerts over two weekends at Trinidad…
Music Tonight: Thursday, Aug. 3
The summer concert experience at the Fieldbrook Winery drifts on tonight at 5:30 p.m. with Grateful Dead tribute band Dead On providing free entertainment for those who have made table reservations.
Wildwood Days Back in the Saddle
The wild, wild west is alive and kicking at Wildwood Days, happening Aug. 3-6 in Rio Dell (free admission). The Rio Dell Volunteer Fire Department fundraiser has four days of fun for the whole family with a car cruise, an all-day music festival in the park, vendor and craft fair, Soap Box Derby, kids’ night,…
Don’t Call it ‘Toilet to Tap’ — California Plans to Turn Sewage into Drinking Water
Californians could drink highly purified sewage water that is piped directly into drinking water supplies for the first time under proposed rules unveiled by state water officials. The drought-prone state has turned to recycled water for more than 60 years to bolster its scarce supplies, but the current regulations require it to first make a…
With a ‘Heavy Heart,’ Yurok Tribe Says Klamath Salmon Festival Will Go On Without Its Namesake
The Yurok Tribe, with a “heavy heart,” has announced that the namesake of the annual Klamath Salmon Festival will not be served at this year’s Aug. 19 event due to record low runs that also led to the closure of the California fishery. Now in its 59th year, the festival will include cultural and basket-weaving…
Music Tonight: Tuesday, Aug. 1
All the way back in the late ’90s, Colombian composer and guitarist Eblis Alvarez started a project called the Meridian Brothers that would eventually morph into the five-piece pop and tropicalia mini-orchestra that is filling the slot for the second super-cool-ass show at the Miniplex this week. The doors are open at 8 p.m. and…
Reminder: Airport Closure Looms
In case you forgot, if you’re looking to travel out of the county in August, you may have limited options. The California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County Airport will be completely closed Aug. 14 through Aug. 25 as crews mill 2 inches of pavement off the airport’s primary runway, replacing them with 6 inches of new pavement.…
California Needs Thousands of Nurses, but Leaders Can’t Agree on How to Fill Jobs
Ashley Hooks always planned to retire at Lakewood Regional Medical Center, where she has been a nurse for 12 years. But now, Hooks said, staffing issues are so bad and burnout so severe that she’s rethinking how she wants to spend the rest of her career. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the number of nurses…
Music Tonight: Monday, July 31
Sierra Marin and Roots Ascension is providing the musical accompaniment for a cacao ceremony at the newish Arcata venue The Thing this evening at 6 p.m. A $10-$20 sliding scale door price will unlock for you all of the esoteric meaning and hidden knowledge contained in my previous sentence, which was written from a position…
Music Today: Sunday, July 30
Did I just mention 2023 Fernstock alums the SoHum Girls? Well if you didn’t go to south county, here’s your shot at seeing them perform for free in Arcata, at the Arcata Mainstreet Summer Concert Series and Art Market on the plaza. Everything starts at 11 a.m., Humboldt time.
Eureka Street Art Festival Paints the Town
Eureka gets prettier year by year thanks in large part to the efforts of the artists that take part in the Eureka Street Art Festival each summer. This year the theme is “Beautifying Broadway.” Local and international artists — some from as far away as Canada, Puerto Rico and Taiwan — will paint murals and…
Wind Power, Dreamy Dunes and Cool Carrots
This week we’re looking into the nuts and bolts of the proposed offshore wind power operation, from construction to environmental impacts, as well as where the project stands and what public concerns are. We’ve also got a look at the otherworldly landscapes of the Ma-le’l Dunes North and a cool carrot recipe from Turkey. Hit…
North Coast Condor Flock Spreads Its Wings
Humboldt County’s eight California condors are branching out, venturing for an overnight stay on the Yurok Reservation near Blue Creek earlier this week, marking their first exploration of the lower Klamath River. A little more than a year has passed since the first two of the endangered birds with a nearly 10-foot wingspan, known to…
63rd Annual Westhaven Wild Blackberry Festival this Sunday
Here we are near the end of July and those blackberries are sweet on the vine, and even sweeter baked in a pie. Get your piece (or the whole thing!) at the 63rd annual Westhaven Wild Blackberry Festival this Sunday, July 30, from 10 a.m.to 4 p.m. at the Westhaven Fire Hall (free admission). Enjoy…
Roll Call!
It’s time for Roll on the Mattole, Saturday, July 29, from noon to midnight at Mattole Grange ($30, $25 seniors/students, free for kids 12 and under w/adult). The annual benefit for the Honeydew Volunteer Fire Department is a hot affair with dancing, drinks, food and craft vendors, a wildland firefighter challenge and a full day…
California Forbids Plans to Unmask Workers at In-N-Out — and Most Other Workplaces
For at least another year and a half, California employers won’t be able to follow In-N-Out’s lead in banning workers from wearing masks on the job. The state’s COVID-19 workplace rules protecting workers’ rights to decide for themselves whether to wear face coverings are locked in at least until February 2025 and could be extended. …
Bombs and Bombshells
OPPENHEIMER. It comes as no surprise that Christopher Nolan’s latest magnum opus should be heralded for its audacity and scale. He being a holdover from another time, if such a time even existed; all of his opuses are magnums. Seemingly to demonstrate this, or to prove that even the great director is susceptible to hubris,…
AutoXpo Was Awesome; It was Also a Symbol of Our Impending Doom
Entering Fortuna’s Main Street from the north during a car-free event, the hustle and bustle is noticeably transformed to a family-friendly ambience with couples, kids, friends and all combinations of humanity. But last weekend’s car-free status contained a loophole allowing entry for more senior automobilus petrolius to the much anticipated Fortuna Redwood AutoXpo. Saturday, the…
‘Must Try!’
Editor: Hawaiian food truck Pineapple Express sounds yummy (“Pineapple Express Goes North,” July 20). Must try! Call me crazy, but I even like Spam, Hawaiian style. John Dillon, Eureka Related Stories
In Praise of Barry
Editor: I think that praise and appreciation is long overdue for Barry Evans. His columns are interesting and informative and are good reading. One of the first things I do when I get my NCJ is thumb to the back pages to see if there’s an Evans article and, if so, I am a happy…
Take ‘the Pulse of Arcata’
Editors: The interim working version of the draft Gateway Area Plan has been presented to the Arcata City Council. The planning commission and city committees have all put in lots of hours to get to this point, but many of the largest issues remain. Including: How are we going to see housing in the Gateway…
Fairhaven
A salty mist falls upon my face As I walk beside the sea My mind set loose to wander While the waves churn endlessly. The dogs make circles in the sand Running to and fro, they find A feather, a stone, a crab’s empty shell Once part of the ocean, now lie. A fishing boat…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): You are about to read a thunderbolt of sublime prophecies. It’s guaranteed to nurture the genius in your soul’s underground cave. Are you ready? 1. Your higher self will prod you to compose a bold prayer in which you ask for stuff you thought you weren’t supposed to ask for. 2.…
Investigation: Staffing, Trust and Communication Lacking in Cal Poly Humboldt’s Title IX Infrastructure
A third-party assessment of Cal Poly Humboldt’s Title IX Office responsible for investigating and resolving allegations of sexual assault, sexual harassment and discrimination on campus found the office is hampered by understaffing, “communications challenges” and a lack of trust on campus. The report from the law firm Cozen O’Conner — which came as a part…
Nuclear Summer
I watched Oppenheimer this weekend and, as current movies aren’t my beat, I’m not going to comment on the film itself, except to say that “Property is theft” is a Proudhon quote, not from Marx. I felt a lot of things about the movie and, ultimately, left thinking about how depressed George Orwell was by…
A Simple Carrot Salad
On a recent evening, while grating a carrot for my usual salad (“Take Time for Salad,” March 23, 2023), I thought how much I like them. And it shows: A quick survey of the dishes whose recipe I have shared on this column brings up several that showcase the sweet root vegetable, including Indonesian orak…
Trinidad Art Night
Featuring the duo Flynn Martin performing familiar favorites at Saunders Plaza East, and a variety of art exhibits and music throughout town. Activities include food/wine tastings, skate park and face painting. In Trinidad Town Hall, enjoy paintings by Toni Magyar and listen to eclectic music by Willie Nightstar on synth-violin, beat-box, loopers, guitar, violin and…
A Ma-Le’l Dunes North Hike
To our happy surprise, just after we began our pandemic-era daily walking, my wife and I discovered the Ma-le’l Dunes North Unit on the Samoa peninsula — a scenic stretch of coastal dunes, forest and tidal lands with few other hikers, and lots of mushrooms and wildflowers. Part of one of the longest contiguous stretches…
End in Sight for Pacific Halibut Season
After a solid week of fishable ocean conditions, the end is near for our Pacific halibut season. With more good weather forecast through the weekend, it will be a close call whether we make it until the first of August. The hope was the halibut quota would carry well into August and coincide with the…
