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Project Censored
In America, we commonly think of press freedom and censorship in terms of the First Amendment, which focuses attention on the press itself and limits on the power of government to restrict it. But the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, drafted in the aftermath of World War II, presents a broader framework. Article 19 reads:…
UPDATE: Two Juveniles Arrested in Dinsmore Homicide
2nd UPDATE: The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with the Arcata Police Department, arrested two juveniles on Monday, Oct. 16 in connection with the homicide of Richard Falk. The Journal has reached out to the sheriff’s office to confirm whether or not the juveniles, one male, one female, were related to Falk, and will…
EHS Alum, Mother, Triple Amputee Wendi Locatelli Inspires Students
The last thing Wendi Figas Locatelli remembered was falling asleep. The 34-year old mother of three, who grew up in Freshwater and attended Eureka High School, did not know that her body was fighting off a lethal infection, that doctors had told her husband to notify the family to come visit her one last time…
Garberville Man Found Dead in Eel River
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a 33-year-old man whose body was found in the South Fork of the Eel River north of Redway last week. Deputies responded shortly after 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 6 to a report of a body in the river and found it just upstream of the…
McKinleyville Man Suspected of Triple Homicide in Nevada Arrested
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a McKinleyville native who is wanted in Nevada for allegedly killing a woman and her parents at two different locations over the weekend. According to news reports out of Silver Springs, the suspect, Scott Alan Baskette, 48, had been in a long-term relationship with homicide victim Rebecca Driver,…
Music Tonight: Wednesday, Oct. 11
Celebrate what we office squares call “Hump Day” by grabbing a pint at the Mad River Brewery Tap Room and keeping in mind that if you call in sick tomorrow, there’s only one more working day left in the week. Local guitar-slinger Piet Dalmolen is doing his solo loopy guitar thing at 6 p.m. and…
UPDATED: No Report Out of Closed Door Evaluation of Public Defender
UPDATE: The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors announced no final actions when reconvening out of closed session today. PREVIOUSLY (Oct. 8): The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors will meet in closed session Tuesday to review the job performance of embattled Public Defender David Marcus. The closed-session review comes eight months into Marcus’ tenure and about…
Pretty in Pastels
Sidewalk art is necessarily fleeting and, like Tibetan sand mandalas and bright fall foliage, its ephemeral nature is part of its beauty. If you still find yourself clinging to the temporary pleasures of the world, as we do, you’ll be glad Mark McKenna was out on the Arcata Plaza on Saturday, Oct. 7, photo-documenting the…
UPDATED: How to Help Victims of Sonoma, Napa & Mendo Fires
UPDATE: Allison reports that so many donations have been flooding in, a trailer and/or additional vehicles and drivers are necessary. Also, click here for a link of all emergency services and needed donations for fire victims in Petaluma. Previously: Eureka City Councilmember Austin Allison is driving supplies to people affected by the wildfires south of…
UPDATE: 15 Confirmed Deaths, Dozens Missing in Fires, 101 Reopens
UPDATE: Some 17 fires have raced through areas of California over the past two days with 15 confirmed deaths, another 100 people reported missing and an estimated 115,000 acres burned when a perfect storm of gusty winds and low humidity swept across the state. Gov. Jerry Brown has declared a state of emergency in Mendocino,…
UPDATE: Arcata’s 911 Back Up, Eureka and Fortuna Having Issues With Non-Emergency Lines
UPDATE: Arcata’s 911 system is back up after a phone outage connected early today due to the devastating wildfires burning to the south. At least two other Humboldt County cities are also experiencing phone issues, but not with emergency service lines. The Eureka City Hall’s lines are down and the Fortuna Police Department reports that…
Humboldt County Man Commits Suicide in Federal Prison
Mikal Xylon Wilde, the Humboldt County man serving a life sentence for murdering a migrant worker at his Kneeland marijuana farm, committed suicide in federal prison on Sept. 22, according to the Associated Press. He was 35. Wilde was convicted on a total of six charges in 2015, including murder in the commission of a…
Music Tonight: Sunday, Oct. 8
The Redwood Jazz Alliance’s fall season marches on and tonight it’s got the Dayna Stephens Quartet joined by pianist and composer Billy Childs. Stephens recently released an album entitled Gratitude after a successful and long-awaited kidney transplant. So it sounds like he has much to be grateful for. Show starts at 8 p.m. and is…
Fukiko Oguchi Marshall and Orr Marshall’s Shock of Color
The Black Faun Gallery was awash in color on Friday evening when it hosted a private opening for paintings by Orr Marshall and Fukiko Oguchi Marshall. Old friends of the couple and friends of the gallery, which was celebrating its one-year anniversary in the spot, milled past bright canvases with plastic champagne coupes. They clustered in front…
Music Tonight: Saturday, Oct. 7
It’s Arts Alive! In Old Town Eureka tonight so you’ll be treated to plenty of live music and local art. Cruise your way around First, Second and Third streets and soak it up. If you’d rather stay in Blue Lake, you can catch locals The Yokels doing their rockabilly soul thing at the Mad River…
Bushels of Fall Fun at Fortuna’s Apple Harvest Festival
How do you like them apples? Spicy, fermented, in a pie, on a stick with caramel? Head to Fortuna this weekend and chances are you’ll find the fall fruit available any way you like it at Fortuna’s Apple Harvest Festival, Oct 7-8 (free admission). While searching for that perfect, crisp orb of deliciousness, you can…
Eureka Welcomes Recreational Pot, Embraces Ward Recommendations
After a lengthy presentation by Eureka Development Services Director Rob Holmlund, a series of clarifying questions by the councilmembers and a largely positive round of public comment, the Eureka City Council approved a broad set of staff recommendations that essentially welcome recreational marijuana businesses within city limits. The decision came in advance of the implementation…
Music Tonight: Friday, Oct. 6
Local funky/jazz/groove band LD51 is at The Mad River Brewery at 6 p.m. this evening for free. The Eureka Symphony opens up its season with two performances this weekend, starting tonight. At 8 p.m. the musicians will be on the stage at The Arkley Center for the Performing Arts. The performances tonight include Peter Maxwell…
Full Metal Joust: Medieval Festival of Courage
This weekend, take a break from the Twitter taunts and the ratcheting fear of nuclear war and harken back to a simpler time when all we had to worry about was the plague. Music, morsels and merriment await you in the fields of Blue Lake at the Medieval Festival of Courage Oct. 7-8, from 10…
Savage Henry Comedy Festival
If you’re wondering why there are a million comedy listings in this week’s calendar, it’s because the wild and crazy guys (and gals) at Savage Henry Magazine have assembled stand-up comedians from near and far for the sixth annual Savage Henry Comedy Festival taking place at locations throughout the county, Oct. 6-8 (prices vary —…
Kinetic Kouture
Kinetic Kouture: Fashion With a Re-purpose is back at the Morris Graves Museum of Art Saturday, Oct. 7, from 9:30 to 11:30 p.m. ($10). The Kinetic Universe’s trashy yet classy fashion show features creations made from recycled materials. Sit back with your cocktail and watch the glory unfold as fabulous models work the runway at…
Pastels on the Plaza
We know what you’re thinking: The Arcata Plaza needs a bit more color, right? Pastels on the Plaza answers that call Saturday, Oct. 7 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (free to watch), when artists decorate dozens of squares around the plaza as a fundraiser for North Coast Children’s Services. Watch them transform the sidewalks…
Music Tonight: Thursday, Oct. 5
Folky fiddle tunes are the fare this evening courtesy of local band Fingal. The band is stopping by the Mad River Brewery Tap Room at 6 p.m. to play as you sip on your tasty beer and slam those tots. It’s a free show, but feel free to leave a tip if you enjoyed the…
Smooth Landing
Reviews AMERICAN MADE. Some of the same criticisms could be levied (not unfairly) against both Tom Cruise and director Doug Liman, particularly at this rather advanced stage in their careers. Tending toward grand gesture, seeking the widest possible audience, creating a spectacle — some might say they’ve left behind the vulnerability and risk that launched…
Little Shop’s Creepy Charm
With the changing weather and darkening skies, October in Humboldt is well suited to those who relish turning their attention to gruesome subjects, culminating in the finale on Oct. 31, a last gasp of frolicking about before those other holidays start in earnest. If that’s you, enjoy yourself while you can and go see The…
‘Marijuana Industry Must Shrink’
Editor: Both Irene Wallace (Mailbox, Sept. 21) and Betty Crowder (Mailbox, Aug. 3) have shared their observations and dismay over dwindling wildlife sightings. The growth of Humboldt’s marijuana industry most certainly is the culprit. Land clearing in forest habitat reduces animal populations and species diversity. The initial clearing is quite destructive, removing all the native…
The Bronze Age
We love dividing the world up into threes: animal, vegetable and mineral; mind, body and spirit; past, present and future; starter, entree and dessert. And so it was 200 years ago, when the curator of what was to become the National Museum of Denmark, Christian Thomsen, gave us the Stone Age, the Bronze Age and…
Sharktober Part 1
The first person I knew to be hit by a great white was this guy Casey. That was in 2000, the same year I’d started surfing. A couple years later, Reed. Then in 2004 a shark not only knocked my friend Brian off his board, but came back for him. The next year it was…
The Choices We Make
Here at the Journal, we pride ourselves on being hyper local. With few exceptions, we throw our limited resources into covering what’s going on in and around Humboldt County, covering that which lies beyond the Redwood Curtain only as it impacts us. We figure you readers have almost limitless options of where to get national…
Hash Extraction
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Trinidad Art Nights
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Arts Alive!
Presented by Eureka Main Street. Opening receptions for artists, exhibits and performances are held the first Saturday of each month. For more information, call 442-9054 or go to www.eurekamainstreet.org. ADORNI CENTER 1011 Waterfront St. Errol Hiner, mixed media; Barbara Saul, pastels; Paul Rickard, watercolors. AMERICAN INDIAN ART AND GIFT SHOP 245 F St. “LuLa Roe,”…
Water Seekers and Pretty Ones
There was so so much going on my life, I had a desire to straighten everything up,” Teresa Stanley said. Until recently, Stanley had been showing abstract paintings based on botanical imagery. The works in her new exhibition at Humboldt State University’s Third Street Gallery leave those organic forms behind. This new body of work…
Hum Plate Roundup
Here’s what we’re ordering seconds of this month. If you’ve got a tip on good food around the county, don’t keep it a secret, let us know and we’ll investigate. Boardroom Decisions Somewhere in Los Angeles, a restaurant owner is poring over reclaimed barn wood samples and polishing the hell out of a concrete floor…
Welcome Back, Buffy
Thursday Folky fiddle tunes are the fare this evening courtesy of local band Fingal. The band is stopping by the Mad River Brewery Tap Room at 6 p.m. to play as you sip on your tasty beer and slam those tots. It’s a free show, but feel free to leave a tip if you enjoyed…
Wayward Passage
Oregon State University biologist John Chapman can remember the exact moment his scientific world was turned upside down. It was June 5, 2012, and he was standing on Agate Beach, just 5 miles from his Newport home, staring at a large dock that had washed ashore. The 66-by-20-foot platform had been ripped from its mooring…
A Question of Value
Editor: Thadeus Greenson’s article “Things Can Fall Apart” (Sept. 28) describes the demoralization and dismantling of the public defender’s office since David Marcus was hired to lead it in February 2016. Why did the Board of Supervisors hire such an unqualified man to lead the office? And why, after Mr. Marcus’s gross incompetence has been…
According to Plan?
Editor: Thank you to George Clark for pointing out (Mailbox, Sept. 28) what was glaringly absent from Peter’s Child’s analysis (“Overlooked,” Sept. 1) of how the “age of innocence” that he and other back-to-the-landers so fondly remember is now morphing into a “greed rush” that will not only drain our rivers and destroy our environment,…
HumBug: Autumnal Potpourri
As the days get shorter and the nights colder, many insect species have attained their adult phases. With one important exception, it is only in the adult phase that winged species get their fully developed wings and can reproduce. After spending a year or two as water breathing larvae, mayflies (order Ephemeroptera) make their way…
