Cover Story
Slow Roll
We aren’t beloved for our nightlife, our restaurant scene or weather. No, when asked what the best thing is about our corner of the world, most people have the same answer: the outdoors. We love our redwood forests, rivers and beaches. But sometimes we get so enraptured with the view we fail to see what’s…
Let Your Kids Drink and Pick Up the Tab…For EPD
It’s high school graduation time, and the kids are ready to cut loose. They’re going to drink anyway, you reason, so shouldn’t they be doing it in the safety of your home? NO, says the Eureka Police Department. Thanks to a social host liability law, passed by the Eureka City Council in 2014, you could…
Humboldt is Orlando
Like communities across the country, Humboldt County residents showed their support on Monday for the victims and families of the mass shooting at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando. More than 50 people gathered with signs and rainbow flags at the county courthouse to hold hands and hear the names of the 49 victims read…
Man Found Drowned Two Months After Disappearance
Paul Michael Martin, 22, of Hoopa, is the second confirmed drowning death of 2016. Martin went missing April 6 after jumping into the Trinity River near Tish Tang Campground. The swift current quickly swept him away, along with two of his friends. The friends were rescued. A press release sent today by the Humboldt County Sheriff’s…
Pride after Pulse
On Sunday afternoon, Carson Park in Eureka was awash in sunshine as a dozen Pride Picnic attendees sat chatting at wooden tables. Most had woken up to the news of the early morning shooting at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando that left at least 50 people dead, including the shooter, and another 53 injured.…
HumBug: Scary Scenarios
If you like the Alien movies with Sigourney Weaver, you’ll love the solitary wasps. Take one of my favorites, Eumenes, the potter wasp. She flies up and down tiny branches, diligently seeking small caterpillars. When she finds one she darts down, grabs it and paralyzes it with a sting. Once it’s immobilized, she takes it to…
TL;DR: Five Things You Need to Know About This Week’s Cover Story
Busy week? We get it. Here’s what you might have missed from this week’s cover story, “Slow Roll.” 1. The thing most Humboldt folks say they love best about where we live is our wild places – the forests, beaches and trails. But this important resource is largely inaccessible to those in our community who…
Sunday in the Park with Wine
Summer’s here and it seems like everything is happening “in the park” or “by the bay.” Not that we’re complaining. If you enjoy the sound of a cork popping followed by the splash of a little class hitting your glass, then there’s one “in the park” event you don’t want to miss. Fortuna Rotary Club’s…
Dredge Report
The Journal tagged along with North Coast Congressman Jared Huffman and the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Conservation and Recreation District earlier this week on a visit to the dredge Bayport, which is clearing winter storm shoaling that made Humboldt Bay’s entrance super dangerous and prevented several cargo ships from docking this spring.
Right-to-die, Smoking Bills go into Effect Today
As of today, terminally ill Californians have the right — with doctors’ recommendations — to end their lives rather than live out the course of their diseases. The bill, which passed after decades of attempts (and the ongoing work of former North Coast Assemblywoman Patty Berg) was controversial, unsurprisingly. It received Governor approval last year,…
Tales of the City
Ever wonder what went on behind closed doors in some of your favorite Old Town haunts? Eureka is steeped in colorful history; find it at the Humboldt County Historical Society’s Raise the Roof: Tales of Old Town, a fundraiser with dinner, music, cocktails and a peek into yesteryear this Friday, June 10 at 6 p.m.…
Liability and Losses
The last month has been a particularly brutal one for the county of Humboldt’s liability fund, which has hemorrhaged more than $670,000 in a settlement, attorney fees and an award for damages since May 10. The payouts stem from three separate cases, all years in the making, and stand as a stark reminder in a…
A Simple Box
Really quite easy; Four and a half inches by Six and a half By Eight and a half. Could hide $50,000 in hundreds, Jewelry, deeds, promises never honored and buried in the backyard. Archeologists would signify its history. A box to hold a cremated man From 250 pounds to one hundred pounds. Because fat burns…
Get Busy Living and Get Busy Deading
As much as it might make my life easier here in Humboldt County, I cannot pretend, nor claim, to be a Grateful Dead fan — hereinafter referred to as “Dead Head” — of the highest order. Although I knew a few fans growing up in L.A., The Dead just weren’t really in my musical orbit…
Spring Curry
Ever since we were kids, when springtime came around, my brother and I would browse patches of wild mustard greens while out in the fields. The spicy, sharp flavor always reminds me of days in the old orchards. While these greens are delectable sautéed with onion and bits of bacon as a side dish to…
Arts! Arcata
ARCATA ARTISANS 883 H St. Betsy Roberts, metals, and Vaughn Hutchins, photography. Wine pour benefits the Breast and GYN Health Project. ARCATA EXCHANGE 813 H St. Marge Miguel, mixed media and watercolors. Music by the Mad River Rounders. Wine pour benefits the Breast Health Project. ARCATA MAIN STREET 761 Eighth St., Suite C (down hall…
Humboldt Video Roundup
I know: The timing is counter-intuitive. Summer is supposed to be the season for doing things outdoors: swimming at the river, hiking, fishing and biking. But without detracting one iota from those pleasures, this article advocates for the less strenuous summer activity of watching regionally themed YouTube videos indoors, in the name of art. Peep…
Only the Lonely
Reviews THE LOBSTER. David (Colin Farrell), a man living either in the near future or an alternate reality, has recently been left by his wife of 11 years. But being single is against the law in this world, so David heads to a mysterious resort hotel in which all the guests are given 45 days…
‘Marijuana’ Isn’t Racist
Last year, I watched a room full of white people cheer as a white grower told a panel of white lawmakers that the word “marijuana” was racist. It wasn’t the first time I’d heard that particular line of thinking, and certainly wasn’t the last. It’s been repeated by many in the industry, from gentle reminders…
Reward Those Like Jimmy
Editor: The feature on Jimmy Smith (June 2) made it clear what a loss this community has suffered with his passing. The wide variety of personal reflections citing his deep commitment to respect for all serves as an inspiration to each one of us, whether we were lucky enough to know him or not. His…
End Punitive Jail Releases
Editor: Regarding late-night jail releases (“Eric’s Law,” May 26), I said in 2014 that Downey’s policies were “punitive” as they represented the penalizing, rather than the cautionary and restorative, intentions of incarceration. I was chastised by people who saw my comments as over-heated and unfair. I feel I did not speak out forcefully enough. Downey’s…
Peace
Editor: After reading the “In Rememberance” column in the May 26 NCJ, all I can say is let’s work for peace and end war. It’s time to stop the millions of heartbreaking stories like these and all the reverberations in families and communities they cause. Something like 60 percent of our national budget goes to…
