Static at KHSU
Amid a ‘caustic work environment,’ HSU’s radio station charts its future
NCJ Seeks Staff Writer
The North Coast Journal is looking for a talented staff writer to add to our award-winning editorial team. The ideal candidate is a naturally curious critical thinker who can write clearly and compellingly, digest large volumes of information and explain complex concepts and systems. She or he is someone who is able to juggle multiple…
NYT Story Examines Heroin’s Impact on Local Tribes and its Link to an Ailing River
The New York Times this week explores the devastating impacts of the nation’s opioid crisis on Kaurk, Hoopa and Yurok tribal communities, placed in the context of their connection to the struggling health of the Klamath River — an integral link between the tribes as well as their past, present and future in the region. It’s…
North Coast Night Lights: Trinidad Head Under a Full Moon
Last weekend I had the pleasure of showing off Trinidad and Trinidad Head to an old family friend who was visiting from the prairie. Prairie folks don’t often see the edge of the continent, let alone this coastal gem that we have here on the Humboldt shore. Of course, my idea for a tour around…
Music Tonight: Wednesday, Sept. 5
Beach Goth pioneers The Growlers find a new home tonight in the foggy lowlands of Arcata — specifically at the Arcata Community Center — where its neon boardwalk depression chic will slither around the place for a stylish yet detached evening of greasy fun at 9 p.m. ($25). Joining in will be Aussie songwriter Kirin…
Katy Warner and Madelyn Covey Geek Out at the Sanctuary
“This is about otaku-dom: intense, obsessive fandom,” Katy Warner said, using the Japanese word that fans worldwide have adopted to describe obsession. She was referring to the screenprints and collages she is showing at the Sanctuary in Arcata through Sept. 6, dense with snippets of text, “based on the plot of the Japanese role-playing game…
Kitchen Makes Brief Court Appearance, Being Jailed in Isolation for her Safety
Marci Kitchen — who voluntarily surrendered her bail bond yesterday and was booked into the Humboldt County jail — appeared briefly in court this morning before returning to the jail, where she is being held in isolation for her safety. After Kitchen left the courtroom, Judge Kaleb Cockrum indicated that she is now being held without…
Music Tonight: Tuesday, Sept. 4
Mexican heavy flamenco duo Rodrigo y Gabriela are world-touring masters of their craft and astonishingly talented guitar players. Together the duo plays a fast, highly percussive hybrid of acoustic rumba music that electrifies with its virtuosic kinetic energy. They appear tonight at The Van Duzer Theatre at 8 p.m. and are a must-see for any…
Kitchen Surrenders, Won’t Contest Being Jailed Until Sentencing in Manslaughter Case
Marci Kitchen voluntarily surrendered her bail bond and turned herself into the Humboldt County jail today and, according to her court appointed mitigation specialist, will not contest prosecutors’ efforts to keep her behind bars until she is sentenced later this month on charges of vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. Humboldt County jail staff said that Kitchen…
HumBug: Honeybees are Loveable and Love Plums
Honeybees are everyone’s favorite. After all, they pollinate our crops, make wax and honey, their language is a dance and they are the perfect model of a socialist society. They toil tirelessly gathering nectar and pollen, cleaning and building their home, and tending to the needs of the queen, who in turn produces eggs which…
Music Tonight: Monday, Sept. 3 (Labor Day)
It’s the 33rd annual I Street Block Party in Arcata, with all proceeds from the event going toward our sister city of Camoapa, Nicaragua. With all of the fierce government-led violence and oppression going down in Nicaragua recently I am certain that this is an excellent time to show some support and solidary. It’s a…
Redwood Curtain Brewing Co. Open in Eureka
If you’ve been driving up and down Myrtle Avenue in Eureka and wondering when that new branch of Redwood Curtain Brewing Co. is going to show up, you’re not crazy. The offshoot of the Arcata tasting room opened Aug. 15 but it’s hard to spot from the street, tucked as it is beside Boyd Sewing…
Law Enforcement at Scene of Body Found on Bell Springs Road
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a body found lying on Bell Springs Road within a mile of Alderpoint Road. Lt. Mike Fridley of the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office told Redheaded Blackbelt that the officers at the scene had not yet determined if this was “a traffic accident or a body dump.” Officers are…
Sac Bee Looks at Rural Policing and a Kettenpom Couple’s Terrifying Ordeal
Rural residents know that a 911 call to law enforcement may result in an hours long wait for a response. On Wednesday, the Sacramento Bee posted the culmination of several months of research into the problem. Leading the article is the story of how in March of 2011 a Trinity County couple, Jim and Norma…
Music Tonight: Sunday, Sept. 2
It’s the last day of the Redwood Run — the North Coast’s big motorcycle meet and variety show — and this year the fest comes at the end of the summer and much farther north of its usual SoHum setting, in Blue Lake to be precise. There are carny-influenced circus acts and daredevil. The musical…
Popular Musician and Tribal Leader Merv George Sr. Dead at 74
Merv George Sr. — Hoopa tribal member, religious dance leader and popular musician — died yesterday afternoon after suffering a severe stroke earlier in the week. He was 74. According to a post on Merv George Jr.’s Facebook page, his father was being transported home from Redding Mercy Hospital when he died. “He had my…
Rodrigo Y Gabriela
Rodrigo Y Gabriela, the wildly popular Mexican classical guitar duo visiting the North Coast from Ireland, bring the flamenco fire to the Van Duzer Theatre on Tuesday, Sept. 4 at 8 p.m. ($66). Don’t miss this evening of genre-blending music performed by two passionate musicians who routinely sell out large venues like Red Rocks and…
Music Tonight: Saturday, Sept. 1
Brooklyn has spawned another neat fusion band whose tour brings its sounds to our fair county, specifically the stage at the Outer Space at 7 p.m. Combo Chimbita melds a heavy mix of vintage psychedelia with rock and Colombian cumbia rhythms to forge a new alloy in the dance music industry ($10). Along for the…
SR 299 Lanes Reopen after Crash
At approximately 7:20 p.m., two vehicles collided at Vista Point on Berry Summit on State Route 299. Traffic lanes were reopened around 8:30 p.m. after being closed due to the accident, according to the CHP Traffic Incident Information Page. A Toyota 4-Runner and a Chevrolet Silverado struck front ends, according to the same source. One…
Tensions Mount in Rainbow Ridge Protests
Several days of protests over plans to log in a grove that contains old growth Douglas fir on Rainbow Ridge reached a peak just before 3 p.m. yesterday after demonstrators blocked the southernmost exit/entrance from U.S. Highway 101 to Scotia and the Humboldt Redwood Company Lumber Mill. Video by Earth First in Humboldt uploaded to…
UPDATE: Fires Breaking Out Along SR 299
2nd UPDATE: According to CalFire Battalion Chief Paul Savory, the fire’s forward progress has been stopped at 2.5 acres. Crews are currently mopping up but the threat to structures has been mitigated. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. 1st UPDATE: According to the Humboldt County Office of Emergency Services, westbound traffic on State…
Teen Arrested After 1.5 Pounds of Heroin Found in Hidden Car Compartment
A 17-year-old boy who law enforcement officials believe was “employed by a drug trafficking organization” was arrested earlier this week after Humboldt County Drug Task Force agents reported finding 1.5 pounds of heroin in a hidden compartment of the car he was driving. According to a release, the agents were conducting an investigation Tuesday at…
Clarke Historical Museum’s Labor Day Block Party is a Labor of Love
You’ve heard the buzz about Old Town’s new art and now you can check it out for yourself while making a night of it at the Clarke Historical Museum’s Labor Day Block Party on Saturday, Sept. 1 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Third and E streets (free). The fun takes place during September’s Arts…
Mattole Grange’s Beef & Beans BBQ
Say goodbye to summer with a traditional deep-pit roasted beef and beans barbecue at the Mattole Grange’s Beef & Beans BBQ on Sunday, Sept. 2 from noon to 4 p.m. ($15, $10 kids 6-12, free for kids under 6). The grange serves up generous portions (and roasted Shively sweet corn) at this benefit for the…
Music Tonight: Friday, Aug. 30
The Madrone is a relatively new joint with a beer bar and woodfired pizzas. Tonight after the Eureka Friday Night Market, it’s going to be a venue as well, when fuzz chuggers Hollow Down join the magical Mister Moonbeam and the heartfelt high drifters Mojave Green for a free show in the heart of Old…
North Coast Night Lights: The Essence of Eureka, 1990
In 1990, the LP pulp mill out on the Samoa Peninsula represented the essence of Eureka. Logging, of course — and the smell. Logging was economic king in those days, at least on the legal side. But I’m no historian, nor do I mean to stir up politics here. I’m a photographer, and this scene…
Eureka Sues Big Pharma
The city of Eureka has joined a host of municipalities across the country — including the county of Humboldt — by filing a federal lawsuit against the nation’s largest manufacturers of prescription opioids. Specifically, the complaint alleges the companies have violated federal racketeering laws and constitute a public nuisance. Keller Rohrback — the same law…
Super Squatch Me at Willow Creek’s Bigfoot Daze Celebration
Head east to Willow Creek this weekend for fun at the tiny town’s biggest event, the 58th annual Bigfoot Daze Celebration making its appearance Saturday, Sept. 1 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (free admission). The town-wide event goes all day long with music, games, activities, food and craft booths, a deep-pit barbecue and more.…
Music Tonight: Thursday, Aug. 30
Jenna Pup, who fronts the trans-queer grindcore act HIRS, brings her solo show all the way from the city of brotherly love to the Outer Space tonight at 7 p.m. ($5). Joining Jenna will be local punk acts The Cissies and Daniel. Nearly half a century into its career, Black Uhuru is still touring strong,…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): In Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, our heroine encounters a talking caterpillar as he smokes a hookah on top of a tall mushroom. “Who are you?” he asks her. Alice is honest: “I know who I was when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been changed several…
More, Please
Editor: Thank you for the excellent and beautiful article about the traditional Flower Dance (“The Flower Dancers,” Aug. 2) — I’d love to see a regular feature of local indigenous news, history and culture! Julie Slater North, Fieldbrook Related Stories
Puppets in L.A.
THE HAPPYTIME MURDERS. So they’ve got this this LA detective noir filled with violence and drugs and sex, enacted by puppets — Henson puppets, no less! — and Melissa McCarthy? That’s gold, by my lights. Or at least it should be; it’s just that somebody has to do the hard work to take a fun,…
It’s in the Genes. And the Milk.
If you’re breastfeeding, you shouldn’t be using marijuana. While that’s long been the stance of the American Academy of Pediatrics, it’s now supported by science. Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine released a groundbreaking study this month showing that cannabinoids — the active compounds, including THC, found in cannabis —…
See You Next Year at the Humboldt County Fair
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The Figure in Balance
Balance has got a couple of meanings,” Steven Vander Meer remarked, regarding the drawings he had made. “Bodies balance. Stones balance. And there’s another kind of balance in these compositions.” Vander Meer’s new show at Piante Gallery explores balance from multiple angles. A polygonal sandbox hosts precarious looking stacks of vertically balanced stones. Figure drawings…
The Colonel Comes Back to Eureka
On Aug. 20, real estate agent Don Chin of Community Realty set tongues wagging and mouths watering when he posted on Facebook that escrow had just closed on a vacant lot on Broadway. “What’s coming there in the future you might ask? Hint: It’s finger lickin’ good,” he wrote. Once again, Kentucky Fried Chicken is…
Yuck! Flies
It may come as a surprise to some but I don’t like all bugs. There are many I find despicable. Mosquitoes kill more people than lions, tigers and bears combined. Fleas killed my dog. I’m extremely allergic to tick bites. I find flies — not all members of the order diptera but house flies, green…
Labor and Lounge
I’m still buzzing from the Napalm Death show last Saturday so I will keep this brief. Have a safe Labor Day weekend and if you go on a trip, look out for the other drivers. And if you stick around, try to catch a few shows because, as that lovely Calvin and Hobbes collection reminds…
The Death of the Shelter Dog
From my litter’s warmth I tumbled to the State’s And I crouched in its bosom until all hope drained. There, cage-confined, I barked and cried and paced. My end: a red-filled syringe and the needle sharp. When I died they rendered me down for fat and bone.
Get Out of Jail Free
As the Journal went to press Aug. 28, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a landmark bill that will reshape California’s criminal justice system. It will also directly prompt the closure of Steve Payton’s three Eureka businesses. The bill — Senate Bill 10 — eliminates California’s cash bail system that currently determines whether criminal defendants are held…
Static at KHSU
The July meeting of the KHSU Community Advisory Board (CAB) went an hour overtime. It was the third such meeting since the sudden firing of longtime KHSU Program and Operations Director Katie Whiteside. Normally meetings no one attends except the CAB members themselves, the three since Whiteside’s dismissal have been so full that the CAB…
‘Manipulated’
Editor: Trump’s a Manchurian candidate, congressman? Yep, bet Putin is happy as hell about the billions that are heading to NATO … who happen to surround him. What about those anti-tank weapons we supplied to Ukraine and adding more sanctions to Russia’s barely alive economy? Trump asked Google’s Leader of the Year Angela Merkel, “Why deal with an…
‘A Few Basic Facts’
Editor: The Journal’s publisher, Judy Hodgson, cited three reasons for denouncing President Trump (“Enough, Mr. President,” Aug. 16). One was a “daily barrage of tweet-lies” such as the one about California’s wildfires being magnified by all that water gratuitously diverted into the Pacific. Another reason was his many “vicious personal attacks.” She listed a few…
‘Health Herb?’
Editor: Thanks so very much for publishing a brief description of research findings on the health effects of marijuana use from The Atlantic (“The High Price of Freedom,” Aug. 23). The downsides are many yet never discussed. We know it has an impact on the developing brain, which doesn’t stop until about the age of…
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. 707 BAR (formerly Steve and Dave’s) First and C Streets. Barry Evans photography. Music by Dr. Squid. A TASTE OF BIM 613 Third St. Susan Strope,…
Redwood Run – Blue Lake Rally
Redwood Run, the old-school biker rally that used to take place out at River View Ranch, has some new digs this year. Follow the rumble to Blue Lake Casino for the Redwood Run – Blue Lake Rally, Aug. 31-Sept. 2 ($5-$215). It’s the same old wild times with live music, bike games, vendors, food, on-site…
