The Graduates
Humboldt County’s most successful addiction treatment program might be probation.
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Humboldt County’s Most Successful Addiction Treatment Program Might Be Probation
When Joel Pittman was a kid, he wanted to be a doctor. Instead, the Eureka native found himself homeless at 21, traveling up and down the West Coast, spending around $200 a day on heroin to avoid going through withdrawal or getting “dope-sick.” To support his habit, he dealt drugs and stole. He was arrested…
Partnership Health Awards Humboldt County $1.05 Million for Affordable Housing
Partnership HealthPlan of California, the region’s MediCal administrator, announced this morning it has awarded the county $1.05 million in grant funding for supportive housing units. The nonprofit also granted the Redwood Community Action Agency $1.26 million. According to the press release, Partnership awarded a total of $25 million in grants this week for “housing-related projects…
Music Tonight: Wednesday, April 11
Speaking of Blue Lake, that big bright casino has some fun planned tonight as Humboldt’s reggae and dub act Woven Roots plays a free show in the Wave Lounge this evening at 8 p.m. If you are in the mood for something friskier, you can experience Australia’s approximation of an endless bachelorette party by following…
Stomp and Swing at the Redwood Coast Music Festival
The predicted April rain greeted a large crowd of attendees at the 28th annual Redwood Coast Music Festival’s Kick-Off Dance on Thursday evening in Eureka. But the weather cleared for Friday’s opening ceremonies, leaving most everyone in a good mood. An expanded offering of music genres, more venues, more bands and more special events helped…
UDPATE: Police Chief’s Resignation Follows that of Consultant on Lawson Case
2nd UPDATE: In response to a spate of media inquiries, Arcata City Manager Karen Diemer released a bit more information this afternoon about Police Chief Tom Chapman’s abrupt resignation, including that the department’s lieutenants will trade off as acting chief until an interim is appointed. Diemer also said Chapman’s decision to resign “does not stem…
Third Street Gallery Begins a Long Goodbye
In a press release sent out yesterday evening, Humboldt State University announced the planned closure of its Third Street Gallery in Old Town. The budget-cutting measure had been hanging over the gallery for months since it appeared in a proposal with other potential cutbacks in January. The release, which touts the gallery’s accomplishments in boosting…
Music Tonight: Tuesday, April 10
The Logger Bar hosts a free old-time music jam tonight at 8 p.m. so grab your favorite vintage instrument and roll on out to Blue Lake to join the fun.
Email Hoax Briefly Locks Down Fortuna Schools
UPDATE: It appears numerous schools throughout the county received the email, though it’s currently unclear if any others went on lockdown as a result. We’ll update when we get more information. PREVIOUSLY: Several Fortuna schools were briefly placed on lockdown this morning after an administrator received an email threatening a mass casualty event. But Fortuna…
Music Tonight: Monday, April 9
An ongoing music meet-up is going down at The Sanctuary this evening as the participation-heavy Eastern European and Balkan music seminar continues for its second week at 7 p.m. There’s a $6 one-time drop-in fee or $20 for all six Mondays, though sources suggest the price is somewhat negotiable/donation based.
Music Tonight: Sunday, April 8
Chi-town’s Zigtebra has its genesis in the LGBTQ dance scene where members Joe Zeph and Emily Rose met in a troupe called Pure Magical Love. It plays the Outer Space tonight at 7 p.m. with support from local reformed shoegazers Persephone and singer-songwriter duo Blood Honey filling in at the last minute for another fine…
Students Stage Die-In to Bring Awareness to Lawson Case
Humboldt State University students held a die-in on campus yesterday during the annual Spring Preview event for prospective students and their families, warning that people of color aren’t safe in the local community. The die-in came as a part of 12 days of organized protests and activities aimed at raising awareness about the April 15,…
Music Tonight: Saturday, April 7
The Outer Space has a loud one tonight when San Diego’s Therapy rubs shoulders with local bangers The Cissies and Smooth Weirdos. It’s April 7, for $7, at 7 p.m. You dig? Meanwhile in Eureka, there’s a special Art’s Alive going on as Redwood Coast Music Festival presents Rhythm and Roots as local folk, rock…
Three Facing Charges for ‘International Conspiracy’ to Poach Succulents Near Trinidad
The growing popularity of using succulents — here and abroad — for decorative plant arrangements is resulting in what state officials are calling a “rising poaching trend on the North Coast,” including the the discovery of an alleged international poaching ring. California Department of Fish and Wildlife officials arrested Taehun Kim, 52, and Taeyun Kim,…
Eel River Forecast to Crest at 19 Feet Saturday
The National Weather Service office in Eureka is forecasting the Eel River will reach “Action stage” by 5 a.m. on Saturday and crest in the afternoon slightly above 19 feet, causing “minor flooding.” Flood stage is considered 20 feet, which was last hit and surpassed in January of 2016, when the Eel River hit 21.34…
Music Tonight: Friday, April 6
The Westhaven Center for the Arts presents a “psychedelic Indian hootenanny” at 7 p.m. as local 10-piece Kirtan plays an evening of music that includes classic spiritual hippie rock covers from the Forrest Gump generation, as well as funky grooves, blues jams and chanting. ($5-$20 sliding scale). It’s a mini-orchestra of old-school crossover psychedelia designed…
Honor, Celebrate, Strengthen
The 11th annual Big Time & Social Gathering — in honor of Native American tradition, culture, song and history — is happening Saturday, April 7 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Humboldt State University’s West Gym (free). The event features dances, songs, games, resources, arts and crafts for sale, an Indian Card Game Tournament…
SoHum Flood Watch: Here Comes the Rain, Again
A flood watch for Southern Humboldt is in effect from late Thursday through Saturday morning as the region settles in for another round of rain that is expected to last through the weekend. The National Weather Service flood watch primarily refers to small streams overrunning their banks but also states that there “is a slight…
A Year Without Abalone
The North Coast’s red abalone are dying, starving really, the latest casualties in a literal sea change taking place off our shores due to what scientists are calling a “perfect storm” of ecological events. As detailed in the Journal’s March 8 cover story, “The Plight of the Abalone,” large swaths of the region’s once lush…
Music Tonight: Thursday, April 5
It’s a punk rock showcase at The Little Red Lion as Long Beach’s Melted headlines the night (price TBA). The show is filled out by local heavies Dead Drift and the delightfully named Clam Hammer at 7 p.m. If your tastes are more in tune with the softer side of the rainbow, Americana folk trio…
Redwood Coast Music Festival Turns Eureka into Swingtown
Top names in blues, jazz, swing, zydeco, rockabilly and country are ready to raise the roof and bring the house down April 5-8 at venues throughout the city of Eureka. The Redwood Coast Music Festival, the swinging, rocking, stomping, toe-tapping and jumpin’ music festival that turns our sleepy seaside town into a lively music and…
Head in the Game
REVIEWS READY PLAYER ONE. I found myself mounting a preemptive defense for this movie some weeks ago. A friend (and frequent contributor to these pages, actually, but colleague sounds pretentious) told me he had tried and failed, angrily, to read the Ernest Cline novel upon which it is based. He picked it up, he informed…
To Till or No-till?
Whether you have a flower pot on a windowsill or your whole yard turned garden wonderland, growing flowers and vegetables is easy. Plants want to grow. But when starting a garden of any size, like when you start any new project, there are choices to be made. One of these choices is how to prepare…
‘A Fine Sandbox’
Editor: I totally agree that a statue of William McKinley has no place in the politically pure land of Arcata, where the city council bows to mob rule (“The McKinley Divide,” March 15). But as long as we’re judging the past with the values of today, let’s not stop with McKinley. I’m sure that every single past…
Totally Agree
Editor: Dale Bridges makes a good point (Mailbox, March 29). We should leave the discussion of whether the McKinley statue should stay or go to the original inhabitants of the Arcata land. And ergo to heck with what any “newcomers” think! Thus, I say we leave it to the Wiyot people that McKinley advocated wiping…
Bridges to Nowhere
Editor: I live in Dinsmore and have no horse in the McKinley statue race but I have to say that Dale Bridges xenophobic letter in the March 29 issue had me scratching my head. Who does he think lives in Arcata? He even says, “… we moved here, were born here or stayed here,” which…
Gratitude and Grief
Editor: I’m grateful to Linda Stansberry for her piece on ways to honor our dead loved ones (“Five Ways to Honor the Departed,” March 29). Linda has a knack for making personal stories relevant to the rest of us and, in this case, her thoughts are keeping me company on a quiet Easter morning as…
Great Artists, Appreciative Crowds, Beautiful Place
We have a busy week this week. The Redwood Coast Music Festival will be in full swing from Thursday through Sunday with live American roots music invading Eureka venues with a passionate intensity matched only perhaps by the tidal drift of neighboring Humboldt Bay. The bands and details are too many to mention in this…
sometimes…
sometimes the lines on the map are redrawn and we must dispose of latitude and longitude sometimes the ships leak and take on water and we must repair the woody damage and sometimes the sun comes up in places where compass and quadrant could never conceive of such a fiery birth so when the creatures…
Cannabis Convention and Visitors Bureau?
Where’s the cannabis? That’s the question asked, pointedly at times, during an annual presentation from Humboldt County Convention and Visitors Bureau Executive Director Tony Smithers to the county board of supervisors. Walking supervisors through a power point presentation touting his private nonprofit organization’s efforts to bring tourists to the North Coast, Smithers noted that the…
Emmaly Crimmel Debuts at RAA and Linda Zeb Hang’s Book Arts at Booklegger
In Emmaly Crimmel’s drawings, people and things are always both wired and isolated. The artwork in Crimmel’s debut solo drawing show at Redwood Arts Association depict a space defined by interconnected systems made up of nearly identical serial units. Drawings in pencil or pen and ink are inscribed on paper or fabric supports that often…
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. A TASTE OF BIM 613 Third St. Susan Strope, artwork. ADORNI CENTER* 1011 Waterfront Drive. Paul Rickard, water colors. Barbara Saul, acrylic paintings. Mark Lazzarotto, oil…
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