EPIC joins lawsuit to preserve ESA habitat protections, a Crabs update and rodeo photos. (Spoiler: They had Zorb balls.)
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20 Years at the Playhouse
A look back with its founders
By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill
July 23, 2026
On Monday afternoon at the Creamery Building, Jacqueline Dandeneau stands with her thumbs tucked in purple overalls, grinning as David Ferney explains the Flynn Creek Circus’ Russian swing act to Vicki Ozaki of Humboldt Taiko. Ferney spreads his hands, pantomiming the “boat” the acrobats stand […]
The Definition of Harm
A coalition of conservation groups, including the Arcata-based Environmental Protection Information Center (EPIC), is suing to […]
Culture
Bold as Love
By Collin Yeo
July 23, 2026
This month has been, for me, a period of increasing despair and detachment from the […]
A Wild and Wooly Night at the Rodeo
By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill
July 23, 2026
The Fortuna Rodeo’s Full Throttle Friday, as photographer Mark Larson discovered this week, is a […]
Crabs on the Brink
By Brandon Dixon
July 23, 2026
Baseball can be fickle, exhilarating and heartbreaking. When we last left our beloved Crabs, they […]
Homecoming Surprises
By John J. Bennett
July 23, 2026
THE INVITE was titillatingly teased (for what felt like years) as a sex comedy of […]
Food & Drink
What’s Good: The Brunch Club
By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill
July 23, 2026
Brunch is the most social of meals, built for leisure and stretching out the day. […]
Life & Outdoors
The Purloined Letter
By Barry Evans
July 23, 2026
“The fish is the last to see the water.” — Anthropologist Ruth Benedict Our lives […]
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