Even if you’re not doing your weekly produce shopping, strolling the farmers market in Arcata makes for a lovely Saturday morning or afternoon (the stalls are open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.). You’ve got live music, primo people watching, honey, jams and jellies worthy of suitcase space and a bevy of local food stalls […]
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Humboldt Celebrates Love
“When I was seven years old my mother told me that sooner or later the United States was going to have to recognize gay marriage. I am 78 now. I have been crying and laughing all morning.” Ginger Olsen has been with her partner Diana Livingston for 22 years. They married in the State of […]
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Shell of a Good Time
The 25th annual Arcata Bay Oyster Festival filled the plaza and plenty of bellies this past Saturday. The sun was out, the bands were swinging and the lines at the more than 50 booths snaked in all directions. When the judging was through, Sushi Spot took home Best Raw Oyster again, Folie Douce won Best […]
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Kinetic Kickoff, in Photos
The 47th annual Kinetic Grand Championship is underway, with dozens of teams traversing 40 miles of asphalt, sand and water in pursuit of the glory. A trio of Journal contributors — photographers Alexander Woodard, Mark McKenna and Mark Larson — are following the madness. Here’s some of what they’ve shared so far… and be sure […]
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Plaza in Pink
Scores of young folks descended on the Arcata plaza Friday to sing, dance and take a stand condemning violence against women. The annual event came as a part of V-Day Humboldt‘s education efforts and conjunction with One Billion Rising Revolution, a global event that bills itself as the “biggest mass action to end violence against […]
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Halloween Cuteness on the Plaza
The skies parted Friday afternoon, and trick-or-treaters on the Arcata Plaza found a pleasant surprise: sunshine. Local photographer Alexander Woodard was there to capture some of the Halloween cuteness.
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‘Days of Action’ Sparks Protests
As protesters march and rally across the nation in solidarity with Ferguson, Missouri, about 20 people gathered in the Arcata plaza last week to protest police brutality. They held signs and demanded an investigation into the Sept. 18 killing of 22-year-old Thomas “Tommy” McClain by a Eureka police officer. McClain was shot when Eureka police […]
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All Species on Parade
Sign wielding apes, sharks, bivalves and a live theater protest… North Country Fair had it all on Sunday. Local photographer Alexander Woodard was there to capture the festivities, and passed along the following images. Check out his shots from Saturday here.
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Summer Music Festival Guide
The 24th Annual Arcata Bay Oyster Festival. Bivalves are front and center, but the local music lineup touches all the bases including Bayou Swamis, Striped Pig Stringband, the Jim Lahman Band, Motherlode (working the fest circuit this summer) and Best Kept Secret with the ad hoc All Star Rockoystra, whose members are being kept secret. Saturday, June […]