After a night of revelry, the lights went up again at the Arcata Theater Lounge on Friday, Aug. 8, and the winners of the North Coast Journal Best of Humboldt awards sauntered off to enjoy their collective reign. The Shooting Gallery (Best Photographer, incidentally) was on hand snapping the best in their best that evening. […]
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Best of Humboldt and Crabs Baseball
The votes have been tallied and the Best of Humboldt issue is here, so we’re taking a look at this year’s winners. And after a heartbreaking championship series, we’ve got Player of the Year picks for our Humboldt Crabs. Hit subscribe for weekly updates on Humboldt stories.
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Photos: NCJ’s Best of Humboldt Party
The Journal‘s Best of Humboldt party at the Arcata Theatre Lounge Aug. 10 featured a little music from Best Vocalist Elle Penner, a little comedy by Best Stand-up Comedian Shannon Foster, local trivia hosted by our publisher Melissa Sanderson and plenty of celebration among the winners. Blessed as we were with good company and good […]
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Best of Humboldt, Mel Berti and Leon Warmuth
It’s the Best of Humboldt issue and we’re celebrating winners from hot dogs to music shops. We’re also looking back on the lives and contributions of a couple of notable locals who’ve died in the last weeks: Mel Berti and Leon Warmuth. And we’ve got summer music and scary movies to recommend. Hit subscribe for […]
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NCJ Preview: Local Favorites, Yurok Tribe Report and Garden Helpers
The Best of Humboldt issue is out and we’ve some favorites (and head-scratchers) among the winners. We’re also going over the Yurok Tribe’s recent report on Missing and Murdered Indigenous People, from looking at the data to its suggestions for a multi-pronged response to the heartbreaking crisis. Then we turn to the backyard and ways […]
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NCJ Preview: Return of the Mask and the Best of Humboldt
Here we go again: Humboldt County COVID-19 cases are spiking, with the more contagious Delta variant in the mix. To stem the tide, Public Health announced a masking order, requiring facial coverings in public and indoors when outside the home or outside where 6 feet of distance isn’t possible. We’ll break down how we got […]
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Best of Humboldt Party Postponed
Tough break, kids. In light of spiking local COVID-19 case numbers, the unprecedented spread of disease Humboldt County is currently seeing and Public Health’s recent recommendation against large gatherings, the North Coast Journal has decided to postpone its Best of Humboldt party scheduled for Friday, Aug. 6. We will not risk hosting an event that could […]
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NCJ Preview: COVID-19 Numbers, Mystery Seeds and Best of Humboldt Winners
Get the rundown on Humboldt’s rising COVID-19 numbers and where cases are coming from. And if you’re wondering about those mystery seeds showing up in folks’ mailboxes, we’ll tell you what they likely are and what to do with them. (Spoiler: Don’t plant them!) We’re also revealing the 2020 Best of Humboldt winners this week […]
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Photos from the Best of Humboldt Party
Some 400 people — winners all, really — showed up in their royal finery at the Inn at 2nd & C Friday night for the Journal‘s Best of Humboldt party. They posed on the red carpet, sipped in the bar, mingled in the balcony, danced to DJ Natty P, took selfies on a throne and […]
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Best of Humboldt Voting to Begin June 4
Hear ye, hear ye, hear ye: The nominating period for Best of Humboldt voting closed at midnight. We’re busy tabulating the finalists in each category and will open up the voting period June 4, at which point you can weigh in on the businesses that treat you like royalty, as well as your favorite people, […]
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Besties on the Red Carpet
We’re still recovering from our North Coast Journal Best of Humboldt party on Saturday. How about you? There was a line around the block from the historic Carson Block Building, where the third floor, once the home of a stately theater, filled up with revelers celebrating the winners (voted on by our readers) in our […]