It has come to our attention that someone is making the rounds, calling winners of our Best of Humboldt contest and trying to sell them pricey plaques celebrating the victory. We want you all to know that someone is not us. We’ve received a handful of phone calls from folks reporting that they’ve received congratulatory […]
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Highlight Reel
Reviews The only new release this past weekend, Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones, struck me as a depressing way to ring in a new year. Had I not closed out 2013 laid low by pig flu or whatever it was, I might have had the energy to have fun with a bad movie. Instead, I’ve […]
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Food & Drink 2013
Editor’s Note: Runners up are listed only if they garnered 50 percent or more of the winner’s total votes. Best Bar to Take a Date WINNER: The Speakeasy RUNNERS UP: Plaza Grill, Siren’s Song Tavern Best Dive Bar WINNER: Shanty RUNNER UP: Alibi Best Happy Hour WINNER: Mad River Brewery RUNNER UP: Shanty Best Sports […]
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Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 2013
Editor’s Note: Runners up are listed only if they garnered 50 percent or more of the winner’s total votes. Best Live-Music Venue WINNER: Arcata Theatre Lounge RUNNERS UP: Humboldt Brews, Arcata Playhouse Best Place to Shoot Pool WINNER: Toby & Jack’s RUNNERS UP: The Logger Bar, Rose’s Billiards Best Karaoke WINNER: Blue Lake Casino Wave […]
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Services & Stuff 2013
Editor’s Note: Runners up are listed only if they garnered 50 percent or more of the winner’s total votes. Best Clothing Store, Men or Women WINNER: Belle Starr RUNNERS UP: Ross Dress 4 Less, Hot Knots, Willow and Rags Best Children’s Clothing Store WINNER: Recycled Youth RUNNERS UP: The Rocking Horse, Sassafrass Best Shoe Store […]
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Bonus Round! 2013
Ah, the “bonus” category. Let us be very clear: Bonus does not imply “non-essential.” Rather, these are the things that get at the very essence of a truly Humboldt experience. We think you voters did a pretty good job capturing that in your replies — with a couple of gauche exceptions. (Wedding Rock. Really?) Without […]
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The Most Powerful Woman in Eureka
A glimpse of her uniform and cropped gray hair from an office window sends people bolting to their cars. Grown men and women plead with her for mercy. She does not negotiate. There may or may not be a Facebook page devoted to tracking her movements. Parking Enforcement Officer Lynda Punch has been chalking tires […]
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Bigger, Better Best Of
Welcome to the Best Of Humboldt 2013. We’ve made some changes this year — and more are on the way for 2014. In the past, the Journal‘s editorial department was solely in charge of coming up with questions to ask readers. This year the entire staff participated, plus we borrowed ideas from a few of […]
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Best Cathedral from the Glory Days of Timber
At the height of empire, you’ll always find excess (think Caligula). In 1920, the Pacific Lumber Co.’s industrial empire was at the pinnacle of its wealth and power — and Scotia was its capital city. Between 1920 and 1923, the company town’s corporate benefactor erected the Scotia Inn, the Scotia Hospital, the First National Bank […]
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Best Of: The Making of
Your picks for the Best Of 2013 are all over this week’s Journal, which is on stands today (and online tomorrow). If you grabbed the paper already, you saw Journalista and boss artist Lynn Jones’ magnificent hand-carved redwood frame adorning the cover. Check out this video of Lynn designing and creating the frame, with tunes […]