The Arcata Plaza will look a bit different for tomorrow’s farmers market. Diversity Day, the culminating event of the We Are Your Community project, will take over the plaza’s southwest corner with the aim of raising awareness about the diversity of people living on the North Coast. Erin Youngblood-Smith and Amy Mathieson, a pair of […]
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Lao New Year
Just after 9 in the morning on April 21 in the Humboldt Grange parking lot, a handful of people are unloading covered foil trays from cars as a low droning of voices drifts from the sound system inside. While the food is spirited to the kitchen, one of a trio of Buddhist monks on stage, […]
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Culture Change
Mark Rowley has spent just about all of his 62 years in Willow Creek and says he’s never been tempted to move. That is, until now. Why — after having raised two kids and trading one successful business for another — would Rowley consider leaving the valley his family has called home for three generations? […]
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Dia de la Virgen
Today, December 12 (12/12/12!), is the Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe, celebrating the day on which Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared in 1531 on Tepeyac hill (just north of Mexico City) to Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoazin. Although it’s not an official holiday in Mexico, it’s a special day for Catholics (who comprise 83% of the […]
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The Logger Reborn
We’ve been hearing rumblings about what’s going on at the historic Logger Bar out in Blue Lake. The venerable establishment kitty-corner from Dell’Arte changed hands and new owner Kate Martin (below) has been hard at work refurbishing with a crew of volunteers including Bad Bob Ornelas. Official announcement of a ribbon-cutting and re-opening scheduled for […]
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One Bright Saturday
Saturday was a great day for art in Humboldt, starting in the morning with dozens of artists circling the Arcata Plaza with vibrant colors for Northcoast Children’s Services’ 25th Annual Pastels on the Plaza. Sponsors make a donation to the nonprofit and either find an artist to represent them or one is assigned. The ephemeral […]
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Quit It, Idiots
The Two Rivers Tribune reported recently that certain rock-headed word wags have been sneaking onto the broad river bar that swings into the Trinity River outside of Hoopa and rearranging the “Fish On” that for years has been spelled out in large rocks there. Yes, they’re making cute little cuss words. Notes the TRT: The […]
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I coulda been Cruz’n
My dad took cars for trade sometimes when a client couldn’t pay a bill. That’s how, when I was a kid, we ended up at different times with the ’65 Mustang, the ’67 Caddy and the sleek, square Mercedes whose age I can’t remember. All were old, all had second homes at a one-man auto […]
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And He Had a Funeral Wish
Or, at least, an early-on notion. In his book The Golden Age Is in Us: Journeys & Encounters 1987-1994 (published in 1996), Alexander Cockburn (who died Friday), starts with a short essay — written in 1987 after he went to a funeral in Key West — musing on possibilities for his own funeral (and on […]
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Pier Among Peers
The Los Angeles Times has decreed something up here in the far-north lonesome of California — den of countryfolk and rabid foxes — worthy of mention that has nothing whatsoever to do with quaintness, tall trees or medicinal wonders. No, it’s not our covered bridges (though we have some). No, not Bigfoot — such an […]
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Mary Jane: The Contest – The Winners!
The Contest: We all assume cannabis will eventually get past the current quasi-legal medical marijuana stage. When it does, Humboldt needs a plan for the future. Branding will be über -important. With that in mind, we’re looking for a catchy (new) brand name for Humboldt-grown marijuana. Entries we made in the comments to this post (see […]
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“O” My! Oyster Fest 2012 Sights and Winners
Well, that was awesome! The 2012 “o”dition of Arcata Main Street’s Oyster Festival is in the books and, as always, was a grand shuckin’ time! The Journal was there chompin’ and gluggin’ all day, but we did find a few moments to use our greasy fingers to snap some shots. Wanna see? Head on over […]