With horseracing in the far back stretch as an option for entertainment, the Humboldt County Fair board and staff are seeking input from the public on what to do next. A town hall is scheduled for Monday, June 9, at 7 p.m. in the fairgrounds’ Turf Room. HCFA CEO Moira Kenny cautioned the board during […]
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Prop 36, Valentine’s Fun and Red Flags
This week California Local Journalism Fellow Anne To breaks down the impacts of Prop 36. We’ve also got a rundown of entertainment and community love over the weekend, as well as a satirical look at dating in classic literature vs. the real world. Hit subscribe for weekly updates on Humboldt stories.
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Follow the Beat
On any given night, you can follow the sound of music and find yourself a good time in Arcata’s bars, restaurants, clubs and on sidewalks. Here are five rock-solid places to let the sound of local and visiting acts move you. The John Van Duzer Theatre on the Humboldt State University campus is the closest […]
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Local Boy Garners Industry Award
Picture a joint where the pool table’s slanted and the jukebox skips. Your Twix just got stuck in the machine and the coin return doesn’t work. Oh, and the coffee’s cold. Nuh uh. Lucky for us, that kind of dilapidation is banished to the imagination ‘round here, thanks to the fine work of nationally recognized […]
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The Caspar Inn: A Eulogy
Sad news made the Facebook rounds yesterday: The beloved Caspar Inn will be closing its doors at the end of the month. Music/booze lover, frequent patron and NCJ contributor Jennifer Savage offers the following obituary. -AG For decades, the Caspar Inn delivered everything an old roadhouse should: rockin’ bands, good whiskey, better-than-decent food and bartenders […]
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A Fair Day
The young man watched the horses parade around the corral near the race track just before one of last Saturday’s races. His gaze lingering on Western Roses (No. 3), a curious, rolly-eyed steed with tongue perpetually stuck far out and to the right like a manic comic pushing to squeeze every last laugh out of […]
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ASP Rocks HSU
As of today you can get non-season tickets to individual shows in HSU’s CenterArts Season at HSU, a cool collection of sit down concerts (details here and here). CenterArts has lots of great artists that anyone might like — k.d. lang, Tower Of Power, Elvis Costello, Richard Thompson, Ahmad Jamal, Arlo Guthrie, Rufus Wainwright, for […]