I want to talk about soup. Some say soup is a cold weather dish, but I think it’s just seasonal. In winter, I make stews; in summer, I make soups. It’s just another way to eat the delightful treats we get at the market around this time. The thing about soup is you can […]
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(Almost) All about You
This week is not exactly overflowing with myriad musical opportunities, but the ones that are out there sound pretty fine. An early, raucous weekday show This’ll be a fun show, for example: Austin’s Black Irish Texas plays The Logger Bar on Thursday as part of a West Coast tour promoting the band’s latest effort, An […]
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Along the Way
“Sometimes I feel pissed,” confesses artist Lida Penkova, “because I do almost nothing else but paint, and I feel that somehow life is escaping me!” It’s not so much that Penkova’s life is escaping her, but that she’s pouring it into her whimsical, worldly and wondrous paintings and prints. “Once you are in this fascination […]
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Arkley Lawyers Threaten Journal With Restraining Order
The letter arrived late last week, printed on the letterhead of Mitchell, Brisso, Delaney & Vrieze, LLP, attorneys at law, and its warning was dire. “The North Coast Journal‘s continued attempts to contact Mr. [Rob] Arkley … border on civil harassment.” Signed by attorney Russell S. Gans, the letter was addressed to Journal Publisher Judy […]
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More Pot Busts, More Environmental Damage
On the heels of Wednesday’s discovery of nature-abusing, industrial-scale marijuana grows, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, along with a handful of other agencies, allegedly discovered more environmental crimes at two pot grows yesterday while serving a pair of search warrants. According to a press release, officers found multiple illegal stream diversions, un-permitted grading and buildings, […]
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Deputies Find Dead Animals At Marijuana Grow
Humboldt County Sheriff’s Deputies and other law enforcement agents found and eradicated a marijuana grow yesterday morning. Along with 8,473 marijuana plants, they found a dead fisher at the site. Fishers are currently being reviewed as candidates for the endangered species list. At a separate event on Monday, agents found 7,521 marijuana plants at a […]
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The Big Gift
In the small lab of the Northern California Community Blood Bank, swift hands process and package blood, plasma and platelets while machines shake, spin and freeze the small bags of bodily fluids. This lab next to St. Joseph Hospital in Eureka is the heart of North Coast blood distribution. Here, the workers take in raw, […]
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Angst on a Waterslide
Reviews THE WAY WAY BACK. The title refers to the backward-facing third-row seat in a station wagon, which is where our protagonist, 14-year-old Duncan (Liam James), sits sullenly in the movie’s opening scene. It’s a clever, not overly precious metaphor, and a neat encapsulation of this story’s tone and intelligence. Writer-directors Nat Faxon and Jim […]
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Co-op Conflict
Management and employees of the North Coast Co-op are locked in the most contentious labor negotiations they’ve had in years, and each side is grasping for leverage with the tools at hand. For management that means enlisting the help of Bradley W. Kampas, managing partner of the high-powered law firm Jackson Lewis, which specializes in […]
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Randy Spicer: The Near and Far
Standing too close to an oil painting by local artist Randy Spicer can be somewhat confusing. Smudges of ebony and cream smash together above forceful streaks of brick, olive and eggplant. Dashes of ochre, fuchsia and lime dart about. Inches from the canvas, the shapes elude meaning, their abstract edges seemingly thrown together without purpose. […]