Yes, festy time is upon us once again, bringing music in meadows and frolics out in the sun. In recent years the “summer” festival season has grown to include spring. In fact, a major new entry in the growing mega-fest market is this weekend. We’ll get to that one, but first we look at our […]
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Bridging the Divide
Just off Jacoby Creek Road in Bayside is a one-lane, rust-red, wooden covered bridge that stretches 60 feet across narrow Jacoby Creek — the only entrance and exit to a small neighborhood. The bridge, built of fir and redwood in 1967, evokes an earlier time, but its future is up in the air. Humboldt County […]
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How Many Degrees?
You’ve probably heard of the six degrees of separation friend-of-a-friend theory (and the six degrees of Kevin Bacon game). Essentially it says that we’re all a few steps away from direct social connection. I’d say the digital/social networking era is shrinking that number in many ways, but that’s a discussion for another day. In Humboldt’s […]
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Imaginary Realms
The house is still at just after 5 o’clock in the morning. A single light illuminates the studio, streaming out the large windows and casting a soft glow on a koi pond whose inhabitants are sleepily tucked under rocks and moss. Soft pinks and warm oranges of dawn are just peeking around the edges of […]
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Second Friday Arts! Arcata
Arts! Arcata is Arcata Main Street’s monthly celebration of visual and performing arts, held at more than 30 participating locations in Arcata. Visit www.artsarcata.com for even more information about the event or call (707) 822-4500. ABRUZZI 780 Seventh St. Live music. ARCATA ARTISANS COOPERATIVE 883 H St. Alex Connell jewely, John Wesa screen prints, Jim […]
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Headwaters: The Redwoods in our Backyard
“On March 1, 1999, the Headwaters Forest and surrounding lands … were acquired from private owners,” reads the Bureau of Land Management information booklet, which you can pick up in the Headwaters Forest Reserve parking lot. What a tale of intrigue, greed and violence that brief statement omits! It all started with a hostile takeover […]
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My Name is Mud
Reviews MUD. Jeff Nichols has read too many middle school novels, and it shows. His most recent venture into the realm of writing and directing, Mud, is a two-hour display of cheap drama and sickeningly thick foreshadowing, with an ending that doesn’t come soon enough. I’m in the minority with my opinion of Mud; most […]
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Now You’re Pushing It
For the last year, I’ve been writing about plants that you can grow in a cocktail garden and use as flavorings and garnishes in drinks. We’ve run through the basics — flowers, herbs, fruits and vegetables — and I’ve saved the best for last. Here are a few of the trickier and more obscure plants […]
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Update: Oyster Fest Mess
The $10 Oyster Fest admission fee – which raised the ire of many oyster-eaters and the approval of many others – won’t line the pockets of the Arcata elite, says Arcata Main Street Executive Director Jennifer Koopman. Because of recent financial woes, Koopman said, Main Street needs money to keep Oyster Fest afloat. Not to […]
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Still Having Fun
The sun was just coming out of the clouds when Abe Stevens answered the door to the spacious Fortuna warehouse that houses his distillery. Beams of sunlight shone in through skylights, haloing the small still standing in the center of the building. Bright copper and silver, the still was dwarfed by the expanse of the […]
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The United States of Zheng?
Our country’s name comes from Amerigo Vespucci, the Italian explorer who first challenged Columbus’ assertion that Brazil and the West Indies were part of Asia. But how close did we come to be living instead in the United States of Zheng? Really close, according to ex-British Royal Navy Officer Gavin Menzies, author of the 2003 […]