Wild men have run around the firelight of our imaginations and mythology since the dawn of humanity. In the Epic of Gilgamesh, we are introduced to Enkidu, an Akkadian beast man who through his own brazen disregard for the customs of human deference to the gods, is banished from life into a netherworld exile. Native […]
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Rolling Out a Carrot Cake
I’m a sucker for sweet treats, such as homemade cakes, tarts, and pies. If I want to whip up something new, I practice until my brain surrenders. Lately, l have been on a mission to perfect my carrot cake and l finally succeeded. For years, carrot cake was not on my list of favorites. The […]
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First Saturday Night Arts Alive
Experience the vibrant atmosphere as galleries, museums, theaters, bars and restaurants extend their hours for your enjoyment. C STREET ARTS ALIVE FEST C Street (Second and Third streets) Guest artists, musicians, performance groups, food trucks and more. 4th STREET MERCANTILE 215 Fourth St. Various artists. ART CENTER FRAME SHOP 616 Second St. Sandra Henry, Sara […]
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Usual Suspects Lead Crabs to Championship Series
After an amazing stretch of winning baseball, the Crabs were clotheslined and stopped in their tracks the weekend before last. After getting swept by the first-place Packers, they entered the week tied for the final spot in the Pacific Empire League championship series with the Lincoln Potters, from whom the Crabs had taken four out […]
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A Saturday at the Rodeo
Saturday, July 19, was a good day at the 104th annual Fortuna Rodeo to watch and photograph the talented athletes and their skilled animals compete in several events. And on this day, the bulls won — not a single rider lasted eight seconds. A 6-year-old cowboy won a belt buckle and a new hat, however, for best ride […]
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New at the Zoo
Things have been busy behind the scenes at the Sequoia Park Zoo lately. While not out and about quite yet, several recent arrivals are in quarantine after coming on board this summer, including two goats, four spider monkeys — with one making a return appearance — and a rescued bear cub that was unable to […]
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Good Trouble on the Bay Trail
On Thursday, July 17, an estimated 250 local demonstrators walked/rollerbladed/bicycled/rolled/skateboarded on the newly opened Humboldt Bay Trail across the Eureka Slough Bridge and north for a mile and back along the trail paralleling U.S. Highway 101. Dubbed Good Trouble Lives On Day by protesters, the nationwide event honors Congressman John Lewis, a Georgia Democrat who, […]
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What’s Good: Ice Cream Sandwich Edition
I have had some good days playing hooky. An easy top-five entry is the afternoon I spent with a dear friend on a park bench facing the water, eating vanilla ice cream sandwiches, the wax wrappers moving gently in the breeze. In the last summers of the 1800s, some genius in New York City swapped […]
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Crabs’ Backs Against the Wall After a Tough Series
Last week’s big story was the San Francisco Giants drafting the Humboldt Crabs’ Elijah McNeal, the 18-year-old, 6-feet-3-inch, 180-pound infield prospect out of Dublin, California. Having graduated high school in May, McNeal joined the Humboldt Crabs for the summer. Now, McNeal has signed with the Giants organization and went from batting practice in Arcata to […]
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Without Precedent
If a group of disgruntled Blue Lake residents succeeds in their effort to simultaneously recall three members of the city council, it will thrust the city into unprecedented territory. According to Journal consultations with more than a dozen legal experts and legislative analysts, the triple recall would leave the city with a council potentially unable […]
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The Conductor
Sweatshirts and jeans brushed against silk dresses and suits, leather and corked dress shoes creaked across the same carpeting as sneakers and sandals. Attending any night during the five programs and 10 performances of the Eureka Symphony’s 2024-2025 season pulled one into a bright, buzzing world peopled by an audience from every stage of life, […]
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The Disappearing Registrants
For years, Elizabeth Thurston used the website as a kind of salve. She’d check it for affirmation, clicking her abuser’s name so it would come up for the world to see, reinforcing that through the awful experiences that shaped her childhood and, in turn, her life, she’d taken a stand as an 8 year old […]