On Monday morning, Jennifer Metz, co-owner of Phatsy Kline’s Parlor Lounge and the Inn at 2nd & C, said she was feeling good about going with the flow and making the best of things despite shelter-in-place restrictions. The hotel had already been open for weeks with guests at half capacity and plans were underway to […]
Jack’s Seafood
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What’s Good
Po’ boys and sympathy If you go to Fat Anne’s Bakery & Bistro’s new spot on Main Street in Ferndale (939 Main St.), get the fried chicken. Then tell me what it’s like because the fryer was down the day I visited, though I hear it’s being remedied. It happens. But there is little that […]
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Down at the Docks
Sometimes I walk from the Journal offices down F Street to the plaza, with its wind-whipped flags, and look across the water as the fishing boats come into the bay as they have for lifetimes, bringing their haul back from the unkowable depths and think, “Shouldn’t we have, like, a million places for fish and […]
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Perfect Fall Trips
You’ve picked a perfect time to explore Humboldt. Summer’s haze has given way to the clarity of fall. South winds bring a tropical feel, while night brings just enough of a chill to justify extra snuggling. Welcome. The Outdoorsy Type The 12-mile Paradise Royale Loop is a thing of legend in the mountain biking community […]