Hard-toiling exercise fanatic, exuder of tact and charm and recognizable recycler Ken Kyle has died. If you’ve been in Humboldt long, you probably saw him working. His familiar pickup trucks sported an assortment of barrels, bags and boxes always filled — or about to be filled — with recycling; 10,000 pounds of glass a week during […]
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Meet Dan Johnson
It’s not about the speech. That’s what Dan Johnson and his wife Kendra have come to believe after nearly four months of criticism. This scandal is clearly about them — who they are and what they represent: success, money and development in a town whose politics run in the other direction. Yes, fine, he used […]
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Dead and Disconnected
William Cody Waldron’s birthday came and went two Mondays ago, on Sept. 23. If he is alive, he is now 71 years old and, quite likely, drunk. But chances are he is not alive. Chances are, he is mystery corpse “John Cooper-Gulch-Swamp Doe,” found burned beyond recognition on March 14 in a swampy homeless camp […]
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All Tuesday’s Fatness
Feeling “fat” and happy? If you attended last night’s annual Mardi Gras romp at Six Rivers Brewery the answer is likely “Oui.” Wall-to-wall sweat-drippy bods sucked up visual and aural joy expelled by dance ‘n’ drum troupe Samba Na Chuva and 10-piece Calypso pan band Steel Standing. Here’s your evidence. The above shots were snapped […]
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Tokens, Produce and Glorious Facial Hair
North Coast Journal contributor Josephine Johnson attended the Arcata Farmers’ Market Saturday and shot the following video, in which a representative of the North Coast Growers Association explains Blue Tokens and The Bucky Walters pluck, strum and pick to the crowd’s delight. Arcata Farmers Market from Josephine Johnson on Vimeo.
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EPD Chief Garr Nielsen Fired [Updated]
Eureka Police Chief Garr Nielsen was fired this morning. Initially reported on the Humboldt Herald blog, Nielsen’s termination was confirmed by the former chief himself in the Times-Standard. “It’s completely out of the blue,” he told the T-S. “It caught me completely off guard.” Nielsen had been in the running for the chief of police position […]
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Letter from Robert Parker
Yesterday evening, a memorial was held for Sophia Parker Pedreros, the 2-year-old girl who died in the Trinity River. A story on the memorial by Journal intern Travis Turner is below the break. Today, Sofia’s dad, Robert Parker, sent the following letter: Yesterday I attended a memorial service that I had never imagined I would […]
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Did Not Shirk Work
Harvey G. Harper in his office at Harper Motors earlier this year. He died Tuesday night.
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Bat-N-Rouge redux
Local politicos and businessfolk came out to the Arcata Ball Park Firday night cross-dressed in their finest for Bat-N-Rouge, a benefit for the Arcata Ridge Trail Project put together by the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. The Backwood Babes took on the Trail Tramps, and we can’t say for certain if either side won fair […]
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Sara Bareilles: home for the holidays, again
An announcement just came in from CenterArts: They’re presenting a concert by Sara Bareilles on Friday, Dec. 17 in HSU’s Van Duzer Theatre. As you may recall, Sara comes at holiday time most years to visit with the folks — and sing for the hometown audience. From the press release: Eureka native Sara Bareilles is […]
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The Mayor of Camoapa
We ran into Mayor Rosaura Altamirano from Camoapa, Nicaragua on the Arcata Plaza, in town for the IBlock Party on Monday, Labor Day. With help from translator Nora Wynne, who works with the Arcata/Camoapa Sister City Project, we talked about how the two cities work together.
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NC Journal Turns 20!!! Film at 11…
A litle home video glimpse of the Journal’s party on the Eureka Boardwalk Saturday night…