Restaurants and their workers helped get us through the last year. The Journal wants to hear about the ones closest to your heart and share your appreciation in the upcoming Menu of Menus. Shout out your gratitude, letting us know which restaurant meant the most to you with a brief explanation of why in the […]
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NCJ Preview: Lawyers in Trouble, Live Music and Indoor Dining
This week we’ve got a story about the state bar possibly suspending a pair of lawyers for ethics violations while representing the county in a case that’s already yielded a $1 million lawsuit. Setlist columnist Collin Yeo joins us to talk about the thrill and anxiety of inching back to live music shows, and highlights […]
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Folie Douce to Become The Kitchen Arcata
Last week, a joyful Chris Hollen announced the sale of her restaurant Folie Douce to Jacob Masslich, who’ll be spending the summer transforming it into The Kitchen Arcata. Hollen says she’s excited for Masslich and relieved the sale is completed, as it never was when Reda Salhi briefly took it over in 2019. The Folie Douce […]
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Restaurants Need Workers. Would an Employee Vaccine Mandate Bring Them Back?
As they struggle to rehire, owners are navigating whether to require, encourage or reward staff COVID vaccinations. Before implementing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees at his 15 Chicago restaurants, Fifty/50 Restaurant Group co-founder Scott Weiner did his due diligence. He consulted a lawyer, discussed the idea with his staff, and developed a policy around […]
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NCJ Preview: Trouble on the River, COVID Update and Frybread Joy
This week we’re talking about the battle over water on the Klamath, and what it means for farmers, fisheries and Native communities. We’ve also got updates on Humboldt’s COVID case surge and efforts to get people vaccinated. And a new frybread stand has sprung up, spreading Frybread Love around the county — we’ll talk about […]
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NCJ Preview: Back in Orange, a Grim Anniversary and Taiwanese Treats
We’re going over what Humboldt’s move back into the orange COVID-19 risk tier means and how the local vaccination effort is going. And as we approach the fourth anniversary of David Josiah Lawson’s stabbing death, we look at its reverberating impacts. Finally, we’re eagerly anticipating a couple of restaurants set to open with Taiwanese specialties. […]
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Small (Hot) Plates on the Way
Hot Plates Coming Through at Nori Passersby have been either celebrating or scratching their heads at the sign for Nori (761 Eighth St.), heralding another sushi place joining Tomo and Sushi Spot on the Arcata Plaza. But according to its owners, the soon-to-open restaurant in the downstairs spot where Salt Fish House started out before […]
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Under One Roof
The canopies over the patio at Northtown Coffee flutter above a half dozen people having a late Monday breakfast. Sunshine slants onto picnic tables where diners in beanies and sunglasses hunker over to-go cups, blueberry crumble bars and biscuit and egg sandwiches wrapped in checkered paper. Inside, a red and yellow menu board hangs emblazoned […]
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Esteban’s Reopens in Arcata
After closing briefly upon of the death of its locally beloved proprietor Esteban Gonzales, Esteban’s is open once again. His wife, Francisca Gonzales, reopened the tiny Mexican institution on March 4 with help from her nephew Luis Cilveron. Esteban was hospitalized in December of 2020 with COVID-19 and, despite the virus having left his system […]
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Eureka Gets Kentucky Fried
If the addition of In-N-Out and Chipotle to the Broadway lineup didn’t slake your thirst for fast food, a KFC has arrived to bulk up the ranks. Anticipation has been building for years, even before the massive chicken chain broke ground and built its new location on the site of the infamously run-down Blue Heron […]
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Humboldt Returns to Red Tier
For the first time since January, Humboldt returned to the red or “substantial” COVID-19 risk zone, meaning some businesses can reopen for indoor service, including restaurants, gyms, movie theaters and places of worship, at reduced capacity. The state data shows the county with a test positive rate of 2.7 percent and a daily case rate […]
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NCJ Preview: Heartbreak in Loleta, a New Restaurant Model
We’re running through what we know so far about the triple homicide on the Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria in Loleta that took the lives of Nikki Dion Metcalf and Margarett Lee Moon, both 40, and Moon’s 16-year-old daughter, Shelly Autumn Mae Moon. This week’s cover story goes into the Humboldt County Sheriffs Department’s response […]