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The Fortuna Theater, built in 1938, maintained its structural integrity after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Humboldt County in December of 2022. However, the extensive damage inside the building — caused by a ruptured sprinkler…
Humbuggery in Humboldt, Part 2
In the 19th century, Americans’ fascination with the occult made fortune tellers and mediums common entertainment at fairs, lecture halls and private parties. Newspapers across the country carried stories of remarkable psychic predictions and spirit…
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Music Tonight: Monday/Tuesday, July 20-21
Vox Aurea is a Finnish youth choir who will be visiting our community to share their song at Christ Episcopal Church at 4 p.m. on both Monday and Tuesday. That alone would be reason enough…
Music Today: Sunday, July 19
The Eureka Chamber Music Series is featuring one of its free concerts at the Sequoia Park Gazebo at 11 a.m. The program is called Bach Under the Canopy, which gives a pretty decent idea of…
Music Tonight: Saturday, July 18
If you didn’t score Northern Nights tickets and are feeling a little bit of FOMO, turn that into FAFO for free at the Miniplex at 9 p.m., where some local DJs are getting together to…
Music Tonight: Friday, July 17
The Wild Hare Tavern is the place to be tonight if you are in the mood for some OG Humboldt weirdness and goodness. Ask Sophie is joining forces with Fred and Wilma, aka Peggy Martinez…
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Schnabel’s Inferno
IN THE HAND OF DANTE. It can be reflexive — instinctive, even — when confronted with a grand-to-grandiose work, especially one that spans genres as quickly as it does centuries, to dismiss it as muddled,…
Music Tonight: Sunday, July 12
There’s a circus tent over at 2515 Wyatt Lane in Arcata near Ennis Parkwhere some summer fun will be going down over the next few weeks. Onesuch event happens today at 6 p.m., when local…
Music Tonight: Saturday, July 11
While Reggae on the River might be a month away, Humbrews is hostingthe official pre-party tonight at 9 p.m. If you need your fix, come through for the rhythms of Green Lion Crew and Noble…
Music Tonight: Friday, July 10
Regular readers of this space should be familiar with The Pine Hill Haints,Alabama’s best group of country hill stompers and cemetery creepers inthis or any other century. Hell, they even have a stick and bucket…
Death of 77 Year Old Reported Missing After Hospital Release Under Investigation
A 77-year-old McKinleyville man was found dead this morning, 36 hours after he was reported to have been sent home in a ride service following his release from a local hospital around 10 p.m. on…
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Lois Anabelle Bruner (Sis)
Lois Anabelle Bruner, lovingly known as “Sis,” passed away peacefully on January 27, 2026, at the age of 77. After metastatic breast cancer returned following a period of remission, Sis spent her final days surrounded…
Noel Hilliard
Noel Hilliard passed away at the age of 77 from complications of Parkinson’s. His life’s work began over half a century ago with the founding of Lamps by Hilliard. After graduating from Humboldt State University…
Arthur John Bettini
“The work of a teacher is never truly finished. Long after the classroom grows quiet, the lessons continue in the lives they have changed.” Arthur John Bettini (“Art”) — teacher, historian, mentor, outdoorsman, academic leader,…
Pervasive Invasive
So much suffering pervades the world, bad newsinvades our mindstream. Searching for how to helpwe still need ways to gain some equanimity. My way: pack a water bottle, pen and paperin an old cloth bag…
Correction
Humboldt Crabs photos taken by Erik Frazer in the July 9 issue (“Tempers Flare, Benches Clear, Crabs Prevail”) were misattributed. The Journal regrets the error.
Clarence “Clare” Ross Bugenig
Clare Bugenig passed away peacefully on July 4, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family after a courageous four-and-a-half-month battle following a spinal cord injury. He was 71 years old. Always a firecracker in…
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Letters & Opinion
‘Nothing Good to Say’
Thank you for the excellent Views article on Amazon in Humboldt County (“Amazon’s Negative Impact…
‘Prevent Suffering Before it Begins’
Editor: The gruesome revelations of dogs being shot and buried in mass graves at Miranda’s…
‘Shelter of Last Resort’
Editor: What everyone seems to have overlooked, is the fact that Miranda’s Rescue is the…
Amazon’s Negative Impact by the Numbers
The impact Amazon’s proposed distribution center in McKinleyville would have is being debated in person…
Blatant Gaslighting: Miranda’s Rescue
Editor: My name is Jamara Knight, and I am a 30-year resident of Humboldt County.…
We Need Accountability, Not Excuses
Editor: Every day that passed gave Shannon Miranda additional time to change his story, create…
Joan Sanborn
It was difficult not to be joyful when you were with her. Joan Dempsey Sanborn was born on October 2, 1927, on the Baie de Chaleurs, the north shore of New Brunswick, Canada, to Wilbur…
Mary Hester Sanger
Mary Hester Sanger passed away on June 4, 2026, at the age of 76. She leaves behind a legacy of compassion, resilience, and a profound love for her family, her community, and the natural beauty…
Music Tonight: Thursday, July 9
Francis Vanek is an exceptional tenor sax player who is likely familiar tomany of you in the jazz community, having played around these parts quitea few times over the years with local jazz studs RLA…
Old Town’s Festivities for the 250th
Old Town was full of July 4 revelers during Eureka Main Street’s holiday street fair on Saturday. Folks wound through vendor booths, information tables and food stalls, and tapped toes and danced to the music…
Tempers Flare, Benches Clear, Crabs Prevail
After a dominating week launched the Humboldt Crabs baseball team into first place, the crustaceans welcomed the Bay Area Force into town for two non-conference games before a pivotal series with the Solano Mudcats. In…
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