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Trump Cuts to These College Outreach Programs are Hurting Rural California Students
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Bordering Oregon and boasting more redwoods than people, Del Norte is one of the most isolated counties in California. Nearly two hours by…
Forest Fires Follow Roads. The Trump Administration Wants to Build More
This story was originally published by CalMatters. The Trump administration announced earlier this month it is rolling back a rule prohibiting logging and road construction in undeveloped parts of national forests, including more than 4…
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‘More of the Moment’
William Pierson recalls his kindergarten teacher giving out brown slabs of rolled clay with which he and his classmates were to form and decorate candy dishes as Mother’s Day gifts. After looking around, he says…
The Summer Wind
We have certainly entered the part of the summer where our nostalgia for the bright and lazy days of late June is colored by the scent of wood smoke and over-ripened fruit. The kind of…
Violet Crabtree on Making ‘Wildfur’
Local artist, musician and animator Violet Crabtree has been involved in the local underground scene since she moved to Humboldt County 20 years ago. She first caught my attention with her band The Comix Trip,…
First Saturday Night Arts Alive
4TH STREET MERCANTILE 215 Fourth St. Various artists. 40° North Gallery 320 Second St., Suite #102 Various artists. AMERICAN INDIAN ART AND GIFT SHOP 240 F St. Various artists. ART CENTER FRAME SHOP 616 Second…
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‘Idiots’ and ‘Buddy’
IDIOTS. The promise of an R-rated, “gross-out” comedy, especially one anointed for theatrical release, is especially tempting (if equally risky) in an era of corporate trepidation and hobbled creativity. What was once a proven, often…
Music Tonight: Saturday, Aug. 29
As I mentioned above, today is the day for Against All Odds at RampArt Skate Park from 3 to 10 p.m. Here’s the simple rundown: This is an all-ages event that only costs $10 and…
Music Tonight: Friday, Aug. 28
Being that this is the last full moon of the summer of 2026, I am going to suggest something put on by Playhouse Arts that has all the makings of a perfect Arcata experience. Come…
Corkscrew Trees and a Crooked Trail
Perfect weather on Aug. 1 and a desire to be among the first to walk the newly opened Crooked Trail brought my wife and me to the adjacent and newly open-to-the-public ‘O Rew Redwoods Gateway…
Code of Conduct
The next time a complaint is raised against a member of the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors, the process will play out differently behind the scenes and in the public arena under a series of…
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Barbara Alves Laplace
In Loving Memory Barbara Alves Laplace, born May 27, 1942, in San Jose, California, passed away on August 18, 2026. She was a beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother, and her steady presence will be deeply…
Read After Burning
Burnstitch Collective has been attached to many of the murmurs I hear about simple and great ideas around here, and I am going long this week to write about them because it’s both overdue and…
Trinidad Art Night
This town-wide walk includes a variety of art exhibits, live music, artist receptions, face painting, skate ramps, pop-up sales and oyster, cider or wine tastings. Call (707) 834-2479 or visit trinidadartnight.com. Forbes & Associates presents…
An Etruscan Venus and the Patriarchy
“Patriarchy has tried to erase imagery of the feminine since time immemorial. Destroy the image and you can control the narrative.” — Syreeta McFadden, The Guardian U.S., April 13, 2015 Almost life-sized, the “Venus of…
“Tony” Makes Me Hungry
TONY. “The movie is about growing out of your childhood nickname and becoming who you’re supposed to be,” director Matt Johnson told CNN about his recent feature, Tony. Anthony Bourdain needs little introduction, but if a…
Brooks and I
I didn’t know him well.Though we both volunteered at KHSU.He, folk music. Me, poetry.And some might think this would be enough to bond. But it wasn’t. And it didn’t.Until I learned we both loved Italy.Especially Rome. …
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Humboldt County Fair Treatment of Animals
Editor: My visceral reactions to the story about two horses with broken legs after participating…
Civilian Oversight Needed
Editor: Humboldt needs a sheriff’s civilian review board. California law provides for the right for…
Worthy Read
Editor: Our representative in the U.S. Congress, Jared Huffman, has just released a vitally important…
Changing Course
It has long been observed, “Life teaches us how it should have been lived” and…
‘Duh’
Editor: Rumble Over the Redwoods.Idiotic.Climate change.Duh. Dan Levinson, McKinleyville
Oysters, Wildlife and the Reindustrialization of Humboldt Bay
On Aug. 14, the Humboldt County Fair hosts Shell-ebration, celebrating all things related to oysters…
Music Tonight: Saturday, Aug. 22
If you have ever wondered what kind of magic lurks in our local electro music scene, you could hardly hope for a better showcase than tonight’s shindig in the Swan Room at the Shanty at…
Music Tonight: Friday, Aug. 21
The Arcata Playhouse is presenting a Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett Tribute Concert tonight at 8 p.m. The music will be provided by local jazzbos RLA along with Gary Lewis on saxophone and flute, while…
Music Tonight: Thursday, Aug. 20
Robert Henry and the Repeaters are a country act from Portland, Oregon, that incorporates all the best parts of swing and honky tonk to kick up a good time like a pack of dust devils.…
Reports from the Grand Jury
Every year a group of 19 volunteers comes together to form the Humboldt County Civil Grand Jury in a civilian oversight tradition that dates back to the Magna Carta. Wielding the power of the subpoena…
Outlaw Rodeo at the Fair Marred by Two Horse Deaths
Without horse racing for its second year in a row, the 130th annual Humboldt County Fair replaced the thunder of hooves on the track with Saturday’s Outlaw Rodeo College Invitational. While it attracted a strong…
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