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• North Coast Journal12:46 PMNicholas (Nick) Grant RobinsonNicholas (Nick) Grant Robinson was born on December 21, 1984 in Fortuna, CA. He was the son of Michelle and Michael Robinson of Eureka, CA, and a graduate of Eureka High School class of 2003. Nick was a sweet and kind child and teenager with a good heart and many friends, who unfortunately got involved […] The post Nicholas (Nick) Grant Robinson appeared first on North Coast Journal.

Saturday, October 31

Friday, October 30

• North Coast Journal10:02 AMCollege of the Redwoods’ Multilingual Literary Journal ‘Personas’ Call for SubmissionsPersonas, College of the Redwoods’ literary journal with a multilingual focus, is currently accepting submissions for its fifth issue of original poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, essays, and visual art that, in a way determined by the author, consider the experience of multilingualism. Writers need not be multilingual to contribute, and writings may be multilingual, bilingual, or […] The post College of the Redwoods’ Multilingual Literary Journal ‘Personas’ Call for Submissions appeared…
• North Coast Journal4:00 AMMusic Tonight: Friday, Oct. 30The Shanty is putting on a free All-Hallows Eve-eve show tonight at 8 p.m., with local combat thrash band Psyop Victim providing local support for Los Lonely Stars, a Los Saicos cover band from Los Angeles. Meanwhile a half hour later at Humbrews, Poor Man’s Whiskey will be taking over with Dark Side of the […] The post Music Tonight: Friday, Oct. 30 appeared first on North Coast Journal.

Thursday, October 29

• North Coast Journal11:59 AMArcata Artisans November ExhibitsKris Patzlaff and Loryn White will be the featured artists for the next exhibit at the Arcata Artisans Gallery on the Arcata Plaza — from Nov. 9 through Dec. 6. From making jewelry at home to heading the Jewelry and Small Metals program at Cal Poly Humboldt, Patzlaff has led a life devoted to that […] The post Arcata Artisans November Exhibits appeared first on North Coast Journal.
• North Coast Journal4:00 AMMusic Tonight: Thursday, Oct. 29Here’s something for the whole family: The Theatre Arts Program at Cal Poly Humboldt’s Curious Company presents A Silly Spooky Halloween at the Arcata branch of the Humboldt Library at 5:50 p.m. This is a free event for all folks. For those of you of drinking age, the Logger Bar is hosting another honkytonk Thursday, […] The post Music Tonight: Thursday, Oct. 29 appeared first on North Coast Journal.
• North Coast Journal12:11 AM5 Tax Measures are on the California Ballot. Here’s How to Make Sense of Them All.This story was originally published by CalMatters. California voters are being asked whether they want to keep taxing the incomes of the rich. And they’ll be asked whether to start taxing the accumulated wealth of the even richer. Wait, there’s more. They’ll also get to weigh in on whether we should ban wealth taxes altogether, […] The post 5 Tax Measures are on the California Ballot. Here’s How to Make Sense of Them All. appeared first on North Coast Journal.
• North Coast Journal12:11 AMBohn InvestigationFor the second time in a year, Supervisor Rex Bohn has outed himself as being the subject of a county investigation involving his conduct with employees, following much of the same approach to address the issue. Most recently, the First District representative took to social media Oct. 22, sharing a picture of an email sent […] The post Bohn Investigation appeared first on North Coast Journal.
• North Coast Journal12:10 AMCrash CourseHappy Halloween, Humboldt. Last year we introduced you to the sweetly spooky work of comic artist Liz Valasco on our cover (“The Seeker,” Oct. 30, 2025). After seeing what she and the Journal’s Setlist columnist Collin Yeo cooked up together, how could we resist a second grab from the candy bucket? “Crash Course” also appears […] The post Crash Course appeared first on North Coast Journal.
• North Coast Journal12:09 AMThe Candyman CanAs is often the case during this time of year, I was watching a horror film recently — nothing special, a French rip-off of Francis Ford Coppola’s 1992 Dracula movie — when I found myself so bored by the stupidity of the whole thing that I slipped into a sort of dream state. I think […] The post The Candyman Can appeared first on North Coast Journal.
• North Coast Journal12:07 AMAn Ugly Turn at Smalls Fusion ComfortEditor’s note: This story includes bigoted and misogynistic quotations. The story spread quickly online and by word of mouth on Oct. 20, after a member of the Humboldt Foodies Facebook group posted screenshots from Smalls Fusion Comfort restaurant owner Scott Boone’s personal page, one dated March 19, reading, “This is what you fucktards on the […] The post An Ugly Turn at Smalls Fusion Comfort appeared first on North Coast Journal.
• North Coast Journal12:01 AMFitness for BirdersYou might think of birding as a pursuit of pleasurable relaxation, a gentle, spiritual connection with nature that reduces stress and boosts feel-good hormones. It’s not. It’s a physically and emotionally challenging activity that demands strength, endurance, flexibility and mental toughness. Want to get the most out of your birding experience? Practice the following exercises […] The post Fitness for Birders appeared first on North Coast Journal.
• North Coast Journal12:01 AMLongitude and the Prime Meridian, Part 2“It might be expected that plumb lines, set up in various locations, if extended downward, would all pass through a single point, the center of Earth. But this is not the case.” — Why the Greenwich Meridian Moved, by Stephen Malys et. al., 2015 Both John Harrison’s clocks and lunar distance tables assumed that the […] The post Longitude and the Prime Meridian, Part 2 appeared first on North Coast Journal.
• North Coast Journal12:01 AMStatewide StrikeBundles of purple tinsel, purple inflatable wands and purple signs rose into the air as cars passed by a large group of Service Employees International Union members gathered on Fifth Street in Eureka last week. Commercial trucks responded with booming horns and smaller cars let out an enthusiastic series of honks, inciting more cheering from […] The post Statewide Strike appeared first on North Coast Journal.
• North Coast Journal12:01 AMTips for Recent Empty-NestersGreetings Villagers, I’m sure this missive must come as a surprise. No doubt you have heard the distant wails echoing from my cliffside castle laboratory and wondered if I, Professor Ballantine, was preparing to unleash another ungodly experiment upon the populace. Or perhaps you thought — or hoped — that some misfortune had befallen me […] The post Tips for Recent Empty-Nesters appeared first on North Coast Journal.
• North Coast Journal12:01 AMTransparency vs. the TruthYOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING. Although celebrity and notoriety have, in this age of commingled and corrupted meaning where interpretation is truth, become functionally one and the same, they remain distinct, even antithetical. Elizabeth Holmes, the perceived wunderkind founder of Theranos now serving a lengthy term in federal prison for defrauding investors and the primary subject […] The post Transparency vs. the Truth appeared first on North Coast Journal.

Tuesday, October 27

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Sunday, October 25

Saturday, October 24

Friday, October 23

• North Coast Journal4:00 AMMusic Tonight: Friday, Oct. 23Etana is the stage name of Shauna McKenzie, a Grammy-nominated singer originally from Jamaica whose reggae vocals have been winning fans around the world for nearly two decades. Tonight, she will be bringing her neo-soul reggae sound to Humbrews at 9 p.m. Tickets are going for $25 in advance, $30 at the door, so plan […] The post Music Tonight: Friday, Oct. 23 appeared first on North Coast Journal.
• North Coast Journal12:01 AMA Storied Past, A Bright FutureIn 2025, the Siren’s Song Tavern packed up its memories, a little of its decor and its loyal following and moved just a few blocks south on Second Street. For more than 13 years, the Siren’s Song built a reputation among avid Humboldt County live music enthusiasts for being one of the go-to venues, and […] The post A Storied Past, A Bright Future appeared first on North Coast Journal.
• North Coast Journal12:01 AMEurekan Inducted into Speaker Hall of FameJess Pettitt, MEd, MBA, CSP, has been inducted into the Council of Peers Award for Excellence (CPAE) Speaker Hall of Fame®, the National Speakers Association’s highest and most selective honor. She is one of five speakers (Allison Shapira, Peter Katz, Manley Feinberg, and Anton Gunn) to be honored in 2026. The award is neither applied […] The post Eurekan Inducted into Speaker Hall of Fame appeared first on North Coast Journal.
• North Coast Journal12:01 AMNicole Norton Brews Herself a Beautiful Humboldt LifeHow did Nicole Norton go from opening a “booty barre” studio to owning Shotz Coffee (1665 Main St., Fortuna, 707-725-8000) in less than two weeks? Good question! In 2016, she was a month away from opening her new workout studio near her regular stop for coffee. Norton had her certification in hand and key staff […] The post Nicole Norton Brews Herself a Beautiful Humboldt Life appeared first on North Coast Journal.
• North Coast Journal12:01 AMWhat is the Symbolism of the Eureka Chinatown Monument?Have you followed the construction on the southeast corner of 1st and E Streets? It is the Eureka Chinatown Monument, which commemorates the story of Eureka Chinese residents who were violently driven out of their homes and businesses in February 1885. While a clear improvement from the site’s former cracked concrete and scraggly bushes, what […] The post What is the Symbolism of the Eureka Chinatown Monument? appeared first on North Coast Journal.

Thursday, October 22

• North Coast Journal12:01 AMChoices for EurekaEditor: I attended the Humboldt Association of Realtors on Oct. 1 for the Eureka mayoral and city council candidates. The forum being available via live stream on Facebook was a nice option. Well done, HAR! The forum itself was like many forums. One thing that stood out was the difference in perspective between the candidates […] The post Choices for Eureka appeared first on North Coast Journal.
• North Coast Journal12:01 AMDream a Little DreamDo you ever wonder why it seems so much easier for Americans to fantasize about an apocalypse than a revolution? Or why we are more attracted to entertainment with visions of post-apocalyptic scarcity and violence rather than a peaceful, cohesive, post-revolutionary society that nurtures a livable future? For most of this new century, our culture […] The post Dream a Little Dream appeared first on North Coast Journal.
• North Coast Journal12:01 AMHuffman Town HallDuring a packed town hall at the Sequoia Conference Center in Eureka on Monday, North Coast Congressmember Jared Huffman began by giving his dismal overview of the state of affairs on Capitol Hill before taking questions from the audience. The Second District representative currently running for an eighth term in the House was blunt in […] The post Huffman Town Hall appeared first on North Coast Journal.
• North Coast Journal12:01 AMLongitude and the Prime Meridian, Part 1“I have been extremely ill used by the gentlemen who I might have expected better treatment from.” — John Harrison, on his struggle to receive the reward for solving the Longitude Problem For centuries, the Royal Navy was the mightiest maritime force in the world, helping a small country on the edge of Europe establish […] The post Longitude and the Prime Meridian, Part 1 appeared first on North Coast Journal.
• North Coast Journal12:01 AMStand-up Paddleboarding Around Chah-pekw O’ Ket’-tohAfter a more than year-long hiatus, one morning in early August, I loaded my stand-up paddleboard (SUP) in the car and drove to Chah-pekw O’ Ket’-toh (Stone Lagoon, Humboldt Lagoons State Park), located on Yurok’s ancestral territory. Fog hovered over the water, but I could see ahead and around me far enough to safely set […] The post Stand-up Paddleboarding Around Chah-pekw O’ Ket’-toh appeared first on North Coast Journal.
• North Coast Journal12:01 AMThe BearsEditor: I benefited from university instruction from wildlife specialists. I love black bears, from a distance, and agree that it is wise to include them in a balanced ecology within our national forests. I am uncomfortable, however, with some naive precepts of Griffin Mancuso’s article on our local black bear incursions (“Big Backyard Visitors,” Oct. […] The post The Bears appeared first on North Coast Journal.
• North Coast Journal12:01 AMThe Eureka Chinatown MonumentFrom down the block on Sunday, Oct. 11, it sounded like walking toward any Chinatown on a festival day: the snap of firecrackers, clanging cymbals and rattling drums growing louder along the approach to the foot of Eureka’s E Street. There, at the corner of First and E streets, a crowd gathered as Chinese lion […] The post The Eureka Chinatown Monument appeared first on North Coast Journal.
• North Coast Journal12:01 AM‘A Lot to Unpack’Editor: I’m looking forward to seeing the 2026 documentary NAZA at the Minor on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 7 p.m. I’m especially intrigued because this film has stirred such controversy. The Israeli government is trying to strip the filmmakers of their citizenship for reporting what their fellow citizens have to say. What are they afraid […] The post ‘A Lot to Unpack’ appeared first on North Coast Journal.
• North Coast Journal12:01 AM‘Animals’ and ‘Sacrifice’ CatastrophizeANIMALS. Setting aside, at least for the moment, his acting and his frequently very public private life, let us consider Ben Affleck as director. Making a startlingly surefooted debut with Gone Baby Gone (2007), which benefitted from Denis Lehane’s solid source novel, he then delivered The Town (2009), a riveting Boston bank-robbery/class-struggle picture that just […] The post ‘Animals’ and ‘Sacrifice’ Catastrophize appeared first on North Coast Journal.
• North Coast Journal12:01 AM‘Grateful’Editor: OK, I’m a little slow, or maybe just busy, but definitely behind in my Journal reading. I just now read the issue that featured Conrad Calimpong, the ceramics artist who specializes in mending his ceramic creations that were knocked down and broken by earthquakes (“Gold in the Cracks,” Oct. 8, 2026). The process of […] The post ‘Grateful’ appeared first on North Coast Journal.

Tuesday, October 20

Saturday, October 17

Friday, October 16

• North Coast Journal8:46 AMA New Park Along Eureka’s WaterfrontGrace Marton Memorial Park is officially opening on Friday, Oct. 30 at 4 p.m.. The public is invited for a ribbon cutting, complimentary food and beverages and fun activities. This brand new park at 1011 Waterfront Dr. near Halvorsen Park was made possible by Grace Marton and Lance Hardie who left money in their will […] The post A New Park Along Eureka’s Waterfront appeared first on North Coast Journal.
• North Coast Journal4:00 AMMusic Tonight: Friday, Oct. 16The jazz residency collective After Hours presents “Three: The Evolution of the Piano Trio,” with music spanning the works of Oscar Peterson, Bill Evans and beyond. Swing by the Arcata Playhouse by 7 p.m. to hear the goods delivered by Matt Seno on keys, bassist Lee Phillips and the young prodigy Ramsey Isaacs on the […] The post Music Tonight: Friday, Oct. 16 appeared first on North Coast Journal.

Thursday, October 15

• North Coast Journal12:01 PMSupporting Kimberley WhiteEditor: It is my pleasure to endorse Kimberley White for Arcata City Council in 2026. I can’t think of anyone better qualified to serve, considering the breadth of her institutional knowledge and commitment to social justice and community engagement. Kimberley is passionate about amplifying the voices of underserved neighborhoods and creating more opportunities for engagement. […] The post Supporting Kimberley White appeared first on North Coast Journal.
• North Coast Journal11:48 AMPaul Steven CostaPaul was born in Eureka California Aug 31, 1971. The much welcomed son of Karen Anderson Ross and Dennis M Costa. He left us suddenly on August 24, 2026. He was 54 years old. He is survived by his parents: Karen Ross (Steve) of Weitchpec and Dennis Costa (Erica) of Eureka. His much loved son, […] The post Paul Steven Costa appeared first on North Coast Journal.
• North Coast Journal10:30 AMMusic Tonight: Thursday, Oct.15If you are in the mood to hear some of the best local folk and bluegrass — and simply can’t wait a week and a day for their show at the Siren’s Song Tavern with The Pine Box Boys — come over to the Basement around 7:30 p.m. to enjoy some songs by Elderberry Rust […] The post Music Tonight: Thursday, Oct.15 appeared first on North Coast Journal.
• North Coast Journal12:01 AMA Memo from the Department of WarFrom the extremely large, solid oak desk of Secretary of War Peter Hegseth: Questions regarding the Pentagon’s plans to develop a High-T military are harshing my morning buzz so I will be addressing some of your baby-ass concerns here. Side note: We will also begin construction of a new building, swapping out the five-sided thing […] The post A Memo from the Department of War appeared first on North Coast Journal.
• North Coast Journal12:01 AMA Very del Toro Spooky SeasonLast week, I took advantage of the re-release of writer and director Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) in theaters to see it on the big (well, bigger) screen. The strange, sad, dreamy marvel of it bears as many rewatches as a person’s heart can take. Like so much of del Toro’s catalogue, even those […] The post A Very del Toro Spooky Season appeared first on North Coast Journal.
• North Coast Journal12:01 AMBig Backyard VisitorsA black bear’s sense of smell is 2,100 times better than a human’s and seven times better than a bloodhound’s, according to the national bear education program Bearwise. A full-sized bear also eats thousands of calories per day and, leading up to hibernation, that number can reach more than 20,000 calories. While bears in Humboldt enter […] The post Big Backyard Visitors appeared first on North Coast Journal.
• North Coast Journal12:01 AMBone to PickEditor: I note with some interest the campaign by one disgruntled individual to eliminate or reduce the skeletons displayed for Halloween in Ferndale, where I live. Based on a completely unscientific poll, we are told that a large majority agrees with the disgruntled — a whole eight or so folks. Based on my objective observation […] The post Bone to Pick appeared first on North Coast Journal.
• North Coast Journal12:01 AMNewsom Apologized to Tribes for Historic Harms, Vetoed 2 Bills that Would Have Empowered ThemThis story was originally published by ICT and CalMatters. Five days after signing a law formalizing a state apology for “harms and atrocities” against California’s Native peoples, Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed two additional bills that California tribes had championed, one on water and the other on sacred sites. Tribal leaders say the vetoes leave them […] The post Newsom Apologized to Tribes for Historic Harms, Vetoed 2 Bills that Would Have Empowered Them appeared first on North Coast Journal.
• North Coast Journal12:01 AMTime in a BottleI was recently driving up and down the coast a lot in the space of a few days, specifically the area between Arcata and Trinidad, mostly for work but a bit for fun as well. Any amount of leisure driving counts as a vacation — in the financial sense of cost analysis anyway — in these […] The post Time in a Bottle appeared first on North Coast Journal.
• North Coast Journal12:01 AMYes on Measure DEditor: As a longtime local merchant and resident of Fortuna, I’m supporting Measure D, which will raise sales tax in the City of Fortuna by ¾ of 1 percent, from 9.5 percent to 10.25 percent. The city of Fortuna is severely challenged by declining sales tax and declining transient occupancy taxes, coupled with increased expenses […] The post Yes on Measure D appeared first on North Coast Journal.
• North Coast Journal12:01 AM‘It Is Serious’Editor: It’s that time and it is serious. No Propositions: 38…39…41…42…43…44…45!!!!!! Yes Propositions: 38…4…40!!! No Kings Vote Early Rally Oct. 17, courthouse, noon-2. Everyone is encouraged to come, thank you! Kathryn Travers, Eureka The post ‘It Is Serious’ appeared first on North Coast Journal.
• North Coast Journal12:01 AM‘This One Struck Home’Editor: I am extremely impressed by this week’s editorial (Jennifer Fumiko Cahill, “The Good Ones,” Oct. 8, 2026). You covered a lot of territory that was clear and concise. Thank you for taking the tact that you chose. The two instances of abusers represent two very different motives for abuse, but the victim is still […] The post ‘This One Struck Home’ appeared first on North Coast Journal.
• North Coast Journal12:01 AM‘Wusatoumuduk: We Make It Burn’ Lights a FireIt has been quite a long while since I’ve seen a production that transcends conventional understanding of theater. Wusatoumuduk: We Make It Burn is one of those productions. As the program notes, the original play was “envisioned by Wiyot culture-bearer Marnie Atkins and collaboratively written by an inter-tribal group with direct connections to local efforts […] The post ‘Wusatoumuduk: We Make It Burn’ Lights a Fire appeared first on North Coast Journal.

Sunday, October 11