The folks over at the Humboldt County Convention and Visitors Bureau want you to know that Outside Magazine selected Eureka as one of the best towns in the America, ranking it No. 8 on a list of 20. The blurb incudes shout-outs to the Accident Gallery ,  the Boardwalk, the Arkley Center (identified as the Sweasey Theater)  and Humboldt Baykeeper . Not sure why they chose to illustrate a piece on Eureka with a photo of the mouth of th Mattole, but that's what they did. (Click on images to enlarge.)

Another interesting note: the list of largest employers, topped by the city of Eureka , also includes the Times Standard .