North Coast Journal

Food Trucks and World Central Kitchen to the Rescue

By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on December 24, 2022 at 2:41PM

Three-year-old Leilani Valverde held a partly unwrapped burrito sideways in both hands, took a bite out of the middle and came up smiling. According to her father, Christian Valverde, who brought her with him to the Rio Dell fire department Thursday morning, it was her first hot meal in two days, ever since a 6.4 magnitude earthquake near Ferndale knocked out power and water to their home.
'Guy's Hometown: From Ferndale to Flavortown' to Air

By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on December 24, 2022 at 9:39AM

It's a Humboldt-heavy month at the Food Network. First it was Big Island Kine's feature on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, and now a special Guy's Hometown: From Ferndale to Flavortown episode is scheduled to air at 9 p.m. on Dec. 30.
Sugar Bear's Holiday Spirit

By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on November 24, 2021 at 11:16AM

We did not expect to get hit with Sugar Bear fever but here we are. The victory lap the 84-foot-tall tree took around the county as it made its way from its home in the Six Rivers National Forest to Washington, D.C., where it will serve as the Capitol Christmas tree, won it some fans.
Logger Bar Reopening Cut Short by COVID Numbers

By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on August 3, 2021 at 12:12PM

Well, crap. After a brief and much anticipated reopening, the Logger Bar, Blue Lake's iconic watering hole, has shut its doors once again.
Love for Local Restaurants

By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on July 13, 2021 at 10:55AM

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.
Esteban's Reopens in Arcata

By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on March 20, 2021 at 10:33AM

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.
Eureka Gets Kentucky Fried

By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on February 25, 2021 at 12:28PM

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 Motel, previously owned by Floyd and Betty Squires.
Fieri Buys Ferndale Meat Co. Building, Enterprise Reports

By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on February 11, 2021 at 11:04AM

According to the Ferndale Enterprise, the Victorian Village's iconic butcher shop and sandwich stop's building has been purchased by hometown hero hero (not going to apologize for that) Guy Fieri. As soon as editor Caroline Titus got wind the property was up for sale from Paul Beatie of the Ferndale Chamber of Commerce on Jan. 4, she passed word on to Fieri, who jumped on the purchase the next day.
Blue Room Lounge Closes

By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on January 15, 2021 at 6:52AM

Garberville lost a stalwart watering hole on Sunday when the Blue Room Lounge announced on Facebook it had poured its last cocktail. The bar's owner did not respond to messages from the Journal but patrons replied to the post with their lamentations.
Eating in the Purple Tier

By Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on January 13, 2021 at 5:16PM

On Tuesday, the state moved Humboldt County back into the purple "widespread" tier. Some of the restrictions under the state's highest risk tier have shifted over the course of the pandemic, so here's a rundown of what's allowed at eating and drinking establishments under current conditions.

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