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Every dispatch Lady Humboldt has seen fit to send, newest first.
Issue 9 · May 19–25, 2026
The Condors Have Reconsidered
The Kinetic Grand Championship returns this weekend, bringing its particular brand of mechanical absurdity to the streets and shores. Saturday through Monday, contraptions that defy both physics and good sense will attempt the course from Arcata to…
Issue 8 · May 12–18, 2026
The Tidepools Reveal Their Policies
Thursday's king tide arrives at 8:47 AM with considerable authority. The ocean has scheduled its annual demonstration of reach, and parking near the jetty becomes a matter of faith. Connection Club brings two speed-dating evenings to town this week.…
Issue 7 · May 5–11, 2026
The Rhododendrons Have Convened
Out on Bald Hills, the lupine has made a case for the long drive. In town, music has returned to its usual corners, including a fiddler, and Arts Alive has resumed its monthly occupation of the Plaza. The season appears to be underway.
Issue 5 · April 21–27, 2026
The County Rehearses for Summer
The orioles arrived early. The creeks are running high and the farmers market strawberries have that particular sweetness that suggests June might cooperate. Music drifts from several directions this weekend. Lady Humboldt has been taking notes.
Issue 4 · April 14–20, 2026
The County Circles a Date in Green
The rhododendrons have decided. Pink blooms line Highway 101. The gray whales are passing close enough to count from shore. This weekend offers plant sales, sword fights, and cosmic musical revivals. Lady Humboldt’s calendar is brimming.
Issue 3 · April 7–13, 2026
Risk vs. Tomatoes
Swallows are already at work on their nests in Trinidad, a reliable signal that the season has arrived. The hillsides have gone electric green almost overnight. There is theater in Ferndale and comedy in Old Town this weekend. Across the county, the…
Issue 2 · March 31–April 6, 2026
The Trillium Have Made Their Entrance
The trillium have opened. Three petals, three leaves, no fuss. The high tides this week drew their usual devoted audiences, and the whales are passing close enough to count. Theater and music fill the weekend calendar. Lady Humboldt has been taking…
Issue 1 · March 24–30, 2026
Spring Exalted
Bare legs have been sighted. Friday’s rain gave the creeks reason to babble, and the banana slugs had a small but determined parade. There is good music about, and the growing season is underway in earnest. So much naturalist gossip to discuss. A…
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