Valentine’s Day is a great time to create a tasty treat for your sweetie. It’s so much nicer than buying some ugly hair ornament they will never wear. One awesome thing about holidays is they provide an excuse for gluttony which I, for one, welcome with unbridled enthusiasm, If I sit down and eat…
Prime Arcata business locations available
Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union ARCATA – The ceaseless churn in building occupancy has made available for tenancy some choice Arcata business spaces. Belle Starr Longtime Plaza women’s clothing store Belle Starr has consolidated its operations at its Eureka store, leaving vacant the prime retail spot at 863 H St. on the Plaza’s west…
KEET’s Golden Jubilee supports PBS North Coast
GOLDEN JUBILEE Local luminaries gathered at Eureka’s fabled Carson Mansion Saturday night for the KEET-TV Golden Jubilee. Attendees noshed on Petite Filet Mignon with Sauce Robert while community leaders spoke of the value of public television and of supporting PBS North Coast. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is no longer granting waivers to KEET-TV, which…
Legion holds special lamplighting event with dinner
ARCATA – American Legion Post 274 will hold a lamp lighting ceremony tonight at the Arcata Veterans Memorial Building ,1425 J St. The antique lamp is one of many priceless artifacts uncovered during restoration of the historic hall. Festivities begin at 5 p.m., with dinner served at 6:30 p.m. for a $10 donation. The menu…
Plaza Improvement Survey deadline extended to March 1 (English and Español)
PLAZA IMPROVEMENT TASK FORCE TO EXTEND DEADLINE FOR THE COMMUNITY PLAZA IMPROVEMENT SURVEY Arcata, CA, February 1, 2019 – The City of Arcata’s newly-formed Plaza Improvement Task Force has developed a short online survey to gather community input on recommendations to improve Arcata’s Plaza. In order to best serve Arcata’s diverse population, the Task Force…
Extreme Weather Shelter tonight, Monday, Feb. 4
Arcata House Partnership ARCATA – Arcata House Partnership will host the Regional Extreme Weather Shelter tonight to serve people who are homeless. Shelter screenings will begin at 4:15 p.m. today at the Annex, located at 501 Ninth St. in Arcata. Screenings will conclude and doors will close at 5 p.m.. Space is limited and first come, first serve.…
Dogtown: You’ll go cuckoo for Coco, and maybe Mali too
We get all kinds of dogs in at the shelter. It can be quite the guessing game trying to figure out what sort of breed heritage they might have! Not that it really matters, but it is still a way that dogs are identified on their kennel cards and on petharbor.com, where you can see…
Kirsten’s Kitchen: Tasty game-day noshes, and the wing’s the thing
Super Bowl time has something for everyone – the game, the parties, the food! Thankfully I am most invested in the food portion, so disappointment never awaits me. Buffalo-style hot wings are among my favorites, but if you are not into eating poultry check out these tofu wings. Freezing and then defrosting the tofu gives…
Julie Fulkerson: Welcome to Arcata – we have it all, and here’s a partial list
There is no other city in Humboldt County or perhaps Northern California that has the positive attributes and resources of downtown Arcata. In a similar footprint as the Bayshore Mall (seriously, the area between Wildberries Marketplace and Plaza Shoe Shop), Arcata has more diversity and walkability than any other community in Humboldt offers. Arcata…
Blue Lake Notes: ‘Put a lid on it’
The Mad River Grange continues to work on raising money for a new roof. Anyone can donate to the “Put a lid on it” campaign to help raise funds for the roof. The Grange hopes to be able to put the new roof on this year. I’m also pleased to announce that the Grange has…