Twelve years ago we decided to preserve our small piece of the Arcata Bottom handed down from great-grandparents because of the possible annexation and development of a subdivision of 150 houses, and the inevitable widening of Foster Avenue for its principal entrances. Why? At that time, the front door to our house was less than…
Man shot in leg this morning in Arcata
Mad River Union ARCATA – A young man was rushed to the hospital after reportedly being shot in the leg during a dispute at an apartment on Heather Lane in Arcata. The man’s injuries are non-life threatening. Several males were in a dispute when the shooting occurred shortly after 8 a.m. The incident resulted…
Danco’s Creekside Homes project under initial review
Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union ARCATA BOTTOM – Danco Communities’ Creekside Homes housing project project has arrived for consideration at Arcata City Hall. A six-page summary of the project is being circulated among relevant city departments and citizen committees for evaluation and comment. That feedback could be incorporated into the actual project application, which…
Foster Avenue Ribbon Cutting
FOSTER AVENUE EXTENSION PROJECT RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 A ribbon cutting ceremony for the Foster Avenue Extension, which connects Sunset Avenue to Alliance Road, will be held at 4 p.m. on Monday, September 14, at Shay Park, 1385 Foster Avenue, in Arcata. The community is invited to celebrate the completion of this new roadway…
Foster Avenue, Rails With Trails Groundbreaking set
City of Arcata Press Release RAILS WITH TRAILS PROJECT CONSTRUCTION BEGINS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15 GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY AT 3 P.M. The City of Arcata has contracted with McCullough Construction, Inc. for the Arcata Rails with Trails Project. Construction is scheduled to begin on Wednesday April 15, and should be completed by Thursday, October 15, 2015.…
Foster Avenue Extension, Rails With Trails groundbreaking ceremonies Wednesday, April 15 at 3 p.m.
City of Arcata Press Release RAILS WITH TRAILS PROJECT CONSTRUCTION BEGINS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15 GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY AT 3 P.M. The City of Arcata has contracted with McCullough Construction, Inc. for the Arcata Rails with Trails Project. Construction is scheduled to begin on Wednesday April 15, and should be completed by Thursday, October 15, 2015.…
At Least It Didn’t Go In The Slough
Union Staff Report ARCATA BOTTOM – At around 3:35 p.m. Friday, March 7, these two males were seen dragging what appears to be an old couch and chairs out onto Danco Group-owned property off Foster Avenue on the Arcata Bottom. Maybe they had permission to leave furniture at the site of what Danco once…
Arcata Fire’s Long-Planned Sunset Station Abandoned
Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union ARCATA/McKINLEYVILLE – Arcata Fire’s long-planned Sunset-area fire station is not to be. Originally planned for 11th and M streets and then re-sited on the future Foster Avenue extension south of Sunset Avenue, the project was the subject of many fundraising events by the Arcata Volunteer Fire Department, which is…
The Goat Chronicles 3 – July 27, 2011
Iverson and Foster Avenue residents have something anyone would want – a vast expanse of quiet open space just over their back fences. The goatroversy was about keeping that, period.