This virtual event will bring different aspects of Arcata Bay’s food culture to life through history, chef tutorials, the classic Oyster Calling Contest, Best Oyster Contest and live entertainment. Broadcasting from The Jam, talent including TheLatin Peppers, ESCH, Rowdzilla, City Hippie, and James Calderon will keep you dancing!
This year’s OysterFest kicks off Saturday with a party at the Vets Hall
Arcata Main Street ARCATA VETS HALL – Join Arcata Main Street for Oysters! Oysters! and more fresh Oysters at the Oyster Festival Kick Off Party Saturday, May 5 from 5 to 10 p.m. at the Arcata Veterans Memorial Building, 1425 J St. A fresh oyster reception takes place from 5 to 7 p.m. Local oyster…
Arcata Main Street annual luncheon brings update on city issues
Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union ARCATA – Local businessfolk enjoyed wild mushroom lasagna, salad and a summary of current events by Arcata leaders at the annual Arcata Main Street (AMS) luncheon in the Plaza View Room last Thursday afternoon. Dan Tangney, tireless AMS volunteer (and as of last week, chair of Arcata’s Planning Commission),…
Growing Arcata Vets Hall hits headwinds
Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union ARCATA – The Arcata Veterans Memorial Building and the organizations it houses continue to meet, eat, work, dream, improve and expand the venerable J Street facility. Friday night saw a lively meeting of American Legion Post 274 in the Great Hall, while downstairs in the Whiskey Locker canteen, the…
Arcata Main Street announces 28th annual Arcata Bay Oyster Festival
Arcata Main Street ARCATA – Arcata Main Street invites our communities to the 28th annual Arcata Bay Oyster Festival on the historic downtown Arcata Plaza on Saturday, June 16 from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.. The annual Oyster Festival event is a celebration of our Humboldt Bay, where we take a particular focus on water health and aquaculture.…
Bay Sewage Spill On Eve Of OysterFest (Updated)
Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union KING SALMON – Roughly 83,000 gallons of untreated sewage spilled into Humboldt Bay early Thursday morning. The source was a high-pressure sewage main located in King Salmon. A crew from the Humboldt Community Services District (HCSD) is on scene. The spill is fully contained, and the HCSD workers are cleaning…
Parks & Rec: No More Plaza Fences
Kevin L. Hoover Mad River Union PLAZA – Hay bales good; barbed-wire fence bad. Business promotion good; killing business for a day bad. Beer good and bad, but not worth turning the Plaza into a gated community. These were some of the takeaways from last week’s Parks and Rec Committee meeting, where an agenda item…
Plaza Merchants, Parks Committee Forge Staunch Anti-Fence Advisory
“We were all played, ‘Oh you’re the only asshole that wants to be outside the fence.’ I acquiesced.”
OysterFence Review, Recriminations Continue
Chino said attendance was down, as expected and intended. He said there were “10,000 solid” attendees at least, down from the 16,000 to 18,000 which had crammed the Plaza in recent years. Main Street’s gross revenue from the event was estimated at about $70,000.
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