Every third weekend in September (except for the last two years), the Arcata Plaza swells with families, revelers, artists, dancers, musicians, crafters, makers and producers for the annual North Country Fair, a two-day celebration of the Fall Equinox, diversity and community. This year, the fair falls on Saturday, Sept. 17, and Sunday, Sept. 18, from […]
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Former Arcata McKinley Statue May Soon Have a New Home
After being kept at an undisclosed location since being removed from the Arcata Plaza in the early morning hours of March 8, 2019, it appears the statue of President William McKinley is one step closer to regaining his place in the sun. The Canton Repository reported July 22 that the Timken Foundation of Canton — […]
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Arcata High Students Walk Out to Stand with Sexual Assault Survivors
For the third consecutive day, students walked off a high school campus in Humboldt County on Wednesday to stand in solidarity with survivors of sexual assault and protest what they feel are inadequate administrative and societal responses. Hundreds of Arcata High School students descended on the Arcata Plaza yesterday morning, many clad in white or […]
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HSU Bookstore Moving to Arcata Plaza
The Humboldt State University bookstore, which will also sell College of the Redwoods’ and local high schools’ merch, is moving to the Arcata Plaza where the Tri-Counties Bank use to be located on Eighth and G streets. According to the HSU news release, the building’s remodel should be finished in time for a soft opening […]
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A Bit of Glory on the Plaza
If this Memorial Day weekend has felt decidedly glory-less, with the Kinetic Grand Championship cancelled due to COVID-19 yet again, well, you’re not alone. But a handful of Kinetic diehards took matters into their own hands Saturday, holding the Glorious and Official Unofficially Sanctioned 2021 Kinetic Grand Championship, which featured a handful of sculptures making […]
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Weekend Fun in Arcata
Arcata Main Street knows you’re ready for fun and they are serving it up. Legs, tails, whatever you’ve got, walk or flip ’em down to the Arcata Plaza for the Mermaids of May Ball Gown Stroll, happening Saturday, May 8 from noon to 3 p.m. (free). Wear your masks (add a little glitter) and practice […]
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Pasta Luego Says Ciao
At the end of this month, sandwich and fresh pasta purveyor Pasta Luego is shutting its doors in Arcata’s Jacoby Storehouse. Owner Nicole Maki started working at the shop in 2013, a few months after it opened, and bought it from restaurateur Bill Chino in 2016. Three years later, after struggling with the combination of […]
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Hundreds Turn Out as Humboldt Participates in Global Climate Strike (With Slideshow)
As community members waited on the Arcata plaza, their climate-action signs in hand, loud chanting emerged from Ninth and G streets, “Save the Earth!” “Save the Earth!” Hundreds of Humboldt State University and Arcata High School students started to flood the plaza in a massive wave. They were ready to set make mark as part […]
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Bubbling Over: Photos from the Fourth in Arcata
The only things exploding on the Arcata plaza for the 4th of July Jubilee were thousands of soap bubbles, as the Bubbles Promenade kicked off the event with a crowd of children and adults blowing bubbles. The soapy parade that also included a few rhutabaga Queens for Life and a mix of Kinetic Race vehicles, […]
