Arcata to Get Wild Hare Tavern The darkened windows of the Jam may not be dark for too much longer. Her purchase of the business from owner Mike Munson is still pending, but longtime bartender Angela Robershotte has plans to open Wild Hare Tavern in the plaza-adjacent spot. Robershotte is keeping the specifics of the […]
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Plaza Grill to Make Way for Havana
After 35 years, Arcata’s Plaza Grill is closing at the end of September. According to a press release from the restaurant, owners Bill Chino and Chris Smith will give the space over to a new California-Cuban restaurant called Havana, owned by Shona Baum and William González Martí. Chino and Smith will lease the space to […]
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Waiting on Abruzzi’s Next Act
If your plans for an evening out at Abruzzi were halted by rumors of its closure, don’t despair entirely. Open since 1980, the Italian eatery has shut down its kitchen for renovation and relaunched itself as a jazz club — Abruzzi Lounge — at least for now. Bill Chino, who co-owns Abruzzi with Chris Smith, […]