When Alexander Yang moved to Humboldt County amid the pandemic lockdown in 2020, he hoped to build his relationship with his mother More Yang, who goes by Wendy and had moved north from Fresno 15 years earlier. For the past couple of years, their plans for Kogiri, a Korean barbecue spot in Arcata, have stalled […]
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Alchemy’s Pop-up Magic
Less than an hour before sunset, the Alchemy Distillery (330 S. G St., Arcata) gives off the glow and thrum of a party through the large open window counter, where patrons sit inside and out, bustling bar traffic on one side, overhead heat lamps cutting the chill on the other. There’s still a line of […]
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Making a Home at Lily’s Thai Kitchen
Kim Pravong describes herself as a risk taker. One is inclined to believe her after hearing she took over Lily’s Thai Kitchen with only a little experience working for a friend at a restaurant years ago and a couple visits to scope the place out. “If I don’t do it, I never know,” she says. […]