Articles by Stephanie McGeary

September 2023

(PHOTOS) Introducing 4th Street Mercantile, Eureka’s New ‘Vendor Mall’ That Holds More Than 30 Shops Under One Roof

SICK! After 23 Years Of Planning and Fundraising, the McKinleyville Skatepark is Finally Open and Ready for You to Skate There

The Cinnamon is (Almost) Gone! New Owners of !Hey Juan! Burritos Have Made Some Big Changes to the Long-Running Arcata Restaurant

REDWOOD PARK UPDATE: New Playground and Pump Track Will be Open Next Month

Sara Bareilles Coming to the Big Screen! Film of ‘Waitress: The Musical’ on Broadway Will Release in Theaters This December

Arcata City Council Approves Construction Contract for Old Arcata Road Improvements; Says Goodbye to City Attorney Nancy Diamond

Friends for Life Animal Rescue is in ‘Dire Need of Funds’ To Pay Life-Saving Veterinary Bills for Shelter Pets

HUMBOLDT’S CHAMP DISC HANDLER! Longtime McKinleyville Resident Inducted into the ‘Ultimate Hall of Fame’

August 2023

MOON NEWS! Tonight’s Full Moon Will be a Blue Moon and a Supermoon and Will Probably Look Really Cool

‘Where the Heart Lies’: A Film Student and Friend of Hunter Lewis Will be Shooting a Movie in Humboldt About the Tragic and Touching Story of a Treasure Hunt Gone Wrong

Bye-Bye, ‘K-L Couplet’: Arcata City Council Removes Controversial Proposal to Make K and L Street One-Way During First Joint Study Session on Tuesday

TANDEM CHAMPS! Arcata-Raised Blind Cyclist and Teammate Win Bronze Medal in Para-Cycling World Championships

SAFE AGAIN! Emergency Improvements to the Grandstands at the Humboldt County Fairgrounds are Complete and the Public May Sit There to Watch the Races

BEHIND the CURTAIN: After a Five-Year Break, Humboldt Light Opera Company Returns With the Spongebob Musical at the Van Duzer Theater

FLAVORTOWN in FORTUNA! Guy Fieri Foundation to Host Luncheon to Raise Money for Fortuna High’s Culinary Arts Program

‘30,000 Salmon’ Art Installation Inspired by Klamath River Fish Kill of 2002 Reemerges at Morris Graves to Celebrate the Klamath Dam Removals

After Suffering Water Damage Caused by the Earthquake, Fortuna Theatre is Still Closed and it Looks Like it Won’t Be Reopening Any Time Soon

July 2023

(VIDEO) HUMBOLDT OUTDOORS: Ray Olson is Joined by Local Authors Barry Evans and Jerry Rohde for a Tour of the Historic Table Bluff Cemetery

Arcata Planning Commission Approves Development With 22 Apartments and Two Commercial Units on Vacant Lot Next to Greenview Market

STEP RIGHT UP! Flynn Creek Circus Comes to the Eureka Waterfront for the Very First Time, and With an International Cast Bolstered by Ukrainian Performers

After a False Start in Arcata, Life Plan Humboldt Secures McKinleyville Property for a Large Senior Residential Community

A Residential and Commercial Development is Proposed for the Vacant Lot Next to Arcata’s Greenview Market, and at Least One Person is Not Very Happy About it

MEET the SEASIDE WEAVERS! This Eureka Couple Repurposes Used Crab Pot Rope, Giving it New Life as a Doormat or Basket

How Do We Make Our Communities More Walkable? Dan Burden Knows, and He’s Coming to Humboldt to Help Us Out

87-Year-Old Woman Injured and Transported to ER After Being Hit by ‘The Choo Choo Train’ at Redwood Acres Fair on Opening Weekend

MAKEOVER! Once the Biggest Eyesore in Old Town, the ‘Heroin Hilton’ Will Soon be Transformed Into a Unique Hostel

Tonka, the 11-Year-Old Camel Who Lived at Miranda’s Rescue and Was Best Friends With a Miniature Donkey, Died Last Week

Which Mural Should Welcome Travelers to Eureka? The City Has Selected Its Top Three Design Proposals for the Herrick Overpass, and Wants to Hear From YOU!

June 2023

Registration for Arcata’s Residential Rental Inspection Program Opens July 3; Eligible Properties Must Be Registered Within Six Months

REDWOOD OUTLAW KARTS: The Fast and Furious ‘Family Pastime’ is Back at Redwood Acres This Summer

Volunteers from ‘Keep Eureka Beautiful’ Plant Trees Along Fourth and Fifth Streets, After Years-Long Debate Between Caltrans and the City

Betty Kwan Chinn Honored by Carnegie Corporation as One of the ‘Great Immigrants’ of 2023

GATEWAY AGAIN! Arcata Planning Commission to Discuss Gateway Area Plan on Tuesday; Commission Should Make its Recommendations in Early July

YAY! IT’S FAIR TIME: Annual Redwood Acres Fair Kicks Off Today, Raceway’s ‘Hillbilly Boat Race’ Returns This Weekend

BACK HOME! After the Catastrophe of 2020, Food For People is Back at Its Old Location But in a Bigger, Better Building, and It’s Serving the Community As We Speak

Oh Deer! Arcata Fire Rescues Baby Fawn From Storm Drain in McKinleyville Thursday Night

(PHOTOS) Eureka Has Been ‘Fish Bombed!’ A New Mural is Going Up at Eureka’s Del Norte Pier Park, With Help From World Renowned Artist Chris Dyer

CHECK it OUT! You Can Borrow a Telescope From the Arcata Library, Just As Long as You Promise Not to Stare Directly at the Sun

NEXT UP in the GATEWAY AREA PLAN: Arcata Planning Commission to Review Draft of the City’s New Form-Based Code that Will Guide New Development in the Gateway

After Closing Its Doors Late Last Year, Singing Trees Recovery Center Will Reopen Next Week Under New Ownership

BEHIND the CURTAIN: Kinky Boots at FRT Shows Drag in a New Light, Preaches Message of Individuality and Acceptance

VROOM VROOM! This RC Car Nerd is Working With the City of Eureka to Build an Outdoor Off-Road RC Track

May 2023

BOOBY SIGHTING! Red-Footed Booby, Usually Found in Tropical Seas, Spotted Near Trinidad

Plaza Shoe Shop to Close Its Doors After 75 Years of Business in Arcata

Pack a Bowl…With Soup! Local Potter and Volunteer Organizes ‘Empty Bowls’ Fundraiser at Jefferson Community Center

FERREIRA & SON: Meet the Rancher Who’s Fighting ‘Tooth and Nail’ to Keep Arcata’s Last Remaining Dairy Alive

(PHOTOS/VIDEO) Flyin’ High at the Second Annual Redwood Coast Kite Festival

Humboldt Association of Realtors Announces Plans to Take Over Redwood Curtain Theatre Building in June

MORE on the COMPOST MANDATE: Arcata City Council Moves Forward With Recology Franchise Agreement; Curbside Pickup of Organic Waste Expected to Roll Out in 2025

OUT of the SCRUM! Meet the 18-Year-Old Arcata Native Whose College Rugby Team Just Won Nationals