Articles by Stephanie McGeary

May 2023

(PHOTOS) GOLDEN SHOVEL TIME: Cal Poly Humboldt Holds Groundbreaking Ceremony for $200 Million Student Housing Project on Old Craftsman Mall Site

BEHIND the CURTAIN: Local Actor and Cal Poly Humboldt Graduate Makes Directorial Debut with Existentialist Play No Exit at NCRT

UPDATE: APD, Humboldt County Mental Health Responded to Domestic Disturbance in Valley West Wednesday Night

PLEASE DON’T DUMP YOUR SH*T: With Cal Poly Humboldt Graduation Approaching, The City of Arcata Reminds Folks to Dispose of Their Unwanted Stuff Legally and Responsibly

The Foggy Bottoms Boys Give the Scoop on the Local Farm’s Soon-to-Open Loleta Ice Cream Shop

NEED GROCERIES? With Emergency CalFresh Benefits Coming to an End, Arcata House Partnership is Opening Additional Free Food Pantry in Valley West

April 2023

Humboldt Transit Authority Awarded $17.5 Million to Beef Up Service, Add More Electric Buses and Build Area’s First Long-Distance Hydrogen-Powered Coach

Eureka High Athletics Boosters are Gonna Send Out The Glorious Old Jay Willard Gym in Style Before it is Torn Down

CALLING ALL ARTISTS! There’s a New Arts Festival Coming to Eureka and the City’s Providing More than $40K in Grant Funding for Cool Projects

(WARNING: GRAPHIC PHOTOS) ‘He is Going to Have to Deal With This the Rest of His Life’: Mother of Arcata Stabbing Victim Shares Status of Her Son’s Recovery

Arcata City Council Approves $50K Bonus for Police Officers Transferring to APD

Arcata City Council to Consider $50K Bonus for Police Department Transfers to Address APD Staffing Shortage

(PHOTOS) TIME CAPSULE OPENED! City of Eureka Unearths Box of Artifacts From Recently Demolished Lloyd Building

Fairhaven’s Fast and Cheap Internet Service Could Go Away Soon, After State Contest Decides Not to Award Any Money to Anyone

SPLASH! Local Retired Teacher Funds Swimming Lessons for Group of Alice Birney Elementary Students

Arcata Planning Commission Keeps Proposal to Make K and L Into One-Way Streets on the Table, Looks at Other Short-Term Options to Improve K Street

(PHOTOS/VIDEO) Eureka’s Longest-Running and Corniest Drag Show Was in Full Effect Last Night!

Attention, Arcata: There Will Not Be a Gateway Area Plan Discussion During Tonight’s Council Meeting

March 2023

Arcata’s New Open Door Health Center Will Open This Fall, Replacing the Two Old Clinics in Town

BEHIND the CURTAIN: The Story Behind the Arcata’s Tiny EXIT Theatre, and the Beauty of Humboldt Burlesque

Redwood Curtain Theatre Will Soon Close Its Doors, After 15 Years On Eureka Waterfront

Jon Moscone of the California Arts Council Experiences Some Humboldt Arts and Culture

GATEWAY AREA PLAN UPDATE: Saturday Morning Study Session Canceled; Planning Commission Will Be Hustling to Produce Draft Documents By July

Arcata City Council Adopts Revised Budget, Approves Agreement With HWMA for Composting Organic Waste

Building a Nigilax̂: How a Humboldt Nonprofit is Helping Revive Unangax̂ Culture and Teach About The Tribe’s History in Northern California

BEHIND the CURTAIN: The Women of Bull in a China Shop Discuss the Joys and Challenges of Community Theater, the Importance of Telling a Queer Love Story

GATEWAY AREA PLAN: Fearing that the Community is Growing Restless, Arcata City Council Discusses Ways to Boost Public Engagement

February 2023

FIRE HYDRANT ART in ARCATA?! The City is Looking to Add Some Color to G and H Streets and Wants Your Input

NEED SHELTER? Many Extreme Weather Shelters Have Opened in Humboldt to Offer Refuge from the Storm

GATEWAY AREA PLAN: Arcata Will Host Online Public Workshop Thursday Evening to Gather Your Design Input

BEHIND the CURTAIN: A Look at Ferndale Repertory’s The Elephant Man and the Role of Live Theater in Humboldt

‘Kings, Queens and Things’: Drag Shows are Taking Off in Humboldt, Including One Up-and-Coming Show at an Unexpected Venue

NEXT UP in the GATEWAY AREA PLAN: Arcata Planning Commission to Discuss Building Designs and Bird Safety at Upcoming Study Session

(PHOTOS) Hundreds of Students Rallying for Housing at the Cal Poly Humboldt Quad Today

INTRODUCING CUB TRACKS! Arcata’s New Nature-Based Education Program for Little Kiddos

Multiple Tenants of Westwood Garden Apartments Evicted Following Approval of Big Expansion Project

December 2022

‘The Lost Lewis Treasure’: Father Plans Epic Community Treasure Hunt on Anniversary of His Son Being Lost at Sea

Will Tonight’s Arcata City Council Meeting Happen? It Depends on Whether or Not Brett Watson Shows

Crafters Rejoice! A New ‘Creative Reuse’ Store is Soon Opening in Old Town to Provide Your Environmentally Friendly Supplies

November 2022

As We Enter a Cold and Wet Winter, Local Nonprofits Are Seeking Warm Items to Donate to the Homeless

‘It Was the Hardest Thing I’ve Ever Had to Do’: Singing Trees Owner Closes the Beloved Recovery Center After 31 Years Of Serving the Community

(PHOTOS) YIPPEE KI-YAY! Cowboy Canned Food Convoy Rides Through Old Town

Arcata City Council Introduces Ordinance That Will Mandate Composting Your Food Scraps (By Yourself, or Through a Service) to Comply With State’s Organic Waste Bill

TODAY in the GATEWAY PLAN: Arcata Planning Commission Will Discuss Plan’s Potential ‘Community Benefits’ During Special Meeting

MEET the COMMUNITY AMBASSADORS! The Green-Vested Emissaries Repping Arcata’s Newest Community Service Program are Cleaning Up Downtown

LET’S DO THE TIME WARP AGAIN: Don’t Forget That We ‘Fall Back’ to Standard Time on Sunday

October 2022

Arcata Planning Commission Approves Big Apartment Expansion Project in Westwood Neighborhood

MEASURE P: After Reversing An Unlawful Tax Increase, Trinidad is Now Asking Voters to Raise Rates on the City’s Tourists Once Again

Arcata City Council Makes Changes to Vacation Rental Ordinance; Introduces Resolution Regulating Sidewalk Vendors

TONIGHT at ARCATA CITY COUNCIL: Possible Regulations on Sidewalk Vendors, Changes to the City’s Vacation Rental Ordinance