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Wildberries And Arcata Playhouse Join Forces
The three-year commitment of $15,000 from Wildberries is part of their ongoing efforts in the community to support non-profit organizations and their missions. »
It Came Out Of The Sky, All 2.3 Lbs.
There, lying on a sand bank, was what Duke immediately recognized as an iron meteorite. »
Co-op’s Info Kiosk A Dying Tradition
“It’s definitely a dying thing,” said Co-op Outreach Coordinator Melanie Bettenhausen. She said she can see the kiosk from her office, and these days it is mostly a gathering point for people with dogs and cigarettes. »
Bubbles Celebrates 40 Years
For 40 years, Vicky has been very proud of her locally made products like soap, dish soap (this writer’s favorite), shampoos, bubble bath, bath crystals and much more. »
Area Man Quaffs Frosty Brew In Sunny Brae
With Redwood Curtain and Kinetic Koffee both located on South G Street, this beverage-based fusion with Sunny Brae’s Coffee Break could usher in a new era of cordial trade relations between the peoples of the two Arcata neighborhoods. »
Search For Bodhi Tree’s Gun Continues
The Arcata Police Department is attempting to locate a firearm possibly associated with the crime. The area searched was the general area of where the suspect, Bodhi Tree, was arrested. The weapon has not been located. »
Homicide Victims Identified
Eye Staff Report HUMBOLDT – The Humboldt County Coroner’s Office has identified the two victims in Saturday’s gunshot deaths on Eye Street. They are Christina Schwarz, 18, a Eureka High School student, and Alan Marcet, 27, a Michigan resident also known as “Sunshine.” The Coroner’s Office said the deaths were “gunshot related,” but didn’t... »
Bodhi Tree Booked On Two Counts Of Murder
City of Arcata PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HOMICIDE SUSPECT ARRESTED On May 18, 2013, at about 2 a.m., the Arcata Police Department responded to the 2400 block of Eye Street on the report of gunshot victims inside the residence. A female victim was pronounced dead at the scene, the male victim was pronounced dead at... »
Homicide Suspect in Custody (Updated)
Arcata Police have arrested Bodhi Tree, 28, in connection with the double homicide which occurred on Eye Street this morning. »
APD Press Release: Double Homicide
The Arcata Police Department is actively investigating and is asking anyone with information to immediately call APD at (707) 822-2424. At this time, no suspect(s) have been arrested. »
DOUBLE HOMICIDE ON EYE STREET (Update 2)
Two people, a male and a female, were killed in a house on Eye Street early this morning. »
Local CSA Farm Shares Available
ARCATA/BAYSIDE – Arcata’s Community Supported Agriculture farms invite your membership and participation. »
‘Free’ Piles Are A Pseudo-Legitimate Way Of Littering, And Since There Are Alternatives, You Have No Excuse
SCRAP Humboldt is open Wednesday through Friday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Students can also donate during the Donation Dash at the College Creek Site Saturday May 18 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. »
Supervisors Limiting Cannabis Ordinance To Residential Grows
“What’s caused a lot of the furor in this county and in general is the industrial level of marijuana growing that’s happening in our county and is destroying our environment – that’s the problem,” she continued. »
Arcata Police Log: Obstreperous Oaves Briefly Engage Grog-Sodden Prefrontal Cortexes, But Only To Throw A Bottle At That Lady
• Thursday, March 28 10:42 a.m. Yak Man and his diminutive companion argued at a passing jogger before being admonished. One must greet the yakherders with extreme courtesy and caution as they go about purifying Arcata. »
Oyster Festival Admission Plan Stirs Mixed Reaction
Within hours of the Thursday announcement, Arcata Main Street Director Jennifer Koopman and her board had been reviled as greedy, incompetent, dishonest, self-interested and even anatomically mutated. “I don’t know where your head is, but it’s not on your shoulders,” one caller to Main Street said in a voice mail message. Some online commenters... »
Cannabis Grows Draining Water, Polluting Habitat, Razing Forests, Destroying Watersheds
Boardmember William Massey said the lack of prosecution could be due to marijuana’s benign “public image” but “this isn’t marijuana for fun – this is environmental damage.” »
China-To-Arcata Ecstacy Intercept Leads To 10 Lb. Pot Seizure
Officers placed Remington under arrest for possession for sales of a controlled substance (MDMA), possession of marijuana for sales and for violation of probation. Remington was booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility. The other four suspects at the residence were released at the scene. »
Seventh Annual Kids Bike Rodeo Sunday
Kids, bring your bike and saddle up for this fun Cinco de Mayo themed event. Purchase raffle tickets to win a new bike! »
Drunk Woman Arrested In Arcata Over McK Truck Theft
The female was identified as July Seipp, 35, from McKinleyville. She was arrested for possession of stolen property and for an outstanding arrest warrant for wreckless driving. She was transported to the Humboldt County Correctional Facility where she was booked and released on her own recognizance. »
Humboldt Bay Eagle Cam The Feelgood Hit Of Springtime
The Eagle Cam typically shows the mother sitting protectively over the newly hatched babies. Occasionally the father will appear with a fresh meal, which may be a fish, a mouse or a smaller bird such as a coot. Sometimes the mother will take advantage of the father’s presence to fly off for a spell.... »
Bug, The Orphaned Baby Harbor Seal, Moved To Crescent City
With mom nowhere in sight and the stranded baby’s condition deteriorating, the Northcoast Marine Mammal Center (NMMC) swung into action. The Crescent City-based organization is well practiced in seal recovery. »
‘Loon’ Like Live Pixar At The Arcata Playhouse
Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for students and 18 and under. They are available at Wildberries Marketplace and online at brownpapertickets.com or reserve at (707) 822-1575. The Arcata Playhouse is located at 1251 Ninth St. »

















