Eight years after the Sidelines sports bar was shut down after a drug bust, owner Salvatore Costanzo is trying to reopen it.

After over a century overlooking the Arcata Plaza, decades of debate over its place there, a City Council resolution last year to remove it, and the defeat of a November ballot measure that sought to ...

The 34th annual Arcata Bay Oyster Festival electrified the Arcata Plaza on Saturday with music from live bands, art vendors, drinks and plenty of good eats with thousands spending their day under the ...

This Thursday, Arcata’s Historic Landmarks Committee will vote on whether to advance a national landmark application for the Arcata Plaza to city council for approval. The nomination would add ...

Arcata Plaza is the beating heart of Humboldt County’s college-town counterculture. Nag champa wafts from storefronts while dreadlocked hitchhikers kick hacky sacks or strum out-of-tune guitars.

The city of Arcata reported the massive fire on the plaza was contained. “The fire is contained, but firefighters will likely continue to be operating in the area throughout the night. More ...

A fire at a business in downtown Arcata on Friday afternoon rapidly expanded to encompass the better part of a city block, spurred on by blustery winds. By nightfall, the fire had largely run its ...