Two new spots open downtown || 1.8.26

Welcome back folks. In today’s email…

• A pair of food spots open downtown

• Fred’s celebrates its 25th

• Multiple wellness events

PS - if you’re new, I’m Ethan and I spend hours each week curating the best of what’s happening around town into a two-minute read.

EVENTS

💫 TH @ 6-9p - celebrate Fred’s 25th anniversary with the Chamber of Commerce, featuring live music and a jelly donut eating contest (LINK)

🐶 FRI @ 5-7p - get a free pet caricature at Livewell Animal Hospital’s grand opening party (LINK)

👟 SAT @ 7:30a - start your weekend with the Pacific Coast Run/Walk Club (LINK)

🫶 SAT @ 9a - join the HB Boardriders as they celebrate and honor Jim Miller at this memorial paddle out event (LINK)

📰 SAT @ 10a - take a historical downtown walking tour led by VHB (LINK)

👀 SAT @ 10a - Moon Cha, a coffee/matcha spot that opened in late December, hosts this wellness run (LINK)

🧘‍♀️ SAT @ 11a - try a free outdoor yoga class on The Green at Bella Terra (LINK)

looking ahead

💪 Feb 1 - there’s still time to register for the Surf City Marathon… or maybe the half, 5K, or beach mile instead (LINK)

NEWS

A new donut shop downtown 🍩

Parlour Doughnuts opened last week off of Walnut & 3rd. It’s their 100th location nationally and first here in HB.

Founded in early 2019 out of Evansville, Indiana, this chain and is known for their layered doughnuts (Yelp)

And a new sushi spot 🍣

Sushi Nigiriba also recently opened downtown at 180 5th St #130, right by Brightwaters.

If you’re a fan of omakase sushi, this might be worth a try (Yelp)

City Council meeting canceled 💼

Due to a lack of quorum, the 1/6 session was canceled. The next City Council meeting is set for 1/20 (LINK)

POLL

A few replies from last week’s question:

“House training our new sheepadoodle puppy Max!!“

“My goal for 2026 is to be more disciplined about working out - and also trying to eat healthier!“

“Goal for 2026- talk less, listen more!“

“My new year’s resolution/goal is to use my phone less“

“I’ll be trying to read read 5 books this year that are NOT romance or fantasy.“

FEATURED PET

Mocha and Boba, a Tibetan Terrier and Shih Tzu Mix, are bonded siblings currently up for adoption with Huntington Pet Vet (LINK)

FEATURED HOME

Looks like this remodeled 4 bed, 3 bath with a deck and finished basement near Perry Elementary recently sold for $1.92M (LINK)

LIVE MUSIC

Thursday, January 8

• Old World · Gilbert Bonilla Duo @ 6p

• Sebastiani’s · Huntington Henry @ 6p

Friday, January 9

• Mother’s Tavern · Kick Time @ 5p

• Taco Surf · The Barcode @ 6p

• Lōrea · Blake Harper @ 6p

• Baci · Boyd Garrison @ 6:30p

• Surf Dog’s · Warsaw Poland Bros @ 8p

• Tumbleweeds · Class of the 80s @ 9p

• Perqs · The Country Cartel @ 9p

• Old World · Hysteria (Def Leppard tribute) @ 9p

• Old World · Dressed to Kill (KISS tribute) @ 9p

Saturday, January 10

• Beach City Provisions · Wally Welsch Band @ 12:30p

• Mother’s Tavern · Drew & The Late Night Snacks @ 1p

• Bella Terra · Paul Lemire @ 4p

• Mother’s Tavern · Lucky Stiffs @ 5p

• Sebastiani’s · Jasmine Marie @ 6p

• Taco Surf · Cat Reed & Back Alley @ 6p

• Beach Hut Deli · Chris Cruz & Rae Shirer @ 6p

• Old World · Coldplay USA, Cheers for Fears, Combat Radio @ 6p

• Watertable · Blake Harper @ 6p

• Baci · Al Valdez and Friends @ 6:30p

• Surf Dog’s · Rum Runners @ 7p

• Tumbleweeds · Ax Thru The Hood @ 9p

• Perqs · RockStallion @ 9p

Sunday, January 11

• Beach City Provisions · Legends of Rock @ 12:30p

• Old World · Hard Day’s Night (Beatles tribute) @ 12p

• Mother’s Tavern · Mick Rhodes and The Hard Eight @ 1p

• Bella Terra · Natalie Clark @ 1p

• J King Neptunes · George Fryer @ 4p

• Old World · School of Rock (staff show) @ 5p

• Mother’s Tavern · Hard Wyerd @ 5p

WEATHER

Thursday, Jan 8

66 🌡️ 54 | ☀️ | 2% | 💨 NW 6 mph (5 knots)

Friday, Jan 9

68 🌡️ 52 | ☀️ | 1% | 💨 NNW 7 mph (6 knots)

Saturday, Jan 10

71 🌡️ 52 | ☀️ | 1% | 💨 N 7 mph (6 knots)

Sunday, Jan 11

73 🌡️ 47 | ⛅️ | 1% | 💨 NNW 7 mph (6 knots)

Thanks for reading and as always, just hit reply if you’ve got any questions or comments.

Until next Thursday…

-Ethan