Ben Hohenstatt

Ancient threads: Tlingit artist will study how to weave increasingly rare tunics
Ancient threads: Tlingit artist will study how to weave increasingly rare tunics
Bailey Wery Tagaban, left, Thomas Ferlauto, center, and Jordan Bluett are graduating from high school this week. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Bailey Wery Tagaban, left, Thomas Ferlauto, center, and Jordan Bluett are graduating from high school this week. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
House resolution supports new name for Saginaw Bay

House resolution supports new name for Saginaw Bay

Idea is to use the bay’s Tlingit name.

House resolution supports new name for Saginaw Bay
First Lady Rose Dunleavy and First Lady’s Volunteer of the Year Award-winner Blaze Bell smile in the Governor’s Mansion, Friday, May 24, 2019. Bell was one of six volunteers to be recognized.
First Lady Rose Dunleavy and First Lady’s Volunteer of the Year Award-winner Blaze Bell smile in the Governor’s Mansion, Friday, May 24, 2019. Bell was one of six volunteers to be recognized.
Students with the Tlingit Culture Language & Literacy program at Harborview Elementary School dance during the 5th Grade Promotion ceremony held in the clan house at the Walter Soboleff Center on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
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Students with the Tlingit Culture Language & Literacy program at Harborview Elementary School dance during the 5th Grade Promotion ceremony held in the clan house at the Walter Soboleff Center on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
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Visitors from the Norwegian Bliss walk along Thane Road to downtown on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Residential group airs tourism complaints, considers what comes next

Occasionally tense meeting yields some ideas

Visitors from the Norwegian Bliss walk along Thane Road to downtown on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Kim Metcalfe walks her dog along Basin Road on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. Metcalfe is co-organizing a public meeting asking if cruise ship tourism is detrimental to the quality of life in the Basin Road and Thane neighborhoods. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Kim Metcalfe walks her dog along Basin Road on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. Metcalfe is co-organizing a public meeting asking if cruise ship tourism is detrimental to the quality of life in the Basin Road and Thane neighborhoods. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Making cents of the city’s finances

Making cents of the city’s finances

Manager makes the case for moving City Hall, too.

Making cents of the city’s finances
City Finance Director Bob Bartholomew and City Manager Rorie Watt will speak at today’s chamber luncheon. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)
City Finance Director Bob Bartholomew and City Manager Rorie Watt will speak at today’s chamber luncheon. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)
Pilot and passenger identified in floatplane crash
Pilot and passenger identified in floatplane crash
Theater Review: New show gets laughs from bawdy, body humor

Theater Review: New show gets laughs from bawdy, body humor

If you’ve seen London and France, consider seeing this.

Theater Review: New show gets laughs from bawdy, body humor
Project hits delay but they’re doing asbestos they can

Project hits delay but they’re doing asbestos they can

Demolition of building is going to take longer than expected.

Project hits delay but they’re doing asbestos they can
UPDATE: Passenger, pilot in fatal crash near Metlakatla are ID’d
UPDATE: Passenger, pilot in fatal crash near Metlakatla are ID’d
Crime bill vote delayed, could more hold-ups be coming?

Crime bill vote delayed, could more hold-ups be coming?

Legislators discuss new bill, probability of a 30-day special sessions

Crime bill vote delayed, could more hold-ups be coming?
The surprising humanity of 19th century 1,500-mile trek through Alaska
The surprising humanity of 19th century 1,500-mile trek through Alaska
Displaced carts open for business in their new home

Displaced carts open for business in their new home

Soap shop owner gets pleasant surprise.

Displaced carts open for business in their new home
In this photo from March 15, 2019, Gigi Monroe, left, clutches a bouquet courtesy of organist T.J. Duffy, right, after a St. Patrick’s Day-themed performance at the State Office Building. (Ben Hohenstatt | Capital City Weekly)
In this photo from March 15, 2019, Gigi Monroe, left, clutches a bouquet courtesy of organist T.J. Duffy, right, after a St. Patrick’s Day-themed performance at the State Office Building. (Ben Hohenstatt | Capital City Weekly)
(Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire File)
(Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire File)
The first place 1.4 million tourists might stop downtown is brand new

The first place 1.4 million tourists might stop downtown is brand new

‘Sexy’ new building gets ribbon cutting.

The first place 1.4 million tourists might stop downtown is brand new
‘A cloud of sadness’: Search concludes and death toll officially rises near Ketchikan

‘A cloud of sadness’: Search concludes and death toll officially rises near Ketchikan

Early info reveals likely altitude and speed at time of crash.

‘A cloud of sadness’: Search concludes and death toll officially rises near Ketchikan