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Jake Eames, right, and David Nash install an air-to-air heat pump system to a Mendenhall Valley home Thursday that formerly was using oil for heating in 2015. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Energy efficiency nonprofits to hold free workshop

Experts will be there to help explain details and benefits.

Jake Eames, right, and David Nash install an air-to-air heat pump system to a Mendenhall Valley home Thursday that formerly was using oil for heating in 2015. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Minority spokesman: Gillis confirmed to Alaska House seat
Minority spokesman: Gillis confirmed to Alaska House seat
Deer taken on Douglas was third lowest last year in 22 years. What’s going on?
Deer taken on Douglas was third lowest last year in 22 years. What’s going on?
2019-20 Basketball Preview: Upperclassmen talent galore for Juneau teams
2019-20 Basketball Preview: Upperclassmen talent galore for Juneau teams
This Juneau man loves speed skating. Now he’s spreading that passion to others.
This Juneau man loves speed skating. Now he’s spreading that passion to others.
Opinion: Tongass Roadless Rule reversal threatens brown bear populations

Opinion: Tongass Roadless Rule reversal threatens brown bear populations

Once it’s gone, it’s gone forever.

  • Dec 1, 2019
  • By LaVern Beier
Opinion: Tongass Roadless Rule reversal threatens brown bear populations
Spare a thankful thought for religious freedom

Spare a thankful thought for religious freedom

It’s one thing I am grateful for this Thanksgiving.

  • Dec 1, 2019
  • By Brian Crapo For the Juneau Empire
Spare a thankful thought for religious freedom
Player of the Week: Dawson Hickok

Player of the Week: Dawson Hickok

He stood tall in net.

  • Nov 30, 2019
  • Juneau Empire
Player of the Week: Dawson Hickok
Annie Fritze of Dillingham moves stuffed animals made of fur at Juneau Public Market, Friday Nov. 30, 2019. The handmade creatures were created using a variety of furs, including otter and lynx. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)
Annie Fritze of Dillingham moves stuffed animals made of fur at Juneau Public Market, Friday Nov. 30, 2019. The handmade creatures were created using a variety of furs, including otter and lynx. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)
Three generations of Juneauites volunteer for Thanksgiving Dinner

Three generations of Juneauites volunteer for Thanksgiving Dinner

Thirty-three years and three generations.

Three generations of Juneauites volunteer for Thanksgiving Dinner
A U.S. Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk searches Gastineau Channel for a possible missing boater after the boat Sealion was found adrift near the Petro Marine docks on Nov. 29, 2019. (Yang-Hui Lee | Courtesy Photo)
A U.S. Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk searches Gastineau Channel for a possible missing boater after the boat Sealion was found adrift near the Petro Marine docks on Nov. 29, 2019. (Yang-Hui Lee | Courtesy Photo)
Breaking: CCFR responds to smoky home on Birch Lane

Breaking: CCFR responds to smoky home on Birch Lane

Vehicle traffic was initially blocked in all directions.

Breaking: CCFR responds to smoky home on Birch Lane
Dunleavy marks 1st year in office amid turmoil

Dunleavy marks 1st year in office amid turmoil

The governor hopes to move past the rancor.

Dunleavy marks 1st year in office amid turmoil
File photo of Juneau Capital City Fire/Rescue firefighters at work. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
File photo of Juneau Capital City Fire/Rescue firefighters at work. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Friends of the Leonard family made pies to raise money for Ryan Leonard’s cancer treatment, selling the pies before Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, 2019. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

Juneauites look out for one of their own with fundraiser

The family moved back to Juneau as their child battles cancer.

Friends of the Leonard family made pies to raise money for Ryan Leonard’s cancer treatment, selling the pies before Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, 2019. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)
Two new basketball coaches come with years of experience

Two new basketball coaches come with years of experience

It’s not their first time leading on the court.

Two new basketball coaches come with years of experience
Opinion: Gratitude for our libraries, museums and historians

Opinion: Gratitude for our libraries, museums and historians

History is complex.

  • Nov 29, 2019
  • By Win Gruening
Opinion: Gratitude for our libraries, museums and historians
Folkie from Fairbanks is coming to Juneau

Folkie from Fairbanks is coming to Juneau

It’s her first time performing in the capital city.

Folkie from Fairbanks is coming to Juneau
Jackson Pearson learns to harvest porcupine quills in Wrangell. (Vivian Faith Prescott | For the Capital City Weekly)

Planet Alaska: Gifts from the porcupine

Looking sharp.

Jackson Pearson learns to harvest porcupine quills in Wrangell. (Vivian Faith Prescott | For the Capital City Weekly)
Natalia Spengler, front right, Lillian Odekirk, back left, and Zebadiah Bodine, back right, rehearse for Theatre in the Rough’s production of Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest” at McPhetres Hall on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Theatre in the Rough to hold ‘Wilde’ tea parties

Company’s latest is ‘The Importance of Being Earnest.’

Natalia Spengler, front right, Lillian Odekirk, back left, and Zebadiah Bodine, back right, rehearse for Theatre in the Rough’s production of Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest” at McPhetres Hall on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)