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At 4:30 p.m. Christmas Eve, Santa will be at Eaglecrest. (Unsplash | Tim Mossholder)

Ski-sons greetings: Santa Claus comes to Eaglecrest

Santa’s coming to Eaglecrest on Christmas Eve. There will be a torchlight parade at 4 p.m. at the Hooter and Porcupine chairlifts to celebrate and… Continue reading

  • Dec 22, 2018
  • Juneau Empire
  • Events
At 4:30 p.m. Christmas Eve, Santa will be at Eaglecrest. (Unsplash | Tim Mossholder)
Why aren’t drones catching on in Juneau?
Why aren’t drones catching on in Juneau?
Book Review: ‘Roughly For the North”

Book Review: ‘Roughly For the North”

“Roughly for the North” scratches the same itch as a favorite, devastating breakup album.

Book Review: ‘Roughly For the North”
Crimson Bears end Vegas tourney with win
Crimson Bears end Vegas tourney with win
Juneau-Douglas City Museum is hosting a model train invitational Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018. (Unsplash | Dan Paul)

Make tracks for Saturday’s model train event

Juneau-Douglas City Museum is opening its doors to trainiacs Saturday. There will be a model train invitational from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the museum, 114… Continue reading

  • Dec 21, 2018
  • Juneau Empire
  • Events
Juneau-Douglas City Museum is hosting a model train invitational Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018. (Unsplash | Dan Paul)
Gingerbread fundraiser has sweet payout

Gingerbread fundraiser has sweet payout

Desserts helped deserving organizations.

Gingerbread fundraiser has sweet payout
Tracking animal footprints in the snow

Tracking animal footprints in the snow

Few critters are making themselves visible.

Tracking animal footprints in the snow
Alaska regulators approve rules for onsite marijuana use

Alaska regulators approve rules for onsite marijuana use

The move is a significant step for the cannabis industry.

Alaska regulators approve rules for onsite marijuana use
Prepping for Papa Noël

Prepping for Papa Noël

Christmastime in France.

Prepping for Papa Noël
The Bust of Dr. Jose P. Rizal at Manila Square sports shutter shades and a fresh coat of snow in downtown Juneau on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
The Bust of Dr. Jose P. Rizal at Manila Square sports shutter shades and a fresh coat of snow in downtown Juneau on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
New jewelry line highlights beauty of fish scales

New jewelry line highlights beauty of fish scales

Shimmer like a king salmon.

New jewelry line highlights beauty of fish scales
Skagway mayor, mother fatally struck by bus in Washington, D.C.

Skagway mayor, mother fatally struck by bus in Washington, D.C.

Residents of a tiny Alaska town are grieving the death of their mayor.

Skagway mayor, mother fatally struck by bus in Washington, D.C.
Juneau Empire and Capital City Weekly staff picks for this year

Juneau Empire and Capital City Weekly staff picks for this year

Here’s what we read, watched and listened to in 2018.

Juneau Empire and Capital City Weekly staff picks for this year
Juneau artists pick their 2018 favorites
Juneau artists pick their 2018 favorites
Thomas Jack Jr., 42, speaks with his defense attorney Richard Payne during his sentencing in Juneau Superior Court for sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl placed in his and his wife’s care in 2009. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Thomas Jack Jr., 42, speaks with his defense attorney Richard Payne during his sentencing in Juneau Superior Court for sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl placed in his and his wife’s care in 2009. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Juneau-Douglas’ Israel Yadao grabs a loose ball against Palmer during their Capital City Classic Basketball Tournament game at JDHS on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Five tournaments, two weeks: Local high school squads head to tournaments

Call it December Madness. All four of Juneau’s prep basketball teams will be kickstarting their respective seasons over the coming week and a half, dispersing… Continue reading

Juneau-Douglas’ Israel Yadao grabs a loose ball against Palmer during their Capital City Classic Basketball Tournament game at JDHS on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
It’s not too late for youth to join skiing program
It’s not too late for youth to join skiing program
Cody Mitchell (Courtesy Photo | Crow Fox Photography)
Cody Mitchell (Courtesy Photo | Crow Fox Photography)
Southeast villages looking to form tribal courts
Southeast villages looking to form tribal courts
Super Bear/Foodland IGA employees Whitney Oudekerk, center, and Michael Stults, right, hand off bags of food for Super Bear IGA Director Tony Demelo to box at Super Bear IGA on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 20128, as part of the grocery store’s Project 3 Squares. (Michael Pernn | Juneau Empire)
Super Bear/Foodland IGA employees Whitney Oudekerk, center, and Michael Stults, right, hand off bags of food for Super Bear IGA Director Tony Demelo to box at Super Bear IGA on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 20128, as part of the grocery store’s Project 3 Squares. (Michael Pernn | Juneau Empire)