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Dave Dannenberg, assistant professor of instructional technology at University of Alaska Anchorage, demonstrates Peronio, a digital children's pop-up book, which uses augmented reality in early childhood education.

Pokémon Go opens doors for digital learning

Both students and Squirtles recently returned for another academic year. Pokémon Go, that irrepressible summer craze, has infiltrated the classroom.Many teachers worry that the wildly… Continue reading

  • Sep 11, 2016
  • By JOEY BESL
Dave Dannenberg, assistant professor of instructional technology at University of Alaska Anchorage, demonstrates Peronio, a digital children's pop-up book, which uses augmented reality in early childhood education.

Food bank thanks Coast Guard

On behalf of the Southeast Alaska Food Bank board of directors and our volunteers, I would like to thank the U.S. Coast Guard members for… Continue reading

  • Sep 11, 2016

Art Complex receives a Juneau Community Foundation Grant

The Juneau Arts and Humanities Council received a grant from the Juneau Community Foundation’s Jurasz-Scudder Fund for the new Juneau Arts and Culture Center.The grant… Continue reading

  • Sep 11, 2016

UAS offers shuttle service for students

A new Juneau campus shuttle program has launched this semester, providing services between the Auke Lake campus, Anderson Building, Student Housing and Recreation Center. The… Continue reading

  • Sep 11, 2016

Talk about rocks

Ever wonder why gold is here, or how our geology has affected urban development such as landslides, our unruly Gold Creek and uplifting landscapes and… Continue reading

  • Sep 11, 2016

Free Tai Chi classes for people over 60

The Tai Chi for Arthritis Program, as acknowledged by the Centers for Disease Control, has been shown to improve movement, balance, strength, flexibility, relaxation and… Continue reading

  • Sep 11, 2016
A woolly bear caterpillar with dark spots on the back, a color form not common in Juneau.

Off the Trails: Getting to know woolly bears

In late August and early September, Juneau folks frequently remarked on the numbers of fuzzy, orange and black caterpillars in their gardens or crawling over… Continue reading

A woolly bear caterpillar with dark spots on the back, a color form not common in Juneau.

Alaska Science Forum: Rabies endures with help of the arctic fox

Rabies is a death sentence for any animal. Experts have wondered how a virus survives when it kills all the creatures it infects.“We don’t have… Continue reading

Gustavus moose hunt meeting is Sept. 14

Alaska Department of Fish and Game will hold an informational meeting for the upcoming Gustavus moose hunt (RM049) at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14 at… Continue reading

Parsnips are shown growing in the author's garden.

Dirt Girl: Know when to harvest root vegetables

Back when I had a small garden, I didn’t need to worry too much about the end of the season. By the time the temperatures… Continue reading

Parsnips are shown growing in the author's garden.
Bore tide heading up Gastineau Channel.

Wild Shots

Submit your wild shots: The Empire Outdoors page is looking for superb images of Alaska’s wildlife, scenery or plant life. Send your photos to: Outdoors… Continue reading

Bore tide heading up Gastineau Channel.
Chris Mertl, a landscape architect for Corvus Design, fields questions at a planning meeting for the Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area on Wednesday.

Community takes lead in glacier area upgrades

In retooling 6,000 acres of prized recreation area surrounding the Mendenhall Glacier, the U.S. Forest Service is taking a fresh approach: letting the community lead… Continue reading

Chris Mertl, a landscape architect for Corvus Design, fields questions at a planning meeting for the Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area on Wednesday.
Dick Callahan paints through the no-see-um hour.

Woodshed Kings: Painting one side of the house per year

My grandfather had a place on a lake and every summer he’d paint one side of it. On a weekend morning he’d go to the… Continue reading

Dick Callahan paints through the no-see-um hour.

Writers’ Weir: Doorman

A beaded leather-gloved author,cannery worker, First Nation’s matriarch,and her fencer, philosopher husband,arm in arm, approach the hotel entrance. Rain peppers them. In their wake, legions… Continue reading

Visitors fill the beach to greet canoes arriving from Klawock, Kasaan, Ketchikan, and Juneau for the rededication of Náay í'Waans.

Kasaan’s Whale House restored, rededicated

As the morning of Sept. 3 broke warm and clear over the village of Kasaan, a small southeast Alaskan village of approximately 50 year-round residents,… Continue reading

Visitors fill the beach to greet canoes arriving from Klawock, Kasaan, Ketchikan, and Juneau for the rededication of Náay í'Waans.

Booths available at Petersburg Oktoberfest

PETERSBURG — Booth signs up are now available for the 40th annual Oktoberfest Art Share to be held on Saturday, Oct. 22 from 10 a.m.-3… Continue reading

UAS Juneau campus to get shuttle service

JUNEAU — A new Juneau campus shuttle program has launched this semester, providing services between the Auke Lake campus, Anderson Building, Student Housing and Recreation… Continue reading

Third round of community sessions to be held for new Arts Complex

JUNEAU — The Juneau Arts and Humanities Council will host the third round of community sessions with architects of the new Arts Complex from 5:30-7… Continue reading

Graduates move their tassles from right to left during commencement for the University of Alaska Southeast the UAS Recreation Center in May 2015.

UAS program encourages adults to get their college degrees

This summer the University of Alaska Southeast’s Finish College Alaska program launched, and with it, the plan to increase the number of degree-toting adults.Twenty-nine percent… Continue reading

Graduates move their tassles from right to left during commencement for the University of Alaska Southeast the UAS Recreation Center in May 2015.

Who’s Your Diva? Missouri Smyth

Editor's note: The Capital City Weekly is featuring two divas a week leading up to Juneau Lyric Opera’s Sept. 24 “Who’s Your Diva” competition and… Continue reading