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Master artist honored by National Endowment of the Arts

Clarissa Rizal of Juneau will be honored by the National Endowment of the Arts’ National Heritage Fellowship, which is given to those practicing folk and… Continue reading

  • Sep 4, 2016

Juneau fire marshal completes International Professional Designation Process

Dan Jager of Capital City Fire Rescue has successfully completed the process that awards him the professional designation of Fire Marshal. The Commission on Professional… Continue reading

  • Sep 4, 2016

Juneau Student Symphony names new music director

Guo Hua Xia was named the new music director of the Juneau Student Symphony. He replaces Tyree Pini who has relocated to Arizona where he… Continue reading

  • Sep 4, 2016

Two Juneau residents named Scholar-Athletes by NWC

Two Juneau residents were named Scholar-Athletes by Northwest Conference for the 2015-16 school year for their performance in sports and in the classroom.Nathan Klein, who… Continue reading

  • Sep 4, 2016

Thanks for the stuffed toy donations

The Panhandlers Motorcycle Club and Bartlett Regional Hospital wish to thank Juneau motorcycle enthusiasts and friends who donated stuffed toys and participated in the 22nd… Continue reading

  • Sep 4, 2016

Juneau Glacier Valley Rotary Club – Juneau $10,000 Duck Derby thanks!

As “Freda” flies south for the winter, the Juneau Glacier Valley Rotary Club wishes to thank the community for the tremendous support and success of… Continue reading

  • Sep 4, 2016

Thank you Juneau for your random acts of kindness

I would like to extend my gratitude to all the people who have helped, and also continue to assist me in my time of need… Continue reading

  • Sep 4, 2016

Thank you for making Shakespeare’s First Folio a success

The Alaska State Library, Archives, and Museum gives Juneau a round of applause for making First Folio! The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare, on tour… Continue reading

  • Sep 4, 2016

Beat the Odds thank you

Cancer Connection’s 25th annual Beat the Odds – A Race Against Cancer was held on Aug. 20. It was an encouraging sight to behold over… Continue reading

  • Sep 4, 2016

Food bank gives thanks for much needed donations

The Southeast Alaska Food Bank and our team of volunteers would like to thank owner Lisa Ibias, staff of Alaska Dames and the Un-Cruise Adventures… Continue reading

  • Sep 4, 2016
A slime mold aggregation has climbed up the seed stalk of a plantain.

Off the Trails: Curious naturalists

Some friends and I find it endlessly entertaining to take a walk and just see what we can see. Sometimes our curiosity raises more questions… Continue reading

A slime mold aggregation has climbed up the seed stalk of a plantain.
A tick on an Alaskan who traveled to upstate New York.

Alaska Science Forum: Exotic ticks found on Alaska dogs, Alaskans

While Alaskans have long endured dense mosquitoes and frigid air, we’ve always had the absence of venomous snakes and dog ticks.But the latter may be… Continue reading

A tick on an Alaskan who traveled to upstate New York.

Obama visits far-flung Midway Atoll

HONOLULU — Halfway between East and West, President Barack Obama traveled Thursday to one of the most remote corners of the ocean — Midway Atoll… Continue reading

FILE--In this Aug. 21, 2016 file photo, dead whitefish float in the Yellowstone River near Emigrant, Mont. Montana re-opened portions of the Yellowstone River Thursday, Sept. 1, but is keeping a popular stretch closed due to a fish-killing parasite. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, file)

Portions of Yellowstone River, some tributaries open following parasite infection

BILLINGS, Mont. — Montana re-opened portions of the Yellowstone River and some tributaries Thursday but is keeping a popular stretch closed to all recreational activity… Continue reading

FILE--In this Aug. 21, 2016 file photo, dead whitefish float in the Yellowstone River near Emigrant, Mont. Montana re-opened portions of the Yellowstone River Thursday, Sept. 1, but is keeping a popular stretch closed due to a fish-killing parasite. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, file)

Hawaii dodges Madeline, prepares for second storm

HILO, Hawaii — A tropical storm left parts of Hawaii’s Big Island soggy but intact Thursday as residents of the island state prepare for a… Continue reading

One of the two 40-foot spruce dugout canoes carved in Hoonah by master carver Wayne Price and apprentices Steven Price (Wayne's son), Zack James (Tlél Tooch Tláa.aa) and James Hart (Gooch Éesh) arrives to Bartlett Cove. Around two dozen paddlers made the trip from Hoonah to Glacier Bay in one of three dugout canoes.

After hundreds of years, Huna Tlingit return to ancestral homeland of Glacier Bay

For the past 100 years, the Huna Tlingit were unable to return to their ancestral homeland of Glacier Bay.The next 100 years will be very… Continue reading

One of the two 40-foot spruce dugout canoes carved in Hoonah by master carver Wayne Price and apprentices Steven Price (Wayne's son), Zack James (Tlél Tooch Tláa.aa) and James Hart (Gooch Éesh) arrives to Bartlett Cove. Around two dozen paddlers made the trip from Hoonah to Glacier Bay in one of three dugout canoes.

Up-and-coming Haines oil painter Yuko Hays to exhibit ‘Beginnings’

HAINES — After taking a 30-year break from the craft, Haines artist Yuko Hays has spent the last two years rediscovering her passion for oil… Continue reading

Who’s Your Diva? Jessica Snyder

JLO: What was your first memorable public performance?JS: My first public performance was a Juneau-Douglas High School production of Peter Pan in the late 1980s.… Continue reading

Who's Your Diva: Anneka Morgan

Who’s Your Diva: Anneka Morgan

JLO: What was your first memorable public performance?AM: When I was about 11 I sang “Castle on a Cloud” from Les Misérables at a church… Continue reading

Who's Your Diva: Anneka Morgan

On Writing: Implausible Deniability

At the end of Shakespeare’s Richard II, the new king, Henry IV, already faces rebellion hatched in the name of Richard, the legitimate king whom… Continue reading