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Coast Guard Station Juneau to hold machine gun tactics training April 18

If you hear gun fire on Gastineau Channel on April 18, don’t be alarmed – it’s only Coast Guard training.Coast Guard Station Juneau is scheduled… Continue reading

  • Apr 17, 2016

Juneau residents graduate from Pacific University

Two local residents have graduated from Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon. Meghan Millard received her master’s in counseling psychology. Jualani Ostrom graduated magna cum… Continue reading

  • Apr 17, 2016

Paint the Mendenhall Mall purple with the American Cancer Society

The American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Juneau will “Paint the Mendenhall Mall Purple” on April 23 and 24. The group said its mission… Continue reading

  • Apr 17, 2016

Mom crafts book out of texty pearls of wisdom for new grads

NEW YORK — Becky Blades wrote her oldest daughter a letter after she left home for college offering all the advice and words of wisdom… Continue reading

  • Apr 17, 2016
  • By LEANNE ITALIE

A night of local humor and storytelling a sucess

On behalf of the entire NAMI Juneau team, thank you to everyone who contributed to the success of our third annual Comedy for a Cause… Continue reading

  • Apr 17, 2016
Shirley McCoy and James Reid hold their Lifetime Achievement Awards.

Two Juneau Moose members receive Lifetime Achievement Awards

Shirley A. McCoy and James (Jim) Reid received Lifetime Achievement Awards at the Alaska Hawaii Moose Association State Conference which was held in March in… Continue reading

  • Apr 17, 2016
Shirley McCoy and James Reid hold their Lifetime Achievement Awards.

Volunteers sought for east side Mendenhall Lake Project

The Trout Unlimited’s Habitat Improvement Committee, the U.S. Forest Service and volunteers worked to upgrade the habitat and improve the trail on the east side… Continue reading

Plant sale in May

There will be a plant sale on Saturday, May 7, at 9 a.m.-noon in the Safeway parking lot.This event is sponsored by Southeast Alaska Master… Continue reading

Eric Jordan's FV I Gotta trolls for salmon in 2015. Courtesy of Eric Jordan.

The faces behind the fish

Most Americans don’t know where their food comes from. Alaskans have it better, thanks to subsistence lifestyles and programs like Alaskans Own, a Sitka-based community… Continue reading

Eric Jordan's FV I Gotta trolls for salmon in 2015. Courtesy of Eric Jordan.
A bald eagle posing on a sunny day in the wetlands.

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

A bald eagle posing on a sunny day in the wetlands.

White creatures changing with the season

This morning, through the west window, I noticed a flash of white. I looked up from breakfast to see a short-tailed weasel popping from a… Continue reading

A wide-handed hermit crab looks out from its whelk shell.

On the trails: Intertidal highlights

Good low tides (minus four feet) during daylight hours on two days in early April brought us some superior tide-pooling opportunities. We try to do… Continue reading

A wide-handed hermit crab looks out from its whelk shell.

Writer’s Weir: Baula

Stars, waves, air made of salt,the bulk of her risingfrom the sea,the shape of this night—eggs, nest, leatherback. A lumbering, a heaving,a ridged body labors,its enormity… Continue reading

What’s Happening

EVENTS Storytime, every Wednesday at 11 am at the downtown public library, Thursday at the Douglas library and Friday at the Valley library. Taku River flyfishing, Wednesday,… Continue reading

Woosh Kinaadeiyí to host spoken word workshop

Woosh Kinaadeiyí to host a Spoken Word Workshop on Sunday, April 17Woosh Kinaadeiyí will host a spoken word workshop on Sunday, April 17 from 1-4… Continue reading

Juneau Jazz and Classics schedule announced

Juneau Jazz & Classics highlightsFrom its opening night to the final week, Jazz & Classics’ 30th season will get you to lift your heels and… Continue reading

Health insurance enrollment day in Sitka

SEARHC and Sitka Tribe of Alaska host Health Insurance Enrollment Day SITKA—The SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) and the Sitka Tribe of Alaska (STA)… Continue reading

Prince of Wales mining symposium to be held on April 27-28

Prince of Wales Island-Wide Mining Symposium to be held on April 27-28The sixth annual Prince of Wales Island-Wide Mining Symposium will be held on April… Continue reading

Nettles sting in the summer, but if you collect them in the spring, they're delicious. Photo by Corinne Conlon.

Foraging for nettles

I recently found a website showing the Earth’s progression of green as seen from above. In the time lapse, you could see the seasons emerge.… Continue reading

Nettles sting in the summer, but if you collect them in the spring, they're delicious. Photo by Corinne Conlon.
Wind-swept clouds float by. Photo by Kerry Howard.

Art in Unusual Places

The Capital City Weekly welcomes reader-submitted images of art in unusual or unexpected places. Photographers of all levels of ability are invited to send in… Continue reading

Wind-swept clouds float by. Photo by Kerry Howard.