On Jan. 22, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, announced the names of 47 young Alaskans whom she is nominating to the U.S. Military Service Academies… Continue reading
Alaska’s fishing fleet may be graying, but there isn’t much gray at the sixth annual Alaska Young Fishermen’s Summit, hosted by the Alaska Sea Grant… Continue reading
The International Pacific Halibut Commission raised halibut quota for the second time in as many years, adding a glimmer of hope to a fishery troubled… Continue reading
Southeast Alaskans concerned about British Columbian mines under development in transboundary watersheds continue to push for the involvement of the International Joint Commission, which resolves… Continue reading
• Base: 0• Top: 0• Base: 0• Top: 0• Base: 7 inches• Top: 93 inches• Base: 38 F• Top: 32 F• Base: 10 mph• Top:… Continue reading
SITKA–The Tongass National Forest is proposing new outfitter and guide allocations on the Tongass National Forest marine shoreline zone to be consistent with the 2008… Continue reading
Alaska Department of Fish and Game biologist Stephanie Sell, now based in Juneau, will talk about her time as Sanctuary Manager on Round Island, part… Continue reading
Eaglecrest Ski Area, which closed Thursday, will reopen for skiing and snowboarding across the whole mountain on Saturday, Jan. 30. Porcupine, Hooter, and Ptarmigan chairlifts… Continue reading
Applications are currently being accepted for three vacancies on the nine-member Ketchikan State Parks Citizen Advisory Board for the term beginning in mid-February. The board… Continue reading
The Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center’s free Fireside Lecture on Friday, Jan. 29 will be presented by local photographer and guide Laurent Dick. He will take… Continue reading
It’s not bedtime quite yet for at least three bears in the Juneau area — one in the Auke Bay ferry terminal area, one downtown… Continue reading
On a muddy beach on Barter Island, near the still waters of the Beaufort Sea, small polar bear prints mixed with the track of a… Continue reading
We marvel at the flight of hummingbirds, the songs of humpback whales, or a mountain goat leaping from ledge to ledge. Good! But small things… Continue reading
The Juneau Bridge Club is offering a 9-week beginner bridge class starting Feb. 2 in downtown Juneau from 6-8 pm. Cost is $40, which includes… Continue reading
Last fall I got an email from a lovely young woman, Theresa. She is with BAM (Body and Mind, Before and After Middle School) and… Continue reading
A single Chinook salmon is worth almost three barrels of oil.The winter kings being caught by Southeast Alaska trollers are averaging 10 pounds each with… Continue reading
I’m ready.This sort of thing happens this time of year. The novelty of the cold is getting stale and old. I want the sun to… Continue reading
“Kidnapped” now in bookstores; reading scheduled“Kidnapped by Muslim Rebels,” Juneau couple Loy and Ludy Maturan’s true account of the days they and their seven-month-old granddaughter… Continue reading
Imagine a world where playwrights step on stage, write and perform an entire play before your eyes. Imagine no longer, as Sarah Shoemaker and Michael… Continue reading
San Francisco-area acting instructor Sarah Shoemaker is coming to Juneau for Sweatin’ to the Improv - a workshop to help you design your custom improvisational… Continue reading
