Recent births at Bartlett Regional Hospital• A son, Corbin Parker Hall, weighing 7 lbs. 9 oz., was born to Heidi and Dennis Hall of Juneau… Continue reading
Coppa co-owner Marc Wheeler returned Sunday from Penn State University where he attended the 124th annual Ice Cream Short Course. At the end of the… Continue reading
Applications are being accepted by the Holland America Line and Princess Cruises Community Advisory Boards (CABs) for grants to local service and nonprofit groups in… Continue reading
Six students were recognized at Thunder Mountain High School’s January student recognition, two of which recently graduated: Gage Edwards and T Iputi.Junior Janae Reese was… Continue reading
On Jan. 21 the Juneau Economic Development Council announced the appointment of two new members to its Board of Directors, as well as the reappointment… Continue reading
Alaska Robotics Gallery has invited cartoonist and queer activist Anna Bongiovanni to Juneau where she will give two different workshops on Feb. 4 and 6.Bongiovanni… Continue reading
Liz Clark, vice president,on behalf of Gastineau Humane Society… Continue reading
The Mendenhall Flying Lions would like to, once again, thank the Juneau community for their tremendous support for our annual Light Flight event.Every year hundreds… Continue reading
The senators of the 29th Alaska Legislature thanks the city of Juneau for its hospitality and offers special thanks to all of the many volunteers… Continue reading
The Juneau Raptor Center would like to thank the Juneau Community Foundation’s Great Blue Heron Fund for their generous grant of $1,000! This grant was… Continue reading
In mid August of 1901, the SS Islander, a 240-foot luxury steamer deemed “unsinkable” and designed specifically for the Inside Passage, set sail from Skagway.… Continue reading
FAIRBANKS — U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan is looking to stop a proposed U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ban on some bear, wolf and coyote hunts… Continue reading
The Empire Outdoors page is looking for superb images of Alaska’s wildlife, scenery or plant life. Send your photos via email to outdoors@juneauempire.com. For all… Continue reading
It turns out polar bears and yellow cedar trees have something common. So do ice seals and red cedars. That commonality: One is negatively impacted… Continue reading
The little brown bird that we have long called the winter wren nests in forests across northern North America and Eurasia (plus a bit in… Continue reading
Outdoor Recreation and Community Access (ORCA) adaptive instructors Megan Ahleman and Sean O’Neill demonstrate how to use stand-up outriggers and a mono ski, adaptive equipment… Continue reading
The ice floating on top of the world covers pretty much the entire Arctic Ocean in midwinter. By late summer it shrinks to half that… Continue reading
Steve Kocsis, who teaches astronomy at the University of Alaska, Southeast, will present ‘100 years of Einstein’s General Theory’ at the Marie Drake Planetarium on… Continue reading
Today’s Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center Fireside Lecture, the third of the season, will focus on the history of Alaska’s Capitol. Local architect Wayne Jensen will… Continue reading
WRANGELL—Permits will soon become available for those wanting an opportunity to view bears at Anan Wildlife Observatory this summer. Starting Feb. 1 at 8 a.m.,… Continue reading
