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Treadwell comment period extended

The US Forest Service is providing an additional six-day comment period on the Treadwell Ditch Trail Environmental Assessment by accepting comments from Jan. 20 through… Continue reading

Girls on Ice accepting applications

Girls on Ice, a free wilderness education program, is accepting applications now through Jan. 29. Each year, two teams of nine teenage girls and three… Continue reading

Commerce secretary approves halibut bycatch plan

The Secretary of Commerce has approved a fishery management plan amendment to reduce halibut bycatch in four sectors of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands… Continue reading

Writers Weir: Weather Girl

WEATHER GIRLAwfully bright misty lightwraps across the inlet.She heads over the mountains--- chill on chillclouds cooling snow ---Her teenage hair tousled and teasedher sideburns carelessly… Continue reading

Sitka Spruce Celtic Dancers to perform Jan. 23 in Sitka

The Sitka Spruce Celtic Dancers and Sitka Fine Arts Camp invites the public to an evening of Celtic Dance Theater Saturday, Jan. 23 at 7… Continue reading

Tiina Itkonen's "Two Polar Bear Trousers and Three Towels," Greenland, courtesy of the artist.

‘Portraits of Place’ opens at the Anchorage Museum

ANCHORAGE – The predominant stereotype of the Arctic is that it is a place untouched. Yet, people have long found ways to explore and live… Continue reading

Tiina Itkonen's "Two Polar Bear Trousers and Three Towels," Greenland, courtesy of the artist.

State to rebuild Baranof Warm Springs harbor

The Alaska Department of Transportation is seeking bids for a $1 million to $2 million project to rebuild the harbor at Baranof Warm Springs, a… Continue reading

In Cook Inlet, some groups are asking what oil and gas development may do to beluga whale habitat.

Beluga concerns arise for Cook Inlet oil leasing

With the annual lease sale approaching and the Alaska LNG Project proposed to enter Cook Inlet, some groups are asking what oil and gas development… Continue reading

In Cook Inlet, some groups are asking what oil and gas development may do to beluga whale habitat.
Mardi Gras beads decorate a fence, January 14, downtown Juneau.

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

Mardi Gras beads decorate a fence, January 14, downtown Juneau.

Remembering Eva Saulitis

Alaskan poet and marine biologist Eva Saulitis has died of cancer.Saulitis, who lived in Homer, was the author of several books of poetry and prose:… Continue reading

Movie listings

JUNEAUGOLD TOWN NICKELODEONFor complete listings see www.goldtownnick.com.“Room” — Held captive for nearly a decade in a tiny shed converted into a living space, a single… Continue reading

Robert Williams

Sidewalk poll, Jan. 20

What is the best $100 you have ever spent in your life? A few years ago I bought some comic books and made close to $1,000.--… Continue reading

Robert Williams

Alderworks extends deadline for summer residencies in Dyea

Alderworks Alaska Writers and Artists Retreat in Dyea has extended the application period for Summer 2016 residencies through Feb. 15. Two 4-6 week residency periods… Continue reading

UAS kicks off seventh season of Sound and Motion Arts and Culture Series

Juneau Symphony Conductor Troy Quinn will kick off the first event of the University of Alaska Southeast’s Sound and Motion Spring Arts and Culture series… Continue reading

City Museum to host presentations Thursday and Saturday

The Juneau-Douglas City Museum will host an artist talk and a historical program this week. Here’s a look at the details.On Thursday, Jan. 21, from… Continue reading

Capital Steps to perform Sunday

The Juneau Arts & Humanities Council will present a performance by Capitol Steps, a Washington, DC-based comedy troupe, on Sunday Jan. 24, at 7 pm… Continue reading

Fireside Lecture on Alaska State Capitol Jan. 22

The history and contemporary renovation of Alaska’s State Capitol is the subject of the Friday, Jan. 22 free Fireside Lecture at Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center.Wayne… Continue reading

UAS Alumni & Friends “Art and Wine 101” scholarship fundraiser to be held Jan. 30

When Pua Maunu began a solo artist-in-residence stay in the Ernest Gruening Amalga Harbor cabin at the end of August, the weather was less than… Continue reading

Queer Film Fest to benefit Juneau Pride 2016

A collaboration between SEAGLA, the Southeast Alaska LGBTQ Alliance and the Gold Town Nickelodeon will bring a Queer Film Fest to Juneau beginning this weekend.… Continue reading

A clan house is shourded in a sheet of protective plastic inside the permanent gallery under construction at the Alaska State Library, Archives, and Museums building.

CCW: A first look inside the SLAM building

From Willoughby Street, the Father Andrew P. Kashevaroff State Library Archives and Museum Building looks mostly finished, tempting passers-by with glimpses of an interestingly patterned… Continue reading

A clan house is shourded in a sheet of protective plastic inside the permanent gallery under construction at the Alaska State Library, Archives, and Museums building.