In October, Capital City Weekly’s Mary Catharine Martin reported on an impressive region-wide effort to document and understand the effects of environmental change across Southeast… Continue reading
As part of last week’s Tlingit Clan Conference at Centennial Hall, the Juneau Public Library set up a listening room where conference attendees could hear… Continue reading
Sealaska Heritage Institute will sponsor its annual noon lecture series to celebrate Native American Heritage Month and Walter Soboleff Day in November.This year’s lineup includes… Continue reading
“Blonde Indian: An Alaska Native Memoir” by Ernestine Hayes. 173 pages, 2006, University of Arizona Press, $16.95 Ernestine Hayes’ genre defying debut takes its shape from… Continue reading
A team of researchers recording the sounds of whales in Alaska’s Arctic have recorded humpback whales singing in the Chukchi Sea, something previously thought to… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Woolly mammoths and other large ice age mammals thrived in northern Alaska until environmental changes turned grasslands into peat and rising sea levels… Continue reading
Anyone who’s been on an airplane knows the unique mixture of fear and illusion that underscores the flying experience.Besides the obvious fear of flying, which… Continue reading
The Thunder Mountain Cross Country Team would like to thank Keith, Rod and all the folks at the Canton Asian Bistro for supporting us in… Continue reading
Juneau Senior Center MenuMonday, Nov. 2Swedish Meatballs & GravyPastaBroccoliTossed SaladTuesday, Nov. 3Macaroni and Cheese with HamZucchini & CarrotsPerfection SaladWednesday, Nov. 4Honey Glazed HamRoll Sweet PotatoSukiyaki… Continue reading
MRV Architects won the Merit Award for their design of the Walter Soboleff Center as part of Alaska Architectural Firms’ 2015 Design Awards.AIA Alaska Design… Continue reading
Recent births at Bartlett Regional Hospital• A daughter, Teagan Mae Ladd, weighing 7 lbs. 7 oz., was born to Tammy and Eric Ladd of Juneau… Continue reading
On Nov. 7, the Mendenhall Flying Lions Club will hold its 20th annual barbecue at McGivney’s Sports Bar & Grill to benefit the American Diabetes… Continue reading
The Haa Aaní Community Development Fund and The Nature Conservancy in Alaska have received the 2015 International Economic Development Council Silver Award in recognition of… Continue reading
Fall is a time of harvesting. We reap the results of seeds that were planted with a hope, a prayer and a handful of dirt… Continue reading
United Way of Southeast Alaska released Get Connected 2.0, a mobile-friendly tool networking individuals with organizations.“Think of it as a dating service between regional non-profit… Continue reading
The U.S. Forest Service is asking for public input as it considers whether to raise rental rates for 184 public cabins in the Chugach and… Continue reading
The Rasmuson Foundation has announced $826,634 in third-quarter grants across the state, and the list includes several in Juneau.The grant list was announced Thursday.The Southeast… Continue reading
The federal Tongass National Forest Advisory Committee will meet in Ketchikan from Dec. 1-3, according to a notice published in the Federal Register on Friday.The… Continue reading
Next Wednesday, local biologist, photographer, author and naturalist Bob Armstrong will give a presentation on how Southeast Alaskan animals — from spiders to deer —… Continue reading
DENVER — Colorado ski season is underway with not one but two resorts to choose from.Both Arapahoe Basin and Loveland ski areas began operating their… Continue reading
