The Southeast Regional Resource Center’s Learning Connection is recruiting students and accepting applications for free training through several workforce development programs. • Construction and welding… Continue reading
The Juneau Sister Cities committee would like to once again thank the community of Juneau for welcoming the Royal Canadian Mounted Police from our Sister… Continue reading
Kean Buss of Juneau recently attended and graduated from Space Academy at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. The… Continue reading
On behalf of REACH, I would like to express our sincere appreciation to all the wonderful folks who came to our event, “Let’s Dance,” on… Continue reading
Thank you, Juneau Empire, for promoting Flag Day and Independence Day events in Douglas and Juneau. The Douglas Fourth of July Committee wishes to thank… Continue reading
Helping Hands would like to thank everyone that supported us at our auction and dinner. It was a great success and to see our great… Continue reading
Alan Kent Akiyama, Reed College graduate of the class of 1982, has established a scholarship in memory of his parents, Dr. Henry I. Akiyama, Reed… Continue reading
Young children naturally explore, investigate, wonder and ask questions about the environment around them. Observe a group of young children in the sand or in… Continue reading
The Empire Outdoors page is looking for superb images of Alaska’s wildlife, scenery or plant life. Send your photos to: Outdoors Editor, outdoors@juneauempire.com. For all… Continue reading
Late one evening in July, a young man and woman were driving on Thane Road. They noticed something that looked like a bird in the… Continue reading
The upland part of this trail is full of ups and downs, roots, and (in wet weather) mudholes, and a messy camp mars a nice… Continue reading
It’s a cloudy Tuesday in July. At 4 a.m., it’s already light out, and Jeff Feldpausch and Mike Smith are preparing for a trip up… Continue reading
The day was Sept. 11, 2001. While my mom and I stared in horrified disbelief at the live footage of a jetliner crashing into a… Continue reading
Most of the gardens in Southeast Alaska are spring gardens, they come into color early, pushing the snow aside and popping up with golden Daffodils,… Continue reading
In early August, I went up Gold Ridge in hopes of finding the big, blue, broad-petalled gentian in bloom. Being a rather impatient sort, I’d… Continue reading
Recent births at Bartlett Regional Hospital: • On July 29, a daughter, Hayden Joanne McCay, weighing 8 pounds, was born to Kelsey Lambe of Petersburg.… Continue reading
United Way of Southeast Alaska announced this week that it will be hosting the AmeriCorps program. AmeriCorps has a long history of service in Juneau… Continue reading
The accessories — an embroidered hat, a bright scarf, floral bicycle basket and of course a little dog named Dexter — make this image. Anny… Continue reading
This summer, the City Museum is hosting Family Days once a month for local families to visit the museum and enjoy a drop-in activity. Adults… Continue reading
Focusing on youth programs and services, the Juneau Community Foundation is granting nearly $30,000 to 12 Southeast Alaska organizations. The money is from the foundation’s… Continue reading
