New superintendent of Mt. Edgecumbe High School namedJanelle Vanasse of Bethel has been named superintendent and director of Mt. Edgecumbe High School, the state-operated boarding… Continue reading
Norwegian breakfastA Norwegian Breakfast “Frokost” will be served to the public on Saturday, April 9 from 9 a.m.-noon at the Juneau Yacht Club, Aurora Harbor.… Continue reading
Latseen Running CampSealaska Heritage’s Latseen Running Camp is open for registration. The Camp focuses on the cultural values Haa Latseen (Our Strength), and Haa Aaní… Continue reading
The Juneau Arts and Humanities Council calls for artists to submit a graphic of their own creation to be used as the first-ever design on… Continue reading
Skip Schiel, a Cambridge, Mass.-based photojournalist, will present his movie-in-progress, “Gaza’s Israeli Neighbors: Courageous Israelis advocating for talks, not tanks, diplomacy not war” on April… Continue reading
The Juneau Student Symphony will hold two different “Spring is in the Air” performances as part of its spring concert series in the month of… Continue reading
CUSTOM GUITARS & MUSICThe CanvasGeorge Gress started making custom guitars from Alaskan woods a year and a half ago and is just finishing up his… Continue reading
A silhouette against gray winter sky,his tucked-tight wingsshed the cold drizzle.It’s difficult just nowto imagine him in sunlight,head and tail glistening whiteas he glides on… Continue reading
Nestled in Keku Strait on Kupreanof Island is the Tlingit village of Kake. Around 600 people are lucky enough to call this community home. With… Continue reading
NAMI Juneau will host its annual spring fundraiser, the third annual Comedy for a Cause, this Friday, April 1 from 7–8:30 p.m.Local humorists and storytellers… Continue reading
“They’re psycho crows!” my friend exclaimed. “Every day. Four o’clock in the morning. Caw! Caw! Caw! They’re driving me crazy.” I sympathized with her. It… Continue reading
There’s a moment during the spring when things start to come together. With the realization that the new life season is here comes clarity and… Continue reading
Last week was full of wonder. We enjoyed beautiful, sunny days, walks in the gorgeous Tongass National Forest and the much anticipated Il Bocca Al… Continue reading
Simply put, idioms are the way we say things, and there’s no rhyme or reason to them. Prepositions, for instance — those little words like… Continue reading
For local sisters Frances Jones and Sara Clauder, entrepreneurship seems to come naturally. It took less than six weeks for their budding business to go… Continue reading
If a fisherman gets 50 cents a pound for his reds, how can the fish fetch $10, $15 or more at retail counters?“It’s all the… Continue reading
EVENTS In the Next Room, or The Vibrator Play, March 11-April 3, Perseverance Theatre. The play takes place at the dawn of the age of electricity.… Continue reading
It’s not a secret that I have a dislike for baking. I don’t really care to bake because it is scientific and requires precise measurements,… Continue reading
Preparing Indigenous Teachers and Administrators for Alaska Schools, a scholarship program through the University of Alaska Southeast, is designed to help Alaska Natives earn a… Continue reading
Photos by Konrad Frank | For the Juneau EmpireCarpenters in Action begin renovation Saturday morning at the Juneau Skate Park.… Continue reading
