The City and Borough of Juneau and the Douglas Indian Association are partnering to add a Tlingit name to Gastineau Elementary, to further acknowledge racial… Continue reading
On Thursday night, Juneau voters had their first look at the complete field of candidates in the Oct. 3 municipal election. Every candidate had a… Continue reading
Update: The Empire received a statement from an individual who says he saw Loretto Jones pulling out two campaign signs. This article has been updated… Continue reading
Juneau voters only have three weeks until the Oct. 3 election, and two events Thursday will allow people to get to know the candidates and… Continue reading
His work hangs in homes of family and friends throughout Southeast Alaska, but Thomas Bell doesn’t have a home of his own. The elderly Tlingit… Continue reading
Dealing with disasters in Alaska isn’t quite like dealing with disasters in the Lower 48, Red Cross Disaster Program Manager Andrew Bogar believes. The Red… Continue reading
Two years ago, seniors flooded the Assembly Chambers at City Hall to make their voice heard about proposed restrictions to the senior sales tax exemption.… Continue reading
The situation in the shared parking lot between Centennial Hall and the Juneau Arts and Culture Center has been frustrating for patrons of both buildings,… Continue reading
It’s been years since Juneau has had a vibrant burlesque scene, and Rachael Byrd hopes that’s starting to change. Byrd, who has lived in town… Continue reading
A.J. Wilson’s parents have always told him that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Now, the seventh grader at Dzantik’i Heeni Middle… Continue reading
More than 30 people showed up to Thursday night’s Harbor Live-aboard Community Meeting, ready to talk about a variety of pressing topics. They spent the… Continue reading
Update: The sale is now final, Alaska Mental HealthTrust Authority spokesperson Carley Lawrence confirmed Friday. -- A local company is close to taking a major… Continue reading
Former Rep. Bill Hudson and his wife Lucy wanted to stay in Juneau, but they couldn’t. When Lucy developed frontal-lobe dementia and needed what Bill… Continue reading
Andy Hughes had made up his mind. Though he’d run for a seat on the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly before, he wasn’t going… Continue reading
Their days aren’t as exciting as they used to be, and that’s exactly how they want it. Finishing a morning shift as a barista/bartender at… Continue reading
The new owner of Juneau’s electric utility has “no interest” in selling it to local owners. Hydro One, a Canadian power company, agreed in July… Continue reading
They spoke like old friends, though one was handing the other an eviction notice. Officer Ken Colon of the Juneau Police Department gave Tapia Church… Continue reading
Winter is approaching, and Juneau’s increasingly large homeless population needs a place to go. At the request of the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly… Continue reading
The ballot for the Oct. 3 election is set, with the public set to decide on two initiatives in addition to the Assembly and Board… Continue reading
After multiple months of consideration, the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly voted Monday to make a public commitment to its climate efforts. The resolution,… Continue reading
