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SALT Alaska Executive Chef Lionel Uddipa’s award-winning Alaska King Crab Risotto is displayed at the Great American Seafood Cookoff on Saturday. Uddipa’s win is the second in three years for a Juneau chef.

Juneau chef wins national competition, crowned King of American Seafood

It was approaching 2 a.m. in New Orleans, and the two Juneau chefs were still perfecting their dish. SALT Executive Chef Lionel Uddipa and sous-chef… Continue reading

SALT Alaska Executive Chef Lionel Uddipa’s award-winning Alaska King Crab Risotto is displayed at the Great American Seafood Cookoff on Saturday. Uddipa’s win is the second in three years for a Juneau chef.
City Hall stands on a quiet morning on June 7, 2017. Three City and Borough of Juneau task forces are set to meet this week, addressing public safety, homelessness and mining. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

Bathrooms for homeless downtown, mining ordinance, public safety on city docket this week

Three City and Borough of Juneau task forces are set to meet this week, all of which are still in their early stages. On Tuesday,… Continue reading

City Hall stands on a quiet morning on June 7, 2017. Three City and Borough of Juneau task forces are set to meet this week, addressing public safety, homelessness and mining. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)
A pedestrian walks by City Hall on June 7, 2017. Elections for the City and Borough Assembly and School Board are Oct. 3, and candidates can officially register starting this Friday, Aug. 4. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

Candidates for city election can file paperwork today

Election season has officially begun. Starting at 8 a.m. today, candidates for the Oct. 3 city election can file paperwork with the City and Borough… Continue reading

A pedestrian walks by City Hall on June 7, 2017. Elections for the City and Borough Assembly and School Board are Oct. 3, and candidates can officially register starting this Friday, Aug. 4. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

Aukeman Triathlon provides natural challenges

As the sun comes up over Auke Lake on Saturday, more than 70 people will line up in their wetsuits and bright swimming caps to… Continue reading

SALT Executive Chef Lionel Uddipa smiles as he prepares his dish for the 2017 Great American Seafood Cookoff. Uddipa will prepare a Dungeness crab risotto to represent Alaska. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

Local chef participates in national seafood competition

Lionel Uddipa is trying to keep the crabs alive. Uddipa, the Executive Chef of SALT in Juneau, has a dish in mind to represent Alaska… Continue reading

SALT Executive Chef Lionel Uddipa smiles as he prepares his dish for the 2017 Great American Seafood Cookoff. Uddipa will prepare a Dungeness crab risotto to represent Alaska. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)
Members of a supported employment program run by REACH, Inc. pose with a supervisor at the Ninth Street Cafe. REACH, an organization that serves those with disabilities, is holding a fundraiser Saturday at the Juneau Arts and Culture Center. (Photo courtesy of REACH)

REACH dances its way into possible future of fundraising

This April, REACH, Inc. Fund Development Director Joann Flora got what she called a “kick in the pants.” She was watching the Kindness & Couture… Continue reading

Members of a supported employment program run by REACH, Inc. pose with a supervisor at the Ninth Street Cafe. REACH, an organization that serves those with disabilities, is holding a fundraiser Saturday at the Juneau Arts and Culture Center. (Photo courtesy of REACH)
This Alaska Department of Transportation and Public diagram illustrates the second phase of the Glacier Highway Reconstruction project. This phase is set to start next spring. (Diagram courtesy of Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities)

First phase of Auke Bay construction nearing completion

The stretch of Glacier Highway just south of the Auke Bay roundabout has changed dramatically in the past four months, and this is only the… Continue reading

This Alaska Department of Transportation and Public diagram illustrates the second phase of the Glacier Highway Reconstruction project. This phase is set to start next spring. (Diagram courtesy of Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities)
City Hall stands on a quiet morning on June 7, 2017. The City and Borough of Juneau voted to approve a new public records policy this week, one that has a national public records expert concerned. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

Expert: Juneau public records policy presents ‘big problem’

After years of not having a uniform process for responding to public records requests, the City and Borough of Juneau finalized one this week. At… Continue reading

City Hall stands on a quiet morning on June 7, 2017. The City and Borough of Juneau voted to approve a new public records policy this week, one that has a national public records expert concerned. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)
Alaska Electric Light and Power Company Lemon Creek operations center in Juneau on Wednesday, July 19, 2017. AEL&P’s parent company Avista is in the process of being sold, and some Juneauites are looking to have AEL&P run locally again. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Businessmen look to keep AEL&P locally run, city supports idea

Juneau’s electric utility is set to change hands in late 2018, but some in Juneau are looking for a way to keep it under local… Continue reading

Alaska Electric Light and Power Company Lemon Creek operations center in Juneau on Wednesday, July 19, 2017. AEL&P’s parent company Avista is in the process of being sold, and some Juneauites are looking to have AEL&P run locally again. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Mayor Ken Koelsch speaks during Monday night’s City and Borough of Juneau Assembly meeting. Koelsch was the only member to vote against considering a document that would have Juneau join the Climate Mayors network and reaffirm Juneau’s commitment to reducing emissions. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

City continues to weigh options on climate stance

The City and Borough of Juneau Assembly’s discussion about whether the city should take a stance on climate change will continue into a third meeting.… Continue reading

Mayor Ken Koelsch speaks during Monday night’s City and Borough of Juneau Assembly meeting. Koelsch was the only member to vote against considering a document that would have Juneau join the Climate Mayors network and reaffirm Juneau’s commitment to reducing emissions. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)
Taxes, climate talk to highlight Assembly meeting

Taxes, climate talk to highlight Assembly meeting

Tonight’s City and Borough of Juneau Assembly is the first meeting since the end of June, and will set up larger decisions down the line… Continue reading

Taxes, climate talk to highlight Assembly meeting
Raymond Gregory, left, Fausto Paulo, Jeannie Lee and Andy Ebona sing during the Douglas Indian Association’s boat trip to Taku Inlet to view traditional village sites on Friday, July 28, 2017.

On the way to Taku Inlet, a love song, a remembrance and Tlingit stories

David Katzeek took the microphone from Paul Marks and paused a moment. Katzeek and Marks, both Tlingit elders, were tag-teaming a part of the Douglas… Continue reading

Raymond Gregory, left, Fausto Paulo, Jeannie Lee and Andy Ebona sing during the Douglas Indian Association’s boat trip to Taku Inlet to view traditional village sites on Friday, July 28, 2017.
THC Alaska head cultivator Naomi Hamb tends to marijuana plants at the company’s Juneau facility on Thursday, July 27, 2017. The business is owned by Ben and Lacy Wilcox, John Nemeth and Tracy LaBarge. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Local company produces, sells concentrated form of cannabis

As he prepared dozens of small capsules that will soon hold cannabis oil, Ben Wilcox reflected on his past. After working for years at a… Continue reading

THC Alaska head cultivator Naomi Hamb tends to marijuana plants at the company’s Juneau facility on Thursday, July 27, 2017. The business is owned by Ben and Lacy Wilcox, John Nemeth and Tracy LaBarge. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Salmon is processed at Alaska Glacier Seafoods on Tuesday, July 25, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Output exceeding expectations for Alaska Glacier Seafoods

Standing between the “filet room” and the “butcher room” at Alaska Glacier Seafoods in Juneau, Peter Hochstoeger explained that these rooms might look totally different… Continue reading

Salmon is processed at Alaska Glacier Seafoods on Tuesday, July 25, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Arboretum Manager and Horticulturalist Merrill Jensen explains the changes at the Jensen-Olson Arboretum’s vegetable garden over the years. The arboretum is celebrating 10 years this Saturday. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)

Jensen-Olson Arboretum celebrates 10th anniversary

During its 10 years of existence, the Jensen-Olson Arboretum has gone from a well-kept secret to a full-blown destination, but very little has changed at… Continue reading

Arboretum Manager and Horticulturalist Merrill Jensen explains the changes at the Jensen-Olson Arboretum’s vegetable garden over the years. The arboretum is celebrating 10 years this Saturday. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire)
Jeff Short is running for a Juneau School District Board of Education seat. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Longtime Juneau resident running for open School Board seat

In his 45 years in Juneau, Jeff Short has never run for public office. Now that he is, he’s doing his legwork. Short, who intends… Continue reading

Jeff Short is running for a Juneau School District Board of Education seat. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

‘New generation’ has business owners optimistic during Alaska Startup Week

Being from a mountainous area of Peru, Zia Boccaccio quickly developed an affinity for the mountains of Southeast Alaska. Boccaccio, who came to Juneau five… Continue reading

Juneau Chief of Police Bryce Johnson, left, hands out a Lifesaving Award to Officer Brian Dallas during the Juneau Police Department’s quarterly awards ceremony on Monday, July 24, 2017. Juneau Chief of Police Bryce Johnson, left, hands out a Lifesaving Award to Officer Brian Dallas during the Juneau Police Department’s quarterly awards ceremony on Monday, July 24, 2017.

Officers, citizens honored for lifesaving efforts

A small crowd gathered in a second-story room at Juneau Police Department headquarters Monday to hear stories of local lifesaving efforts and to honor those… Continue reading

Juneau Chief of Police Bryce Johnson, left, hands out a Lifesaving Award to Officer Brian Dallas during the Juneau Police Department’s quarterly awards ceremony on Monday, July 24, 2017. Juneau Chief of Police Bryce Johnson, left, hands out a Lifesaving Award to Officer Brian Dallas during the Juneau Police Department’s quarterly awards ceremony on Monday, July 24, 2017.
The Gastineau Channel Little League softball team prepares to have its picture taken prior to the Little League Softball West Regional Tournament. The team lost its first two games, and elimination games begin Tuesday. (Photo courtesy of Nicole Adair)

Missed opportunities plague GCLL at West Regional

The opportunities were there for the Gastineau Channel Little League softball team in the first game of its Little League Softball West Regional Tournament, but… Continue reading

The Gastineau Channel Little League softball team prepares to have its picture taken prior to the Little League Softball West Regional Tournament. The team lost its first two games, and elimination games begin Tuesday. (Photo courtesy of Nicole Adair)
Ron Somerville, left, and Doug Larsen, of Territorial Sportsmen Inc., show on Monday, July 17, 2017, a 10-foot wood and fiberglass boat built and donated by Juneau-Douglas High School students. The boat will be a prize for the biggest fish caught by a youth, 16 years and younger, during next month’s Golden North Salmon Derby. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

JDHS class donates boat to Salmon Derby

Salmon Derby Co-Chair Doug Larsen still remembers a small rowboat his dad gave him when he was 12 years old. It lasted him decades before… Continue reading

Ron Somerville, left, and Doug Larsen, of Territorial Sportsmen Inc., show on Monday, July 17, 2017, a 10-foot wood and fiberglass boat built and donated by Juneau-Douglas High School students. The boat will be a prize for the biggest fish caught by a youth, 16 years and younger, during next month’s Golden North Salmon Derby. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)