Clara Miller

From left to right: Desire Jamestown, Angoon YCC member; Mitch Brooks, Hecla-Greens Creek Environmental Engineer; Dixie George, Angoon YCC member; Edie Leghorn, SEACC partner and YCC Crew Work Leader; Chrissy Post, USFS Wilderness Ranger; Kevin Mitchell, Angoon YCC member; Jared Williams, Angoon High School teacher and Angoon YCC Crew Supervisor; Kevin Hood, USFS wilderness program manager; Chad VanOrmer, Admiralty Island Monument Ranger.  Ceremony took place  Friday, Oct. 21 at Angoon High School.

Cultivating conservation ethics in Angoon youth

At 96 miles long and about 30 miles wide, there’s a lot of land for the U.S. Forest Service to preserve on Admiralty Island. Luckily,… Continue reading

From left to right: Desire Jamestown, Angoon YCC member; Mitch Brooks, Hecla-Greens Creek Environmental Engineer; Dixie George, Angoon YCC member; Edie Leghorn, SEACC partner and YCC Crew Work Leader; Chrissy Post, USFS Wilderness Ranger; Kevin Mitchell, Angoon YCC member; Jared Williams, Angoon High School teacher and Angoon YCC Crew Supervisor; Kevin Hood, USFS wilderness program manager; Chad VanOrmer, Admiralty Island Monument Ranger.  Ceremony took place  Friday, Oct. 21 at Angoon High School.
Jocelyn Miles, owner of Spuds-A-Plenty, and employee Cesar Bedillo serve food from "the spud shack" located behind the Juneau Job Center on Egan Drive on Friday.

Spuds-A-Plenty: Get your taters here

Juneau has become quite the “foodie” destination — the capital city was even featured in Vogue magazine this month for its restaurant fare. Now another… Continue reading

Jocelyn Miles, owner of Spuds-A-Plenty, and employee Cesar Bedillo serve food from "the spud shack" located behind the Juneau Job Center on Egan Drive on Friday.
The Bartlett Regional Hospital baby boxes contain a small bed pad and covering, diapers, books and other things to help a family getting started with a new baby.

For Juneau babies, safe sleep comes in a box

On a sunny Wednesday morning at Bartlett Beginnings Family Birth Center, new mom Kaity Conrad set down her 10-day-old daughter Amelia into what looked like… Continue reading

The Bartlett Regional Hospital baby boxes contain a small bed pad and covering, diapers, books and other things to help a family getting started with a new baby.

Baby Fair today creates one-stop shop for young families

Having a baby can be stressful, but there are a lot of services and support systems in Juneau that can help families. These organizations spread… Continue reading

Eighth-graders Joselle Lopez, left, and Luna Ewing work on making their grilled-cheese sandwiches during a Life Skills class at Dzantik'i Heeni Middle School on Thursday.

Underfunded Juneau middle school cooking class raising money

On a recent morning at Dzantik’i Heeni Middle School, students clustered around their Life Skills teacher Jessie Kovach as she demonstrated how to make panini.… Continue reading

Eighth-graders Joselle Lopez, left, and Luna Ewing work on making their grilled-cheese sandwiches during a Life Skills class at Dzantik'i Heeni Middle School on Thursday.
Artist Sarah Davies welcomes people to the opening of her 100Stone project on the beach at Point Woronzof in Anchorage on Dec. 5, 2015. The enormous project aims to shine a light on the struggles people have with mental health issues.

Giving form to vulnerability: 100Stone artist kicks off series highlighting mental health issues

Last winter at Point Woronzof in Anchorage, 85 gray figures faced the ocean. As the tide rose, it was as if they were slowly walking… Continue reading

Artist Sarah Davies welcomes people to the opening of her 100Stone project on the beach at Point Woronzof in Anchorage on Dec. 5, 2015. The enormous project aims to shine a light on the struggles people have with mental health issues.
Terry White on Mount Bierstadt.

Juneau man with multiple myeloma to climb Mount Kilimanjaro to raise cancer awareness

When most people fundraise, they do a bake sale or car wash, sometimes even host an event or run a marathon. But not Terry White… Continue reading

Terry White on Mount Bierstadt.
Quiet Defiance: Alaska's Empty Chair Story will be released during First Friday, Oct. 7 from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Mendenhall Valley Public Library, and on Saturday, Oct. 8 from 10:30 a.m.-noon at the Juneau-Douglas City Museum. Complimentary copies available.

Local writer chronicles Juneau’s Japanese-American incarceration

“How do you put your life in a suitcase and leave?”That was the question the Japanese-Americans of Juneau had to answer when they were being… Continue reading

Quiet Defiance: Alaska's Empty Chair Story will be released during First Friday, Oct. 7 from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Mendenhall Valley Public Library, and on Saturday, Oct. 8 from 10:30 a.m.-noon at the Juneau-Douglas City Museum. Complimentary copies available.
Teacher Hans Chester, left, and Barbara Cadiente-Nelson, center, thank elder Selina Everson for speaking to students, teachers and parents celebrating Orange Shirt Day in the Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Friday.

Tlingit elders recall forced boarding school history, language suppression

On Friday morning, elementary school-aged children wearing bright orange T-shirts danced and sang in Tlingit in front of their teachers, family and other community members… Continue reading

Teacher Hans Chester, left, and Barbara Cadiente-Nelson, center, thank elder Selina Everson for speaking to students, teachers and parents celebrating Orange Shirt Day in the Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Friday.
Conceptual design out for the new Juneau arts complex

Conceptual design out for the new Juneau arts complex

Juneau has got its first peek at what its new Juneau Arts and Culture Center may look like. If everything goes according to plan, you… Continue reading

Conceptual design out for the new Juneau arts complex
The family crests of George Suckinaw James Jr. who is from the First House of Kuiu Island.

Preserving petroglyphs

Some may call Alaska “The Last Frontier,” but evidence of Alaska Natives’ thousands of years here is etched right into the rocks. Hundreds — perhaps… Continue reading

The family crests of George Suckinaw James Jr. who is from the First House of Kuiu Island.

Willoughby District development update

The Juneau Economic Development Council on Wednesday held a community meeting to provide updates on improvements to the Willoughby District, an ongoing effort between landowners… Continue reading

Pit bulls at Humane Society seek forever-homes

On a Wednesday afternoon, Animal Control Officer Karen Wood brought out a 2-year old pit bull from her kennel at the Gastineau Humane Society to… Continue reading

Graduates move their tassles from right to left during commencement for the University of Alaska Southeast the UAS Recreation Center in May 2015.

UAS program encourages adults to get their college degrees

This summer the University of Alaska Southeast’s Finish College Alaska program launched, and with it, the plan to increase the number of degree-toting adults.Twenty-nine percent… Continue reading

Graduates move their tassles from right to left during commencement for the University of Alaska Southeast the UAS Recreation Center in May 2015.
Jim Miller, owner of the Juneau Rubber Stamp Co. and father of this photographer, shows off a Waco YMF-5 bi-plane.

Celebrate Ride the Wind Day the Juneau way

This Tuesday, Aug. 23, is National Ride the Wind Day, and there’s lots of diverse ways we can celebrate.A quick note if, like me, you… Continue reading

Jim Miller, owner of the Juneau Rubber Stamp Co. and father of this photographer, shows off a Waco YMF-5 bi-plane.
Kimberly Savland is the owner of Alaska Academy of Advanced Cosmetology located on Industrial Blvd.

Juneau beauty school to become more affordable

On Monday morning, two students shuffled out of Juneau’s standard drizzle and into the Alaska Academy of Advanced Cosmetology to start another day of school.“I… Continue reading

Kimberly Savland is the owner of Alaska Academy of Advanced Cosmetology located on Industrial Blvd.
Amanda Falls and her daughter, Le'Neaha DeTienne, paint the inside of a new daycare facility at Pavitt Health & Fitness in July.

Mother-daughter team paint mural for Pavitt’s childcare center

Pavitt Health and Fitness will be opening a childcare center for their gym users in the building next door. Parents will be able to drop… Continue reading

Amanda Falls and her daughter, Le'Neaha DeTienne, paint the inside of a new daycare facility at Pavitt Health & Fitness in July.
Genesis Ransom straightens shirts at The AP Showroom in the Merchants Wharf on Wednesday. The new store has its grand opening on Friday.

First Friday: Meet two new businesses

For those who will be roaming downtown tonight for First Friday, take note because there’s two new businesses in town.First, the AP Showroom inside the… Continue reading

Genesis Ransom straightens shirts at The AP Showroom in the Merchants Wharf on Wednesday. The new store has its grand opening on Friday.
Erik Scholl, owner of Gla-Scholl Grinds, has opened a new stand at the Alaska Club's valley location, now serving acai bowls.

From one rainforest to another: acai bowls

People started gathering outside of the Alaska Club’s Mendenhall Valley location midafternoon on July 18. With the sweltering summer weather, it wasn’t the gym that… Continue reading

Erik Scholl, owner of Gla-Scholl Grinds, has opened a new stand at the Alaska Club's valley location, now serving acai bowls.
Dr. Karen Carey is the new Provost at the University of Alaska Southeast.

Introducing the new UAS provost

Meet Dr. Karen Carey, the new University of Alaska Southeast provost, who was announced last week after a year long, national search. She replaces former… Continue reading

Dr. Karen Carey is the new Provost at the University of Alaska Southeast.