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Eaglecrest Ski Area wants to expand its summer offerings and it hosted a meeting for North Douglas Neighborhood Association. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)

Douglas neighborhood doesn’t want to lose another place to tourists

Neighbors share traffic, crowding and environmental concerns.

Eaglecrest Ski Area wants to expand its summer offerings and it hosted a meeting for North Douglas Neighborhood Association. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)
Junior softball all-stars seek to recreate ‘17 magic

Junior softball all-stars seek to recreate ‘17 magic

Get ready for some softball.

Junior softball all-stars seek to recreate ‘17 magic
Eaglecrest Ski Area wants to expand its summer offerings and is hosting a meeting for North Douglas Neighborhood Association. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)

Live: Neighborhood association weighs in on proposed Eaglecrest plans

Live updates from the neighborhood meeting

Eaglecrest Ski Area wants to expand its summer offerings and is hosting a meeting for North Douglas Neighborhood Association. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)
Eaglecrest Ski Area general manager Dave Scanlan, pictured in the winter of 2017, is planning a handful of public meetings to discuss Eaglecrest’s plans to offer more summer activities. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Summertime radness? Eaglecrest seeks public feedback on adventure center idea

They’ll be at chamber luncheons, neighborhood meetings and public venues.

Eaglecrest Ski Area general manager Dave Scanlan, pictured in the winter of 2017, is planning a handful of public meetings to discuss Eaglecrest’s plans to offer more summer activities. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Man stabbed at Juneau home dies at Seattle hospital

Man stabbed at Juneau home dies at Seattle hospital

A Juneau man who suffered a stab wound to his abdomen two weeks ago has died at a Seattle hospital. Juneau police said 61-year-old Gregory… Continue reading

Man stabbed at Juneau home dies at Seattle hospital
Live: Committee to take New JACC and Centennial Action, hear about Eaglecrest plans

Live: Committee to take New JACC and Centennial Action, hear about Eaglecrest plans

Live updates from the Public Works and Facilities Committee meeting

Live: Committee to take New JACC and Centennial Action, hear about Eaglecrest plans
Cops top Mount Roberts to remember fallen officers

Cops top Mount Roberts to remember fallen officers

Troopers, police and corrections were all represented.

Cops top Mount Roberts to remember fallen officers
Opinion: It’s time we earned our PFDs

Opinion: It’s time we earned our PFDs

Let’s void the notion PFDs are an entitlement.

  • Jun 30, 2019
  • By Rich Moniak
Opinion: It’s time we earned our PFDs
Share goodness and #sharegoodness

Share goodness and #sharegoodness

Find little ways to show people you care.

  • Jun 30, 2019
  • By Donna Leigh For the Juneau Empire
Share goodness and #sharegoodness
DIY — How Hard Could It Be?

DIY — How Hard Could It Be?

Just call me Caulk Woman.

  • Jun 30, 2019
  • By Peggy McKee Barnhill For the Juneau Empire
DIY — How Hard Could It Be?
Drones on ice: Scientists take to the air to study Suicide Basin

Drones on ice: Scientists take to the air to study Suicide Basin

Homegrown drone piloting.

Drones on ice: Scientists take to the air to study Suicide Basin
Photos: Pickleballers at Cope Park

Photos: Pickleballers at Cope Park

Fast paced game a hit.

Photos: Pickleballers at Cope Park
This ‘American sport’ has hooked some Juneauties

This ‘American sport’ has hooked some Juneauties

Join the pickleball party.

This ‘American sport’ has hooked some Juneauties
Capitol Live: Juneau delegation responds to governor’s vetoes

Capitol Live: Juneau delegation responds to governor’s vetoes

They weigh in on a budget that will impact all Alaskans

Capitol Live: Juneau delegation responds to governor’s vetoes
Juneau father, son and dog helped save injured eagle

Juneau father, son and dog helped save injured eagle

A man’s (and eagle’s) best friend.

Juneau father, son and dog helped save injured eagle
A screenshot from the Coast Guard video of the rescue, released to the public Friday.

Update: Injured climber dies after being rescued off Mendenhall Towers

He was a 23-year-old climber from Washington.

A screenshot from the Coast Guard video of the rescue, released to the public Friday.
Amalga Harbor plan OK’d with some big changes

Amalga Harbor plan OK’d with some big changes

Not everyone pleased with the outcome.

Amalga Harbor plan OK’d with some big changes
Opinion: Stop attacking our reproductive health care

Opinion: Stop attacking our reproductive health care

I have spent my entire career working with women.

  • Jun 28, 2019
  • By Alix Curtain
Opinion: Stop attacking our reproductive health care
Juneau bicyclist races 4,200 miles from Oregon to Virginia in 20 days — and nearly won

Juneau bicyclist races 4,200 miles from Oregon to Virginia in 20 days — and nearly won

No pain, no gain.

Juneau bicyclist races 4,200 miles from Oregon to Virginia in 20 days — and nearly won
Bruno Malecha and his mother, Jen, watch people fish at the Wayside Park on Channel Drive on Tuesday, June 25, 2019. Bruno, who has Type 1 diabetes, will be traveling to Washington, D.C., this summer to lobby members of Congress to support T1D research. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Mr. Malecha goes to Washington: Local with Type 1 diabetes advocates for research funding

From the capital city to the nation’s capital.

Bruno Malecha and his mother, Jen, watch people fish at the Wayside Park on Channel Drive on Tuesday, June 25, 2019. Bruno, who has Type 1 diabetes, will be traveling to Washington, D.C., this summer to lobby members of Congress to support T1D research. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)