The Juneau Fourth of July Parade Committee thanks all the sponsors, parade participants and spectators who made the 2017 parade a huge success. The rain… Continue reading
Meet the winner of this year’s sandcastle — or sand-pineapple — challenge at Sandy Beach: Thistle, age 2½. Her mother, Kasey Noziska said that due… Continue reading
This summer, the Juneau-Douglas City Museum is hosting Family Days once a month for local families to visit the museum and enjoy a drop-in activity.… Continue reading
The weekly sport fish report is written by the Alaska Department of Fish &Game and made available to the public on a weekly basis. For… Continue reading
A summertime walk through woods and meadows is almost always good — birds are singing, flowers are blooming, and there’s always nice fresh air. But… Continue reading
There’s a new, probably non-native, invasive species in town, just discovered in late June. It’s a disease-causing fungus (Gemmamyces piceae) that afflicts spruce buds, often… Continue reading
An Alaska Native language advocate, a longtime librarian, an elementary school publishing program, and a project to give free books to children in Alaska’s airports… Continue reading
The Juneau Arts and Humanities Council will soon present Season 44 of the Performing Arts and Culture Concert series, special fundraising event, free community events,… Continue reading
Airplanes have ruined the road trip. I love efficiency and the ability to get to far off places in less time, of course, but there… Continue reading
I cry out as I fall again. Wounded, bleeding, moaning in pain. Still so far to go. Steep mountains are my only sights behind the… Continue reading
“Intertidal” Coppa 917 Glacier Ave. #102 Reception: 4-6 p.m. Local artist Patti Hutchens Jouppi will be opening a collection of 20 new oil paintings titled… Continue reading
I am so weary of doom and gloom action thrillers. Too often are we subjected to burly Rambo types who slow-walked out of their mother’s… Continue reading
When I told my friend Jo (who blogs at www.alaskafloatsmyboat.com) that I was building an outdoor cooler to refrigerate my perishables she said: “When I… Continue reading
Some plants are so commonplace that we fail to see them, even when we are paying attention. I kept hearing about plantains, but I just… Continue reading
Loons are a boon for bioresearch. Much like the canary in the coalmine, the health of these top aquatic predators can translate to an entire… Continue reading
Lou Marincovich’s book “True North: Hunting Fossils Under the Midnight Sun,” published May 15, sheds light on the life of an adventure-seeking paleontologist who, as… Continue reading
This season has been filled with what the Irish call “fine soft days”, and a better climate for transplanting there has never been. This calm… Continue reading
YUKON RIVER — It’s high summer, past the solstice. Everything is alive here on the path of the Trans-Alaska pipeline. Since I started this hike… Continue reading
Hi, Juneau! Having a great Fourth of July? I know I am. Nothing says perennial patriotism like fireworks, saltwater taffy, and that yearly reminder that… Continue reading
Southeast Alaska Independent Living (SAIL) is getting a little extra help in giving aid to Juneau’s senior citizen and disabled communities. The Juneau Community Foundation’s… Continue reading
