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Recent births

Recent births at Bartlett Regional Hospital: • On May 1, Hans Creighton Daugherty, weighing 5 pounds 7 ounces, was born to Sonja Henricksen and Elias… Continue reading

  • May 14, 2017
A racer finishes the Girls on the Run 5K on May 6. (Photo courtesy of Seanna O’Sullivan Photography)

Girls on the Run thank you

On May 6, the Juneau community and Gov. Bill Walker joined AWARE to celebrate the accomplishment of students participating in the Girls on the Run… Continue reading

  • May 14, 2017
A racer finishes the Girls on the Run 5K on May 6. (Photo courtesy of Seanna O’Sullivan Photography)

Friends of the Flags volunteers finish installation

Friends of the Flags volunteers Mike Baxter, Don Beard, Bruce Botelho, Jim Carroll, Chad Cameron, George Fisher, Tom Gill, Dan Kenkel, Charles Payee, Eric Peter,… Continue reading

  • May 14, 2017

Garage sale guide

Discount Furniture here! Hello, Juneau! Did that get your attention? You know what season it is? No, not road construction. I’m talking about garage sale… Continue reading

  • May 14, 2017
  • By GUY UNZICKER

A new mother’s perspective on Mother’s Day

It’s a miracle. I have two hands so I can type this with my prior speed and efficiency, rather than with my newfound skill: typing… Continue reading

  • May 14, 2017
  • By REV. MELISSA ENGEL

Wetlands Cleanup: A Community Success

On a sunny, Saturday morning, April 29, over 100 dedicated and hardworking community volunteers mobilized to remove approximately two and a half tons of trash,… Continue reading

  • May 14, 2017
Some of the books that have recently arrived on the Capital City Weekly’s bookshelf. Mary Catharine Martin | Capital City Weekly

Summer Reading, Alaska-style

Here at the Capital City Weekly, we get a lot of books for review. Sadly, we can’t write about them all. Instead, we try to… Continue reading

Some of the books that have recently arrived on the Capital City Weekly’s bookshelf. Mary Catharine Martin | Capital City Weekly
A sketch from one of Tara’s schoolmates about delivering pizza to bush dwellers with a craving. Photo by Tara Neilson.

Pizza delivery in the wilderness

If there is one luxury bush dwellers envy city dwellers for, it’s pizza delivery. When I was a kid, every teacher of the bush school… Continue reading

A sketch from one of Tara’s schoolmates about delivering pizza to bush dwellers with a craving. Photo by Tara Neilson.
Juneau singer-songwriter Marian Call is seen in August 2016. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Two Juneau artists earn Rasmusson grants

More than 400 Alaskan artists applied for grants from the Rasmuson Foundation, and just 35 were chosen. Two of those artists are from Juneau, and… Continue reading

Juneau singer-songwriter Marian Call is seen in August 2016. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
A male sooty grouse hooting its courtship call. (Bjorn Dihle | For the Juneau Empire)

Spring’s Promise

Note to reader: A lot of hard work has gone into restoring and enhancing the Treadwell Ditch Trail. It's well kept for around 10 miles… Continue reading

A male sooty grouse hooting its courtship call. (Bjorn Dihle | For the Juneau Empire)
Dwarf Patio Peonies are bred for life in containers. (David Lendrum | For the Juneau Empire)

The big sale, a great day

Saturday morning, the day before Mothers Day, at Safeway’s parking lot on the day of the big plant sale, the excitement is palpable as volunteers… Continue reading

Dwarf Patio Peonies are bred for life in containers. (David Lendrum | For the Juneau Empire)
One of the trio of tiny bear cubs at the glacier, watching the world go by from the top of a cottonwood tree. (Photo by Kerry Howard)

Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Southeast Alaska

Reader-submitted images of Mother Nature in Southeast Submit your wild shots: The Empire Outdoors page is looking for superb images of Alaska’s wildlife, scenery or… Continue reading

One of the trio of tiny bear cubs at the glacier, watching the world go by from the top of a cottonwood tree. (Photo by Kerry Howard)
Hairysnails are attached to tubeworms, which will start feeding when the tide covers them, and the snails can then steal prey from the worms. (Kerry Howard | For the Juneau Empire)

Intertidal discoveries include kleptoparasitism

On the next-to-the-lowest tide in late April, some friends and I explored the intertidal zone not far from town. We soon catalogued all the usual… Continue reading

Hairysnails are attached to tubeworms, which will start feeding when the tide covers them, and the snails can then steal prey from the worms. (Kerry Howard | For the Juneau Empire)
Friends of the Flags volunteers who were instrumental in the raising of the state flags along Egan Drive on Saturday, April 29. Front row, left to right: Eric Peter, Tom Gill, Judy Ripley, Jim Carroll, Mike Baxter, Bruce Botelho, Dan Kenkel, John Peterson, Charles Payee. Back row: George Fisher, Don Beard. Not pictured: Brad Waldron and Chad Cameron. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

Friends of the Flags thanks volunteers

Friends of the Flags volunteers who were instrumental in the raising of the state flags along Egan Drive on Saturday, April 29.… Continue reading

  • May 7, 2017
Friends of the Flags volunteers who were instrumental in the raising of the state flags along Egan Drive on Saturday, April 29. Front row, left to right: Eric Peter, Tom Gill, Judy Ripley, Jim Carroll, Mike Baxter, Bruce Botelho, Dan Kenkel, John Peterson, Charles Payee. Back row: George Fisher, Don Beard. Not pictured: Brad Waldron and Chad Cameron. (Photo by Denise Carroll)
SEARHC employee and artist Sydney Akagi painted this mural in one of the exam rooms at the new children’s dental clinic. (Courtesy Photo | SEARHC)

SEARHC celebrates new children’s dental clinic

SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium has opened a new children’s dental clinic in Juneau. The clinic is located on the first floor of the SEARHC… Continue reading

  • May 7, 2017
SEARHC employee and artist Sydney Akagi painted this mural in one of the exam rooms at the new children’s dental clinic. (Courtesy Photo | SEARHC)
TMHS students pose with Rep. Justin Parish, D-Juneau, and Sen. Dennis Egan, D-Juneau, during their field trip at the Alaska State Capitol April 24. (Courtesy Photo)

Photo: TMHS Senior Field Trip

Thunder Mountain High School U.S. Government and Civics students toured the Alaska State Capitol, met with Gov. Bill Walker and had lunch with legislators from… Continue reading

  • May 7, 2017
  • By Juneau Empire
TMHS students pose with Rep. Justin Parish, D-Juneau, and Sen. Dennis Egan, D-Juneau, during their field trip at the Alaska State Capitol April 24. (Courtesy Photo)
Guns N’ Roses and parenting

Guns N’ Roses and parenting

I like to play “name that ‘80s band and why they are important to modern culture” with my children. I’m sure this prepares them for… Continue reading

  • May 7, 2017
  • By TARI STAGE-HARVEY
Guns N’ Roses and parenting

National College Decision Day

Monday, May 1st, 2017. National College Decision Day. In celebration, I set all my college acceptance letters on fire. Unlike many of my peers, I… Continue reading

  • May 7, 2017
  • By TASHA ELIZARDE
Healthy beets alongside those not faring as well. (Corinne Conlon | For the Juneau Empire)

Beets and Boron

Beets are a vegetable that I have worked hard to like. I can tolerate them in dishes, but I don’t find a plate of them… Continue reading

Healthy beets alongside those not faring as well. (Corinne Conlon | For the Juneau Empire)
Migratory birds, like this golden-crowned sparrow, have been dropping in on Juneau lately. (Photo courtesy of Gwen Baluss)

Celebrate International Migratory Bird Day this Saturday

An International Migratory Bird Day celebration will take place at the Juneau Community Garden this Saturday, May 6. The popular day of bird-oriented education is… Continue reading

Migratory birds, like this golden-crowned sparrow, have been dropping in on Juneau lately. (Photo courtesy of Gwen Baluss)