Submit your wild shots: The Empire Outdoors page is looking for superb images of Alaska’s wildlife, scenery or plant life. Send your photos to: Outdoors… Continue reading
Unlike most people who attended the Alaska Design Forum’s workshop, I hadn’t read any of Joel Salatin’s books. I barely knew his name. I was… Continue reading
As a young professional, I was interested in animals — how they make a living, how they raise offspring, how they behave. Plants were just… Continue reading
With one year in the books, the Alaska Forest Fund (AFF) is throwing a party. The celebration will take place from 10-11 a.m. Tuesday, May… Continue reading
At first glance she’s merely a stain on the beach visible only at low tide at the head of Nahku Bay, also known as Long… Continue reading
Advice: If you ever want to feel old, visit a high school. I guarantee you will feel old within seconds. Evidence: When I was 14,… Continue reading
This year’s Grand Marshals for the Fourth of July parade are Rosa L. Miller, Jim Triplette, Bea Findlay and Selina Everson. Each are treasured longtime… Continue reading
Recent births at Bartlett Regional Hospital: • On May 7, Alana Belle Thomas, a daughter, weighing 5 pounds, 9 ounces, was born to Teresa Jeans… Continue reading
Thanks to the people of Juneau and Douglas for their overwhelming generosity for another successful Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive that was held on May… Continue reading
Streptopus amplexifolius has long been one of my favorite plants to munch. In the spring, I like to pick the curled leaves with their strong… Continue reading
The Alaska Community Foundation (ACF) and Alaska Children’s Trust (ACT) on May 4 announced the 2017 recipients of grants to support youth suicide prevention in… Continue reading
Break out the white wine and Dansko clogs — it’s Mother’s Day 2017. Today, we honor the women who gave us life (and mom jeans),… Continue reading
The University of Alaska Southeast has announced its Faculty of Excellence for 2017. Five professors and instructors were awarded, four from the Sitka campus and… Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
