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This Day in Juneau History: Feb. 23, 1987

On Feb. 23, 1987, Alaska House lawmakers voted 22-17 to transfer all of the $426 million from the Alaska budget reserve to the general fund… Continue reading

“Signing of the Alaska Treaty” by Emanuel Leutze will be on display in Alaska during its sesquicentennial year. (Courtesy image)

Historic painting comes to Alaska

The “Signing of the Alaska Treaty,” widely considered Alaska’s most important historic painting, it will be displayed in Alaska for the first time. It arrived… Continue reading

  • Feb 19, 2017
“Signing of the Alaska Treaty” by Emanuel Leutze will be on display in Alaska during its sesquicentennial year. (Courtesy image)

Guy About Town: Help for a town made of people

Hey, all! I hope you’ve been having a healthy, enjoyable January despite the meteorological mood swings. Like seriously, it’s like it can’t decide whether it… Continue reading

  • Feb 19, 2017
  • By GUY UNZICKER

Student recognitions: Cummings graduates from Fort Hays, Uchityl makes Northeastern dean’s list

Christopher M. Cummings Christopher M. Cummings of Juneau graduated from Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas, in the fall 2016 semester with a Bachelor of… Continue reading

  • Feb 19, 2017

A big thank you to Bartlett Hospital’s cardiac rehabilitation department

Thank you to the staff and patients of Bartlett’s Cardiac Rehabilitation Department for their donation of baby food. This much-needed donation is critical for providing… Continue reading

  • Feb 19, 2017
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Family Promise of Juneau receives $3,500 donation

Family Promise of Juneau Executive Director Joann Flora and Board Chairperson Tari Stage-Harvey receive a check for $3,500 from the Episcopal Deanery of Southeast Alaska… Continue reading

  • Feb 19, 2017
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Grace-filled love: Juneau kids adorably define love

I hope you had opportunity to share love with someone special this past Valentine’s Day. Some kids were asked the question, “What is love?” This… Continue reading

  • Feb 19, 2017
  • By DAN WIESE
Zane Jones (Courtesy Photo)

Recognition: Juneau resident earns state architect license

MRV Architects is proud to announce that Zane Jones has passed all exams required for licensing as an architect in the state of Alaska, and… Continue reading

  • Feb 19, 2017
Zane Jones (Courtesy Photo)

Thank you from the Canvas

The Canvas Art Studio and Gallery held our annual fundraising dinner and silent auction on Saturday, Feb. 4. We would like to extend a generous… Continue reading

  • Feb 19, 2017

The Story Sharer: A clock in space

Imagine you have a watch. It is on your wrist. You hold it up to your ear and hear a gentle, consecutive ticking noise. Imagine… Continue reading

  • Feb 19, 2017
  • By TASHA ELIZARDE

Juneau Masonic community to dedicate new home

After a wait of more than a decade, members of the Juneau Masonic Community have a home of their own, and will celebrate by dedicating… Continue reading

  • Feb 19, 2017
225;di), a Tlingit Eagle of the Killerwhale Clan, won the title on Feb. 4 and will now contend in the Miss USA Competition. London is the first Tlingit to hold the Miss Alaska USA title. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Miss Alaska 2017 talks Tlingit heritage and digital entrepreneurship

She’s a Tlingit Eagle of the Killerwhale clan and a digital advertising expert, a Stanford grad, former Microsoft marketing wiz and entrepreneur. This year’s Miss… Continue reading

225;di), a Tlingit Eagle of the Killerwhale Clan, won the title on Feb. 4 and will now contend in the Miss USA Competition. London is the first Tlingit to hold the Miss Alaska USA title. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

This Day in Juneau History: Feb. 19, 1987

On Feb. 19, 1987, Gov. Steve Cowper and the Alaska Legislature formed a budget plan for the upcoming year. The House Finance Committee passed a… Continue reading

Fewer whales winding up entangled in Hawaii debris

WAILUKU, Hawaii — The number of whales getting tangled up in fishing gear in Hawaiian waters has been on the decline. No whale entanglements have… Continue reading

Buckwheat Classic registration opens

Registration is now open for the 31st annual Buckwheat Ski Classic. The cross-country ski race will be held on March 25 on the Log Cabin… Continue reading

Unit 4 fur season to end

The season for marten, mink, weasel and river otter in Unit 4 (Admiralty, Baranof and Chichagof Islands) ended Wednesday. Beaver season remains open through April… Continue reading

Fireside Lecture on Southeast’s ancient shorelines

Geologist Jim Baichtal will discuss revising old theories regarding how life adapted to Southeast Alaska’s ancient ice sheets during today’s Fireside Lecture at the Mendenhall… Continue reading

A female hairy woodpecker perches at the door of her nest cavity. She carries a beakful of grubs for her chicks.(Photo by Bob Armstrong)

On the trails: Ecological engineers

We use the word “engineer” in a confusing variety of ways and contexts, but here I mean to refer to organisms that create physical structures… Continue reading

A female hairy woodpecker perches at the door of her nest cavity. She carries a beakful of grubs for her chicks.(Photo by Bob Armstrong)
The “tweenie” or juvenile bald eagle in downtown Juneau on Feb. 8. (Photo by Linda Shaw)

Wild Shots

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

The “tweenie” or juvenile bald eagle in downtown Juneau on Feb. 8. (Photo by Linda Shaw)

Alaska Science Forum: More tropical nights in Alaska’s future?

By the end of this century, Alaskans may be enjoying tropical evening breezes for about a week each year. That’s an increase from the almost… Continue reading