Tasha Elizarde, 17, was named a distinguished finalist for Prudential’s Spirit of Community Awards, a nationwide program honoring young people for outstanding acts of volunteerism.… Continue reading
Aiding Women in Abuse and Rape Emergencies (AWARE), Inc. began our 40th year with one of the most fun birthday celebrations ever! Thanks to the… Continue reading
The Alaska State Archives has digitized and placed online historic documents related to the lives and work of Elizabeth and Roy Peratrovich, who are often… Continue reading
Recent births at Bartlett Regional Hospital: • On Jan. 31, a daughter, Winter Florence Weller, weighing 7 pounds 5 ounces, was born to Miranda McCarty… Continue reading
Nathan Klein of Juneau was named to the Fall 2016 Dean’s List at Lewis & Clark College with a GPA of 3.72. Klein is a… Continue reading
Monday, Feb. 13 Beef &Vegetable Soup Tomato &Cheese Sandwich Sunshine Salad Tuesday, Feb. 14 Sweet &Sour Pork Carrots Rice Tossed Salad Wednesday, Feb. 15 Meatloaf… Continue reading
Jacqueline Shane of Juneau was named to the Fall 2016 President’s List at Haskell Indian Nations University. Shane is a Thunder Mountain graduate finishing up… Continue reading
The Juneau School District thanks Avista Corporation for the generous $2,000 donation to help feed Juneau students. Avista is the parent company of Alaska Electric… Continue reading
Call me festive, but I like to celebrate constantly. For me every season is holiday season; around our house, it’s always the most wonderful time… Continue reading
The Juneau Area Cub Scout Pinewood Derby was held Saturday at the Nugget Mall. The race was open any Cub Scout in Juneau and determined… Continue reading
On Feb. 7, seven Floyd Dryden Middle School Battle of the Books teams battled at the school library. Team Banana Bashers (Solveig Wolter, Molly Brocious… Continue reading
Andrea Nicole Gordon, Katie Annemarie Janes, Ciera Yap Kelly and Darian McKenzie Perov of Juneau were named to the Fall 2016 Washington State University’s President’s… Continue reading
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
WASHINGTON — A push by a group of senior Republican statesmen for a tax on carbon to help lessen the effects of climate change is… Continue reading
MEXICO CITY — The number of monarch butterflies wintering in Mexico dropped by 27 percent this year, reversing last year’s recovery from historically low numbers,… Continue reading
I take a walk on one of Juneau’s many trails almost every day, alone or with friends. Sometimes it’s a bit hard to get myself… Continue reading
Last month, villagers in Savoonga landed a bowhead whale. Before 2017, in every January people can remember, sea ice surrounded St. Lawrence Island, locking it… Continue reading
Capital City Weekly Editor’s note: Regular readers of the Capital City Weekly will recognize James Kelly’s work from his many illustrations of poems in our… Continue reading
For 22 years now, the Sitka Jazz Festival has been bringing together student bands from across Alaska and musicians from around the U.S. to perform… Continue reading
Debuting on New Year’s Eve last year, Weed Dudes opened its door as the first retailer of marijuana in Sitka. “I kept expecting to get… Continue reading
