Artists invited to apply for Rasmuson Foundation grantsThe Rasmuson Foundation is accepting applications for the 2017 Individual Artist Awards program. Alaska artists at all stages… Continue reading
Recent births at Bartlett Regional Hospital:• On Dec. 25, a son, Samuel Garvie Liberty, weighing 7 pounds 6 ounces, was born to Rubylle and Virgil… Continue reading
Jeffrey Pusich, of Juneau, has earned placement on the Gonzaga University Dean’s List for Spring semester 2016. Students must earn a 3.5 to 3.69 GPA… Continue reading
On Jan. 3, Suzanne McGee and Bob Sauerteig were married at Ghost Ranch, Abiquiu, New Mexico.The bride is the daughter of Mary and Charles McGee… Continue reading
The first of baby of 2017 is Matthew James Albrecht. Matthew was born just two minutes before midnight on Jan. 1 at the Bartlett Beginnings… Continue reading
I once visited the house where my mother was born. It was a small, rickety place on the edge of a swamp. The swamp was… Continue reading
Thank you to the Juneau office of the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation for their generous donation of $600. NAMI Juneau is honored to be… Continue reading
As I write this, I am sitting on a plane flying to Juneau. About an hour ago, I fell asleep listening to a series of… Continue reading
The deadline is approaching to nominate inspiring women to the Alaska Women’s Hall of Fame.All nominations for the Hall of Fame Class of 2017 must… Continue reading
It’s not too late to sign up for health insurance this year, but the Jan. 31 deadline is approaching.January is the last month for open… Continue reading
At a crowded Mendenhall Valley Public Library, people gathered for a Wildlife Wednesday hosted by the Southeast chapter of the Alaska Wildlife Alliance to hear… Continue reading
DENVER — Some elusive and charismatic lynx have been parading past awe-struck Colorado residents and visitors this winter, electrifying social media and giving biologists reason… Continue reading
Rod Boertje knew it was getting cold when Park Service rangers took the dogs inside. Boertje, then a graduate student in wildlife biology at the… Continue reading
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
I like to take a walk just to see what I can see, like the bear that went over the mountain, in the old song.… Continue reading
New column: ‘Alaska for Real’This week we welcome the writer Tara Neilson to the pages of the Capital City Weekly. As you’ll read in her… Continue reading
The polar bear reigns supreme as the chief predator in the lands through which it roams. Across the ages these towering, white bears have been… Continue reading
Local Japanese-American artist Fumi Matusmoto will speak at the Juneau-Douglas City Museum for one of its upcoming “Coffee and Collections” talks.Matsumoto was born in Japan… Continue reading
“Finding My Voice”Alaska Robotics Gallery220 Front StreetReception: 4:30-7 p.m.A statement from artist Christine Carpenter: “In April of 2007, my life changed in an instant when… Continue reading
‘Ave Atque Vale’: “Hale And Farewell”No, “Hale” is not a typo.When Romans parted, the phrase often used was “ave atque vale”: hail and farewell. Sometimes… Continue reading
