I don’t write many columns as Capital City Weekly editor. There are too many interesting people and events in Southeast Alaska to write articles about.But… Continue reading
The Alaska State Museums’ Museum Collections Advisory Committee (MCAC) will meet by teleconference Monday, Dec. 19, to discuss acquisitions for the permanent collection of the… Continue reading
DYEA — The Alderworks Alaska Writers and Artists Retreat in Dyea is now accepting applications for its summer 2017 cabin residencies.Three log cabins will be available… Continue reading
Juneau Jazz & Classics and the Maas Family will “Swing in the New Year!” The Juneau Big Band will play, and there will be a… Continue reading
Doug Smith will be performing in a free concert this Sunday at the Northern Light Church. As with the previous concerts at the church, donations… Continue reading
On a snaining Friday in early December, downtown Skagway was quiet — at least until Yuletide celebrators crowded the sidewalk and slushy streets of 5th… Continue reading
Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) released six culturally-based children’s books that reflect the Native worldview as part of its Baby Raven Reads, a program for Alaska… Continue reading
Skagway — The Klondike Gold Rush Historical Park exhibits used to be what National Park Service employee Benjamin Hayes described to the Capital City Weekly… Continue reading
Perseverance Theatre on Dec. 4 held a fundraiser for Juneau playwright Frank Henry Kaash Katasse’s upcoming play, “They Don’t Talk Back.”The multicultural dance group Yees… Continue reading
The Juneau Coop Preschool would like to thank our amazing community for another wonderfully successful Thanksgiving Pie Sale on Nov. 22-23 at Foodland IGA.We would… Continue reading
Helping Hands would like to thank the community for all the support they have provided for our organization this past year.Safeway has generously offered to… Continue reading
Recent Births at Bartlett Regional Hospital:• On Nov. 18, 2016, a son, Mason Rock Roomsburg, weighing 7 lbs. 8 oz., was born to Gwendolyn Peterson… Continue reading
You know, there’s more to Thanksgiving than gravy stains and grease fires. For instance: it’s the official kick-off of eggnog season. This time of year… Continue reading
The Juneau Public Libraries celebrated the Bookmark Contest in November, a favorite with Juneau kids. This is sponsored each year by the Friends of the… Continue reading
Have you ever wondered if there was a place in Juneau where Boy Scouts could earn up to four Merit Badges in one weekend?On Nov.… Continue reading
It’s that time of year again. Actually, it’s always that time of year again. It’s never been “that time of year for the first time.”… Continue reading
I would love to see statistics on what percentage of people identify as procrastinators, those lovable people who put off until tomorrow what they don’t… Continue reading
As biologist Craig George was helping Native whale hunter Billy Adams cut sections of blubber from a bowhead whale, he pressed his knife into an… Continue reading
November brought many small delights and some puzzles along the trails. On the first day of November, near the swamp on the Lemon Creek trail,… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Stocks have stabilized and bycatch is as low as it’s been since 1960, however the halibut quota for next year will edge down… Continue reading
