From all the children who will enjoy a new playground, we thank the Juneau Community Foundation’s Douglas-Dornan Fund for their support. The Sitka Playground Committee… Continue reading
Everyone who likes to sing is invited to join the Holiday Pops chorus for its ninth season. Sponsored by the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council,… Continue reading
Errol and Diane Champion were married on Oct. 22, 1966, in Klamath Falls, Oregon. The couple will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at DIPAC Macaulay… Continue reading
Time to buy those lawn ornaments, stock up on candy bars and get ready to argue over who is more terrifying — it’s election season!… Continue reading
When brainstorming for this column, I realized I haven’t properly introduced myself to you, my readers. For those who are interested, here is a small… Continue reading
Recent births at Bartlett Regional Hospital• A son, William “Wiley” Bennett Coy, weighing 7 lbs. 8 oz., was born to Jenna and Daniel Coy of… Continue reading
Monday, Oct. 17Creole Pork RiceCauliflowerSunshine SaladTuesday, Oct. 18CLOSED FOR ALASKA DAYWednesday, Oct. 19Roast Beef Sandwich Corn ChowderCole SlawThursday, Oct. 20Salisbury Steak with GravyMashed PotatoesPeach SaladFriday,… Continue reading
A few years ago, I had the privilege of meeting and hosting singer, Sherman Andrus. He had once been with the Jordanaires, a back-up singer… Continue reading
As I was writing last week’s piece about mind-bending parasites, I came upon many fascinating reports about microorganisms (parasitic or otherwise) in relation to humans.… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Researchers in Alaska will soon have access to the only complete humpback whale skeleton in the state, but they will have to wait… Continue reading
Out here, in a smooth plain stretching over Alaska’s wrinkled face, water and tree and mud dissolve to fuzz at each horizon. No hills or… Continue reading
STANLEY, Idaho — A couple of years ago, a group of us hiked to Kane Lake in the Pioneer Mountains in early October. It was… Continue reading
To a graffiti artist, a blank wall represents an opportunity for expression. For a prisoner, it’s the opposite of opportunity – walls are among the… Continue reading
Alaska House Fisheries Committee public hearing, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Thomas B. Steward Legislative Office Building room 105. The committee will hear testimony… Continue reading
Note from the author: In order to capitalize on the unprecedented success of the Harry Potter play “Harry Potter And The Cursed Child,” as well… Continue reading
This past summer we lost the French poet and essayist, Yves Bonnefoy, some of whose lines have occasionally graced these columns. Considered by many to… Continue reading
“Most schools confiscate knives. ... At our school we pass them out — even to the kindergarteners!” is the title Sean Nielson gave his Facebook… Continue reading
A year ago, Trevor Sande wasn’t thinking much about seaweed.Early this November, however, he and the employees at Hump Island Oyster Company in Ketchikan, which… Continue reading
In February of this year, the red cedar log Steve Brown and his apprentices were working with was full of cracks. By the end of… Continue reading
The Capital City Weekly welcomes reader-submitted images of art in unusual or unexpected places. Photographers of all levels of ability are invited to send in… Continue reading
