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The Alaska Brewing Co. recently celebrated their 30th anniversary at Mount Robert's Tramway where 500 people showed up. The silent auction at the event raised $3,000 for the brewery's non-profit partner this year, the Juneau chapter of the National Alliance for Mental Health.
The Alaska Brewing Co. recently celebrated their 30th anniversary at Mount Robert's Tramway where 500 people showed up. The silent auction at the event raised $3,000 for the brewery's non-profit partner this year, the Juneau chapter of the National Alliance for Mental Health.

Senior Menu

Juneau Senior Center MenuMonday, Oct. 3Pork Chop SueyRiceSpinach Salad with Mandarin OrangesTuesday, Oct. 4BBQ Beef on BunMixed VegetablesPotato SaladWednesday, Oct. 5Turkey and Cheese SandwichClam ChowderColeslawThursday,… Continue reading

  • Oct 2, 2016
Guy Unzicker.

Guy About Town: Happy SAD!

Hello, all. It’s SAD season again. No, I wasn’t saying “sad” extra loud — it’s the time of year that many Southeast Alaskans start to… Continue reading

  • Oct 2, 2016
  • By GUY UNZICKER
Guy Unzicker.
Butch and Janice Holst celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary on Sept. 30, 2016.

Holsts celebrate 55th anniversary

Butch and Janice Holst will celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary on Sept. 30. The couple was married at St. Emery’s Church in Fairfield, Connecticut on… Continue reading

  • Oct 2, 2016
Butch and Janice Holst celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary on Sept. 30, 2016.
Quiet Defiance: Alaska's Empty Chair Story will be released during First Friday, Oct. 7 from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Mendenhall Valley Public Library, and on Saturday, Oct. 8 from 10:30 a.m.-noon at the Juneau-Douglas City Museum. Complimentary copies available.

Local writer chronicles Juneau’s Japanese-American incarceration

“How do you put your life in a suitcase and leave?”That was the question the Japanese-Americans of Juneau had to answer when they were being… Continue reading

Quiet Defiance: Alaska's Empty Chair Story will be released during First Friday, Oct. 7 from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Mendenhall Valley Public Library, and on Saturday, Oct. 8 from 10:30 a.m.-noon at the Juneau-Douglas City Museum. Complimentary copies available.

Alaska State Library, Archives, and Museum offers free youth art activity

Local artist Averyl Veliz will facilitate a creative workshop at the Alaska State Library, Archives, and Museum for ages 6-12 on Saturday, Oct. 8. Veliz… Continue reading

  • Oct 2, 2016

Juneau-Douglas City Museum begins fall hours

At the start of October, the Juneau-Douglas City Museum will begin its fall hours, which is Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission to the Museum is… Continue reading

  • Oct 2, 2016

JCF hires new program officer

The Juneau Community Foundation hired Jamie Waste as its new program officer. He will join the Foundation in mid-October.At the Juneau Community Foundation, Waste will… Continue reading

  • Oct 2, 2016

SAIL honors two disability-rights advocates

Southeast Alaska Independent Living will honor two disability-rights advocates: Tim Huber and Lynn Marvel.Huber will receive the SAIL Consumer Advocate of the Year award. He… Continue reading

  • Oct 2, 2016

Southeast Alaska Master Gardeners: Thanks Safeway

The Southeast Alaska Master Gardeners would like to thank Dawn Wheeler, Juneau Manager of Safeway, Inc. for allowing us to use a portion of the… Continue reading

  • Oct 2, 2016

Living & Growing: Days of Awe

The 10 days between Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur are referred to as the Days of Awe. This holiday begins the Jewish spiritual and religious… Continue reading

  • Oct 2, 2016
  • By CHAVA LEE
Mycologist and author Lawrence Millman gives a presentation at Creamer's Field in Fairbanks.

Alaska Science Forum: Fungus Man and the start of it all

Alaskans love fungi. This was evident one Saturday when author and mycologist Lawrence Millman offered a mushroom walk at Creamer’s Field on one of the… Continue reading

Mycologist and author Lawrence Millman gives a presentation at Creamer's Field in Fairbanks.
In this Aug. 3, 2015 photo, chum salmon swim beneath the surface of Salmon Creek.

After ruling, next step in salmon management unclear

State and federal managers don’t yet know what to expect after the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a 2011 decision by the North… Continue reading

In this Aug. 3, 2015 photo, chum salmon swim beneath the surface of Salmon Creek.

It’s time to talk crab season projections

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council will meet in Anchorage from Oct. 5-11 to overview crab season projections, hear further discussions of halibut management, and… Continue reading

In this file photo from June 2014, Kent Eriksen fishes for king salmon with his grandson, Diego, 5, at the Fish Creek Pond.

Off the Trails: Finding arrowhead at Fish Creek Park

Fish Creek Park, a small City and Borough of Juneau park at the mouth of Fish Creek, is the site of intensive fishing and waterfowl… Continue reading

In this file photo from June 2014, Kent Eriksen fishes for king salmon with his grandson, Diego, 5, at the Fish Creek Pond.

Feds buy $4M of logged lands

JUNEAU — A $4 million deal between the U.S. Forest Service and a Southeast Alaska Native corporation will return 4,500 acres of heavily logged forest… Continue reading

Defense attorney and historian Averil Lerman talks about her research into the 1940s Juneau police blotter.

Prostitutes and police: Southeast Alaska’s hidden histories

Do you know which bar is the oldest in Alaska?How about what the relationship was, in the 1940s, between Juneau police and prostitutes?Historians, museum employees,… Continue reading

Defense attorney and historian Averil Lerman talks about her research into the 1940s Juneau police blotter.

Juneau musicians to perform for JAMM benefit

JUNEAU — The Con Brio Chamber Series will perform “For the Love of Music,” a program of chamber music for voice, flute, strings, and piano… Continue reading

Juneau Jazz & Classics Festival artistic director Linda Rosenthal to pass baton

Violinist Linda Rosenthal, founder and artistic director of the Juneau Jazz & Classics Festival, announced that after 30 years, she will shift her focus back… Continue reading

On Writing: Still harping, Part 2

I want to clear up some confusion about that poor misunderstood verb “to be.” Strunk & White’s “Elements of Style” has some culpability in creating… Continue reading