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Chris Mertl, a landscape architect for Corvus Design, fields questions at a planning meeting for the Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area on Wednesday.

Community takes lead in glacier area upgrades

In retooling 6,000 acres of prized recreation area surrounding the Mendenhall Glacier, the U.S. Forest Service is taking a fresh approach: letting the community lead… Continue reading

Chris Mertl, a landscape architect for Corvus Design, fields questions at a planning meeting for the Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area on Wednesday.
Dick Callahan paints through the no-see-um hour.

Woodshed Kings: Painting one side of the house per year

My grandfather had a place on a lake and every summer he’d paint one side of it. On a weekend morning he’d go to the… Continue reading

Dick Callahan paints through the no-see-um hour.

Writers’ Weir: Doorman

A beaded leather-gloved author,cannery worker, First Nation’s matriarch,and her fencer, philosopher husband,arm in arm, approach the hotel entrance. Rain peppers them. In their wake, legions… Continue reading

Visitors fill the beach to greet canoes arriving from Klawock, Kasaan, Ketchikan, and Juneau for the rededication of Náay í'Waans.

Kasaan’s Whale House restored, rededicated

As the morning of Sept. 3 broke warm and clear over the village of Kasaan, a small southeast Alaskan village of approximately 50 year-round residents,… Continue reading

Visitors fill the beach to greet canoes arriving from Klawock, Kasaan, Ketchikan, and Juneau for the rededication of Náay í'Waans.

Booths available at Petersburg Oktoberfest

PETERSBURG — Booth signs up are now available for the 40th annual Oktoberfest Art Share to be held on Saturday, Oct. 22 from 10 a.m.-3… Continue reading

UAS Juneau campus to get shuttle service

JUNEAU — A new Juneau campus shuttle program has launched this semester, providing services between the Auke Lake campus, Anderson Building, Student Housing and Recreation… Continue reading

Third round of community sessions to be held for new Arts Complex

JUNEAU — The Juneau Arts and Humanities Council will host the third round of community sessions with architects of the new Arts Complex from 5:30-7… Continue reading

Graduates move their tassles from right to left during commencement for the University of Alaska Southeast the UAS Recreation Center in May 2015.

UAS program encourages adults to get their college degrees

This summer the University of Alaska Southeast’s Finish College Alaska program launched, and with it, the plan to increase the number of degree-toting adults.Twenty-nine percent… Continue reading

Graduates move their tassles from right to left during commencement for the University of Alaska Southeast the UAS Recreation Center in May 2015.

Who’s Your Diva? Missouri Smyth

Editor's note: The Capital City Weekly is featuring two divas a week leading up to Juneau Lyric Opera’s Sept. 24 “Who’s Your Diva” competition and… Continue reading

Who’s Your Diva? Wendy Byrnes

Editor's note: The Capital City Weekly is featuring two divas a week leading up to Juneau Lyric Opera’s Sept. 24 “Who’s Your Diva” competition and… Continue reading

Master artist honored by National Endowment of the Arts

Clarissa Rizal of Juneau will be honored by the National Endowment for the Arts’ National Heritage Fellowship, which is given to those practicing folk and… Continue reading

Planetarium hosts September events

JUNEAU — The Friends of the Marie Drake Planetarium are having a garage sale on Saturday, Sept. 10 from 9 a.m. — 1 p.m.This fundraiser… Continue reading

Dwarf dogwood, also known as bunchberries, are high in pectin and can help thicken jams and jellies.

Gathering Alaska: Crab apples and dwarf dogwood

Like gardeners, foragers are willing to share ideas. They might not be quick to reveal their favorite harvesting spots, but they do talk about what… Continue reading

Dwarf dogwood, also known as bunchberries, are high in pectin and can help thicken jams and jellies.

Assistant professor, language advocate, chosen for Judson Brown Scholarship

Sealaska Heritage Institute through its Scholarship Committee has chosen a well-known language advocate and assistant professor of Alaska Native languages as the 2016 recipient of… Continue reading

Autumn grasses sway in the afternoon breeze against a cerulean sky.

Art in Unusual Places

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

Autumn grasses sway in the afternoon breeze against a cerulean sky.

Guy About Town: 30,000 maps of Juneau

Hello, mapmaker! Have you ever been on the Trail of Time? If you haven’t, you should. It’s a part of the East Glacier web of… Continue reading

  • Sep 4, 2016
  • By GUY UNZICKER

Final community session with architects of new Arts Complex

On Sept. 14 from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Juneau Arts and Culture Center, the third and final gathering with the Arts Complex architects will take… Continue reading

  • Sep 4, 2016

Southeast Alaska Cornhole coming to Juneau

Alaska Fish & Chips Company is hosting the first “Southeast Alaska Cornhole Invitational” on Sunday, Sept. 18 in Marine Park Plaza.The event takes place the… Continue reading

  • Sep 4, 2016

AWARE’s fall advocacy training

Aiding Women in Abuse and Rape Emergencies’ Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Advocacy Training begins Thursday, Sept. 15. In this 40-hour training, participiants will increase… Continue reading

  • Sep 4, 2016

Theme picked for 2017 parade

The Juneau 4th of July Parade Committee chose “Our Heritage” as the 2017 parade theme. The logo features a melting pot of red, white and… Continue reading

  • Sep 4, 2016