Neighbors

Thank you for Celebration support

Thank you to everyone who helped to make Celebration 2016 happen. This year’s gathering was our biggest to date, and included new events such as… Continue reading

  • Jun 26, 2016

Recent births

Recent births at Bartlett Regional Hospital• A son, Ryan Aiden Wiley, weighing 7 lbs. 11 oz., was born to Tiffany and Ryan Howard of Juneau… Continue reading

  • Jun 26, 2016
Brittany Buell at the Mendenhall Glacier.

Love won a year ago

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw my phone buzz on my desk, the message previewing: “love won” in all caps, accompanied with… Continue reading

  • Jun 26, 2016
  • By BRITTANY BUELL
Brittany Buell at the Mendenhall Glacier.
Geoff Kirsch

Slacktide: To sleep, perchance to dream … about more sleeping

Man, I feel like I haven’t slept in months. Know why? Because I haven’t.Partly, I blame high-definition streaming television, with its ample selection of softcore… Continue reading

  • Jun 26, 2016
  • By Geoff Kirsch
Geoff Kirsch

Living & Growing: Go to grow

“I do not have to go to church to be a believer.”This was a statement I heard in a Bible study I was in. My… Continue reading

  • Jun 26, 2016
  • By DANA M. WALTERS

Senior Menu

Monday, June 27Creole Pork SteaksCouscousSteamed CarrotsHoney Orange SaladTuesday, June 28Baked FishButtered NoodlesMediterranean VegetablesTomato AspicWednesday, June 29Chef’s SaladPotato SoupWheat RollsThursday, June 30Baked ChickenAngel BiscuitPeasSunshine SaladFriday, July… Continue reading

  • Jun 26, 2016

Rasmuson Art Acquisition Grant funds City Museum artwork

The Juneau-Douglas City Museum has been awarded over $11,000 from the Museums Alaska Art Acquisition Fund supported by the Rasmuson Foundation to purchase six pieces… Continue reading

  • Jun 26, 2016

Juneau resident named to Dean’s List at Colby College

Abigail A. Taylor-Roth of Juneau was named to the Dean’s List at Colby College in Waterville, Maine, for her academic achievement during the spring semester… Continue reading

  • Jun 26, 2016

Students selected for BRHF’s Edelman Health Sciences Scholarships

Bartlett Regional Hospital Foundation awarded six scholarships to Juneau students through the Grace and Phil Edelman Health Sciences Scholarship, which was created to support the… Continue reading

  • Jun 26, 2016

State seeks nominations for 2016 Farm Family of the Year

The Alaska Division of Agriculture asks the public to submit nominations for the 17th Annual Farm Family of the Year award.The award is sponsored by… Continue reading

  • Jun 26, 2016
A pile of colorful sunstars on a recent low tide at Point Louisa.

Wild Shots

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

A pile of colorful sunstars on a recent low tide at Point Louisa.
Tobias Schwörer, a researcher at the University of Alaska's Institute for Social and Economic Research, produced this map of floatplane bases and destinations for his study of how elodea, an invasive waterweed, could spread through the state. Floatplanes are a significant spreader of the weed, fragments of which can lodge in their rudders and floats.

Controlling elodea with data

Although the invasive water-weed elodea was officially eradicated from the Kenai Peninsula this summer, the statewide threat remains. Floatplanes, which can inadvertently carry colonies of… Continue reading

Tobias Schwörer, a researcher at the University of Alaska's Institute for Social and Economic Research, produced this map of floatplane bases and destinations for his study of how elodea, an invasive waterweed, could spread through the state. Floatplanes are a significant spreader of the weed, fragments of which can lodge in their rudders and floats.

Alaska IPHC board member fined $49K for fishing violation, resigns

Jeff Kauffman resigned as the Alaska resident member of the International Pacific Halibut Commission on June 22, shortly after he and two fellow fishermen agreed… Continue reading

Summer solstice is not often the warmest part of Alaska's summer.

Alaska Science Forum: Summer solstice doesn’t mean maximum warmth

A person might think that since we get our maximum sunlight on the summer solstice (on or about June 21), we should also get our… Continue reading

Summer solstice is not often the warmest part of Alaska's summer.

Spruce aphid: Small bugs, big problem

A larger-than-normal seasonal presence has hampered some Juneau inhabitants this Spring and Summer, impeding members of our locally-rooted population. It isn’t an infestation of tourists… Continue reading

Off the Trails: June tide-pooling and a bear story

A minus 4 1/2-foot tide drew us out to check the intertidal zone. As we strolled across a wide sandy stretch at the water’s edge,… Continue reading

Time for another Quest on the Yukon

WHITEHORSE — The race roster is set for the 18th annual Yukon River Quest, which will begin on Wednesday, June 29, in Whitehorse. This year’s… Continue reading

Artists on the Island Institute’s ferry tour speak at 360 North in May.

What we talk about when we talk about climate change

We were at the Fish House in Ketchikan early in April, talking about climate; the room was full and the conversation was lively. Outside, the… Continue reading

Artists on the Island Institute’s ferry tour speak at 360 North in May.

Public invited to amateur radio field day

Members of the Juneau Amateur Radio Club will participate in the national Amateur Radio Field Day at the Hagevig Regional Fire Training Center located on… Continue reading

New releases, magazines, and local and national newspapers on display at the Skaguay News Depot & Books.

Skagway’s bookstore: Where books are ‘decimated’ – in a good way

SKAGWAY — The Skaguay News Depot & Books packs a lot into a small space with more than 750 Alaska-Yukon titles in stock, as well… Continue reading

New releases, magazines, and local and national newspapers on display at the Skaguay News Depot & Books.