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Bullwinkle’s a semifinalist in ACT College and Career Readiness Campaign

Bullwinkle’s Pizza is a semifinalist in the ACT College and Career Readiness Campaign. The campaign honors individuals and institutions who help prepare people for college… Continue reading

  • May 22, 2016

North Douglas Neighborhood Association notice

The North Douglas Neighborhood Association reminds people using the North Douglas Boat Launch to secure lightweight materials on deck (herring wrappers, gloves, coffee cups, etc.).… Continue reading

  • May 22, 2016

National Jr. Duck Stamp competition Juneau winners

Exchange student from Berlin attending Thunder Mountain High School as a junior, Rosa Annina Hagedorn, won Alaska Best of Show in the National Jr. Duck… Continue reading

  • May 22, 2016

Senior Menu

Juneau Senior Center MenuMonday, May 22HamburgerOven Fried PotatoesCantaloupe SliceTuesday, May 23Chicken SandwichMinestrone SoupHoney Orange SaladWednesday, May 24Beef StroganoffMixed VegetablesSlawThursday, May 25Turkey with BiscuitsCabbage Pear Raisin… Continue reading

  • May 22, 2016

Thank you for supporting Juneau Jumpers

The Juneau Jumpers would like to offer an enthusiastic and heartfelt thank you to the coaches, community sponsors and parents who helped make their 31st… Continue reading

  • May 22, 2016

Meals on Wheels thankful for donations to keep the program rolling

The Juneau Meals on Wheels program thanks the Mudrooms crew and all the community members who attended this spring’s Mudrooms story-telling events. The proceeds of… Continue reading

  • May 22, 2016
Off the Beaten Path: The brown bear and silver salmon

Off the Beaten Path: The brown bear and silver salmon

On my girlfriend’s first trip to Admiralty Island, we were picking salmon berries when we heard a bear moving through the nearby maze of thorns.… Continue reading

Off the Beaten Path: The brown bear and silver salmon
An image of the Kenai Peninsula taken June 15, 2015, acquired from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer aboard the Aqua satellite. The red box in this cropped image is a wildfire.

Alaska Science Forum: Big changes on a big Alaska peninsula

Larger than West Virginia, the Kenai Peninsula has the best of Alaska: coastal rainforests, two icefields, majestic deepwater fiords and a sapphire river home to… Continue reading

An image of the Kenai Peninsula taken June 15, 2015, acquired from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer aboard the Aqua satellite. The red box in this cropped image is a wildfire.
A Milbert's tortoiseshell butterfly visits a beach strawberry flower. This individual looks quite winter-worn, its colors somewhat faded.

Off the Trails: Footloose in May

We took the old way up to Cropley Lake, through the woods, working our way around or over windthrows and mudholes. The sun blazed out… Continue reading

A Milbert's tortoiseshell butterfly visits a beach strawberry flower. This individual looks quite winter-worn, its colors somewhat faded.

Optimism for salmon prices in 2016

A new market analysis has an optimistic outlook for the 2016 salmon season — and goes a long way in explaining why Bristol Bay sockeye… Continue reading

A do-it-yourself hanging flower basket is shown.

Dirt Girl: Creating your own hanging baskets

Like most people, I think of cascading flowers when I think of hanging baskets. Despite my predilection for edibles, I like to have at least… Continue reading

A do-it-yourself hanging flower basket is shown.

Youth fishing day at Twin Lakes on June 4

The Juneau Ranger District’s annual co-hosted Family Fishing Day will be at Twin Lakes on June 4 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Alaska… Continue reading

Director picked for National Weather Service Alaska Region

Carven Scott has been named director of the NOAA National Weather Service’s Alaska Region in Anchorage. He started his new assignment May 15.Beginning in December… Continue reading

Grill yourself on these safety tips

It’s barbecue season, and while people are grilling up hot dogs, hamburgers and steaks, the risk of a home fire also goes up. The National… Continue reading

Two Alaska communities awarded Forest Service Wood Innovation grants

Two Alaska communities were awarded Forest Service Wood Innovation trants: the Haines Borough and the Hydaburg School District. The goal of the grants is to… Continue reading

Wild Shots

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

Wild Shots

The Whale House and its art: A history

KLUKWAN — The Jilkaat Kwaan Cultural Heritage and Bald Eagle Preserve Visitor Center opened on Saturday, May 14, marking the first time in recent history… Continue reading

Looking up to devil's club at Lena Point. Photo by Kenneth Gill, aka Gillfoto.

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

Looking up to devil's club at Lena Point. Photo by Kenneth Gill, aka Gillfoto.

Correction

In an article on the canoe expansion in Hoonah in the April 13-19 edition of the Capital City Weekly, the name of a man who… Continue reading

Hatchery recirculation workshop scheduled

SITKA — Earlier this spring, Fish Tech Professor Jim Seeland, Pentair Aquatic Eco-Systems, and Douglas Island Pink and Chum partnered to host a recirculation workshop… Continue reading