Neighbors

Dirt Girl: Spring planting and risk taking

The question of when to begin the garden season is dependent on your level of risk taking. There are those of us who like to… Continue reading

Buffleheads don't necessarily wait to mate until they reach the nesting area, but get busy en route.

On the Trails: Mid-April flowers and ducks

April showers bring May flowers? Ha! The flowers are already here in profusion, what with the near-absence of a real winter and the coming of… Continue reading

Buffleheads don't necessarily wait to mate until they reach the nesting area, but get busy en route.

Federal agency seeks more protection for Cook Inlet whales

KENAI — A federal commission is calling on the National Marine Fisheries Service to delay permits issued for oil and gas operations in Cook Inlet… Continue reading

Reflections in the pond on Salmon Creek trail.

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

Reflections in the pond on Salmon Creek trail.

Raincountry Flyfishers meeting

Raincountry Flyfishers welcome all to a “Tie & Lie” get together in the Thunder Mountain High School library at 7 p.m. on April 27.  Fishing… Continue reading

Filleting and de-heading certain fish will be prohibited in Southeast Alaska for summer

In Juneau starting Monday, April 25 until midnight on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, there will be limits on filleting and de-heading certain fish according to… Continue reading

Sitka quilting show coming up

SITKA— Ocean Wave Quilters presents its annual free quilt show May 1 -14 on the first floor of Whitmore Hall on the historic Sheldon Jackson… Continue reading

“By the Sea” Arts and Seafod Festival

Coffman Cove’s 6th Annual “By The Sea Arts and Seafood Festival” has been moved to Friday and Saturday from its traditional days of Saturday and… Continue reading

Traditional foods cooking contest during Celebration

Register to compete in Sealaska Heritage Institute’s 2016 soapberry contest, held during Celebration. The grand prize is $500, second prize is $250, and third prize… Continue reading

Masonry workshop at historic Haines barracks

The Alaska Arts Confluence and Port Chilkoot Company are partnering to host a three-day masonry repointing workshop in Haines May 3-5. The event, provided by… Continue reading

Free Tai Chi Class for Senior Citizens

Falls are one of the greatest risks to the health, independence and quality of life of older adults, and many studies have shown that Tai… Continue reading

Annual Full Circle Music Studio recitals

Full Circle Music Studio will soon present its 26th year of annual recitals. The students of Greg Burger and Mary DeSmet will perform in two… Continue reading

Juneau Jazz & Classics celebrates 30th season

The thirtieth season of Juneau Jazz & Classics will continue the tradition of bringing America’s best jazz, blues, and classics to Juneau. “It has been… Continue reading

Tai Chi Rhapsody

I am that long row of snow-blanketed Chilkat mountains from valley fullness to spaciousness beyond peaks.I am frothy crests of wind-whipped waves in Lynn Canal… Continue reading

Made of Salmon

Homer resident, fisherman and author Nancy Lord has released a new book through University of Alaska Press: “Made of Salmon: Alaska Stories from the Salmon… Continue reading

Marian Call, Juneau's whirling dervish, will be singing at Kindred Post with other Comic Con musicians. Photo courtesy of Marian Call.

Tiny Post Office concert during Comic Con

Kindred Post, a neighborhood post office, gift shop, and community gathering space, will host a Tiny Post Office Concert on Thursday, April 21 in associated… Continue reading

Marian Call, Juneau's whirling dervish, will be singing at Kindred Post with other Comic Con musicians. Photo courtesy of Marian Call.
Parallelogramophonograph, an improv group from Austin, Texas, is the featured group at this year's Alaska State Improv Festival. They'll be performing two different shows at AS IF - French Farce and Villainy. French Farce explores the latent comedy in social status.  Villainy delves into the dark side of the human condition and tells stories that focus on the villains and anti-heroes we all love to hate.

Alaska State Improv Festival Features Villainy and Comedy

The Alaska State Improv Festival returns for its fourth year, featuring headliners from Austin, Chicago, San Francisco and Santa Monica. Twenty-one acts from across the… Continue reading

Parallelogramophonograph, an improv group from Austin, Texas, is the featured group at this year's Alaska State Improv Festival. They'll be performing two different shows at AS IF - French Farce and Villainy. French Farce explores the latent comedy in social status.  Villainy delves into the dark side of the human condition and tells stories that focus on the villains and anti-heroes we all love to hate.
This is one of Juneau resident Dawson Walker's drawings.

Juneau-raised comic artist to teach, participate in Comic Con

The first comic Dawson Walker ever drew, when he was around five, was called “Sam and Tim” and was all about a boy and his… Continue reading

This is one of Juneau resident Dawson Walker's drawings.
Seventh grader Claire Scott (a name she plans to publish under) shows a page from her graphic novel in progress. Scott has been going to drawing sessions at Alaska Robotics and is doing an independent study with art teacher Miah Lager this semester at Dzantik'i Heeni Middle School.

Young Juneau artists to display at Comic Con

It’s a coincidence, but given the timing of Juneau’s first Alaska Robotics Mini-Con, it’s a pretty lucky one. About 50 students in two of Dzantik’i… Continue reading

Seventh grader Claire Scott (a name she plans to publish under) shows a page from her graphic novel in progress. Scott has been going to drawing sessions at Alaska Robotics and is doing an independent study with art teacher Miah Lager this semester at Dzantik'i Heeni Middle School.
Jacqueline Tupou and family.

Living & Growing: Decisions determine destiny

I was blessed this last weekend to hear many plain and precious truths from the men and women who are leaders in The Church of… Continue reading

  • Apr 17, 2016
  • By JACQUELINE F. TUPOU
Jacqueline Tupou and family.