The Rotary Club of Juneau presented Allen Marine, Summer Theater Rendezvous, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, Dr. Bob Urata and Justin Sleppy with Vocational Service Awards… Continue reading
Eight summers ago, a bolt of lightning struck a dry tundra hillside in northern Alaska. Fanned by a warm wind that curled over the Brooks… Continue reading
The Juneau Trap Team will host its inaugural Fall Shoot Invitational from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7 at the Juneau Gun… Continue reading
The Empire Outdoors page is looking for superb images of Alaska’s wildlife, scenery or plant life. Send your photos via email to: Outdoors editor, outdoors@juneauempire.com.… Continue reading
If we venture off into the forest, away from town and roads (and aircraft, if possible), we often comment on the Quiet. But Quiet in… Continue reading
Under new proposed rental fees, the cost of a night’s stay at some popular U.S. Forest Service cabins in Juneau will more than double, from… Continue reading
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game and a state commission tasked with keeping an eye on federal land regulations are both displeased with the… Continue reading
The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute is again inviting photographers from Alaska and beyond to enter their photographs in the Alaska Fishing Families Photo Contest, according… Continue reading
Annie’s grants for gardens is accepting applications through Dec. 4, 2015. This opportunity will award 30 schools $2,500 and three schools $5,000 to be used… Continue reading
Alaska Child Nutrition Programs has come out with an Alaska specific recipe book. ‘Make It Local: Recipes for Alaska’s Children’ is available online and prints… Continue reading
Trapping season in the Juneau area opened Nov. 1 and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game would like to make sure that dog walkers,… Continue reading
The annual Juneau Ski Sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. tomorrow, Saturday, Nov. 7 at Centennial Hall. The main hall of… Continue reading
In “Southeast Alaska: A Photographic Passage,” float houses and boat harbors appear through mist; oyster catchers stare through foliage. Some images are black and white,… Continue reading
EVENTS & PRESENTATIONSThe Revival of Tsimshian Art, 12 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 3, Walter Soboleff Building. Renowned Tsimshian carver and master artist David A. Boxley will… Continue reading
The Juneau Community Foundation recently celebrated its Philanthropists of the Year for 2015 with three awards.Juneau couple Julie and Peter Neyhart were named Philanthropists of… Continue reading
The Sealaska Heritage Institute is bringing two master artists to Juneau to teach Northwest coast art to inmates at the Lemon Creek Correctional Facility and… Continue reading
Perseverance Theatre will open “Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street” on Nov. 6. “Sweeney Todd,” which features music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim… Continue reading
The Glory Hole, with the help of 35 community volunteers, conducted the second street outreach Vulnerability Index Survey for the homeless on Sept. 29-30. Results… Continue reading
On Tuesday, Nov. 10, the Juneau-Douglas City Museum will host a free evening public presentation by Averil Lerman on the last executions in Alaska. The… Continue reading
This month’s Gold Street music concert will be presented Saturday, Nov. 7 at 7:30 p.m. at Resurrection Lutheran Church, located at 10th Street and Glacier… Continue reading
