On Nov. 7, the Mendenhall Flying Lions Club will hold its 20th annual barbecue at McGivney’s Sports Bar & Grill to benefit the American Diabetes… Continue reading
The Haa Aaní Community Development Fund and The Nature Conservancy in Alaska have received the 2015 International Economic Development Council Silver Award in recognition of… Continue reading
Fall is a time of harvesting. We reap the results of seeds that were planted with a hope, a prayer and a handful of dirt… Continue reading
United Way of Southeast Alaska released Get Connected 2.0, a mobile-friendly tool networking individuals with organizations.“Think of it as a dating service between regional non-profit… Continue reading
The U.S. Forest Service is asking for public input as it considers whether to raise rental rates for 184 public cabins in the Chugach and… Continue reading
The Rasmuson Foundation has announced $826,634 in third-quarter grants across the state, and the list includes several in Juneau.The grant list was announced Thursday.The Southeast… Continue reading
The federal Tongass National Forest Advisory Committee will meet in Ketchikan from Dec. 1-3, according to a notice published in the Federal Register on Friday.The… Continue reading
Next Wednesday, local biologist, photographer, author and naturalist Bob Armstrong will give a presentation on how Southeast Alaskan animals — from spiders to deer —… Continue reading
DENVER — Colorado ski season is underway with not one but two resorts to choose from.Both Arapahoe Basin and Loveland ski areas began operating their… Continue reading
Mutually beneficial relationships (a type of symbiosis, which just means “living together”) are common under the aegis of Mother Nature. Some obvious ones are bees… Continue reading
Next summer, I plan to fish for the Lake Iliamna Monster. I’m bored of catching salmon, halibut and trout, and it doesn’t look like the… Continue reading
There are wars most people don’t notice right here in Juneau.There’s a war between fireweed and reed canary grass out at Brotherhood Bridge. There’s one… Continue reading
Aren Gunderson parks his truck, steps out and strips off his sweatshirt.“I always take off my outer clothing layer,” says the caretaker of the University… Continue reading
In the early 1960s, shortly after Alaska became a state, a stranger knocked at Nancy Strand’s door. This was Petersburg, a small, rough yet friendly… Continue reading
Alaska’s 2015 salmon season produced the second largest harvest ever, but rock bottom prices yielded the lowest pay out to fishermen since 2006. That will… Continue reading
In my business I walk. I walk a lot. As I guide visitors along Juneau’s scenic waterway and through historic downtown, I add up the… Continue reading
I can usually tell if I’m going to catch fish or not. That’s not spoken out of arrogance, that’s an admission that the determining factor… Continue reading
Get Felt, a Seattle-based improv duo featuring Stephani Thompson and Elizabeth Westermann, will perform at the Hangar Ballroom on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 13 and… Continue reading
The Alaska Community Foundation has announced 13 grant awards totaling $164,000 to meet basic needs in 10 communities across Alaska. This competitive grant cycle is… Continue reading
Deep in the Tongass National Forest sit the remains of the once profitable gold mining town of Amalga. The town’s beginnings can be traced back… Continue reading
