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Josh Wynn and J.T. Ferris win the fish tote race. (Maia Mares | For the Capital City Weekly)

Delicious & Sustainable: Sitka festival celebrates seafood

Held every August, the Sitka Seafood Festival is a summer tradition.

Josh Wynn and J.T. Ferris win the fish tote race. (Maia Mares | For the Capital City Weekly)

JDHS graduate Klein named to dean’s list

Nathan Klein has been named to the 2018 spring semester Dean’s List at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon. Nathan is a 2015 JDHS… Continue reading

Thank you to Taku Fisheries from Juneau Raptor Center

Thanks again to the continuing generosity of Taku Fisheries, the Juneau Raptor Center’s permanent and rehabilitating eagles will be eating freshly caught, processed and stored… Continue reading

  • Aug 18, 2018
Fiscus, Espinosa wed

Fiscus, Espinosa wed

Robin Fiscus AuD, a 1993 Juneau-Douglas High School graduate, and Jesse Espinosa, Esq, were married on July 14, 2018 in Kingston, Washington. They had a… Continue reading

  • Aug 18, 2018
Fiscus, Espinosa wed

Thanks from the 21st CCLC LEAP Afterschool Program

The 21st Century Community Learning Centers LEAP Afterschool program would like to give a sincere and heartfelt thank you to the many people and organizations… Continue reading

  • Aug 18, 2018

Chamber looking for Citizen of the Year nominees

The Greater Juneau Chamber of Commerce is looking for nominations for the annual Citizen of the Year and Lifetime Achievement awards. The Citizen of the… Continue reading

  • Aug 18, 2018
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Thank you to Douglas Dornan and the Juneau Community Foundation

The Southeast Regional Resource Center has been providing adult education services in Juneau for more than 30 years, today through the program called The Learning… Continue reading

Bridget McTague

Bridget Abroad: Next stop, France

“Should I bring the polar bear pins? Will French people know there aren’t polar bears in Juneau?” In the process of collecting pins, I spread… Continue reading

  • Aug 18, 2018
  • By Bridget McTague
Bridget McTague

We are all on the way to school

It is 5:30 a.m. and 11-year-old Jackson and his younger sister, Salome, begin a ten-mile journey through the Kenyan wilderness facing charging elephants and other… Continue reading

  • Aug 18, 2018
  • By Jacqueline Tupou

Alaska wild salmon: You’ve come a long way, baby

Editor’s note: This column was originally published in 2015. It has been tweaked with just a few updates, in honor of this year’s “Alaska Wild… Continue reading

  • Aug 11, 2018
  • By Geoff Kirsch For the Juneau Empire
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Travel Juneau announces board election results

Travel Juneau has announced the results of its first board of directors elections since becoming a self-perpetuating board in November. Richard Burns of the Juneau… Continue reading

Thank you for helping with the Aukeman

The Aukeman Triathlon would like to thank all of the athletes who joined the 10th annual triathlon on Aug. 4, and a huge thanks to… Continue reading

  • Aug 11, 2018
Claressa Ullmayer is seen in a July photo. (Courtesy photo)

JDHS alumna graduates with master’s degree from Villanova

Claressa Ullmayer graduated with a Masters of Accountancy in Data Analytics degree from Villanova University School of Business in July. She is the daughter of… Continue reading

  • Aug 11, 2018
Claressa Ullmayer is seen in a July photo. (Courtesy photo)

Thank you for making Disability Pride Celebration a success

On July 21, a coalition of local volunteers launched the first Disability Pride Celebration. This event was not driven by a particular organization but was… Continue reading

  • Aug 11, 2018
California resident Cody Lee glasses the alpine for blacktail deer the evening before Opening Day near Ketchikan. (Jeff Lund | For the Juneau Empire)

I Went To The Woods: Mountain madness

As I was leaning against a tree wondering how squirrel tastes since no deer were stepping in front of me, I wondered if I really… Continue reading

California resident Cody Lee glasses the alpine for blacktail deer the evening before Opening Day near Ketchikan. (Jeff Lund | For the Juneau Empire)
The flower of northern grass-of-Parnassus, showing the staminodes with droplets at the tips, fat pollen sacs on the stamens, and a glimpse of a small insect crawling down to the nectar. (Bob Armstrong | Courtesy Photo)

On the Trails: Stories behind the names

‘Twas the last day of July, and the big meadow at Eagle Beach State Rec Area was decorated with white flowers. Tall, flat-topped inflorescences of… Continue reading

The flower of northern grass-of-Parnassus, showing the staminodes with droplets at the tips, fat pollen sacs on the stamens, and a glimpse of a small insect crawling down to the nectar. (Bob Armstrong | Courtesy Photo)
Rose Willard<span class='IDappliedStyle' title='InDesign: Book'> | Courtesy Photo</span>                                Sydney Johnson helps her brother Tristan with an art project at an Alaska Native culture camp on Thursday, Aug. 2.

This young Juneau artist is doing her part to keep Native artwork alive

On her first day of preschool, Sydney Johnson had a decision to make. During drawing time, she and other students had a wide array of… Continue reading

Rose Willard<span class='IDappliedStyle' title='InDesign: Book'> | Courtesy Photo</span>                                Sydney Johnson helps her brother Tristan with an art project at an Alaska Native culture camp on Thursday, Aug. 2.
Eyewitness to the peregrine falcon’s recovery

Eyewitness to the peregrine falcon’s recovery

YUKON RIVER — “She’s starting to wail,” Chris Florian says, referring to the worrisome shriek of a peregrine falcon across the river. Florian, her biologist… Continue reading

Eyewitness to the peregrine falcon’s recovery
Delicate seed pods, July 30. (Helen Unruh | Courtesy Photo)

Art in Unusual Places

The Capital City Weekly welcomes reader-submitted photos of art in unusual or unexpected places. To submit, email your photos and captions to editor@capweek.com. The Capital… Continue reading

  • Aug 8, 2018
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Delicate seed pods, July 30. (Helen Unruh | Courtesy Photo)
Fumi Matsumoto talks with visitors about her work printed on used tea bags at The Canvas during First Friday. (Michael Penn | Capital City Weekly)

Photos: First Friday

Scenes from the First Friday, Aug. 3, 2018, art walk in downtown Juneau.… Continue reading

Fumi Matsumoto talks with visitors about her work printed on used tea bags at The Canvas during First Friday. (Michael Penn | Capital City Weekly)