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<span class='IDappliedStyle' title='InDesign: Demi'>Preston Singletary via Sealaska Heritage Institute</span> | courtesy photo                                A portion of the bronze and wooden house posts by TJ Young.

CCW news briefs: Cedar posts to be unveiled downtown

Three new bronzed cedar house posts will soon be part of the downtown Juneau streetscape. Sealaska Heritage Institute announced on Thursday that the posts —… Continue reading

<span class='IDappliedStyle' title='InDesign: Demi'>Preston Singletary via Sealaska Heritage Institute</span> | courtesy photo                                A portion of the bronze and wooden house posts by TJ Young.

Fish Factor: Wild Salmon Day, Blue Economy and the Endangered Species Act

Alaskans will celebrate Alaska Wild Salmon Day on Aug. 10, but plans also are underway for a much bigger celebration: the International Year of the… Continue reading

  • Aug 8, 2018
  • By Laine Welch For the Capital City Weekly
  • Alaskasalmon
Final product: Jarred dog salmon eggs (Vivian Faith Prescott | Capital City Weekly)

Planet Alaska: 13 ways of looking at dog salmon

Sitting on our fishcamp porch watching the ocean, my dad tells me how to identify a dog salmon.

Final product: Jarred dog salmon eggs (Vivian Faith Prescott | Capital City Weekly)

28th annual Gold Rush Days huge success

Juneau Gold Rush Days, Inc. would like to thank all the sponsors and volunteers that helped make the 28th annual Gold Rush Days a huge… Continue reading

  • Aug 5, 2018
Thanks for support in creating memorial bench for Danny Hines

Thanks for support in creating memorial bench for Danny Hines

We are proud to announce the completion and installation of a commemorative bench dedicated to the memory of Daniel “Danny” Hines at 4 p.m. on… Continue reading

  • Aug 5, 2018
Thanks for support in creating memorial bench for Danny Hines
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How ‘Harold and Maude’ helped me survive Las Vegas

I recently watched the movie “Harold and Maude,” a somewhat dark and quirky love story about an older woman and much younger man. It’s one… Continue reading

  • Aug 5, 2018
  • By Becky Corson
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JDHS graduate, wife earn physical therapy doctorate degrees

JDHS graduate, wife earn physical therapy doctorate degrees

Neighbors recognitions for Aug. 5, 2018.

  • Aug 5, 2018
  • Juneau Empire
JDHS graduate, wife earn physical therapy doctorate degrees

The Year of Kindness for Kids celebrates high school aged teens

R.O.C.K. Juneau (Raising our Children with Kindness) continues A Year of Kindness for Kids. This month, Juneau gears up for another year of school success… Continue reading

Ariana Salgado-Fults and Alexander Kelley

Salgado-Fults, Kelley wed

Ariana Salgado-Fults and Alexander Kelley, of Juneau, were married July 10, 2018, at their home. The bride grew up in Southern California and is the… Continue reading

  • Aug 4, 2018
Ariana Salgado-Fults and Alexander Kelley

Sustainable Alaska: Earth Overshoot Day

Today as I write this article (on Aug. 1), I reflect on the significance of it being Earth Overshoot Day. That is, we humans have… Continue reading

Hiding in plain sight: disruptive coloration

Just above a stony beach on the way to Lena Point, a patch of yellow paintbrush caught my eye. Inspecting one of the blossoms, I… Continue reading

A male brown bear encountered on Admiralty Island on the day infamous day a bat landed on the author’s head. (Photo by Bjorn Dihle)

Weird wildlife encounters

Earlier this week, while I was walking into work around noon, a small brown bat landed on my head. For a moment I wondered if… Continue reading

A male brown bear encountered on Admiralty Island on the day infamous day a bat landed on the author’s head. (Photo by Bjorn Dihle)
Christa Fagnant and Jacob Sperati.

Fagnant, Sperati wed

Christa Fagnant and Jacob Sperati, of Seattle, Washington, were married April 7, 2018, at Camp Indianola in Indianola, Washington. The bride is the daughter of… Continue reading

  • Aug 3, 2018
Christa Fagnant and Jacob Sperati.
<strong></strong>An acrylic on bear bread, conk of Mendenhall Glacier, by Marty Sharp. Sharp’s artwork will be displayed at Juneau Artist Gallery during First Friday.

First Friday show features watercolors, collages, capitol art tours

First Friday listings for Aug. 3, 2018.

  • Aug 2, 2018
  • Capital City Weekly
<strong></strong>An acrylic on bear bread, conk of Mendenhall Glacier, by Marty Sharp. Sharp’s artwork will be displayed at Juneau Artist Gallery during First Friday.
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Writers’ Weir: i take myself back

A poem submitted by reader Jasz Garrett.

  • Aug 1, 2018
  • By Jasz Garrett For the Capital City Weekly
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Fish Factor: Gender parity and the seafood industry

Alaska appears to be an exception in terms of gender parity at all levels of its seafood industry. Women comprise roughly half of the world’s… Continue reading

  • Aug 1, 2018
  • By Laine Welch For the Capital City Weekly
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Eating Wild: Blistered Beach Asparagus & Dungeness Crab Salad

Eating Wild: Blistered Beach Asparagus & Dungeness Crab Salad

Beach asparagus is truly the best pickle you’ll ever have.

Eating Wild: Blistered Beach Asparagus & Dungeness Crab Salad
Group gathers at mountain summit for a break and a view. (Photo by Gabriel Donohoe)

Finding Neverland on Jumbo

I hiked Mount Bradley (Jumbo) Sunday, July 22. By myself but not alone. There were many groups on the trail. It almost seemed like a… Continue reading

Group gathers at mountain summit for a break and a view. (Photo by Gabriel Donohoe)

July fun

Two Parks and Rec hiking friends share a landmark birthday this year and decided to celebrate with a summertime party on Juneau Ridge. Some of… Continue reading

Cora the dog and Ned Rozell float down the Yukon River just upstream from Circle. (Photo by Skip Ambrose)

Alaska’s big river never stops flowing

It’s midsummer, a good time to slip a canoe onto the Yukon River. I start at the river town of Eagle, population 85, and will… Continue reading

Cora the dog and Ned Rozell float down the Yukon River just upstream from Circle. (Photo by Skip Ambrose)