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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)
<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
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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
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<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.