Neighbors

Southeast Alaska Board of Realtors Memorial Scholarship recipients

In September 2013, Larry Spencer, a long-time REALTOR® from Juneau and advocate for Southeast Alaska Board of REALTORS® concerns, passed away. The Southeast Alaska Board… Continue reading

  • Jul 10, 2018

Southeast Alaska Board of Realtors Memorial Scholarship recipients

In September 2013, Larry Spencer, a long-time REALTOR® from Juneau and advocate for Southeast Alaska Board of REALTORS® concerns, passed away. The Southeast Alaska Board… Continue reading

  • Jul 10, 2018
In this file photo from November 2014, a Care-A-Van driver picks up a person with a wheelchair at Centennial Hall parking lot. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Senior News: Juneau’s complementary transit system

For those who need a more personalized form of public transit, Juneau offers two transportation options.

  • Jul 8, 2018
  • By Marianne Mills
In this file photo from November 2014, a Care-A-Van driver picks up a person with a wheelchair at Centennial Hall parking lot. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Why a Duck?

When French philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy asked his children to read the draft of his book “The Genius of Judaism,” one of them called attention to… Continue reading

  • Jul 8, 2018
  • By Jim Hale For the Juneau Empire
Yakutat undergraduate, mental-health advocate chosen for Judson Brown Scholarship

Yakutat undergraduate, mental-health advocate chosen for Judson Brown Scholarship

An undergraduate student at the Alaska Pacific University who is pursuing a degree in counseling psychology won Sealaska Heritage Institute’s 2018 Judson L. Brown Leadership… Continue reading

Yakutat undergraduate, mental-health advocate chosen for Judson Brown Scholarship
Yakutat undergraduate, mental-health advocate chosen for Judson Brown Scholarship

Yakutat undergraduate, mental-health advocate chosen for Judson Brown Scholarship

An undergraduate student at the Alaska Pacific University who is pursuing a degree in counseling psychology won Sealaska Heritage Institute’s 2018 Judson L. Brown Leadership… Continue reading

  • Jul 8, 2018
  • By Juneau Empire
Yakutat undergraduate, mental-health advocate chosen for Judson Brown Scholarship
Larvae of the aspen leaf miner eat the leaf surface, leaving conspicuous trails. One larva is visible at the end of its trail on the leaf on the right. (Photo by Kerry Howard)

Arctic squirrels, ants and aspens: Nature abounds at excursion to Kluane Park

Past an intensive construction zone, where the Chilkat River had begun to threaten the highway, up over the Three Guardsmen pass, there it begins —… Continue reading

Larvae of the aspen leaf miner eat the leaf surface, leaving conspicuous trails. One larva is visible at the end of its trail on the leaf on the right. (Photo by Kerry Howard)
Abbey Whitcomb and her client, Naknek resident Bryon Singly, pose with a small rainbow on the Naknek River. (Courtesy Photo | Sarah Miller)

Casting for fish — and guides — in Bristol Bay

Triston Chaney, a 19-year-old college student raised in Dillingham, knew before this year that he loved fly fishing. What he didn’t know is that he’d… Continue reading

Abbey Whitcomb and her client, Naknek resident Bryon Singly, pose with a small rainbow on the Naknek River. (Courtesy Photo | Sarah Miller)
Fen high roaming Blackerby Ridge late winter of 2018. (Photo by Bjorn Dihle)

Walking my dog in wolf country

On a recent hike up a mountain on Douglas Island, I noticed a large rock rising from the alpine tundra. My dog Fen ran towards… Continue reading

Fen high roaming Blackerby Ridge late winter of 2018. (Photo by Bjorn Dihle)
The Bristol Bay Fly Fishing and Guide Academy class of 2018 poses at Bear Trail Lodge. (Courtesy Photo | Sarah Miller)

Casting for fish — and guides — in Bristol Bay

Triston Chaney, a 19-year-old college student raised in Dillingham, knew before this year that he loved fly fishing. What he didn’t know is that he’d… Continue reading

The Bristol Bay Fly Fishing and Guide Academy class of 2018 poses at Bear Trail Lodge. (Courtesy Photo | Sarah Miller)
Photo by RhondaK Native Florida Folk Artist on Unsplash.

What’s Happening the week of July 4-July 10

Pre-parade pancakes, Wednesday, July 4, 8:45-11 a.m., Juneau Arts and Culture Center. Juneau Fourth of July Parade, Wednesday, July 4, 11 a.m., Egan Dr. Douglas… Continue reading

Photo by RhondaK Native Florida Folk Artist on Unsplash.
Chris Gabriele, Rebekah Wierda, Annie Mackovjak and Becky King hold some of the quilts on a string in Gustavus. Photo courtesy of Ellie Sharman.

More than 40 ‘quiltlets’ made for future Gustavus Community Center

Thirty people in Gustavus made 43 different mini-quilts, or as the group likes to call them “quiltlets,” for the new Gustavus Community Center. Since 1976,… Continue reading

Chris Gabriele, Rebekah Wierda, Annie Mackovjak and Becky King hold some of the quilts on a string in Gustavus. Photo courtesy of Ellie Sharman.
First Friday, July 6: New jewelry, yoga and more

First Friday, July 6: New jewelry, yoga and more

First Friday is not only a great way to kick off the weekend, but the month too. For July, there’s everything from jewelry makers to… Continue reading

First Friday, July 6: New jewelry, yoga and more

What’s Happening the week of July 4-July 10

Pre-parade pancakes, Wednesday, July 4, 8:45-11 a.m., Juneau Arts and Culture Center. Juneau Fourth of July Parade, Wednesday, July 4, 11 a.m., Egan Dr. Douglas… Continue reading

The post apocalyptic ruins of the burned cannery where the author grew up.

Alaska for Real: Lessons learned at the end of the world

When I signed the book deal to write a memoir about my childhood growing up in the burned ruins of an old cannery way out… Continue reading

The post apocalyptic ruins of the burned cannery where the author grew up.
First Friday, July 6: New jewelry, yoga and more

First Friday, July 6: New jewelry, yoga and more

First Friday is not only a great way to kick off the weekend, but the month too. For July, there’s everything from jewelry makers to… Continue reading

First Friday, July 6: New jewelry, yoga and more
Mod Carousel from left to right: Moscato Extatique, Trojan Original, Paris Original and Luminous Pariah. (Courtesy photo | Mod Carousel)

More than a strip tease: Boylesque troupe returns to Juneau with fresh material

Returning to Juneau for the ninth time, boylesque troupe Mod Carousel is bringing two new shows to Juneau this Saturday titled “Pop!” Mod Carousel has… Continue reading

Mod Carousel from left to right: Moscato Extatique, Trojan Original, Paris Original and Luminous Pariah. (Courtesy photo | Mod Carousel)
Mod Carousel from left to right: Moscato Extatique, Trojan Original, Paris Original and Luminous Pariah. (Courtesy photo | Mod Carousel)

More than a strip tease: Boylesque troupe returns to Juneau with fresh material

Returning to Juneau for the ninth time, boylesque troupe Mod Carousel is bringing two new shows to Juneau this Saturday titled “Pop!” Mod Carousel has… Continue reading

Mod Carousel from left to right: Moscato Extatique, Trojan Original, Paris Original and Luminous Pariah. (Courtesy photo | Mod Carousel)
A wolf in Berners Bay. (Photo by Bjorn Dihle)

Walking my dog in wolf country

On a recent hike up a mountain on Douglas Island, I noticed a large rock rising from the alpine tundra. My dog Fen ran towards… Continue reading

A wolf in Berners Bay. (Photo by Bjorn Dihle)

Senior News: Juneau’s complementary transit system

Juneau’s “fixed route” bus system is well-used and efficiently run. For those who need a more personalized form of public transit, Juneau offers two transportation… Continue reading

  • Jul 3, 2018
  • By MARIANNE MILLS