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Drumstick primroses. (Photo by Kenneth Gill)

Spring photo contest winner

Last week, we asked you to send us your best outdoors shot that epitomizes “spring” in a photo. Thanks to everyone who shared their photos… Continue reading

Drumstick primroses. (Photo by Kenneth Gill)
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Commercial fishing remains one of the most dangerous jobs in the U.S.

Commercial fishing remains one of the most dangerous jobs in the nation, with a fatality rate that is 23 times higher than for all other… Continue reading

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What’s Happening the week of May 9-15

Brown Bag Concert, Wednesday, May 9, 12-1 p.m., State Office Building Atrium. Lunch hour music performed by Kate & William Ransom. Free. For more info:… Continue reading

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Craig – Then and Now: Racing through the years

The 19th Annual Prince of Wales Island Marathon will take place on Memorial Day weekend again this year. Runners from all over the country will… Continue reading

A grouseless afternoon is not a failure as long as you look around. At it’s a lot less predictable than a rollercoaster. Jeff Lund | For the Capital City Weekly A grouseless afternoon is not a failure as long as you look around. At it’s a lot less predictable than a rollercoaster. Jeff Lund | For the Capital City Weekly

Hunting with Thoreau

Sometimes it seems like I am off topic more than on. The mission is reading, but since I’m reading about fishing, I end up looking… Continue reading

A grouseless afternoon is not a failure as long as you look around. At it’s a lot less predictable than a rollercoaster. Jeff Lund | For the Capital City Weekly A grouseless afternoon is not a failure as long as you look around. At it’s a lot less predictable than a rollercoaster. Jeff Lund | For the Capital City Weekly
Katie Kiernan, Molly York, and Kate Bergey rehearse in the Juneau-Douglas High School production of Dearly Beloved in the JDHS Auditorium on Thursday, May 3, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

A good ol’ Texan romp: “Dearly Beloved”

Michaela Moore, director of the Juneau-Douglas High School play “Dearly Beloved,” is out to bring a little light into the world. “Lately in the world,… Continue reading

Katie Kiernan, Molly York, and Kate Bergey rehearse in the Juneau-Douglas High School production of Dearly Beloved in the JDHS Auditorium on Thursday, May 3, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Mini-Fiddlers ready to perform at Folk Fest with accompanists Riley, Ali and Mei standing in the back row. Photo Courtesy of Xia.

Spring Concert showcases local musical achievements

Juneau Student Symphony (JSS) Music Director Guo Hua Xia is prepared to lead the multiple musical groups participating in JSS’s Spring Concert with the same… Continue reading

Mini-Fiddlers ready to perform at Folk Fest with accompanists Riley, Ali and Mei standing in the back row. Photo Courtesy of Xia.
A fishing boat brought low by entropy and being slowly engulfed by the Duma of Decay. Tara Neilson | For the Capital City Weekly

Alaska for Real: The Duma of Decay

A few days ago if you had seen a load of flying laundry neatly settle itself into a box and a woman holding it levitate… Continue reading

A fishing boat brought low by entropy and being slowly engulfed by the Duma of Decay. Tara Neilson | For the Capital City Weekly
Allison Holdkamp and Aaron Elmore rehearse in the Perseverance Theatre production of “The Arsonists” on Wednesday, May 2, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Playing with Fire: “The Arsonists” at Perseverance Theatre

If given one word to describe Perseverance Theatre’s final production of the 2017-2018 subscription season, “The Arsonists” by Jacqueline Goldfinger, it would be this: “haunting.”… Continue reading

Allison Holdkamp and Aaron Elmore rehearse in the Perseverance Theatre production of “The Arsonists” on Wednesday, May 2, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Tasha Elizarde (Courtesy Photo)

Finding home in Alaska

This past week, I’ve been hopping around the country, visiting schools that I could be attending in the fall. While I want to be excited… Continue reading

  • May 4, 2018
  • By TASHA ELIZARDE
Tasha Elizarde (Courtesy Photo)
The labyrinth at the Shrine of St. Therese, April 2015. (Emily Russo Miller | Juneau Empire File)

Self-care and the Labyrinth

The first Saturday in May is World Labyrinth Day, a day worthy of celebration. Thanks to a career in education I have had summers off,… Continue reading

  • May 6, 2018
  • By PAT MCLEAR
The labyrinth at the Shrine of St. Therese, April 2015. (Emily Russo Miller | Juneau Empire File)
A non-authentic totem pole in front of a gallery in Sitka.Vivian Mork Y&

Planet Alaska: The tourists are coming

Tourist season is almost among us. We begin to prepare for the arrival of the ships and the influx of visitors. You can see the… Continue reading

A non-authentic totem pole in front of a gallery in Sitka.Vivian Mork Y&
First Friday: May the Fourth be with you

First Friday: May the Fourth be with you

May the Fourth be with you tea tasting 60 Degrees Coffee and Tea 2 Marine Way suite 120 6-7:30 p.m. In celebration of Star Wars… Continue reading

First Friday: May the Fourth be with you
A gathering of Snow Geese and Greater White-fronted Geese at the airport wetlands. (Photo by Janice Gorle)

A good, early spring walk

In mid-April, I had the privilege of observing a necropsy of a subadult male sea lion that recently died. The carcass lay near the end… Continue reading

A gathering of Snow Geese and Greater White-fronted Geese at the airport wetlands. (Photo by Janice Gorle)
(Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Some amazing things are happening in Juneau for young teens

Building social connections and opportunities for Juneau’s young people is one of the five focus or goal areas of R.O.C.K. Juneau (Raising Our Children with… Continue reading

  • May 3, 2018
  • By Tayler Shae
(Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Michael Bangs, pictured in 2015. (Facebook)

Late Petersburg man named Fisherman of the Year

United Fishermen of Alaska, the state’s largest organization for commercial fishermen, has posthumously named Michael Bangs of Petersburg as its Fisherman of the Year for… Continue reading

Michael Bangs, pictured in 2015. (Facebook)
Author Daniel Lee Henry. Courtesy image.

‘Across the Shaman’s River’ details John Muir’s relationship with the Tlingits

When Daniel Lee Henry moved up to Haines in the 80s, he had no intention of embarking on a 32-year project. He moved there to… Continue reading

Author Daniel Lee Henry. Courtesy image.
Above: “A Monarch of the Forest in Harness” view looking northeast in Skagway. Photo taken in April 1900 by Harrie Clay Barley. Image courtesy of the National Park Service, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Cynthia Taylor Collection, KLGO MR-17-1687.

Southeast in Sepia: Carnation the moose and other animals of the gold rush

Humans have been using animals as pets, beasts of burden, and food probably for as long as we have been human. Over that time span,… Continue reading

Above: “A Monarch of the Forest in Harness” view looking northeast in Skagway. Photo taken in April 1900 by Harrie Clay Barley. Image courtesy of the National Park Service, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Cynthia Taylor Collection, KLGO MR-17-1687.
Rhonda Ross and Rodney Kednrick. Image courtesy of Juneau Jazz & Classics.

Juneau Jazz & Classics brings Rhonda Ross, Eroica Trio, and other headliners

It’s that time of year when stubborn patches of snow finally melt, flocks of birds return north, and a host of musicians converge on Alaska’s… Continue reading

Rhonda Ross and Rodney Kednrick. Image courtesy of Juneau Jazz & Classics.

Your Local Elks Lodge

I am writing to make you aware of some things going on in your town that you and your neighbors may know nothing about; something… Continue reading

  • Apr 29, 2018