“Mini” and “tiny” are words that Alaska Robotics uses to describe their annual comic convention, but the creators who travel to Juneau for it every… Continue reading
Two commercial fisheries open each spring at Upper Cook Inlet that attract little notice and few participants, but each pays big bucks to fishermen. The… Continue reading
In his 1970 play Steambath, Bruce Jay Friedman portrays Purgatory as a steambath where God is a diminutive Puerto Rican attendant mopping floors and supplying… Continue reading
In the past several years, the annual probability of sighting moose or their leavings has increased from something close to zero to 100 percent. Moose… Continue reading
Take a minute from your ultra-marathon training and pull up a luxury wilderness recliner with double-padded armrests—suspended air-rocking technology allows smooth, gentle swinging on any… Continue reading
I had an idea to revisit a giant tree I had previously seen down Cowee Creek. Cowee Creek is out the road, just past 37… Continue reading
The Jungle Book will be performed this weekend in Sitka by the Sitka Cirque. This rendition of the stories by Rudyard Kipling will follow a… Continue reading
KANUTI HOT SPRINGS — After a few hours of skiing through deep snow, Forest Wagner and I smelled a tuna sandwich. We knew we were… Continue reading
Alaska halibut is facing strong headwinds that have dampened the value of the catch shares needed to go fishing. Increasing imports of Atlantic halibut from… Continue reading
Events: Pillars of America Speaker Series- Todd Huston, Wednesday, April 18, 11:30 a.m.- 1:20 p.m., Centennial Hall Convention Center. The Pillars of America Speaker Series… Continue reading
Kathleen Wayne has taken the reins from former music director Leslie Wood to lead the Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) Juneau… Continue reading
In late March in Sitka, you never know what the weather will be. It can squall one moment, hail the next, and then the sky… Continue reading
Accounts of the burning and sinking of the Holland America cruise ship Prinsendam in the Gulf of Alaska in the fall of 1980 all mention… Continue reading
The submission guidelines for “Tidal Echoes,” the literary and arts journal sponsored by the University of Alaska Southeast, are simple and few: live in Southeast… Continue reading
I crouch down on the beach beside Grandson Jonah. A field of green clumps of grass-like plants we call goose tongue surrounds us. In Tlingit… Continue reading
Seattle-based Sound Publishing, Inc., announced today its purchase of the Capital City Weekly and the Juneau Empire from GateHouse Media. Sound Publishing President Gloria Fletcher… Continue reading
University of Alaska Southeast professors Sanjay Pyare, Ph.D., and Dr. Heidi Pearson have been awarded Fulbright Scholar awards. Pyare was awarded to expand his research… Continue reading
Growing up and living in Juneau all of my life, I’m often not aware of change until I revisit the places I’ve been before. The… Continue reading
The Tongass Democrats have named a new chairman. On April 5, Edric Carrillo replaced longtime chair Nancy Courtney. Also at the meeting, Democrats elected Brenda… Continue reading
Each of our children and grandchildren are a special gift. We love them for who they are, and taught them about faith and life. Each… Continue reading
