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Juneau holiday gift guide 2017

Well, it’s beginning to look a lot LESS like Christmas — what happened?! We were off to such a great start! The Pacific Decadal Oscillation… Continue reading

  • Dec 6, 2017
  • By Geoff Kirsch

Practicing gratitude during and after the holidays

Starting about February every year I have been known to exclaim “It will be Christmas before you know it!” It’s perhaps an odd utterance since… Continue reading

  • Dec 10, 2017
  • By PATRICIA TURNER CUSTARD

Thank you from the Downtown Business Association

Dear Juneau residents, Thank you for another memorable Gallery Walk! Every year the Downtown Business Association closes down Front Street and coordinates various activities throughout… Continue reading

  • Dec 10, 2017

Advent luncheon scheduled

The Cooperative Church Council is sponsoring its annual Advent Luncheon at Northern Light United Church on Thursday, Dec. 7 at noon. Father Stephen from Saint… Continue reading

  • Dec 10, 2017

Corey Wall joins Jensen Yorba Lott, Inc.

Juneau architectural firm Jensen Yorba Lott, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of local architect Corey Wall to our team. Jensen Yorba Lott Inc… Continue reading

  • Dec 10, 2017
JDHS Academic Decathlon team: Kaitlyn Rapp, Nicole Mannix, Claire Engstrom, Janessa Goodman, Theo Houck, Gillian Smith, Alex Eagan, River Reyes-Boyer, Ramiro Garcia, Ethan Gilbert, K. Reyes (advisor)

Congratulations JDHS academic decathlon

If the Academic Decathlon were in the Olympics, Juneau-Douglas High School would have brought home 19 medals this weekend: six gold medals, seven silver medals… Continue reading

  • Dec 10, 2017
JDHS Academic Decathlon team: Kaitlyn Rapp, Nicole Mannix, Claire Engstrom, Janessa Goodman, Theo Houck, Gillian Smith, Alex Eagan, River Reyes-Boyer, Ramiro Garcia, Ethan Gilbert, K. Reyes (advisor)

Grateful Dogs holds 8th food drive for pets

Dog and cat food is being collected from Monday, Dec. 11-Sunday, Dec. 17 for the 8th annual Grateful Dogs of Juneau pet food drive. The… Continue reading

  • Dec 10, 2017

Thank you from Special Olympics Juneau

Special Olympics Juneau would like to extend a big thank you to the community in support of our annual spaghetti feed / dessert auction held… Continue reading

  • Dec 10, 2017
Juneau Style: Jermel Johnson and Yuka Iseda

Juneau Style: Jermel Johnson and Yuka Iseda

Style isn’t just about what you wear, it’s also about how you move in the world. Professional dancers have a quality of movement that simply… Continue reading

  • Dec 10, 2017
  • By Kerry Howard
Juneau Style: Jermel Johnson and Yuka Iseda

State employees give back to Juneau community

State workers at the Division of Retirement and Benefits (DRB) take their responsibility to help people seriously. Following their motto “We Make Good Things Happen,”… Continue reading

  • Dec 10, 2017

Mudrooms adds storytelling workshop to December events

Mudrooms, Juneau’s monthly community storytelling event, is offering a free storytelling workshop called The Story Factory from 3-5 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 10 at Northern… Continue reading

  • Dec 8, 2017

Curious by Nature: Don’t eat the berries

This week’s Curious by Nature question comes from Jim Protz: “There’s a small sign at the end of Perseverance Trail with a warning not to… Continue reading

Declining AK birds subject of Audubon talk

This year, an unprecedented number of bird species made it on to the Audubon Alaska WatchList’s Red List, a designation which signals the highest level… Continue reading

Photo contest: Holiday lights

Dust off those boxes, untangle the lights and hang them high for all to see. The holiday season is upon us, and with darkness setting… Continue reading

This marten was surprised to see the photographer on the trail and took to the trees. (Photo by Matt Knutson)

Southeast’s mustelids include the well-known and elusive

One of the treats of a snowy winter is wandering around looking for animal tracks. When I counted up the species for which we’ve found… Continue reading

This marten was surprised to see the photographer on the trail and took to the trees. (Photo by Matt Knutson)
A herd of caribou pauses at a section of overflow in the Central Brooks Range. (Photo by Bjorn Dihle)

A ski through the Central Brooks Range

In March of 2012, I stepped off a small plane in Bettles as the wind piled snowdrifts against a wall of spindly black spruce. At… Continue reading

A herd of caribou pauses at a section of overflow in the Central Brooks Range. (Photo by Bjorn Dihle)
Glen Israelson stands in front of the chosen tree in Yakutat. Photo courtesy of Paul Robbins Jr.

Christmas cheer from Yakutat to Juneau

A cheery Christmas tree decorated by the hands of Alaskans young and old graces the Governor’s mansion this year as the inaugural “Good Neighbor Tree.”… Continue reading

Glen Israelson stands in front of the chosen tree in Yakutat. Photo courtesy of Paul Robbins Jr.
The cover of “Walter Harper: Alaska Native Son.” Courtesy of University of Nebraska Press.

Walter Harper, who died at 25 in the Princess Sophia, brought to life in new biography

Walter Harper, who is buried beside his bride Frances Wells in Juneau’s Evergreen Cemetery, lived a brief and wondrous life. He was born in 1893… Continue reading

The cover of “Walter Harper: Alaska Native Son.” Courtesy of University of Nebraska Press.
The Nutcracker, played by Kincaid Parsons, leaps across the stage as and Marie, played by Grace Gjertsen, looks on. Photo by Bobbi Jordan.

Tap dancing in Xtratufs: A Nutcracker to Alaskans, with love

SITKA — If Alaska is one big small town, then this year’s Sitka Nutcracker is a love letter to the community that inspired it. Crabs… Continue reading

The Nutcracker, played by Kincaid Parsons, leaps across the stage as and Marie, played by Grace Gjertsen, looks on. Photo by Bobbi Jordan.
Katie Jensen as M’Lynn, Stacy Stout Katasse as Truvy, and Naomi Prentice as Shelby in Perseverance Theatre’s production of “Steel Magnolias.” (Photo by Cameron Byrnes)

Southern Comfort: ‘Steel Magnolias’ at Perseverance Theatre

Three thousand air miles and three decades separate modern-day Juneau and mid-1980s rural Louisiana. Perseverance Theatre bridges this seemingly impossible gap with its latest offering,… Continue reading

Katie Jensen as M’Lynn, Stacy Stout Katasse as Truvy, and Naomi Prentice as Shelby in Perseverance Theatre’s production of “Steel Magnolias.” (Photo by Cameron Byrnes)