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Museum Collections Advisory Committee candidate sought

The Alaska State Museums (Alaska State Museum, Juneau, and Sheldon Jackson Museum, Sitka) are seeking a candidate for appointment to the Museum Collections Advisory Committee.… Continue reading

  • Aug 27, 2017
  • By Juneau Empire

One tough mucker

If I’ve learned anything during my time in Alaska — aside from how to loosen lug nuts with a blowtorch — it’s strategies for overcoming… Continue reading

  • Aug 27, 2017
  • By Geoff Kirsch

Rocking the back-to-school shopping

Summer is over and the kids are flocking back to school, but not before a trip or two to the store for that annual end-of-summer… Continue reading

  • Aug 27, 2017
  • By Peggy Barnhill

Thank you for 23rd Toy Run

The Panhandlers Motorcycle Club and Bartlett Reginal Hospital wish to thank Juneau motorcycle enthusiasts and friends who donated stuffed toys and participated in the 23rd… Continue reading

  • Aug 27, 2017

Watch whales with the Juneau Symphony

Join other music lovers for a whale watching cruise to benefit the Juneau Symphony, from 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 2. Please arrive at Don Statter… Continue reading

  • Aug 27, 2017
President Harding holds flowers as he greets children in Skagway, 1923. From the Marguerite Bone Wilcox collection, identifier ASL-P70-20. Image courtesy of the Alaska State Library Historical Collections.

President Harding’s visit to Skagway

It’s a pleasant July morning in 1923, as three ships pull into the Skagway harbor. The passengers are on a cruise through Alaskan waters, having… Continue reading

President Harding holds flowers as he greets children in Skagway, 1923. From the Marguerite Bone Wilcox collection, identifier ASL-P70-20. Image courtesy of the Alaska State Library Historical Collections.
A magnolia tree planted in the memorial garden dedicated to Chief Justice Jay Rabinowitz at the Dimond Courthouse on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Geeking out on a nursery tour of Oregon’s Willamette Valley

Touring wholesale nurseries in Oregon’s Willamette Valley at the annual Nurseryman’s convention is very much like Christmas shopping. The new and exciting plants are being… Continue reading

A magnolia tree planted in the memorial garden dedicated to Chief Justice Jay Rabinowitz at the Dimond Courthouse on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Nature’s ‘Virgin Birth’

Parthenogenesis means “virgin birth” or the production of offspring by one parent (a female) without genetic input from a male: the female’s egg is not… Continue reading

Haines obituary writer’s experiences being produced as a TV show

It’s a time-honored ritual in Haines. When someone dies, local author Heather Lende meets with family and friends to write about the life of the… Continue reading

The Sisters and Rivers group, on board the F/V Happy Time with Eric Grundberg and Malena Marvin, owners of Schoolhouse Fish Co. (Photo by Dan Kowalski.)

Standing for Salmon

One great part of this summer has been getting to meet people on their way to adventures around the state. I was lucky enough to… Continue reading

The Sisters and Rivers group, on board the F/V Happy Time with Eric Grundberg and Malena Marvin, owners of Schoolhouse Fish Co. (Photo by Dan Kowalski.)

Nominations open for 2017 Juneau Citizen of the Year

Nominations are open for the 2017 “Juneau Citizen of the Year” award. Since 1977, the Juneau Chamber of Commerce has been honoring Juneau residents for… Continue reading

  • Aug 20, 2017
  • By Juneau Empire

Recent births

Recent births at Bartlett Regional Hospital: • On Aug. 5, a daughter, Dhruti Panjwani, weighing 8 pounds, 3 ounces, was born to Poonam and Arvind… Continue reading

  • Aug 20, 2017

Blue Mass will honor those in uniform

Juneau Knights of Columbus are inviting the public to attend the 10th annual Blue Mass to honor those in uniform. For those who are retired… Continue reading

  • Aug 20, 2017
  • By Juneau Empire

Red Cross of Alaska Southeast to host Disaster Institute

The American Red Cross of Alaska will host its Southeast Disaster Institute from Sept. 15-17, at Centennial Hall in Juneau, during the “Ready or Not,… Continue reading

  • Aug 20, 2017
  • By Juneau Empire

Is danger fun?

Something that I love about Juneau is the sheer number of people who just need to be outside in one way or another. Maybe they’re… Continue reading

  • Aug 20, 2017
  • By GUY UNZICKER

Juneau Style

Mara Kyung Sheakley-Early at an informal, outdoors wedding. The black-and-white graphic, asymmetrical stripes of her dress really caught and held my eye. Her simple jewelry… Continue reading

  • Aug 20, 2017
  • By Kerry Howard

Free SERRC workforce training programs offered

The Southeast Regional Resource Center’s Learning Connection is recruiting students and accepting applications for free training through several workforce development programs. • Construction and welding… Continue reading

  • Aug 20, 2017
  • By Juneau Empire

Thanks for warm welcome to RCMP

The Juneau Sister Cities committee would like to once again thank the community of Juneau for welcoming the Royal Canadian Mounted Police from our Sister… Continue reading

  • Aug 20, 2017

Local graduates from Space Camp

Kean Buss of Juneau recently attended and graduated from Space Academy at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. The… Continue reading

  • Aug 20, 2017

REACH thanks community for attending Just Dance

On behalf of REACH, I would like to express our sincere appreciation to all the wonderful folks who came to our event, “Let’s Dance,” on… Continue reading

  • Aug 20, 2017