Twin Lakes playground to close April 26

Twin Lakes playground will be closed while upgrades for ADA accessibility are installed throughout the playground. Construction will begin on Tuesday, April 26, and the playground should reopen May 31. This work is weather dependent, so it is possible that the closure may be extended. The Twin Lakes shelter will be available during this construction period.

Also, the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation notified the City and Borough of Juneau that cleanup of a diesel spill has been completed and the lake can be reopened. On Feb. 3, the DEC told CBJ that a small quantity of diesel fuel from a nearby residential storage tank was discharged into the Twin Lakes Recreation area.

More in News

(Juneau Empire file photo)
Aurora forecast through the week of April 13

These forecasts are courtesy of the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Geophysical Institute… Continue reading

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file photo)
Police calls for Sunday, April 13, 2025

This report contains public information from law enforcement and public safety agencies.

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file photo)
Police calls for Saturday, April 12, 2025

This report contains public information from law enforcement and public safety agencies.

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file photo)
Police calls for Friday, April 11, 2025

This report contains public information from law enforcement and public safety agencies.

Welcome messages in multiple languages are painted on windows at the University of Alaska Anchorage at the start of the semester in January. (University of Alaska Anchorage photo)
Juneau refugee family gets ‘leave immediately’ notice; four people affiliated with UAA have visas revoked

Actions part of nationwide sweep as Trump ignores legal orders against detentions, deportations.

Rhiannon Giddens and Dirk Powell, the featured guest artists for the 50th Alaska Folk Festival, perform the final concert of the weeklong event at Centennial Hall on Sunday night. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)
50th Alaska Folk Festival is one for the records

Capacity crowds, Grammy-winning artists, sellout of merchandise, future film make for resounding week.

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file photo)
Police calls for Thursday, April 10, 2025

This report contains public information from law enforcement and public safety agencies.

Power remained on in downtown Juneau on Sunday night, while two damaged poles left much of the rest of the town in the dark. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)
Damaged power poles knocks out electricity to Valley, other northern parts of Juneau

Repairs to outage that occurred Sunday evening expected by midnight, ALE&P says.

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin arrives at the federal courthouse in lower Manhattan during her defamation lawsuit against The New York Times on Feb. 4 2022. Palin’s yearslong defamation case against The New York Times, potentially testing the extent of First Amendment protections for journalists, will soon go to trial in federal court in Manhattan.(Stephanie Keith/The New York Times)
Palin v. New York Times heads back to trial

The case centers on the former Alaska governor’s claim that an editorial published in 2017 defamed her.

Most Read