City will start accepting bids for Pederson Hill today
City will start accepting bids for Pederson Hill today
These two task forces could shape what summers in Juneau are like

These two task forces could shape what summers in Juneau are like

There’s now Visitor Industry and Eaglecrest Summer Operations task forces.

These two task forces could shape what summers in Juneau are like
Meet the new food bank manager

Meet the new food bank manager

You may recognize him from a local thrift store.

Meet the new food bank manager
An aircrew aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter makes an approach on their return to Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, June 5, 2019. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Bradley Pigage.)
An aircrew aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter makes an approach on their return to Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, June 5, 2019. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Bradley Pigage.)
A U.S. Coast Guard Station Juneau small-boat crew examines the mast of the sunken 94-foot tugboat Challenger, Sept. 12, 2015 in Gastineau Channel. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

USCG experiencing emergency radio outages in Alaska

The Coast Guard’s emergency VHF channels are under repair.

A U.S. Coast Guard Station Juneau small-boat crew examines the mast of the sunken 94-foot tugboat Challenger, Sept. 12, 2015 in Gastineau Channel. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
St. Vincent de Paul Society was awarded the contract to operate City and Borough of Juneau’s emergency warming shelter and plans to operate it a building located on Teal Street in the Mendenhall Valley. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Warming center is heading to the Valley

Will people warm up to the new location?

St. Vincent de Paul Society was awarded the contract to operate City and Borough of Juneau’s emergency warming shelter and plans to operate it a building located on Teal Street in the Mendenhall Valley. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Alicia Hughes-Skandijs, left, Greg Smith, Wade Bryson and Carole Triem watch results come in at City Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Alicia Hughes-Skandijs, left, Greg Smith, Wade Bryson and Carole Triem watch results come in at City Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Two Juneau residents to be honored for being disability, senior advocates

Two Juneau residents to be honored for being disability, senior advocates

The two have done great things for elderly and disabled people.

Two Juneau residents to be honored for being disability, senior advocates
Alfie Price, left, and Tristen Washington, 9, perform with the Xaadaas Dagwii Dance Group for Indigenous Peoples’ Day at the Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Monday, Oct. 14, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Alfie Price, left, and Tristen Washington, 9, perform with the Xaadaas Dagwii Dance Group for Indigenous Peoples’ Day at the Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Monday, Oct. 14, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Kent Ficek, a Juneau homebrewer, smiles after tying for best in show in the Alaskan Homebrewing Competition, Oct. 12, 2019. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)
Kent Ficek, a Juneau homebrewer, smiles after tying for best in show in the Alaskan Homebrewing Competition, Oct. 12, 2019. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)
Jacob Adams an attorney and cultural heritage researcher, speaks in the University of Alaska Southeast Egan Library, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)

Can appropriation be appropriate?

Cultural conversation requires thoughtfulness.

Jacob Adams an attorney and cultural heritage researcher, speaks in the University of Alaska Southeast Egan Library, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)
Charlie Gallant recently began a job as a car salesperson in Anchorage.
Charlie Gallant recently began a job as a car salesperson in Anchorage.
Lawyer looks back on 30 years protecting the environment
Lawyer looks back on 30 years protecting the environment
Dr. Kayla Luhrs in her business, Moon Cycle Medicine, Inc., located on Seward Street on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Dr. Kayla Luhrs in her business, Moon Cycle Medicine, Inc., located on Seward Street on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
In this Empire file photo, then mayoral candidate Beth Weldon, with family and friends, react as they watch Election results come in at the Assembly chambers on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Weldon reflects on her first year as mayor

There’s a lot of emails.

In this Empire file photo, then mayoral candidate Beth Weldon, with family and friends, react as they watch Election results come in at the Assembly chambers on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
A diagram of the whaleship Essex, homeported in Nantucket, Massachusetts, before she was sank by a whale in the Pacific. The diagram was drawn by Thomas Nickerson, a survivor of the wreck. (Courtesy photo | Nantucket Historical Association)

What Alaska can learn from the sinking of the Essex

The sea is merciless, but technology can be a lifesaver.

A diagram of the whaleship Essex, homeported in Nantucket, Massachusetts, before she was sank by a whale in the Pacific. The diagram was drawn by Thomas Nickerson, a survivor of the wreck. (Courtesy photo | Nantucket Historical Association)
Keri Williamson, an engineer for the city’s Engineering and Public Works Department, talks about the damage at the Mayor Bill Overstreet Park utilities building on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. City waste water pumps were overwhelmed during last weekend’s storm and caused a backup of sewage into park’s building that housing the pumps and controls for the whale statue. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Juneau whale statue pumps to be repaired by spring, hopefully

The whale will winter on the binnacle list this year.

Keri Williamson, an engineer for the city’s Engineering and Public Works Department, talks about the damage at the Mayor Bill Overstreet Park utilities building on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. City waste water pumps were overwhelmed during last weekend’s storm and caused a backup of sewage into park’s building that housing the pumps and controls for the whale statue. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Crews clears debris from three-car crash on Egan
Crews clears debris from three-car crash on Egan
Rosemary Walling, a volunteer and board member of Friends of the Marie Drake Planetarium, views Saturn and its moons’ orbits as projected by a visiting digital projector from Seattle’s Museum of Flight on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. The planetarium is currently raising money to replace its aging mechanical projector with a digital one. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Rosemary Walling, a volunteer and board member of Friends of the Marie Drake Planetarium, views Saturn and its moons’ orbits as projected by a visiting digital projector from Seattle’s Museum of Flight on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. The planetarium is currently raising money to replace its aging mechanical projector with a digital one. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)