The YMCA might be coming to Juneau. Max Mertz, chair the Aquatics Board, spoke at the Juneau Chamber of Commerce luncheon Thursday detailing the options… Continue reading
A Hoonah man is facing charges of trafficking thousands of opioid pain pills throughout Alaska and beyond. Nickolas Cakmis, 39, was arraigned in Anchorage on… Continue reading
The movement to reform the Alaska Marine Highway System is reaching a critical point as proponents meet with legislators this week. The plan for reforming… Continue reading
Dawn Houston was watching a movie about wildfires, “Only the Brave,” around noon Wednesday when a fire broke out in her home. Houston, 52, heard… Continue reading
Watching the Winter Olympics this past week, Sealaska Heritage Institute Senior Research Fellow Rick Harris saw something that surprised him. The Canadian snowboarding team was… Continue reading
Southeast Conference speakers on Tuesday took a stance against the “Stand for Salmon” initiative, a proposed change to habitat protections which could see a statewide… Continue reading
Businesses and homes in Alaska are looking to find more efficient ways to heat their buildings, and multiple Juneau organizations have identified one possible solution:… Continue reading
Exploration work at Greens Creek Mine has yielded results that could extend the mine’s life, it announced this week in a press release. Greens Creek… Continue reading
The City and Borough of Juneau Assembly Mining Subcommittee has not taken public comment at its meetings to date. That will change soon. As the… Continue reading
The City and Borough of Juneau will not be annexing Funter Bay. During a lengthy voting process Monday night, the CBJ Assembly members decided to… Continue reading
On Monday night, city officials officially set a goal for Juneau to rely on 80 percent renewable energy by 2045. The City and Borough of… Continue reading
Longtime Juneau business owner and community figure Iris D. “Dee” Longenbaugh died at her Juneau home this past Friday, and word spread quickly. Longenbaugh, who… Continue reading
Small signs have begun popping up in the windows of businesses near the Juneau International Airport: “Proud member of Juneau’s Airport Shopping District.” Still in… Continue reading
The Southeast office of the American Red Cross will move to a new location by the end of the month, it was announced Friday. The… Continue reading
How many integers between 100 and 1000 contain no digits other than 3, 4 or 5? It’s a deceptively simple question, but try to answer… Continue reading
More than 40 speakers will take a look at the future of the region’s economy at the Southeast Conference’s Mid-Session Summit this week. The conference,… Continue reading
Juneau residents have filed an unusually high amount of public comments about the proposed purchase of the city’s electric utility, and the Regulatory Commission of… Continue reading
This Monday night, Hydro One and Avista Corp. issued a joint reply to the dozens of comments that Juneau residents have made in reference to… Continue reading
A dozen books, hundreds of pages and months of reading all led to Thursday afternoon for a group of Juneau middle school students. The annual… Continue reading
The Glory Hole Shelter will not be moving to the Mendenhall Valley anytime soon. This week, the shelter’s board of directors withdrew its application to… Continue reading
