The tourist season is over and many downtown Juneau shops are closed, but that’s not keeping other businesses from working to make it a more vibrant place.
Lakeidra Chavis, KTOO
Days before election, Parish continues door-to-door campaigning
Days before the election, Justin Parish took time off his day job to focus on his campaign.
Everyone is family at Gerry’s Barbershop
Gerry’s Barber Shop has been around for nearly three decades in Juneau. Owner Gerry Carrillo Sr. runs the shop with his daughter and son. They say after awhile, even the clients become family.
Assembly to consider adding housing action proposal to comprehensive plan
The comprehensive plan outlines the city’s goals and policies. The housing action plan is a more detailed and expansive document with specific suggestions for how to implement the solutions.
Assembly postpones fireworks ordinance until April 2017
The Juneau Police Department is encouraged to enforce the use of fireworks under the city’s disturbing the peace code.
19-year-old shooting victim remains in critical condition
Geneva Anowlic-Okikton was shot in the head earlier this month in Juneau.
Amid an audit and a case backlog, state Human Rights Commission tries to move forward
The Alaska State Commission for Human Rights is the state’s anti-discrimination agency. In 2011, a legislative audit found that the agency wasn’t doing its job. Five years later, the agency is still trying to move forward.
More than a decade later, one man’s discrimination case is still in limbo
In 1997, a Chugiak man filed a discrimination complaint against the airport. The investigation into the complaint took five years. Unhappy with its findings, he asked the state ombudsman’s office to take a second look. More than a decade later, he’s still waiting for an answer.
Absentee and early voting opens for general election
Some people are already lining up to cast their votes.
City begins taking public comment on fireworks ordinance tonight
The first of two public meetings is Wednesday night at 6 p.m., at the Assembly Chambers.