Longtime bartender Jewels Barmoy reads the Triangle Club’s 2014 end-of-year poem.
Community
Glory Hole likely closed through mid-January, still needs Christmas donations
About 30 patrons of the Glory Hole homeless shelter in Juneau will spend a little longer than originally expected in temporary emergency housing.
Alaska ranks 10th in U.S. for volunteerism
As a volunteer chaplain at Bartlett Regional Hospital, Claire Richardson provides spiritual care for patients, staff and visitors.
Rabbi Dov: Feeding hungry souls via Skype
Juneau’s Dov Gartenberg ran a year-long online course called “Engaging Judaism” that ended in September. He has another one planned for 2015.
Avista Corp. donates $100,000 to Juneau organizations
Alaska Electric Light and Power’s parent company has announced $100,000 in donations to six Juneau organizations.
Pakistani student in Juneau reflects on mass school shooting
“A lot of attacks happen in Pakistan, like suicide bombings and stuff, but they never killed innocent kids who just went to school and never came back,” says Hassam Bazil.
Community hopes to keep much-loved Eagle Valley Center alive
“It is just a really special place,” says Darren Snyder, UAF Cooperative Extension agent.
Sitka AmeriCorps takes over SAGA volunteers
“These kiddos are going to get to finish and complete their term of service and feel valued,” says Sitka AmeriCorps Coordinator Faith Lee.
Will there be a second season of Alaska Robotics News?
The Juneau-based video collective is once again raising money for its satirical news series.
SAGA to cease AmeriCorps program, hopes another org will save it
Nineteen AmeriCorps volunteers throughout the state were told their positions, including stipends and benefits, could end on Monday.