Coastal Temperate Rainforests symposium kicks off in Juneau
Scientists and culture bearers from all along the Pacific Northwest are in Juneau this week.
Video: Tennessee jug band plays folk fest
Alaska Folk Festival guest artists The Tennessee Mafia Jug Band perform the song “Big Daddy” at Centennial Hall in Juneau on April 12, 2012.
Community meeting over Kodiak slayings to be held tonight
The Coast Guard has called a community meeting tonight (Monday) in Kodiak to discuss last week’s double homicide at the base’s communications station. Law enforcement officials remain tight-lipped about the murders of 41-year-old James Hopkins and 51-year-old Richard Belisle, who were shot to death inside a building at the “ComSta” complex.
Gustavus begins planning community broadband network
The city has hired Virginia-based consultants ICF International develop the plan, which officials hope will serve as a model for other rural Alaska communities facing issues with Internet access.
Rep. Carl Gatto dies
State flags will fly at half-staff Wednesday in honor of Rep. Carl Gatto of Palmer, who died today (Tuesday) at the age of 74.
Edwards wins Gastineau school job
Juneau teacher Brenda Edwards has been named principal of Gastineau Elementary School.
Old city shop: a shelter for the homeless?
A Juneau Assembly member wants to set up a homeless shelter at the old CBJ shop under the Douglas Bridge.
Ruth Danner suggests the equipment facility become a temporary solution for a downtown problem that gets worse every summer.
School bond sales to be split
Bonds for Auke Bay Elementary School renovation and new turf at Adair Kennedy Park will be sold in two installments over the next two years.
Surveys profile Juneau’s most vulnerable
A survey of Juneau’s homeless community identifies 74 percent as vulnerable due to health issues, substance abuse, or mental illness. More than a third are veterans.
Choose Respect rally draws big crowd
Choose Respect rallies are being held across the state this week. A large crowd gathered in the wind and rain across from the state capitol as Lt. Gov. Mead Treadwell and legislators spoke about eliminating sexual assault and domestic violence in Alaska.
