50,000 sockeye salmon is the early catch estimate for a 3-day gillnet opening at Port Snettisham and the Speel Arm near Juneau, with 35,000 of those fish caught in the first six hours.
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CBJ noise ordinance still in the works
The latest version dictates what times are considered ‘day-time’ hours versus ‘night-time’ hours. It also defines noise level in terms of decibels, which CBJ attorney Amy Mead says is hard to enforce.
Closed door meetings planned to hear report on personnel investigation
The CBJ assembly and hospital board hold separate executive sessions today to discuss a confidential personnel investigation at Bartlett Regional Hospital regarding allegations of a hostile work environment.
Celebration highlights the reversal of DOMA
A celebration in the Capital city called Equality For All centers around the recent Supreme Court’s landmark reversal of the Defense of Marriage Act.
Filing period opens for October election
(Update) The filing period for three assembly seats and two school board seats starts Friday for the October 1 election.
Pause in parking tickets is over
The city will resume leaving tickets under car windshield wipers.
True North moves into Foodland, Heritage Coffee is next
Work began yesterday on a new downtown True North Federal Credit Union branch inside Foodland IGA. Next in line is welcoming Heritage Coffee Roasting Company. The credit union will be located in front of the grocery store’s check stand area where the service center used to be. True North’s Juneau area branch manager Jacob Parrish…
Ted Stevens Day at NOAA honors and educates
Hundreds of people poured into Juneau’s Ted Stevens Marine Research Institute, or Auke Bay Laboratories, on Friday, a day set aside to honor its namesake and his legacy in Alaska.
Negotiations taking place to keep Glacier Bay Lodge open
The National Parks Service and Aramark are negotiating a 2-year extension for a concession contract at Glacier Bay Lodge.
Willoughby District will benefit from a performing arts complex
A future performing arts complex is essential to the development of what’s known as the Willoughby District, according to a local architect. The Juneau Arts and Humanities Council and Perseverance Theatre are teaming up to create a Willoughby Performing Arts Complex. North Wind architect James Bibb says the collaboration is critical for how the rest…