Spirit

Siouxbee Lindoff has been baking kulich, a Russian Easter bread, for over 40 years.

“The subjects that I like to paint are people, people doing things,” said Rie Muñoz.

A statement from her family says Muñoz was “active and independent until her last hours.”

Juneau playwright Merry Ellefson interviewed nearly 60 people about homelessness for her new play, “A Lifetime to Master.”

University of Washington professor Jordan Lewis is connecting the high levels of optimism to a desire to pass on knowledge to future generations.

Juneau’s Dov Gartenberg ran a year-long online course called “Engaging Judaism” that ended in September. He has another one planned for 2015.