Free legal advice will be available on Martin Luther King Jr. Day at two locations in Juneau: the Dimond Courthouse downtown and the Alaska Legal Services Corp. office near the airport.
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The painted rocks of Juneau
If you go hiking in the Juneau area, you might find some rocks that look a little different. A national hobby of painting designs on small rocks and hiding them for others to find has made its way to Alaska.
Juneau ranks 6th in the nation for ‘creative vitality’
The ranking methodology favors communities with a high concentration of creative jobs and creative industries. The revenue of arts nonprofits, like ticket sales, grants and community contributions, also factored in.
Juneau’s state legislators field questions, cynicism at town hall
At a town hall, several community members echoed the feeling that Alaska’s fiscal future is being held hostage by the Republican-led Senate majority.
Winter storm warning issued for Juneau, Gustavus and Haines
Eaglecrest Ski Area managers hope the new snow will allow them to operate the upper mountain chairlifts.
Unfixed frisky felines overwhelm Juneau resident who surrenders 25-plus cats to humane society
Gastineau Humane Society estimates that taking in the animals alone will cost the organization an estimated $10,000. That will include vaccinations, microchipping them and spaying or neutering the 25-plus animals.
City looks to local nonprofits as potential tenants for vacant property
The City and Borough of Juneau hopes to find a new tenant or buyer for a property that has served as a youth shelter for more than 50 years, with special preference to local nonprofits that serve the community.
Juneau’s legal bills mount from cruise ship lawsuit
The City and Borough of Juneau has appropriated $847,000 to date to defend itself in a lawsuit brought by the cruise ship industry. At stake is the city’s passenger fees that raise millions for port infrastructure and other tourism-related projects.
Juneau’s eagle nest buffers scrapped on 5-4 vote
Buffers prohibiting development as close as 50 feet from an eagles nests during nesting season have been scrapped by the Juneau Assembly. City planners argued that a shortage of qualified federal biologists had made the law too hard to effectively enforce.
Man who feared Nazi SS officers, led police on high-speed chase sentenced to probation
As part of a plea deal, Cecil Trent Yeisley, 24, must serve three years on probation for felony assault and a misdemeanor charge of failure to stop for a police officer after a high-speed car chase.