Juneau teacher Amy Jo Meiners has been named 2016 Alaska Teacher of the Year. Meiners works with gifted and talented students as an extended learning teacher at Auke Bay and Riverbend elementary schools.
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Why a local skier is busing around the Lower 48 this winter
Juneau skiers may be forced to accept a future with warmer winters and less snow.
Juneau fisherman, aka ‘Shrimp Guy’, pleads no contest to out-of-season crabbing
Dennis J. Capua was charged for failing to remove at least 64 commercial Dungeness crab pots near Stephens Passage after the season had closed Aug. 15.
A look back as Juneau Assembly considers Gastineau reboot
The burned out Gastineau Apartments are supposed to be demolished in April, but a last-minute deal could restore the downtown dwelling.
Glory Hole shelter volunteer starts blanket drive
A volunteer resident at The Glory Hole Emergency Shelter and Soup Kitchen is starting a blanket drive. He’s got a specific subset of needy folks in mind to give blankets to.
Sweeney Todd is not just a fluff musical
Perseverance Theatre’s production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, opens Friday night.
Walking the world, smiling for peace
A man who is walking around the world is in Juneau through the weekend. Norio Sasaki is from Kyoto, Japan, and has been on the road for a while.
With new medical provider, Front Street clinic finds some stability
Nurse practitioner Cynthia Mattoni provides general primary care. She does annual check-ups, kids’ physicals and well-woman exams.
Audio Postcard: Alaskans migrate to Louisiana
Last weekend, some 40 Alaskans journeyed down to Louisiana for the Blackpot music and food festival.
No signs of invasive Elodea in Southeast, survey in the works
Researchers have traced the invasive plant’s transmission in Alaska to people dumping out their aquariums into nearby lakes. An aggressive hitchhiker, Elodea will cling to float planes and travel to distant water bodies.