The Matanuska Susitna Borough Assembly begins it’s budget sessions this week A worksession on April 30 starts the process, with public hearings to follow starting on May 4.
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Anchorage senior wins national Poetry Out Loud competition
West Anchorage High Senior Maeva Ordaz won the national Poetry Out Loud competition this week in Washington DC. It’s the first time an Alaskan has both reached the finals and won.
Little known Alaska musher spurs Japanese musical
A theater production coming to Anchorage this week honors the accomplishments of a little known character in Alaska’s history.
APOC expediting complaint against Berkowitz over ad using news footage
Document alleges Berkowitz improperly used copyrighted material in campaign without disclosing any corporate donation.
Video: Sixteen-year-old saxophone sensation | INDIE ALASKA
We meet Anchorage’s own saxophone sensation and the local musical legends who have helped guide him through Alaska’s music scene.
ASD’s revised budget cuts 57 filled positions
The Anchorage School District plans to cut 57 currently-filled positions next year because of a $16.7 million funding cut from the state legislature. They will also eliminate the pilot programs but keep sports.
Campaign silent on revelations of military service, divorce, forgery
New documents are coming to light that complicate the biography of Anchorage mayoral candidate Amy Demboski.
Story Works Alaska gives high schoolers a voice
Think about being 16 and standing in front of friends and strangers telling a story. Your story. That’s what Story Works Alaska is teaching local students to do.
Anchorage men arrested for stabbing moose to death
Three Anchorage men are under arrest and charged with cruelty to animals, wanton waste and tampering with evidence in a bizarre moose killing in a city park.
Anchorage Nepalese community reacts to quake
Anchorage’s 80-member Nepalese community is trying to reach out to family members still in Nepal.