“Scrap it,” said Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assemblyman Steve Colligan. “We would be better off spending $500,000 to send it to the scrapyard.”
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Leverage your leopard: The biz behind Alaska’s only zoo
If you’ve ever wanted to feed a snow leopard, a moose, or a pack of wolves, this year you’ve got a chance. Albeit, for a tidy sum.
Legislative Council seeks advice on downtown Anchorage office
The Legislative Council is seeking advice from a finance expert on what to do about the controversial lease on the Anchorage Legislative Information Office.
AMHS report: Ferries boost Anchorage, Mat-Su economies too
Anchorage is tied for first as the prime destination for ferrying summer tourists, according to a new report by the McDowell Group.
Price tag on Anchorage LIO? $37 million
The offer is the latest salvo in a battle between lawmakers, developers and lawyers over the price legislators agreed to for the building in 2013 during a very different fiscal climate.
Governor taps Ruffner for fish board, again
For 40 years, someone from Bristol Bay has sat on the state Board of Fisheries. Next fall, that might not be the case.
Murre die-off count now on par with Exxon Valdez spill kill, biologist says
The dead birds are still a mystery, but the huge area where they’re being found and the prolonged die-off indicates it might be the result of a change in the food web caused by “the Blob.”
Railbelt utility overhaul could mean more renewables, cheaper power
What if the six Railbelt electric utilities operated as one? A single-system operator could cut transmission tariffs and create a one-stop shop for independent producers who want to access the grid.
Unnerved but unharmed, Anchorage residents tidy up after 7.1 quake
Though some Anchorage residents seemed unnerved, it wasn’t enough to disrupt errands and shopping plans.
Alaskans take to Twitter with photos, jokes after 7.1 earthquake
A major quake in the early hours of Sunday morning woke up residents of Anchorage and could be felt across much of southern Alaska. There’s no risk of a tsunami, the National Weather Service says.