Plant garlic bulbs pointy end up, about two inches deep and about six inches apart. Flower bulbs may be planted, depending on variety, from two to six inches deep.
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DOT to design safety improvements at Juneau’s Fred Meyer intersection
The region’s traffic and safety engineer expects the design work to be done next year. It’ll cost another estimated $1.2 million to make the improvements and won’t happen until 2022 at the earliest.
Sleeping options more limited as COVID-19 outbreak among Juneau’s unsheltered population grows
With temperatures dipping below freezing this weekend, local shelters must weigh the risks of staying open or closing to slow the spread of the virus.
Juneau finishes processing ballots from Oct. 6 election, results certified Tuesday
Of the 27,000 ballots sent out to registered voters in September, Friday’s count includes 11,836 ballots.
Why some people appear to vote twice in Alaska’s election data
The data shows that it’s common for a fraction of a fraction of 1% of voters to vote twice in elections. Which still raises questions.
DOT wants the public to weigh in on Fred Meyer intersection improvements
State transportation officials will talk about project options, and discuss some small-scale safety improvements that could be completed in 2022.
Library closes and isolation center opens as COVID-19 cases grow among Juneau’s homeless population
A cluster of positive COVID-19 cases among Juneau’s homeless population has risen to at least 30 people. The city will discuss this and other COVID-19 developments during its weekly update at 4 p.m.
Cluster of COVID-19 cases tied to Anchorage hockey tournament
he 2020 Termination Dust Invitational drew more than 300 players, coaches and fans to arenas in the city in early October. They came from the municipality itself, the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, the Kenai Peninsula and Juneau.
City testing Juneau’s homeless as positive COVID-19 cases climb
Staff at the Glory Hall shelter posted on Facebook that free COVID-19 testing will be available in front of the shelter Friday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and encouraged anyone to get tested there, even if they were tested recently.
Juneau updates vote count, Alicia Hughes-Skandijs and Christine Woll lead in Assembly races
In the competitive races, Alicia Hughes-Skandijs is in the lead in District 1 and Christine Woll is at the top of the four-way District 2 race.