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LISTEN: The Buddy Tabor Project works to preserve Juneau musician’s legacy
A group of Southeast artists is working to ensure that the music of Juneau songwriting icon Buddy Tabor endures and finds new audiences via online streaming platforms.
Juneau Empire, Peninsula Clarion parent company sold to Mississippi newspaper group
The editors of Black Press’s Alaska publications declined requests for comment. According to court documents, the company’s earnings had “steadily fallen” over the last decade.
Juneau’s hospital to receive $4M in federal dollars to improve emergency department
The project will expand and renovate the south side of the emergency department and include ventilation and electrical upgrades.
Kensington Gold Mine reports 105,000 gallon tailings spill earlier this winter
A leak in a pipeline transporting mine waste temporarily contaminated Johnson Creek in late January.
Holi celebration brings dancing and color to downtown Juneau
A Bollywood flash mob took over North Franklin Street in downtown Juneau Monday night, with dozens of people throwing colorful powders at each other to celebrate love and harmony.
Juneau is launching a new online parking app for downtown
The city says the app is just one of many changes coming to its parking systems.
Tongass Voices: Father-daughter production duo Joshua and Harmony Laboca bond through music
Local music producer Joshua Laboca and his daughter, Harmony, create songs together on YouTube as Harmony & jboaudioe.
Congress bought a stopgap icebreaker for the Arctic, but its $1.2 trillion bill has no money to build a new one
Tucked into the sprawling bill is a big item for Juneau, and for the owner of a ship with some Alaska history.
Why do Juneau’s thrift stores fill up so fast? And what can we do about it?
A listener asked KTOO why it’s so hard to donate clothes and other used items in town. For this installment of Curious Juneau, Anna Canny investigates why that is and some of the creative solutions people have found.