The library’s StoryCorps project will focus on Alaska Native educational experiences.
Community
Food bank needs more space to meet higher demand
The Southeast Alaska Food Bank has doubled its inventory in recent years and is lacking the freezer space to preserve it all. The nonprofit hopes to expand its facilities on city-owned land to build additional storage.
Education liberates former Lemon Creek inmates
UAS Professor Sol Neely is using Shakespeare and Dostoyevsky to put Lemon Creek inmates on the road to academia.
Re-entry program gives inmates hope to succeed inside and out
The Success Inside and Out event offers soon-to-be-released inmates resources for when they’re released.
New Tongass chief from Southwest U.S.
Earl Stewart will take over as Tongass forest supervisor in May. He’s moving up from Arizona, where he’s in charge of the Coconino National Forest.
Transgender support group starts in Juneau
“I want to reach people who feel alone in their differentness,” says one of the groups organizers Zeif Parish.
Used Record, CD & Video Sale 2015
It’s time for the Used Record, CD & Video Sale!
‘Harry Potter’ illustrator teaches workshops in Juneau
Kazu Kibuishi, the notable illustrator of the re-released Harry Potter book covers, visited Juneau to offer advice for aspiring graphic artists.
Budget deficit forces tribal administrator out in Petersburg
The newly hired tribal administrator at the Petersburg Indian Association is leaving that job on Friday after finding the tribal government cannot afford her position.
Capping caseloads ‘not realistic’ for state’s probation officers without funds
Department of Corrections Commissioner Ronald Taylor says the proposal would not be realistic without additional funding.