An affordable-housing group is looking for ways to reduce the number of chronic inebriates downtown. The Juneau Homeless Coalition met Thursday to begin gathering information and planning for new programs.
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Welcome Home
A soldier received a surprise welcome when he returned to Juneau from deployment in Iraq Friday evening.
Memories of Joe Tagaban
The young miner killed last week in a Kensington mine accident is described as a guy who loved his job, children and hockey. Thirty-year-old Joe Tagaban of Juneau died on Wednesday. It was the first fatality at the mine, which opened in June of last year. Though he wasn’t a member of the organization, his…
September 11th Remembered
The tenth anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks was remembered in Juneau on Sunday. Vehicles from Capital City Fire and Rescue, including a ladder track with a large American Flag hung from the end of an extended ladder, and local Harley Davidson owners lined one side of Riverside Drive as firefighters, police officers, and…
Tagaban memorial set
Memorial services for Joe Tagaban have been set for Tuesday at 3 p.m. at the Juneau Christian Center, across from Fred Meyer. The 30-year-old Juneau man was killed in a mining accident on Wednesday at the Kensington Gold Mine. A reception is set for 5 pm. at the Juneau Arts and Culture Center. In lieu…
Ten years later, Juneau residents recall 9-11
In August 2001, Nicole Hallingstad moved from Fairbanks to New York City pretty much on a whim. “My first choice would have been to move to Europe. My master’s degree was in European history. But given that I didn’t have any prospects in Europe, I thought, well, what’s the best domestic choice? And so of…