Jan 15 2019

JPD officer Ken Colón shares his perspective on public safety in Juneau's tourist district on a Blueprint Downtown walking tour on Jan. 12, 2019. (Photo by Zoe Grueskin/KTOO)

‘These people we’re afraid of are our neighbors.’ Downtown walking tours discuss housing, public safety and Juneau’s future.

By Zoe Grueskin, KTOO | Housing, Juneau, Local Government, Public Safety

Juneauites are weighing in on the future of downtown this month through a series of walking tours. The second tour was supposed to cover vehicles, parking and pedestrians, but the conversation shifted to homelessness.

By Zoe Grueskin, KTOO | January 15, 2019 3:46 pm

Dec 17 2018

Adding insulation to the outside of your home? Watch out for mold.

By Ravenna Koenig, Alaska's Energy Desk | Alaska's Energy Desk, Energy & Mining, Environment, Housing, Interior, Science & Tech

“Every summer driving through Fairbanks, I will see somebody adding this kind of retrofit to their home,” said research engineer Robbin Garber-Slaght.

By Ravenna Koenig, Alaska's Energy Desk | December 17, 2018 1:41 pm

Dec 17 2018

Video: Meet the people building Alaska’s next generation housing

By Joey Mendolia, Alaska's Energy Desk | Alaska's Energy Desk, Environment, Housing, Interior

“The future will be different and we don’t know how.” Meet the people who are building Alaska’s next generation housing.

By Joey Mendolia, Alaska's Energy Desk | December 17, 2018 10:29 am

Dec 04 2018

Local workers in Eek construct a 320-square-foot tiny home as part of a CVRF pilot project to see if tiny homes funded partly by mortgages could increase homeownership in communities with housing shortages.

Could tiny homes be a big solution for coastal Alaska’s housing crisis?

By Anna Rose MacArthur, KYUK-Bethel | Housing, Southwest

Coastal Villages Region Fund is trying to provide a new model for coastal Alaska communities, where housing is no tiny issue.

By Anna Rose MacArthur, KYUK-Bethel | December 4, 2018 3:12 pm

Nov 20 2018

State asks for new housing units to help Alaskans in recovery

By Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media | Alcohol & Substance Abuse, Economy, Health, Housing, Mental Health, State Government

Alaska has seen a dramatic rise in opioid abuse over the last several years, with over 100 fatal overdoses attributed to opioids last year.

By Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media | November 20, 2018 1:23 pm

Nov 17 2018

Alaska Municipal League panel spotlights statewide housing shortages, homelessness

By Kirsten Swann, Alaska Public Media | Housing

The Alaska Housing Finance Corporation is working with statewide partners to hire a rural homelessness coordinator.

By Kirsten Swann, Alaska Public Media | November 17, 2018 2:38 pm

Nov 13 2018

Juneau's cold weather emergency shelter is in the old Alaska Department of Public Safety Building on Whittier Avenue, pictured here on Dec. 2, 2017, the day after the shelter first opened.

Seasonal cold weather emergency shelter begins operations Thursday

By Adelyn Baxter, KTOO | Housing, Juneau, Public Safety

This is the second winter the City and Borough of Juneau will operate the shelter. The facility in the old state public safety building on Whittier Street sleeps up to 28 people and operates from 11 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. through April 15.

By Adelyn Baxter, KTOO | November 13, 2018 6:20 pm

Sep 18 2018

The Housing First Project under construction on November 17, 2016. (Photo by David Purdy/KTOO)

Assembly grants $1.8 million to Phase II of Housing First

By Adelyn Baxter, KTOO | Housing, Juneau, Local Government

The Assembly’s grant to the Juneau Housing First Collaborative brings them closer to expanding. The collaborative wants to more than double its capacity to provide permanent, supportive housing for the homeless.

By Adelyn Baxter, KTOO | September 18, 2018 12:41 am

Sep 11 2018

Alaska Native organizations receive federal grant for safe and healthy housing

By Adelyn Baxter, KTOO | Housing, Southeast

The Organized Village of Kake and the Tlingit-Haida Regional Housing Authority each received $1 million and the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium won almost $870,000. They hope to use the money for home repairs, education and to deal with mold and mildew issues.

By Adelyn Baxter, KTOO | September 11, 2018 4:01 pm

Aug 29 2018

Officials discuss overcrowded housing in rural Alaska

By Associated Press | Housing, Western

State officials heard from residents and groups on St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea in a first of its kind meeting to address housing overcrowding and affordability in rural Alaska.

By Associated Press | August 29, 2018 12:50 am

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‘These people we’re afraid of are our neighbors.’ Downtown walking tours discuss housing, public safety and Juneau’s future.

Adding insulation to the outside of your home? Watch out for mold.

Video: Meet the people building Alaska’s next generation housing

Could tiny homes be a big solution for coastal Alaska’s housing crisis?

Alaska Municipal League panel spotlights statewide housing shortages, homelessness

Seasonal cold weather emergency shelter begins operations Thursday

Assembly grants $1.8 million to Phase II of Housing First

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Officials discuss overcrowded housing in rural Alaska

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