The community of Voznesenka wants the Kenai Peninsula School District to lease an additional building for their overcrowded school, but the district says they have a very tight budget this year and they’re not sure if they can do it.
Economy
Fairbanks marijuana club treading carefully forward
Marijuana clubs are not currently covered by local or state regulations, which are focused on commercial marijuana cultivation, processing, testing and retail sale.
End your New Year’s celebration with a free ride home
The Juneau/Lynn Canal CHARR has been offering the Safe Ride Home Program for 10 years.
Russian icebreaker makes record-setting Arctic voyage
Along with setting the speed record, the icebreaker also completed the trip over a month after the shipping season usually ends in the Arctic. But it’s still a long way off from becoming the next great trade route.
Southeast’s year in review: ferries, logging and mining
The year 2015 saw the beginnings of major changes to the Alaska Marine Highway, the Tongass National Forest and the future of transboundary mines.
New coastal change committee to meet in January
The committee is helping the board develop some guidelines for how it deals with commercial fishing boundaries that change along with Alaska’s coastline.
Tax Breaks, Falling Costs Are Boosting Wind And Solar
Congress has extended tax credits for clean energy as part of a $1.8 trillion spending bill. Solar and wind power companies say it will catapult the industry at a time when costs are already falling.
Gnocchi with Beau Schooler: ‘In Bocca Al Lupo’ to open in January
Another Juneau restaurant empire is taking form with the opening of an Italian restaurant next month in the space recently occupied by the Silverbow Bakery.
Cutter Boutwell completes last voyage to Last Frontier
The 378-foot high endurance cutter is to be decommissioned and sold to the Philippines.
Conoco withdraws from Russian Arctic
American oil titan ConocoPhillips has sold its 50 percent stake in the Polar Lights drilling project in the Russian Arctic, according to Russian news media. The sale marks Conoco’s complete exit from Russia.