The Juneau-Douglas City Museum is included on a list of city-run facilities that could close. What would happen to the 85,000 items in its collection?
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Why aren’t there strip clubs in Juneau?
Ashwin Kiran was visiting Juneau in February when he noticed something was missing from the local entertainment scene. “Why are there no strip clubs in Juneau?” he wondered aloud.
1917 Treadwell Mine cave-in remembered a century later
At its peak the Treadwell Mines on Douglas Island were among the largest gold mining operations in the world. But in 1917 its fortunes would quickly turn.
Unalaskans suspect Coast Guard crew of tagging WWII bunker
Tagging isn’t unusual on the island, even for historic structures like bunkers and barracks. But these big black letters were spray-painted on the outside of the bunker — not hidden inside like most graffiti.
Juneau city manager proposes shuttering history museum
Cost-cutting by the City and Borough of Juneau could mean closing several public facilities, including the Juneau-Douglas City Museum, Mt. Jumbo Gym in Douglas and Eagle Valley Center.
Tlingit and Haida students in Arkansas help archive Jeanie Greene videos
It’s probably not the first place you’d imagine preserving Alaska Native history, but the Sequoyah National Research Center is doing just that. A team of archivists with ties to the state are cataloging over a thousand video tapes that showcase Alaska Native life.
Rep. Eastman is sole lawmaker to vote against honoring black soldiers
All 19 senators who were present and 39 of the 40 House members voted for Senate Bill 46.
Air Force destroys World War II shell discovered in Unalaska
The U.S. Air Force made a special visit to Unalaska Tuesday after a hiker found unexploded ordnance from World War II. A bomb squad destroyed the artillery shell in a controlled explosion.
Schlepping bronze, a Ketchikan artist retraces Seward’s route
On the anniversary of the treaty with Russia to buy Alaska, a Ketchikan artist went on a mission in Washington, D.C., to find the spot where William Seward signed the Treaty of Cession, exactly 150 years prior.
Git Hayetsk uses dance to revise indigenous history
University of Alaska assistant professor Mique’l Dangeli tells a very different version of the founding of Metlakatla, a community in the Annette Islands Reserve, Alaska’s only reservation.