Juneau residents are staying in their homes as they age. That’s keeping the housing market tight, making it harder for young people to move here.
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Alaska breaks cruise ship passenger record as tourism rebounds from the COVID-19 pandemic
Juneau, the state’s leading cruise ship port, tallied 1.65 million passengers on ship manifests, a 23% bump from 2019.
Cruise industry group shares numbers for short season, addresses COVID measures
Passenger projections are fuzzy because cruise lines only got the regulatory green light in June.
After nearly 15 months of Zoom lunches, Juneau’s Chamber of Commerce gathers for an in-person meal
U.S. Rep. Don Young spoke to a crowd of more than 50 at the Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall.
Opponents present case against ballot questions that would limit Juneau cruise ship traffic
Three days after paperwork was filed to start a campaign for ballot questions limiting cruise ship traffic, another group of locals organized to oppose them.
New vision for Juneau arts facility will hopefully boost economic recovery
Juneau public works director Katie Koester says the concept is a different vision from the $4.5 million proposal for a standalone facility that voters rejected to fund in 2019.
It ‘has to be justified’: Juneau police release use of force policy
Deputy Chief David Campbell says force is always something that’s going to be used in police work — but, it has to be justified.
Juneau city manager says he expects service and personnel cuts
Local government is one of Juneau’s biggest employers. The city, which includes the school district, hospital and airport, budgets for about 1,800 full-time equivalent jobs a year.
Property tax increase contested as Juneau officials budget for an uncertain year
City officials know they’re going to have millions of dollars less in sales taxes and cruise ship taxes, but they don’t know for how long because of big, unpredictable factors related to the pandemic.
Norwegian Cruise Line starts planning new Juneau dock as community weighs tourism questions
As an executive from Norwegian Cruise Line made the rounds this week to talk about plans for a new private dock downtown, neighborhood associations came together for the first time to share their own thoughts on the industry.