Molly Box is the new permanent principal of Harborview Elementary School, and Elizabeth Pisel-Davis is the new permanent principal of Riverbend Elementary School. Both previously served as interim principal at their respective schools. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Juneau School District announces two new principals

They’re both familiar faces.

Beyond the Ale: The search for Juneau’s best bar food

For our first bar food review, we decided to first try Devil’s Hideaway.

Safeway assault suspect indicted on three counts of felony assault

He was indicted Thursday.

Stolen goods located in garage of man out on bail for stealing goods

The goods were in the same garage as last time he was arrested.

In this file photo, the Alaska Marine Highway System ferries LeConte, left, Malaspina and Tazlina, hidden from view, are tied up at the Auke Bay Terminal in July 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Ferry Emergency: Six of the state’s 11 ferries are out of service

The Aurora is the latest heading for layup.

Tourism industry panel talks up Juneau’s cruise ship infrastructure

Regulatory burdens could affect industry.

Riverbend Elementary School Interim Principal Elizabeth Pisel-Davis interviews for a permanent position in front of a panel at Riverbend on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

A new principal could be around the Riverbend

Riverbend Elementary School’s interim principal interviews for position.

People gather on Front Street during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
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Your Guide to Gallery Walk 2019

It’s the biggest Friday Friday of the year.

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Want to cut a Christmas tree in the Tongass? Here’s what you should know

The Forest Service has some rules you need to follow.

Bartlett Regional Hospital on Tuesday, April 23, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Southeast teen hospitalized for vaping related injury

It’s the first case of vaping related injury in Alaska.

Misuse of federal funds? Two Democrats call for investigation over how Alaska spent grant

Dunleavy is pushing back.

News

Photos: Winter arrives at Eaglecrest

Ski area to open on Saturday.

 

Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Alaska

Reader-submitted photos.

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Sports

Juneau coach makes hall of fame, Capitals win turkey shoot, NYO athletes win up north

Local sports news in brief.

 

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Eaglecrest to partially open this weekend

Time to shred.

 

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Thank you letters for Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019

Thank you, merci, danke.

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People gather on Front Street during Gallery Walk on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Capital City Weekly

Your Guide to Gallery Walk 2019

It’s the biggest Friday Friday of the year.

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Your weekend guide: a tourism talk, a robotics tournament and live music and art

Here’s what’s happening this week.

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Sustainable Alaska: Saving Energy at UAS

How the campus saves energy (and money).

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Bear with them, they’re learning

Lecture examines behavior of not-quite adult bears

 

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Your weekend guide: a tourism talk, a robotics tournament and live music and art

Here’s what’s happening this week.

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A city employee uses an all-terrain vehicle to plow Franklin Street sidewalks in this March 2017 photo. Sunday, there will be a Kid’s Day hosted by the Downtown Business Association downtown. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Kid’s Day is Sunday downtown

Sunday is Kid’s Day downtown.

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Jake Musslewhite, a fisheries biologist with the U.S. Forest Service, pauses while searching for a radio fish tag in Dredge Lake on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019. Musslewhite has been conducting a study tracking adult coho salmon in the Dredge Lakes drainage system. Learn more by watching the video below. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
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Video: Salmon study at Dredge Lakes

Biologist follows coho with radio tags.

 

League of Women Voters of Juneau volunteers prepare Annie Boochever’s book about civil rights leader Elizabeth Peratrovich “Fighter in Velvet Gloves” for mailing at the Andrew P. Kashevaroff Building on Monday, Dec. 2, 2019. Learn more by watching the video below. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
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Video: Packing Party for Peratrovich Book

Book about Native Alaska civil rights leader is being sent to every middle school in Alaska.

 

Tsimshian Artist David R. Boxley works on a feast tray made out of alder at the Walter Soboleff Building on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019. Boxley is spending the week demostrating his craft for the Sealaska Heritage Institute. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
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Watch: Visiting artist David R. Boxley creates in Juneau

Tsimshian artist carving and teaching this week for SHI.

 

Ernestine Hayes, a Tlingit author and former Alaska State Writer Laureate from 2016-2018, gives a lecture on Juneau’s Indian Village at the Walter Soboleff Building on Monday, Nov. 18, 2019. The lecture is sponsored by the Sealaska Heritage Institute. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
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Video: Former State Writer Laureate talks about importance of protecting aboriginal rights

Hayes speaks at Sealaska Heritage Institute

 

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Photography

Photos: Winter arrives at Eaglecrest

Ski area to open on Saturday.

 

Photos: A sneak peak at Perseverance Theatre’s “With”

Clifford and Minnie have reached the end of their days.

 

Photos: JDHS hockey shines in home opener

JDHS plays Monroe Catholic in first game of the season.

 

Photos: JDHS hockey against Colony

It was a hard fought game.

 

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Opinion
The Tongass National Forest sign stands near the Auke Village Recreation Area. (Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Trout Unlimited’s assertions on Tongass are wrong

Assertions that 66% of the “largest and best stands” have been cut is absurd.

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The Tongass National Forest is the largest national forest in the United States at 17 million acres. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: The Roadless Rule doesn’t save anything

It is a politically motivated impediment to good forest management and use.

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