Neighbors
What’s Happening the week of July 4-July 10
Pre-parade pancakes, Wednesday, July 4, 8:45-11 a.m., Juneau Arts and Culture Center. Juneau Fourth of July Parade, Wednesday,…
Neighbors
Alaska for Real: Lessons learned at the end of the world
When I signed the book deal to write a memoir about my childhood growing up in the burned…
Neighbors
First Friday, July 6: New jewelry, yoga and more
First Friday is not only a great way to kick off the weekend, but the month too. For…
News
Police calls for Friday, July 6, 2018
This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement and public safety agencies. This report…
News
Juneau and Douglas Fourth of July parade and contest winners
More floats registered for this year’s Juneau parade, committee director Jean Sztuk said, that organizers had to turn…
News
Soapbox Challenge results
Correction: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated Santiago Hoff came in third place in the 9-…
News
Police calls for Thursday, July 5, 2018
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Opinion
No Golden Goose
When is a “golden goose” really a black vulture? Answer: When it preys on our children, families and…
News
Police calls for Wednesday, July 4, 2018
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Neighbors
Walking my dog in wolf country
On a recent hike up a mountain on Douglas Island, I noticed a large rock rising from the…
Neighbors
Senior News: Juneau’s complementary transit system
Juneau’s “fixed route” bus system is well-used and efficiently run. For those who need a more personalized form…
Neighbors
Arctic squirrels, ants and aspens: Nature abounds at excursion to Kluane Park
Past an intensive construction zone, where the Chilkat River had begun to threaten the highway, up over the…
Neighbors
Casting for fish — and guides — in Bristol Bay
Triston Chaney, a 19-year-old college student raised in Dillingham, knew before this year that he loved fly fishing.…
News
JPD will have increased presence in town during festivities
It’s become a Fourth of July tradition for the Juneau Police Department to have an increased number of…
News
Police calls for Tuesday, July 3, 2018
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Opinion
Pharmacy plan may affect retiree benefits
It has come to our attention that Gov. Bill Walker has unilaterally decided to enroll Alaska Public Employees’…
News
Seattle bans plastic straws, utensils at restaurants, bars
SEATTLE — Looking for a plastic straw to sip your soda? It’s no longer allowed in Seattle bars…
Opinion
How much more bleeding for big oil must Alaskans withstand?
If the Board of Trustees for the Permanent Fund continues to ignore a changing investment world and instead…
News
Eating Wild: Candied salmon without a smoker
Like most Alaskans, I’m a salmon fiend. I love everything about salmon: hooking them, fighting them, whacking them,…
News
Feds push deal for Admiralty Island land
The U.S. Forest Service finalized a deal Thursday with Sitka urban Native corporation Shee Atiká, Incorporated, to return…