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August Family Day at the City Museum

This summer, the City Museum is hosting Family Days once a month for local families to visit the…

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Juneau Community Foundation gives grant money to youth organizations

Focusing on youth programs and services, the Juneau Community Foundation is granting nearly $30,000 to 12 Southeast Alaska…

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Thanks for participating in the Aukeman Triathlon

Thanks for participating in the Aukeman Triathlon The Aukeman Triathlon would like to thank all of the participants…

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Planetarium volunteers have answers about upcoming eclipse

Everyone’s talking about the solar eclipse coming up, and volunteers at the Marie Drake Planetarium are ready to…

Beautiful imperfections

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Beautiful imperfections

Have you heard the one about the wheat and weeds growing together in a field? It goes like…

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Tlingit & Haida gets new presidential assistant

Heather Gatti is of both Tlingit and Haida descent, and will now be assisting the president of the…

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Safety and Preparedness Expo on the horizon

If you have a wild survival story or an area of expertise about how to weather a disastrous…

Figures stand at Point Woronzof in the winter of 2015 as part of an art installation by Sarah Davies called 100Stone. (Photo by Sarah Davies)

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100Stone artist creates grant for art project that focuses on homelessness

The Alaska Humanities Forum has paired up with artist Sarah Davies to give an Alaskan a $10,000 opportunity.…

Broad-petalled gentians bloom late in the summer, a visual treat in the alpine. Photo by Bob Armstrong.

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Here and there in summer

In early August, I went up Gold Ridge in hopes of finding the big, blue, broad-petalled gentian in…

Fresh fish for breakfasts, Anan Creek (Kerry Howard)

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Wild Shots: Reader-submitted images of Mother Nature in Southeast

The Empire Outdoors page is looking for superb images of Alaska’s wildlife, scenery or plant life. Send your…

Ned Rozell at Trans-Alaska Pipeline mile 100, meaning that many miles remain to Pump Station One near Prudhoe Bay. (Photo by Eric Troyer)

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In fifth month, Trans-Alaska hike nears end

SAGANAVIRKTOK RIVER — August, here so soon. And we just passed Trans-Alaska Pipeline mile 100, which means that…

Debby Bloom holds one of her paintings that will be featured at Coppa in Juneau. Courtesy image.

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Q&A with Debby Bloom: ‘A quirky view of our natural world’

Drop into the Coppa coffeehouse at 917 Glacier Ave. this month and you’ll have a hard time not…

Rozanne Geranium blooms from now until frost. (Photo by David Lendrum)

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Midsummer bloom show

Most of the gardens in Southeast Alaska are spring gardens, they come into color early, pushing the snow…

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Cruising through summer

Cruise ships. Those words elicit a firestorm of opinion in many Alaskans. Some see the potential economic benefit…

Rebecca proves that a genuine smile is a fashion statement. Add in bright colors, pearls and rolled down Xtratufs and you are ready to hit the trail in style. (Kerry Howard | Juneau Empire)

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Juneau Style

Kerry Howard For the Juneau Empire

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July 4th, 2018 Juneau parade theme announced

The Juneau Fourth of July Parade Committee has announced the 2018 Fourth of July Parade Theme: “Volunteers: Fabric…

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Recent births

Recent births at Bartlett Regional Hospital: On June 18, a daughter, Avalon Nicole Papenbrock, weighing 8 pounds, 10…

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Civil Air Patrol Honor Guard coming back to Juneau

The Civil Air Patrol Honor Guard coming back to Juneau. Cadet Senior Airman Adam Murphy with the Civil…

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7 things Alaskans hear when travelling

I’ve recently been travelling in the Midwest, and it reminded me of the seven basic questions people always…

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Love INC thanks Amy Grant For charitable donation

Love in the Name of Christ (Love INC) would like to thank Christian singer Amy Grant for an…