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Farming in Southeast Alaska
May and June bring out all the new faces. The smaller the town the more noticeable you are;…
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Thank you to community for helping to Stamp Out Hunger
Stamp Out Hunger was held Saturday, May 13, 2017. The largest single day food drive in the nation,…
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Raptor Center thanks community for great turnout on Juneau Appreciation Day
The Juneau Raptor Center would like to thank everyone who attended our 2017 Juneau Appreciation Day held on…
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Longer hours, more educational activities ahead for Juneau-Douglas City Museum
The Juneau-Douglas City Museum will be open on Sundays from 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. beginning July 2 and running…
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A graduation speech grounded in reality
If you were at a graduation and the speaker said something about believing in yourself and then you…
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My Especially Alaskan Life
People often ask me what life is like in Alaska. Short answer: pretty much the same as the…
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Amundsen, Barnkow wed
Grace Amundsen and Scott Barnkow wed on June 2 at the Shrine of St. Therese in Juneau. A…
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Wild Shots: Reader-submitted images of Mother Nature in Southeast
Submit your wild shots: The Empire Outdoors page is looking for superb images of Alaska’s wildlife, scenery or…
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Visiting Yakutat for the Tern Festival
In early June, I had the privilege of participating in the Yakutat Tern Festival. This gave me the…
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Delicious, poisonous elderflowers
A few years back, a high school friend had a fire that destroyed her house. Naturally, she mourned…
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Sitka Summer Music Festival begins
The Sitka Summer Music Festival has begun. This festival is Alaska’s premiere classical music festival that presents music…
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All gynecologic oncologist rock band ‘get their groove on’
On the night of Thursday, June 8, it’ll be a time for celebrating life, recovery and independent rock…
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Wild edibles and Becoming an Outdoors Woman
Becoming an Outdoors Woman (BOW) celebrated 10 years in Southeast this year. The first event was up in…
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Archimedes in the Wilderness
The question was: how to move a building from point A to point B in the bush with…
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United Way seeks volunteer reading tutors
Research indicates most students spend kindergarten through third grade acquiring basic reading skills. Beginning in fourth grade and…
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Feast of the Foliage
Hi, Juneau! I’m gonna talk about plants. Not for botany, not for linguistics, nor horticulturalist practices (I always…
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Respect for diversity creates healing
As a society and community, we spend a lot of energy focusing on our differences. We have legitimate…
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Four Southeast students earn Southeast Board of Realtors Memorial Scholarship
In September 2013 Larry Spencer, a longtime Juneau realtor and advocate for Southeast Alaska Realtor concerns, passed away.…
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Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Southeast Alaska
Submit your wild shots: The Empire Outdoors page is looking for superb images of Alaska’s wildlife, scenery or…
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Gear has come a long way in 20 years
When I walked this same path 20 years ago, I averaged six miles each day. After a few…