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Signs of spring: asparagus and rhubarb. (Corinne Conlon | For the Juneau Empire)

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It’s been a tough spring for gardening

I hope this isn’t your first gardening season here in Southeast. Our typical cold, wet season has gotten…

The Muskeg Connection: A Petersburg summer

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The Muskeg Connection: A Petersburg summer

Petersburg is home. I grew up here, left for college, and have been back for almost five years.…

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June First Friday listings

Scott & Donna Johnson & Mandi Canady Barnaby Brewing Company 206-1 N. Franklin Street Reception: 4:30 – 7:30…

Sitka longliner and troller Jeff Farvour pulls a halibut aboard. Farvour supplies Alaskan’s Own with sustainably-caught seafood each summer. Photo by Jeff Farvour.

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Sustainable, high-quality seafood delivered to Southeast Alaska

The 2017 summer season marks the seventh anniversary of Sitka-based Alaskans Own (AO), a Community Supported Fishery (CSF)…

Tribal members carry the Raven Totem Pole to its site flanking the Huna Tribal House. (Mary Beth Moss | For the Capital City Weekly)

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Two totem poles raised in front of Huna Ancestors’ House

Once again, the shoreline of Bartlett Cove in Glacier Bay National Park welcomed hundreds of tribal members and…

Juneau Dance Theater Spring Showcase: ‘A magical world’

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Juneau Dance Theater Spring Showcase: ‘A magical world’

Over the May 26-27 weekend, the stage of the Juneau-Douglas High School auditorium was transformed by an array…

Three eager chicks of the American dipper, in their covered nest, let their parent know that they are very hungry. (Courtesy Photo | Mary Willson)

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How do loud baby animals not get eaten by predators?

Four baby juncos, in a nest tucked under a drooping clump of grass, lie low and are very…

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Brothers poised to move to next phases of life

Matthew Staley (2012 Juneau-Douglas High School) recently graduated from Washington State University with a Master of Architecture. Matthew…

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Planetarium to present on upcoming total solar eclipse

The Marie Drake Planetarium will present a talk on Tuesday, May 30, about the upcoming total solar eclipse…

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Food drive a success with JESS

Helping Hands volunteers would like to thank all the members of JESS for considering us and for the…

Members of the Shattuck & Grummett Insurance Personal Lines Team, left to right: Jocelyn Miles, Krysta Onstott, Thuy Nguyen; Kylie Wray, Erika Patch & Donna Shelton Receive the award for Premier Partner Award for Outstanding Performance from Progressive Insurance Company. Give us a call for a quote 789-2446. (Photo courtesy Shattuck and Grummet)

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Shattuck & Grummet wins industry award

Members of the Shattuck & Grummett Insurance Personal Lines Team, from left, Jocelyn Miles, Krysta Onstott, Thuy Nguyen,…

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Thank you for supporting the plant sale

The Friends of Jensen-Olson Arboretum thanks Terry Goff, manager of Juneau’s Safeway store, for allowing the use of…

TMHS art students have winning year

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TMHS art students have winning year

Veronica Salter has been honored for her National Jr. Duck Stamp painting earlier this year. In addition to…

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Tips for high school graduates

High school graduation is one of those milestones that people remember for the rest of their lives, right…

Seward and the Tsar: Alaska and Emancipation

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Seward and the Tsar: Alaska and Emancipation

Join us at the Valley Library on Tuesday, June 6, from 7:30-8:30 p.m. for Mike Dunham’s free presentation:…

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Recognizing limits

I felt mature for a moment. It has nothing to do with wandering around the house yelling about…

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Juneau Symphony to perform John Williams tribute

Composer John Williams has made some iconic themes for movies from the “Star Wars” and “Indiana Jones” trilogies…

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Bird stories

One day in late April, two friends and I scrambled up a steep stream-side slope to a perch…

“Elizabeth Wanamaker Peratrovich: Tlingit Civil Rights Activist, Lukaax.adi Clan member” by Mary Ellen Frank. JDCM 2017.28.001. Purchase of this artwork has been made possible through the generous support of the Rasmuson Foundation Art Acquisition Fund. (Courtesy photo)

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2017 Rasmuson Art Acquisition Grant funds City Museum artwork

The Juneau-Douglas City Museum has been awarded funds from the Museums Alaska Art Acquisition Fund, supported by the…

Black bear: “I don’t think they can see me.” Spotted on May 17 at Pt. Bridget State Park. (Photo by Denise Carroll)

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Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Southeast Alaska

Reader-submitted images of Mother Nature in Southeast Submit your wild shots: The Empire Outdoors page is looking for…