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A beaver rubbing his tail on his face at Mendenhall Glacier Lake late afternoon Monday.

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Wild Shots

Submit your wild shots: The Empire Outdoors page is looking for superb images of Alaska’s wildlife, scenery or…

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Correction

A photo caption for a “Wild Shot” reader-submitted photo that appeared in last Friday’s Outdoors section erroneously described…

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Alaska Science Forum: Life on barrier islands, north and south

GALVESTON, TEXAS — Here on this alligator-shaped mound of sand, the temperature of 88 is the warmest recorded…

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Americans ate more seafood last year

PORTLAND, Maine — The average American ate nearly a pound more seafood in 2015 than he or she…

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Sealaska to honor warriors, veterans for Native American Heritage Month

JUNEAU — Sealaska Heritage Institute and Sealaska will honor traditional Native warriors and veterans at the institute’s annual…

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SHI to hold lecture on Yup’ik ways of dancing

JUNEAU — The Sealaska Heritage Institute will hold a lecture by a professor from University of Alaska Fairbanks…

In this file photo from July 2014, Lyle James teaches students how to butcher a harbor seal as part of the “Haa Yoo X’atangi, Haa Kusteeyix sitee: Our Language is Our Culture” camp at the Auke Recreation Area beach.

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SHI releases new study on definition of ‘Alaska Native’

JUNEAU — The Sealaska Heritage Institute has released a statewide study on the current definition of “Alaska Native”…

Dr. Eric Ewazen

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Taku Winds to hold concert, workshop with composer Eric Ewazen

JUNEAU — The Taku Winds will hold an ensemble concert featuring the music of Dr. Eric Ewazen at…

Images from a work-in-progress at Ice Fog Press, started by Juneau photographer Ben Huff.

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Nominate a local photographer

The Capital City Weekly is looking to feature photographers around Southeast for a Nov. 16 Photography Issue. Let…

Lead carver Mic Beasley, left, and carver Fred Fulmer work on a healing totem pole at Harborview Elementary School through the summer. The totem will be erected at Gastineau Elementary School as a remembrance of the Tlingit graves the school was built on.

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Poles to mark Taku Khwaan, Auk Khwaan territory, heal historical trauma

For the last decades, nothing has marked South Douglas as traditional Taku and Auk Khwaan land. That will…

Kiah Murray played a fortune-telling parrot in Allison Holtkamp's "24-hour miracle" play "Finding Nora."

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24-Hour Miracle features #badombres

They call it “the extreme sports of theatre.” With 24 hours from blank page to premiere, Juneau-Douglas Little…

Roger Williams of Gustavus, a metalsmith, creates spoons and ladles he sells in Gustavus, Juneau, and on Etsy (a website.)

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In the Works with Roger Williams, Gustavus metalsmith

CCW: How did you get started metalsmithing? RW: I was involved in welding first. I was intrigued with…

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Final Friday highlights Valley businesses

A year ago, small business owners in the Mendenhall Valley, under the lead of Courtney McNaughton of Red…

A girl samples berries from a prolific huckleberry bush.

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Art in Unusual Places

The Capital City Weekly welcomes reader-submitted images of art in unusual or unexpected places. Photographers of all levels…

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For the Love of Music: A Review

This is the title of a magnificent chamber concert given several weeks ago as part of the Con…

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Writers’ Weir: The Body in the Dunes

The blades of beach grass murmured like animated ideograms to tell us why, compass needles to tell us…

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Climate Action film series

Alaska Climate Action Network will present a series of three films about climate change, its impacts and the…

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Beaver Patrol thanks Coast Guard

In late September and early October, lots of rocks and gravel was laid on trails in the Mendenhall…

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Senior Menu

Monday, Oct. 24 Fiesta Pork Sweet Potato Cauliflower Fruit Slaw Tuesday, Oct. 25 Beef Stew with Vegetables Rolls…

Juneau Girl Scouts on whale watching tour by Allen Marine.

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Juneau Girl Scouts thank Allen Marine for whale watch

The Juneau Girl Scouts would like to thank Allen Marine for their generous support of our annual Volunteer…