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Forests growing on both Bering and Malaspina Glaciers in southern Alaska.

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Alaska Science Forum: Elephant Point and forests on ice

For all the descriptive Alaska place names out there — like the Grand Canyon, the Wall of China…

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Fishermen’s group kicks off information program

The United Fishermen of Alaska kicked off their Salmon Habitat Information Program (SHIP) this week by opening an…

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$10 million available for fisheries projects from NOAA

NOAA Fisheries has made $10 million in funding for projects focusing on sustainable fisheries and coastal fishing communities,…

Garlic emerges from the ground.

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Dirt Girl: When is the right time to harvest garlic, shallots?

Last fall I planted garlic and shallots. Thinking about them now takes me back to those early spring…

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Off the Trails: Toadlets, sticklebacks and sweetgrass

A short visit to Gustavus in mid-July yielded a diversity of interesting observations. My friend had a report…

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Butterfly walks are popular with all ages

SPOKANE, Wash. — Butterflies are more than just another pretty bug. They’re pollinators and indicators of a healthy…

Austin Jones stands next to his  foldable kayak after finishing a 59-day, 1,170-mile trip from Anacortes, Washington, to Juneau on Tuesday.

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Paddling the Inside Passage in an ‘origami’ kayak

Below the gangway leading down to Harris Harbor, 25-year-old medical student Austin Jones split open his foldable kayak,…

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Hydaburg opens correspondence school

Hydaburg City School District has announced the opening of its statewide correspondence high school ­— TOTEM Correspondence. TOTEM…

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Alaskans Afield offers shotgun, waterfowl hunting classes

Alaskans Afield offers shotgun, waterfowl hunting classes The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is offering two Alaskans…

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Learn to fly fish, hunt for upland birds

Learn to fly fish, hunt for upland birds The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is offering several…

Actor Lance Mitchell reads "

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A ‘creative conversation’ about racial justice and violence

Michael Brown. Trayvon Martin. Tamir Rice. Emmett Till. When Skylar Wright, a recent graduate of Pacific High School…

Mary Kay Havens, the tour guide for the Wickersham House, gives a tour on Tuesday at the Wickersham House. The house is a historic house museum run by the state of Alaska, which memorializes the life of James Wickersham (1857-1939).

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The woman of The House of Wickersham

Mary Kay Havens didn’t used to like history. “I hated it. I got a C in history,” she…

Elizabeth Ekins, an employee at Hearthside Books & Toys in the Nugget Mall, straightens a table with Harry Potter books and merchandise on July 20. The bookstore is hosting a party on Saturday, July 30, for the latest offering in the wizarding world saga.

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‘The Boy Who Lived’ lives on: Southeast prepares for the next chapter of Harry Potter saga

It’s been nine years and everyone is a little out of practice but it’s time to gear up…

Two cups of yum.

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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…

Kat Shelton reviewed "The Alchemyst."

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Young readers review books

Each week throughout the summer, the Juneau Public Libraries, in collaboration with the Friends of the Juneau Public…

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Juneau residents graduate from Washington State University

Four Juneau residents graduated from Washington State University in the spring of 2016. Ashli Ellen Kikendall graduated magna…

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Local graduates from Cottey College

Chloey Cavanaugh, daughter of Tanya Cavanagh of Juneau, graduated on May 15 with an associate of arts degree…

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Local named to Dean’s List at Washington University

Stephen Mell of Juneau was named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2016 semester at Washington University…

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Juneau resident makes the Dean’s List at APU

Juneau resident and Azusa Pacific University student Rebekah Badilla made the school’s Dean’s List for the spring 2016…

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ERBC thanks Princess Cruises

Echo Ranch Bible Camp would like to give a huge thanks to Princess Cruises for donating a pool…