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Sketch Studio art classes

Mk MacNaughton, owner of Sketch Studios, will be teaching two different art classes in April. Kids Mixed Media…

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Slacktide: March Madness, or ‘In Like an Ocelot, Out Like a Cornish Game Hen’

They say money can’t buy happiness, when blatantly it can. Ninety-nine cents is all you need for a…

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American Red Cross Juneau thanks supporters

The American Red Cross of Alaska held its first Flirting with Disaster Fundraiser on Feb. 26 at the…

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Juneau student a finalist for Alaska State Poetry Out Loud

The Alaska State Council on the Arts and the Juneau Arts & Humanities Council announced the nine state…

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Local student mathletes compete in 2016 regional contest

A team of middle school Mathletes from Dzantik’i Heeni Middle School won the Southeast Regional MATHCOUNTS Competition held…

Dr. Daniel M. White from the Statewide Committee for Research, presents the Southeast Research & Development cluster working group co-chairs, Dave D'Amore and Shannon Atkinson, with the certificate that recognizes Southeast Alaska as a Community of Excellence in Research. Presented at the Innovation Summit in Juneau, Alaska.

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Southeast Alaska recognized as state’s first Community of Excellence in Research

Southeast Alaska has been recognized as Alaska’s first “Community of Excellence in Research” by the Alaska State Committee…

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Living & Growing: I wish you life

I was there. I stood and watched as volunteers, and then EMTs worked mightily to snatch life back…

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MATHCOUNTS thanks sponsors

MATHCOUNTS is a nationwide program designed to improve math skills among U.S. students. Sponsors target sixth, seventh and…

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Kids go behind the scenes at job sites

Youth from kindergarten through fifth grade are invited the Juneau-Douglas City Museum to spend some or all of…

A grizzly eyes the author from the banks of a river. Photo by Bjorn Dihle

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Off the Beaten Path: The Grizzly and the Summit

I used to want to be a bonafide mountain climber—you know, the type that hangs off cliffs, smokes…

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Alaska Science Forum: Coyotes are everywhere, even in Alaska

Last Friday, an email popped up in all the mailboxes of people with the Geophysical Institute: Someone saw…

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On the Trails: Light from life

Bioluminescence is the production of light by living organisms. This light is the result of a chemical interaction…

You can always find somewhere to garden - even when you don't live on land. (Photo by Corinne Conlon)

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Dirt Girl: Finding land – even when you don’t live there

Recently, I ran into someone who told me she’d read one of my articles on gardening — but…

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New Shooter Orientation

The Juneau Gun Club has started a monthly orientation for new shooters. Attendees will learn how to shoot…

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Planetarium to present ‘The night sky’

The Marie Drake Planetarium will on Monday, March 14 present “The Night Sky Tonight,” covering current astronomical events…

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UA Foundation awards migratory bird research grant

The University of Alaska Foundation announced March 4 that Danielle Gerik, a graduate student in fisheries and ocean…

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Trap team spring season

The 2015 spring Juneau Trap Team program runs from March 20 to June 5. For those interested in…

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ACRC awarded $500,000 grant

In February 2016 the Alaska Coastal Rainforest Center was awarded a five-year, $500,000 grant from the National Science…

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Tongass National Forest Draft Plan Monitoring Program requests comments

The Tongass National Forest is seeking comments on intended administrative changes to the Forest’s monitoring program. The intended…

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What’s Happening

EVENTS   Mudrooms, Wednesday, March 9, 7 pm at Northern Light United Church. The theme for this month’s…