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Alaskan Brewing Co. staff presents a check to Southeast Alaska Food Bank director Chris Schapp on Tuesday as part of the company’s “Cheers to the Southeast Alaska Food Bank!” celebration. The evening also celebrated the selection of Alaskan Brewing Co. next year recipient SEADOGS. (Courtesy Photo / Erin Youngstrom)

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Alaskan Brewing Co. selects 2023 nonprofit partner, donates $8,000 to food bank

Tasting Room event celebrates 2022 donation to Southeast Food Bank.

Jonson Kuhn / Juneau Empire File 
A long line of residents stand with bags in hand, digging through scarce supplies on a rainy Tuesday afternoon in Juneau at the Southeast Alaska Food Bank. Next Saturday, Juneau’s Rotary clubs are teaming up to help collect food for the food bank.

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Rotary clubs team up to fight hunger

Next Saturday, the Juneau-Gastineau and Glacier Valley Rotary clubs will join forces to fill the shelves of the…

Adam Bauer

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Living & Growing: Faith and addressing climate change

It is an honor to live in this homeland of the Áak’w Kwáan and Taku Kwáan of the…

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Gimme a Smile: Don’t miss that deadline

I have a deadline today.

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Slack Tide: Bee-ing and nothingness

It’s hip to bee square.

Near the spot where Héloïse and Peter Abelard fell in love, concise graffiti offers a testament of more recent lovers, four red hearts flitting like butterflies around two simple words in English: “in love.” (Courtesy Photo)

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Coming Out: Hints from Héloïse

OK, kids, gather ‘round. Auntie Jane has a story.

Guy Crockroft

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Living & Growing: Slow down and add love

“Listen to this, O Job; Stand still and consider the wondrous works of God.” Job 37:14

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Thank you letters for the week of Feb. 19

Thank you, merci, danke, gracias, gunalchéesh.

The three generations of Wileys who have operated the Ben Franklin Store are shown inside the shop. Seated are Fred and Sally Wiley, holding a painting of the 1930s Blomgren Building. Standing are Meagan Wiley Bishop and her father Mike Wiley who currently run the popular downtown Front Street business. (Michael Penn / Downtown Business Association)

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Rooted in Community: The Wiley family celebrates 50 years in Front Street’s Blomgren Building

A downtown historic district fire 100 years ago made way for one of Juneau’s most enduring downtown businesses:…

Max Webster explains the history of Boys Life magazine. (Courtesy Photos / Matt Dobson)

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Scouting out 110 years of history

Culmination of the scouts working to complete their Scouting Heritage Merit Badge.

Joab Cano (Courtesy Photo)

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Living & Growing: Where to search for wisdom

Where can someone find wisdom?

This week's Slack Tide is all about matters of the heart. For example, while the heart has long been a symbol for affection, exactly what inspired the shape that bears little resemblance to the human heart is up for debate. (Unsplash / DESIGNECOLOGIST)

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Slack Tide: There’s more to Valentine’s Day than chocolate and disappointment

Find out how much more.

Jane Hale (Courtesy Photo)

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Coming Out: Amjad Ali Khan in Wisconsin

Jim becomes Johnny becomes Jane. It’s all one song.

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Living & Growing: Stumbling toward success

I’m enjoying the trying, and that’s success to me.

The Campbell family poses for a photo in Treadwell Arena during the last Crimson Bears home hockey game of the season. (Courtesy Photo)

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Thank you letter for the week of Feb. 5, 2023

Thank you, merci, danke, gracias, gunalchéesh.

Ally Karpel is the student rabbi of Congregation Sukkat Shalom in Juneau. (Courtesy Photo)

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Living and Growing: Tu B’Shvat and the wisdom of trees

Ally Karpel is the student rabbi of Congregation Sukkat Shalom in Juneau. “

Jane Hale (Courtesy Photo)

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Coming Out: Busting a move at Mudrooms

Doubts are only natural, I guess.

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Gimme a Smile: I have a ridiculous amount of…

A bona fide packrat answers.

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Living & Growing: Our spiritual teachers

The cat is the most perceptive and graceful of all animals.

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Thank You for the week of Jan. 22, 2023

Thank you, merci, danke, gracias, gunalchéesh.