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Southeast in Sepia: The Dyea townsite

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Southeast in Sepia: The Dyea townsite

Dyea was one of the major towns to grow into prominence as a result of the Klondike gold…

Planet Alaska: Afloat

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Planet Alaska: Afloat

Grief is a shared condition for humans and killer whales alike.

Jennie Thlunaut (left) with weaving apprentice Anna Brown Ehlers. Thlunaut and Ehlers both were named National Heritage Fellows by the National Endowment for the Arts in 1986 and 2017 respectively. The award is the nation’s highest honor in folk and traditional arts. (Courtesy Photo | William L. Paul, Sr., Sealaska Heritage Institute)

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Nonprofit buys final Chilkat blanket by renowned weaver

When she sold her final Chilkat blanket in 1985, famed Tlingit weaver Jennie Thlunaut wrote a notarized note…

A rotten rung in the old roof ladder on Aug. 21.

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Alaska For Real: The ladders of bush living

I’ve been watching my dad build ladders for most of my life. With a handsaw, that almost seems…

Senior Menu & Activities for Aug. 27-31

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Senior Menu & Activities for Aug. 27-31

Senior Menu

Neighbors recognitions for Aug. 26, 2018

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Neighbors recognitions for Aug. 26, 2018

Hailey Doherty of Juneau has graduated from Wenatchee Valley College with an associate in arts and science degree.

A fast moving front leaves dynamic-looking clouds over Gastineau Channel on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Slack Tide: Absence makes the grass grow longer

Nothing makes you appreciate living here like leaving here.

Gimme a Smile: Justice wears a water-resistant cape

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Gimme a Smile: Justice wears a water-resistant cape

Most of us are law-abiding people.

Thank yous for the week of Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018

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Thank yous for the week of Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018

• Justin Parish along with the Alaska Legislature has awarded Helping Hands of Juneau for their 35th year…

Living & Growing: I can be an imbecile

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Living & Growing: I can be an imbecile

I have no idea what I’m doing most of the time.

Planet Alaska: Living the Dream

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Planet Alaska: Living the Dream

For those of you that may have missed our introduction article, your hosts at Planet Alaska are a…

RiteCare Alaska to host Zero-K ‘No-Run’

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RiteCare Alaska to host Zero-K ‘No-Run’

RiteCare Alaska will host a “Zero K” event Oct. 13 at the Hangar Ballroom. The “Zero K” looks…

Photographer gives insight into taking pictures of space

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Photographer gives insight into taking pictures of space

Taking photographs of the stars can prove challenging, but a talk at the Marie Drake Planetarium this week…

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JDHS graduate Klein named to dean’s list

Nathan Klein has been named to the 2018 spring semester Dean’s List at Lewis & Clark College in…

Bridget McTague

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Bridget Abroad: Next stop, France

“Should I bring the polar bear pins? Will French people know there aren’t polar bears in Juneau?”

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Thank you to Douglas Dornan and the Juneau Community Foundation

The Southeast Regional Resource Center has been providing adult education services in Juneau for more than 30 years,…

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We are all on the way to school

It is 5:30 a.m. and 11-year-old Jackson and his younger sister, Salome, begin a ten-mile journey through the…

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Chamber looking for Citizen of the Year nominees

The Greater Juneau Chamber of Commerce is looking for nominations for the annual Citizen of the Year and…

Fiscus, Espinosa wed

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Fiscus, Espinosa wed

Robin Fiscus AuD, a 1993 Juneau-Douglas High School graduate, and Jesse Espinosa, Esq, were married on July 14,…

Josh Wynn and J.T. Ferris win the fish tote race. (Maia Mares | For the Capital City Weekly)

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Delicious & Sustainable: Sitka festival celebrates seafood

Held every August, the Sitka Seafood Festival is a summer tradition.