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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.

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Thanks from the 21st CCLC LEAP Afterschool Program

The 21st Century Community Learning Centers LEAP Afterschool program would like to give a sincere and heartfelt thank…

Off the Beaten Path: The meditative quality of butchering deer meat

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Off the Beaten Path: The meditative quality of butchering deer meat

A stiff southeasterly set the dark, wet woods of Douglas Island whispering.

Buzz, chirp, squeak: How and why insects make sound

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Buzz, chirp, squeak: How and why insects make sound

Back in the Midwest, in the summers I listened to cicadas calling and crickets chirping — sounds that…

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Thank you to Taku Fisheries from Juneau Raptor Center

Thanks again to the continuing generosity of Taku Fisheries, the Juneau Raptor Center’s permanent and rehabilitating eagles will…

Summer boating: Adrift, aground, flipped, sunk

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Summer boating: Adrift, aground, flipped, sunk

It was a sunny beautiful day and my parents and I took my brother Jamie’s little boys, Sterling…

Fish Factor: Tiny cod fish reappearing around Kodiak

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Fish Factor: Tiny cod fish reappearing around Kodiak

Tiny cod fish are reappearing around Kodiak.

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Alaska wild salmon: You’ve come a long way, baby

Editor’s note: This column was originally published in 2015. It has been tweaked with just a few updates,…

The flower of northern grass-of-Parnassus, showing the staminodes with droplets at the tips, fat pollen sacs on the stamens, and a glimpse of a small insect crawling down to the nectar. (Bob Armstrong | Courtesy Photo)

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On the Trails: Stories behind the names

‘Twas the last day of July, and the big meadow at Eagle Beach State Rec Area was decorated…

California resident Cody Lee glasses the alpine for blacktail deer the evening before Opening Day near Ketchikan. (Jeff Lund | For the Juneau Empire)

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I Went To The Woods: Mountain madness

As I was leaning against a tree wondering how squirrel tastes since no deer were stepping in front…

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Thank you for making Disability Pride Celebration a success

On July 21, a coalition of local volunteers launched the first Disability Pride Celebration. This event was not…

Claressa Ullmayer is seen in a July photo. (Courtesy photo)

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JDHS alumna graduates with master’s degree from Villanova

Claressa Ullmayer graduated with a Masters of Accountancy in Data Analytics degree from Villanova University School of Business…

Delicate seed pods, July 30. (Helen Unruh | Courtesy Photo)

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Art in Unusual Places

The Capital City Weekly welcomes reader-submitted photos of art in unusual or unexpected places. To submit, email your…

Fumi Matsumoto talks with visitors about her work printed on used tea bags at The Canvas during First Friday. (Michael Penn | Capital City Weekly)

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Photos: First Friday

Scenes from the First Friday, Aug. 3, 2018, art walk in downtown Juneau.

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Travel Juneau announces board election results

Travel Juneau has announced the results of its first board of directors elections since becoming a self-perpetuating board…

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Thank you for helping with the Aukeman

The Aukeman Triathlon would like to thank all of the athletes who joined the 10th annual triathlon on…

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Fish Factor: Wild Salmon Day, Blue Economy and the Endangered Species Act

Alaskans will celebrate Alaska Wild Salmon Day on Aug. 10, but plans also are underway for a much…

Rose Willard<span class='IDappliedStyle' title='InDesign: Book'> | Courtesy Photo</span>                                Sydney Johnson helps her brother Tristan with an art project at an Alaska Native culture camp on Thursday, Aug. 2.

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This young Juneau artist is doing her part to keep Native artwork alive

On her first day of preschool, Sydney Johnson had a decision to make.

<span class='IDappliedStyle' title='InDesign: Demi'>Preston Singletary via Sealaska Heritage Institute</span> | courtesy photo                                A portion of the bronze and wooden house posts by TJ Young.

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CCW news briefs: Cedar posts to be unveiled downtown

Three new bronzed cedar house posts will soon be part of the downtown Juneau streetscape.

Ariana Salgado-Fults and Alexander Kelley

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Salgado-Fults, Kelley wed

Ariana Salgado-Fults and Alexander Kelley, of Juneau, were married July 10, 2018, at their home.