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Thank you letters for Sept. 16, 2018

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Thank you letters for Sept. 16, 2018

• I would like to thank CBJ for remodeling the Pipeline Skate Park’s roof. This has had small…

Juneau Style

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Juneau Style

Style doesn’t have to be complicated. Matt Weighman, a visitor from the UK, keeps it simple by wearing…

UAS Environmental Science Students Mollie Dwyer, left and Connor Johnson trek through Montana Creek to obtain water samples Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018 in Juneau, Alaska. (Photo by Molly Tankersley, UAS)

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Dwyer receives scholarship

University of Alaska Southeast senior Mollie Dwyer is the latest recipient of the $2,000 UAS Coeur Alaska-Kensington Gold…

Hansen and Reed wed

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Hansen and Reed wed

Kelly Jeanette Hansen and David Darrel Joseph Reed, both of Juneau, were married July 21, 2018, on a…

Bridget Abroad: Bonjour, France

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Bridget Abroad: Bonjour, France

On the 10-hour nonstop flight from Seattle to Paris, it finally hit me — I’m on my way…

Alaska For Real: That shipwreck guy

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Alaska For Real: That shipwreck guy

If you live out in the wilderness in Southeast Alaska you will continually come across evidence of shipwrecks,…

Shadow Meienberg, Brian Wescott, Irene Bedard, Miciana Hutcherson and Ashleigh Watts rehearse “Our Town” on the mainstage at Perseverance Theatre. The classic play was chosen to begin the theater’s 40th season. While financial woes placed doubt on the theater’s future, those familiar with its financial situation said there is no danger of closure in the immediate future. (Ben Hohenstatt | Capital City Weekly)

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Perseverance Theatre: This is ‘Our Town’

With summer winding down, Perseverance Theatre is ramping up for its 40th season.

Members of the Arctic Council take a tour Treadwell Historic Preservation and Restoration Society member Wayne Jensen, right, on Monday, March 6, 2017. The roof of the “New Office Building” was recently removed and will be replaced this summer to help maintain the structure. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Derelict no more: A Douglas neighborhood revitalization

Most people with a passing knowledge of local history know that the Treadwell Mine on Douglas Island played…

Taylor Vidic, co-producer and performer for Nude & Rude Revue, strokes a pose while performing on stage. Vidic said she’s recently become more comfortable performing and said it’s “probably” less nerve-racking than public speaking. The troupe will be performing at the Red Dog Saloon in late September. (Courtesy Photo: Nude & Rude Revue)

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More than skin deep, burlesque troupe goes on tour

The nudity is almost an afterthought.

Recent births for Sept. 9, 2018

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Recent births for Sept. 9, 2018

Recent birth at Bartlett Regional Hospital:

Confessions of a Chronic Disambiguator

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Confessions of a Chronic Disambiguator

My least favorite activity is whatever I’m supposed to be doing at any given moment.

Recognitions for Sept. 9, 2018

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Recognitions for Sept. 9, 2018

• Julie Gladu of Juneau has graduated with an online associate degree in criminal justice from Grantham University,…

Thank you letters for Sept. 9, 2018

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Thank you letters for Sept. 9, 2018

• Thank you for supporting the Youth Activity Grant program. With funds from this program, distributed by the…

Symphony sets sail and sales

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Symphony sets sail and sales

It will be a well orca-strated event.

A stranger helping out a single mom on the ferry. Tara Neilson | For the Capital City Weekly

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Alaska for Real: The ferry way

The ferry crewmember shared a conspiratorial smile with me as we crept up on the lounge. We peeked…

Fish Factor: Shellfish and seafood businesses growing

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Fish Factor: Shellfish and seafood businesses growing

As Gov. Bill Walker prepares to sign a bill this week enacting the Alaska Mariculture Development Plan, 16…

Spruce tip stages. Vivian Faith Prescott | For the Capital City Weekly

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Planet Alaska: Eat your trees

“Doesn’t Mummo know how to cook without spruce tips?” Grandson Jackson said to his mom, my daughter Brea.…

Tracy K. Smith, the 52nd Poet Laureate of the United States, is greeted by Juneauites before Smith’s reading at the Andrew P. Kashevaroff Building on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith brings poetry to the people

The end of Tracy K. Smith’s reading in the Father Andrew P. Kashevaroff building sounded more like the…

Friends of the SLAM invite authors, artists to exhibit

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Friends of the SLAM invite authors, artists to exhibit

The Friends of the Alaska State Library, Archives & Museum invite Alaskan authors and artists to submit an…

Tony Tengs listens to music at this year’s Southeast Alaska State Fair with his mother. (Courtesy photo)

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Real Music: Tony Tengs finds new songwriting inspiration in retirement

Tony Tengs employs the double negative when it comes to his relationship with songwriting. He can’t not think…