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Fourth annual Skull Party features Playboy Spaceman
At this year’s fourth annual Skull Party, Playboy Spaceman will be joined by Juneau hip hop artist Manner,…
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Dance group applications now open for Celebration 2018
Starting Wednesday, dance groups looking forward to next year’s Celebration can apply to participate in the annual event.…
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Q&A with the author of ‘Spirits of Southeast Alaska’
When working as a reporter for the KHNS radio station, which serves Haines, Skagway, and Klukwan, James P.…
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New Haines exhibit takes a look at 1850-1900 in Jilkaat Aaní
When Daniel Henry was teaching Haines high school students in the 1980s and 1990s, he was surprised at…
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Re-discovering a shaman’s drum
In the basement of the Sealaska Heritage Institute is very old box drum belonging to the Mount Fairweather…
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Li Gongpu: Undercover cannery worker in 1928
It always felt like an epic childhood growing up in the post-apocalyptic ruins of the burned and abandoned…
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With numbers halved since ’60s, swallows are subject of local Audubon study
The Juneau Audubon Society recently wrapped up its third year of studying local swallow populations. Next year, members…
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Why are there so many seagulls in the channel?
From Juneau Empire subscriber Catherine Reardon: Hundreds of gulls are assembling at the dock downtown squawking loudly, apparently…
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‘Dreaming Glacier Bay’: Homesteaders and Hollywood
How does a reclusive, gold-mining couple living in the Southeast Alaska wilderness become close friends with one of…
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Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Southeast Alaska
Reader-submitted images of Mother Nature in Southeast Alaska Submit your wild shots: The Empire Outdoors page is looking…
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Buddhist film fest begins Nov. 4
The Juneau Shambhala Center is hosting “Awakening on Film: A Festival of Buddhist Films” at the Gold Town…
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Is church still relevant today?
When I was young, church attendance was an important part of an individual’s and a community’s life. But…
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Kindred Post to host instant photography workshop
Kindred Post, a neighborhood post office, gift shop, and community gathering space, will host an instant photography workshop…
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Juneau realtor earns statewide award
Last month, the Alaska Association of Realtors turned its sights to Juneau for the state’s top realtor. Errol…
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Juneau Style: Liping
Fall fashion is all about color, fabric and mixing patterns. Although Liping’s outfit is simple, when I saw…
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Recent births
Recent births at Barlett Regional Hospital: • On Oct. 11, a daughter, Samantha Hope Spurrier, weighing 8 pounds,…
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Thanks for making the Rotary bulb fundraiser a success
Thank you to the Juneau gardeners and Rotary supporters for making our annual Juneau- Gastineau Rotary Bulb Fundraiser…
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Photo Contest: Rain
Rain, rain, rain — it just won’t go away. Might as well enjoy it. Here in Southeast Alaska,…
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Seldom-seen large cats
When I write these little essays, I usually focus on something triggered by what I’ve seen along the…