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Rapper’s delight planned for Friday night
Rapper’s delight planned for Friday night
Wayne Price, associate professor of Northwest Coast art and Tlingit artist, and student Kaytlynne Lewis pose with their paddles at a recent Northwest Coast arts showcase. (Courtesy Photo | Davina Cole)
Wayne Price, associate professor of Northwest Coast art and Tlingit artist, and student Kaytlynne Lewis pose with their paddles at a recent Northwest Coast arts showcase. (Courtesy Photo | Davina Cole)
Your weekend guide: legislators hold open house, Santa comes to downtown and more

Your weekend guide: legislators hold open house, Santa comes to downtown and more

Thursday, Dec. 19 Chamber Luncheon, noon, Moose Lodge, 8335 Old Dairy Road. The Greater Juneau Chamber of Commerce holds a weekly luncheon featuring a speaker.… Continue reading

Your weekend guide: legislators hold open house, Santa comes to downtown and more
The demise of Scotch Cap lighthouse

The demise of Scotch Cap lighthouse

“A severe earthquake was felt.”

The demise of Scotch Cap lighthouse
‘A little labor of love:’ Realtor brings in 700 gloves for kids
‘A little labor of love:’ Realtor brings in 700 gloves for kids
Auke Bay Elementary School principal Nancy Peel introduces Angie Wright, center, who received a Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching, alongside Superintendent Dr. Bridget Weiss, during a Juneau School District Board of Education meeting Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

School board recognizes outstanding teachers, old and new

The school board and members of the Legislature came together to thank some outstanding educators.

Auke Bay Elementary School principal Nancy Peel introduces Angie Wright, center, who received a Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching, alongside Superintendent Dr. Bridget Weiss, during a Juneau School District Board of Education meeting Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)
Members of the Juneau Audubon Society pose for a picture with members of the Idea Homeschool Program team at the FIRST Lego League competition to commend their novel approach to reducing bird strikes. The competition was at Centennial Hall on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019. (Alexia Kiefer | Courtesy Photo)

Students recognized for idea to stop birds from flying into windows

Bird strikes claim more than 1 billion birds a year.

Members of the Juneau Audubon Society pose for a picture with members of the Idea Homeschool Program team at the FIRST Lego League competition to commend their novel approach to reducing bird strikes. The competition was at Centennial Hall on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019. (Alexia Kiefer | Courtesy Photo)
Seats filled up quickly for the Visitor Industry Task Force at City Hall on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Tourism Task Force talks management methods

There’s a method to the management.

Seats filled up quickly for the Visitor Industry Task Force at City Hall on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, speaks during an interview with the Juneau Empire at the Capitol on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Trump tweets support for Sullivan re-election

President says senator supports “#MAGA Agenda.”

U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, speaks during an interview with the Juneau Empire at the Capitol on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Winter may be here

Winter may be here

… it’s about time.

Winter may be here
Tad Watson, left, drives against Jake Sleppy during boys varsity basketball practice at Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Tad Watson, left, drives against Jake Sleppy during boys varsity basketball practice at Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
The seats are filling up for the start of the Visitor Industry Task Force at City Hall on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
The seats are filling up for the start of the Visitor Industry Task Force at City Hall on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
SEACC’s former Executive Director Bart Koehler sings his testimony to oppose the U.S. Forest Service’s lifting of the Roadless Rule as stenographer Lynda Barker records are Northern Light United Church on Dec. 16, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

SEACC makes one last push for Roadless Rule

‘Keep those logging roads away.’

SEACC’s former Executive Director Bart Koehler sings his testimony to oppose the U.S. Forest Service’s lifting of the Roadless Rule as stenographer Lynda Barker records are Northern Light United Church on Dec. 16, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Raylynn Lawless, who keeps bees with her husband, Cody Barril, gestures toward the hive in her Mendenhall Valley backyard. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)

Beekeeping in Southeast Alaska ain’t easy

Specially adapted bees and overwintering procedures help mitigate the cold.

Raylynn Lawless, who keeps bees with her husband, Cody Barril, gestures toward the hive in her Mendenhall Valley backyard. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)
Gina Chi-Mott, general manager of the Breakwater Inn, shows a burned mattress on Monday, Dec. 16, 2019, from a room fire on Sunday. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Sunday marred by fires in Mendenhall Valley, near Aurora Harbor

Winter leads to an increase in residential fires, assistant chief for CCFR says.

Gina Chi-Mott, general manager of the Breakwater Inn, shows a burned mattress on Monday, Dec. 16, 2019, from a room fire on Sunday. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Dunleavy emphasizes fiscal responsibility to conservative think tank
Dunleavy emphasizes fiscal responsibility to conservative think tank
Jim Hoff, right, and Frederick J. Jackson, Sr. study maps during a presentation about communities left out of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Jim Hoff, right, and Frederick J. Jackson, Sr. study maps during a presentation about communities left out of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Thunder Mountain tries unseating defending champs at regions

Thunder Mountain tries unseating defending champs at regions

Falcons unleash fury on the mats.

Thunder Mountain tries unseating defending champs at regions
Jamboree brings together robots, solutions to city problems

Jamboree brings together robots, solutions to city problems

“They see the opportunities.”

Jamboree brings together robots, solutions to city problems
Draining state savings? Lawmakers, economists criticize governor’s budget

Draining state savings? Lawmakers, economists criticize governor’s budget

Dunleavy’s budget takes state savings to the limit.

Draining state savings? Lawmakers, economists criticize governor’s budget