Recent births at Bartlett Regional Hospital: • On Aug. 5, a daughter, Dhruti Panjwani, weighing 8 pounds, 3 ounces, was born to Poonam and Arvind… Continue reading
Juneau Knights of Columbus are inviting the public to attend the 10th annual Blue Mass to honor those in uniform. For those who are retired… Continue reading
The American Red Cross of Alaska will host its Southeast Disaster Institute from Sept. 15-17, at Centennial Hall in Juneau, during the “Ready or Not,… Continue reading
Something that I love about Juneau is the sheer number of people who just need to be outside in one way or another. Maybe they’re… Continue reading
Mara Kyung Sheakley-Early at an informal, outdoors wedding. The black-and-white graphic, asymmetrical stripes of her dress really caught and held my eye. Her simple jewelry… Continue reading
The Southeast Regional Resource Center’s Learning Connection is recruiting students and accepting applications for free training through several workforce development programs. • Construction and welding… Continue reading
The Juneau Sister Cities committee would like to once again thank the community of Juneau for welcoming the Royal Canadian Mounted Police from our Sister… Continue reading
Kean Buss of Juneau recently attended and graduated from Space Academy at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. The… Continue reading
On behalf of REACH, I would like to express our sincere appreciation to all the wonderful folks who came to our event, “Let’s Dance,” on… Continue reading
Thank you, Juneau Empire, for promoting Flag Day and Independence Day events in Douglas and Juneau. The Douglas Fourth of July Committee wishes to thank… Continue reading
Helping Hands would like to thank everyone that supported us at our auction and dinner. It was a great success and to see our great… Continue reading
Alan Kent Akiyama, Reed College graduate of the class of 1982, has established a scholarship in memory of his parents, Dr. Henry I. Akiyama, Reed… Continue reading
Young children naturally explore, investigate, wonder and ask questions about the environment around them. Observe a group of young children in the sand or in… Continue reading
The Empire Outdoors page is looking for superb images of Alaska’s wildlife, scenery or plant life. Send your photos to: Outdoors Editor, outdoors@juneauempire.com. For all… Continue reading
Late one evening in July, a young man and woman were driving on Thane Road. They noticed something that looked like a bird in the… Continue reading
The upland part of this trail is full of ups and downs, roots, and (in wet weather) mudholes, and a messy camp mars a nice… Continue reading
It’s a cloudy Tuesday in July. At 4 a.m., it’s already light out, and Jeff Feldpausch and Mike Smith are preparing for a trip up… Continue reading
The day was Sept. 11, 2001. While my mom and I stared in horrified disbelief at the live footage of a jetliner crashing into a… Continue reading
Most of the gardens in Southeast Alaska are spring gardens, they come into color early, pushing the snow aside and popping up with golden Daffodils,… Continue reading
In early August, I went up Gold Ridge in hopes of finding the big, blue, broad-petalled gentian in bloom. Being a rather impatient sort, I’d… Continue reading
