In 1933, Franklin Delano Roosevelt appointed John Weir Troy as Alaska’s sixth territorial governor. Alaskans, in a rare moment of accord, greeted the president’s appointment… Continue reading
You probably know that April has fools, showers, Easter, and Kendrick Lamar album drops. You might know it as the month with Mini-Con. You might… Continue reading
Thanks to producer Eric Caldwell, co-producer M.D. Christenson and nearly a dozen volunteers, the Alaska State Improv Festival (AS IF) will be returning to Juneau… Continue reading
The wave of Grow it Yourself is breaking over Southeast Alaska, a flood of seed starting, indoor seedling gardens and raised bed building is filling… Continue reading
Mid-April found us enjoying warm, sunny days, but the nights were still very cool. The ice continued to cover most of my home pond, leaving… Continue reading
Twenty years ago, I was 34 when I walked away from a chain-link fence near Port Valdez and headed east. Those were the first steps… Continue reading
Reader-submitted images of Mother Nature in Southeast Submit your wild shots: The Empire Outdoors page is looking for superb images of Alaska’s wildlife, scenery or… Continue reading
From lanky sandhill cranes to petite red-necked phalaropes, migratory birds are appearing statewide in ever-increasing numbers, adding life to Alaska’s skies and cacophonies of sound… Continue reading
We’d only had internet for a few months in the winter of 2015 when my mom asked if I’d go online and find out how… Continue reading
The Capital City Weekly welcomes reader-submitted photos of art in unusual or unexpected places. To submit, email your photos and captions to editor Mary Catharine… Continue reading
How do you define “music?” That’s something Ed Littlefield thought about for six months as part of an undergraduate class, it’s something he’s been thinking… Continue reading
Katlian Street in Sitka is a bustling cultural and fishing hub. Along this winding harbor-side road, tightly squeezed between fishing gear shops, processing plants, and… Continue reading
This week, a group of five artists are sleeping in a ferry’s solarium, chatting with strangers and admiring the mountains and waterways of the Inside… Continue reading
Skiing to work over a persistent spring snowpack, I looked up to see a large white bird flapping gracefully over the spruce tops. A few… Continue reading
On a gorgeously sunny day in mid-April, a group of hikers stopped for lunch on the beach near the Boy Scout camp. And a leisurely… Continue reading
College classes can be exhausting. Especially when the curriculum includes climbing a mountain. This was the case for 10 University of Alaska Southeast students this… Continue reading
Ask me if I would eat a burnt steak and I’ll have to ask you what you mean by the word “burnt.” Some Americans consider… Continue reading
Mud Season, Shoulder Season, No-Good-Movies-Until-Memorial-Day Season. Call it what you will, spring has returned to Juneau, a magical time of year marked by lengthening daylight,… Continue reading
Reader-submitted images of Mother Nature in Southeast Submit your wild shots: The Empire Outdoors page is looking for superb images of Alaska’s wildlife, scenery or… Continue reading
The Capital City Weekly welcomes reader-submitted photos of art in unusual or unexpected places. To submit, email your photos, with captions, to editor@capweek.com.… Continue reading
