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UAS announces Chancellor’s and Dean’s lists for Fall 2016

The University of Alaska Southeast has announced its Chancellor’s and Dean’s Lists for Fall 2016. Dean’s List: The following students are recognized for achieving a… Continue reading

  • Feb 4, 2017

Juneau student makes Cornell University Dean’s list

Sommer Ward of Juneau was named to Cornell University’s honors Dean’s List for Fall 2016 with a GPA between 3.6 and 3.7.… Continue reading

  • Feb 4, 2017
  • By Juneau Empire

United Way of Southeast Alaska elects board members

United Way of Southeast Alaska recently held its annual meeting, at which time the board acknowledged and recognized outgoing board members, elected new board members… Continue reading

  • Feb 4, 2017

Gonzaga University names President’s, Dean’s lists

Five local residents were named to Gonzaga’s University’s Fall 2016 President’s and Dean’s List. Sophia Kaelke was named to the President’s List, earning a GPA… Continue reading

  • Feb 4, 2017
A young Sitka black-tailed deer finds fresh greens to eat along Glacier Highway on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Sitka black-tailed deer hunting season closes in Southeast

The Sitka black-tailed deer hunting season is now closed in Southeast Alaska. According to a Thursday release from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game,… Continue reading

A young Sitka black-tailed deer finds fresh greens to eat along Glacier Highway on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

On the Trails: Some animals and organisms live double lives

The life cycle of mammals (including humans), birds and some other organisms is relatively simple. An individual is born or hatched, feeds and grows up,… Continue reading

Harbor seals at rest, Auke Bay. (Photo by Kerry Howard)

Wild Shots

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

Harbor seals at rest, Auke Bay. (Photo by Kerry Howard)
Juneau Icefield research is put under the spotlight this week

Juneau Icefield research is put under the spotlight this week

The Juneau Icefield Research Program will discuss recent developments in the scientific exploration of the icefield during this Friday’s Fireside Lecture at the Mendenhall Glacier… Continue reading

Juneau Icefield research is put under the spotlight this week
Bjorn Dihle | FOR THE JUNEAU EMPIRE Luke and Kiah Dihle look out on the tundra during a caribou hunt.

Off the Beaten Path: Caribou spoons and the struggle every animal shares

Once in the Brooks Range, I carved spoons from a caribou antler to give to my three nieces. Any spoon bought at a store would… Continue reading

Bjorn Dihle | FOR THE JUNEAU EMPIRE Luke and Kiah Dihle look out on the tundra during a caribou hunt.
‘They Don’t Talk Back’ review: Grandfather knows best

‘They Don’t Talk Back’ review: Grandfather knows best

When I was about 6 or7, my paternal grandfather — who, as a Jewish kid growing up in a predominately Irish neighborhood in 1930s New… Continue reading

‘They Don’t Talk Back’ review: Grandfather knows best
February First Friday Art Walk listings

February First Friday Art Walk listings

Dance performance by Yees Ku Oo and Valentine’s Day raffle Walter Soboleff Building 105 S. Seward St. Reception: 4:30-8 p.m., performance 6-8 p.m. Sealaska Heritage… Continue reading

February First Friday Art Walk listings
Finding neighbors in the wilderness

Finding neighbors in the wilderness

As kids we lived so far out in the bush with only our family for companions that when my parents mentioned that neighbors would be… Continue reading

Finding neighbors in the wilderness
Art in Unusual Places

Art in Unusual Places

The Capital City Weekly welcomes reader-submitted images of art in unusual or unexpected places. Photographers of all levels of ability are invited to send in… Continue reading

Art in Unusual Places
Commentary: Making 'herstory'

Commentary: Making ‘herstory’

The President of the United States and his team are ushering in sweeping changes to almost every facet of the federal government. More than half… Continue reading

Commentary: Making 'herstory'

Essays: Why I love Alaska

What Do I Love About Alaska? I love that a whale once dipped to glide a few feet under our boat. Another time I spotted… Continue reading

Fish Factor: Halibut quota increases

More Pacific halibut will be going to market this year due to an overall boost in the harvests for the West Coast, British Columbia and… Continue reading

What’s Happening around Southeast

First Friday Gallery Walk: See page 13 in the Capital City Weekly for listings. Wildlife Wednesdays: “The beavers of Mendenhall Valley,” Wednesday, Feb. 1, 7-8… Continue reading

Participants in "Home but not Less" rehearse. The play incorporates voices from an array of homeless Alaskans. Photo by Ray Friedlander.

“Home But Not Less” built on Alaskan voices

Michael Patterson: I grew up in a deep dark violence and pain to the point where I was ready to destroy myself…(starts to cry) but… Continue reading

Participants in "Home but not Less" rehearse. The play incorporates voices from an array of homeless Alaskans. Photo by Ray Friedlander.
The SS Princess Sophia perched precariously on Vanderbilt Reef as the storm raged. (Courtesy Photo | Winter & Pond photo, Alaska Historical Library)

‘The Titanic of the West Coast’: The tragic tale of the SS Princess Sophia’s sinking will soon be on display

An exhibit on the SS Princess Sophia — a Canadian ship that sank in Lynn Canal near Juneau in 1918, claiming all 350 souls onboard… Continue reading

  • Jan 29, 2017
  • By Juneau Empire
The SS Princess Sophia perched precariously on Vanderbilt Reef as the storm raged. (Courtesy Photo | Winter & Pond photo, Alaska Historical Library)

Locals make Eastern Washington University and Macalester College Dean’s Lists

• Ethan Seid of Juneau was named to Eastern Washington University’s Fall 2016 Dean’s List. • Rebekka Ord, daughter of Peter Ord and Mary Hakala… Continue reading

  • Jan 29, 2017