HAYES CHOSEN AS 2016-2018 WRITER LAUREATEBY MARY CATHARINE MARTINCapital City WeeklyJuneau writer and University of Alaska Southeast assistant professor of English Ernestine Hayes, author of… Continue reading
Sitka Jazz Festival scheduledSITKA— The 22nd Sitka Jazz Festival will be Feb. 2-4, 2017. It will consist of an array of artists, starring the Tierny… Continue reading
BIG PUG’S PIPESBack in the early 1980s, when Juneau’s waterfront was between the mining boom and the cruise ship boom, Puggy Nelson and I would… Continue reading
Recent births at Bartlett Regional Hospital:• On Dec. 12, a son, Cameron Ellis Deitz, weighing 6 pounds 15 ounces, was born to Brittnie Cooper of… Continue reading
“Christmas in Space,” a humorous look at the holiday season, will be presented at the Mare Drake Planetarium at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 27. This… Continue reading
The Juneau Community Foundation thanks the Avista Corporation for a recent donation of $20,000. The Avista Corporation, parent company of AEL&P, focuses their community philanthropy… Continue reading
Dean Heard photographs the Mendenhall glacier on Thursday. Heard said, “I like to come out here every day, just to look. Even if the weather’s… Continue reading
The Alcohol Beverage Retail Association has made a $5,000 donation to the Eaglecrest Foundation in support of youth programs and other efforts supporting Eaglecrest. The… Continue reading
“What do you like about Christmas?” Little Eir asks this question in Deborah Brevoort’s oratorio, “King Island Christmas,” and the villagers respond with delightful aspects… Continue reading
The holidays are once again upon us, and nothing spells holiday cheer like compiling lists… especially lists of sudden, drastic self-improvements.Why else would so many… Continue reading
Today is Christmas! It is the day we celebrate and commemorate a very significant event – Jesus, our Savior is born in Bethlehem. When you… Continue reading
Monday, Dec. 26CLOSED FOR HOLIDAY Tuesday, Dec. 27Sloppy JoePeas & carrotsPotato Salad Wednesday, Dec. 28Creole PorkWheat RollCarrots/Orange SaucePeas and Onion Salad Thursday, Dec. 29Chicken & NoodlesBrussels SproutsSpinach Salad Friday,… Continue reading
This August the editor of Alaska Magazine, looking for someone with Stone Age tendencies to test outdoor products and write a gear review column, asked… Continue reading
Our recent spell of single-digit temperatures (at my house, if not in our local banana-belt) made me think about our smallest birds and mammals and… Continue reading
SAN FRANCISCO — On rare winter mornings here, a skim of ice forms on sidewalk puddles. But water’s solid form is mostly an abstraction in… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Juneau Cabaret will present an evening of holiday music performed cabaret-style by some of Juneau’s best singers and accompanists, starting at 5 p.m.… Continue reading
JUNEAU — National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu has approved more than $30 million in grants as part of the NEA’s first major… Continue reading
Let’s toast with mulled cider to the curtailed dayReflection as new beginnings make wayWarmth beside yule logs that burn and smolderAn evergreen wreath lines the… Continue reading
JUNEAU — The traditional New Year’s Eve Barn Dance will be from 7:30-11 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 31, at St. Ann’s Parish Hall on 5th… Continue reading
Earth.Skies.Natures.Wonders.All creation.You’re above them all. Beauties.Bounties.Treasures.Wealth.You’re above them all. Times.Everything made and not made.Wisdomand all the ways of the world.You’re above them all. Nations.Kingdoms.Kings.Thrones.Powers.You’re above them all. But you… Continue reading
