Juneau Lyric Opera hired Sara Radke Brown as its new executive directorPrior to her appointment with JLO, Brown served as the executive director for the… Continue reading
Through The Rasmuson Tier 1 grant and community donations, the Juneau-Douglas City Museum has been able to purchase three new exhibit cases for collections.“Our continued… Continue reading
The Juneau 4th of July Committee selected Sharon Gaiptman as the 2016 Parade Grand Marshal.Gaiptman has lived in Juneau for 35 years. She has worked… Continue reading
On Saturday, Feb. 27 Betse Green will be leading a special improv workshop — Playing With Heart — from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at… Continue reading
The upper Colville River is one of the quietest places on the planet, a land of cliffs and tundra and tangles of willow. Fashion Island… Continue reading
To talk with local scientists about the Tongass National Forest is to become aware of how much lies literally beneath its surface.It’s a lot, and… Continue reading
If you venture out on the water, you will see small, dark brown birds that dive with a flick of their wings or take off… Continue reading
The other day, near the tree line on Thunder Mountain, I heard what sounded like an owl. I zigzagged up the slope a few yards,… Continue reading
Want to learn how to safely preserve Southeast Alaska’s local food resources? Well now you can and get certified at the same time.Through the Juneau… Continue reading
The Raincountry Flyfishers will hold a fly tying and social meeting on Wednesday Feb. 24 starting at 7 p.m. in the Thunder Mountain High School… Continue reading
Juneau local Cody Liska, along with friends and Southeast Alaskan business, has recently launched a magazine called “Crude.” (The logo is in all caps, with… Continue reading
Two Ketchikan Forest Service employees, Dennis Landwehr and Ron Medel, are being nationally recognized for their outstanding contributions to protect and restore fisheries and watershed… Continue reading
The universe is massive and mysterious, and astronomers are still trying to grasp its true nature, so it’s no wonder that many sky watchers tend… Continue reading
Till March 1, the public can give their say on the Draft Anan Recreation Plan, which is for the Anan Wildlife Observatory.In a statement on… Continue reading
At this Friday’s Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center Fireside Lecture, award-winning photographer Mark Kelley will discuss how he conceptualizes a photo and explain his thinking process… Continue reading
The Bureau of Land Management is seeking nominations for the 2016 Reclamation and Sustainable Mineral Development Awards. The deadline to submit nominations is April 12,… Continue reading
The Pacific Seafood Processors Association selected Nicole Kimball as vice president – Alaska. Kimball will be based in Anchorage and will start in mid-March.For the… Continue reading
The last day to comment on amendments to the 2008 Tongass Land and Resource Management Plan Tongass Plan is Feb. 22. Find out more at… Continue reading
Award-winning Juneau photographer Mark Kelley is the featured Fireside lecturer at Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center on Friday, Feb. 19 at 6:30 pm and 8 pm.In… Continue reading
All photos by Michael Penn / Juneau Empire… Continue reading
