On March 5, AWARE will hold their 20th annual Women of Distinction Gala and will honor Marie Darlin, Justine Muench, Missouri Smyth and Kristi West.… Continue reading
From 2-5 p.m. this Halloween, families may take their children to over 30 different businesses in downtown Juneau for trick-or-treating. Participating businesses are offering a… Continue reading
Salt will hold a dinner to support the Juneau Family Health and Birth Center from 6-9 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29.The dinner is “black-tie optional,”… Continue reading
Thanks from Aiding Women in Abuse and Rape Emergencies (AWARE), Inc. to United Way of Southeast Alaska for organizing another successful Day of Caring, and… Continue reading
The Juneau Suicide Prevention Coalition would like to thank Shannon Hasty for her generous contribution. Shannon organized the Hasty Half race on Sept. 27, raising… Continue reading
On a damp island far out in the Aleutian chain, a secret weapon of Japan’s World War II Navy sinks into the sod. A Type-A… Continue reading
The Empire Outdoors page is looking for superb images of Alaska’s wildlife, scenery or plant life. Send your photos via email to: Outdoors editor, outdoors@juneauempire.com.… Continue reading
The Alaska Invasive Species Workshop Oct. 27-29 in Juneau will highlight invasive species management and issues in Southeast Alaska and around the state.Keynote speaker John… Continue reading
The Juneau Mountain Bike Alliance has organized a volunteer work day at the site of the new mountain bike trail at Eaglecrest Ski Area from… Continue reading
In the meadows near Cowee Creek, a few late flowers bloomed. Salmon carcasses littered the mudflats and creek bank. High-bush cranberry shrubs were decorated with… Continue reading
SPEARFISH, S.D. — He calls himself the “Ranger of the Lost Art.” Like Indiana Jones, the adventurous archaeologist who partially inspired the moniker, 69-year-old Doug… Continue reading
When Michelle Eshpeter first told friends she was planning on paddleboarding in Glacier Bay, they were skeptical. Most people she knew who’d done trips there… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Fred Parnell says he wasn’t expecting marine animals to be in the roadway, so he was shocked when he hit something that felt… Continue reading
A few months ago, local a capella group Alaskapella got some unexpected news: they’d been invited to Carnegie Hall to perform with singers from around… Continue reading
The Juneau-Douglas City Museum will host a Pop-Up Museum event on Saturday, Oct. 24, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at the Douglas Library, in conjunction… Continue reading
This next windstormwill blow the last leaves from my alder.My view of the inlet will no longerafford the perspective of a foregroundand the little brown… Continue reading
SEATTLE — Federal biologists flying a drone have taken thousands of rich images of endangered Puget Sound orcas showing the whales are in good condition… Continue reading
ART IN UNUSUAL PLACES The CCW welcomes reader-submitted images of art in unusual or unexpected places. Photographers of all levels of ability are invited to send… Continue reading
Several years ago, Katrina Pearson and Katie Devereaux were having a beer at Skagway Brewing Company when they realized there was a void in the… Continue reading
EVENTS & PRESENTATIONSJuneau World Affairs Council Forum: The Politics of Water, 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, 2-9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, and 9 a.m. -… Continue reading
