14th annual Holiday Cat and Dog Food Drive starts Dec. 4 From Monday, Dec. 4, thru Sunday, Dec. 10, the Grateful Dogs of Juneau is… Continue reading
The Juneau Empire welcomes reader-submitted photos of art in unusual or unexpected places. To submit email your photos and captions to editor@juneauempire.com.… Continue reading
Now that you have eaten all the turkey sandwiches you want, all that meat leftover from the giant carcass that has taken over your refrigerator… Continue reading
Trying to write about beauty and our need for it is hard. Here is a poet’s effort to explain, “A thing of beauty is a… Continue reading
Happy Thanksgiving! Once again we celebrate what is a distinctively American holiday, instituted by our government almost from our nation’s beginning. In 2003 I stumbled… Continue reading
There are two basic life-cycle patterns among animals. Many animals have complex life cycles with two or more very distinct stages; metamorphosis is the usual… Continue reading
As Thanksgiving quickly approaches, we are reminded of the importance of being thankful. If you are feeling low this Thanksgiving season, I would prescribe the… Continue reading
The secret is keeping all of the ingredients very cold.
An early November stroll on the dike trail was uneventful until I met some Real Birders, who were there in search of some unusual sightings.… Continue reading
Juneau brewers win 10 medals at 2023 AK Beer Awards The Brewers Guild of Alaska (BGA) held the awards ceremony for the 2023 AK Beer… Continue reading
Armistice Day bell ringing at Capitol; Veterans Day events at Centennial Hall and EPH.
Our world is quickly enveloped in negativity, but that attitude doesn’t help us. We need to be more grateful. Let’s define gratitude as being thankful… Continue reading
Enchanter’s nightshade is a tiny perennial plant we commonly see (and walk right past) alongside many of our trails. Although it is said to grow… Continue reading
This Middle Eastern red lentil soup is not the sustenance of long-ago cold memories.
The Juneau Empire welcomes reader-submitted photos of art in unusual or unexpected places. To submit email your photos and captions to editor@juneauempire.com.… Continue reading
Tlingit and Haida opening new Washington office The Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska is announce it is opening a… Continue reading
Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) will sponsor a lecture on the 1869 bombardment of Ḵaachx̱haan.áak’w in honor of Native American Heritage Month. Presented by Zachary Jones,… Continue reading
Some time ago I was standing in a long security line at Chicago’s Midway airport. Above the crowd a large sign read “All Lanes Lead… Continue reading
We have two species of forest hawks: the American goshawk and the much smaller sharp-shinned hawk. Both have short, broad, powerful wings and long tails,… Continue reading
Friends of the Poor Run/Walk: Thank you for contributing to our success The Society of St. Vincent de Paul wishes to thank all those who… Continue reading