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Loud noises quietly polluting environment, wildlife

We hear a lot about the many ways that we humans pollute our environment — ocean acidification, plastic trash accumulating in ocean gyres and on… Continue reading

Part of Patti Hutchens Jouppi’s “Unfathomable” series. Courtesy image.

Local artist uses Chinese technique to create paintings of underwater sea life

Painter Patti Hutchens Jouppi has decided to brighten up these dark winter days with her First Friday exhibit “Unfathomable.” In this series of paintings featuring… Continue reading

Part of Patti Hutchens Jouppi’s “Unfathomable” series. Courtesy image.
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Impossibly large bird spotted in Mendenhall Valley

According to several eyewitness reports, a bird with a wingspan nearly the width of Mendenhall Loop Road has been spotted in the Mendenhall Valley. The… Continue reading

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Gary Neilson tows the new log to put into place behind his floathouse. Photo by Tara Neilson

Floathouse maintenance and B-horror movie frights

The thing I love most about living in a floathouse is how relaxing and idyllic it is. We spend our days in a state of… Continue reading

Gary Neilson tows the new log to put into place behind his floathouse. Photo by Tara Neilson
Frank Henry Katasse, left, James Sullivan, Erin Tripp and Alec Shamas rehearse in Perseverance Theatre’s production of William Inc. on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. (Michael Penn | For the Capital City Weekly)

Review: ‘William, Inc.’ at Perseverance Theatre

I’ll let you in on a little trade secret. My first step, when writing about pretty much anything, is a Google search. I like to… Continue reading

Frank Henry Katasse, left, James Sullivan, Erin Tripp and Alec Shamas rehearse in Perseverance Theatre’s production of William Inc. on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. (Michael Penn | For the Capital City Weekly)
Omar Ali shares about his exchange experience while Carlos Carbello. Debby, Katja Steimann and Manuel Lopez Balserio listen. Michael Penn | Capital City Weekly.

Students from across the globe experience Alaska, America

On an overcast Juneau afternoon, eight high school students from around the world took a seat at a table inside the Capital City Weekly to… Continue reading

Omar Ali shares about his exchange experience while Carlos Carbello. Debby, Katja Steimann and Manuel Lopez Balserio listen. Michael Penn | Capital City Weekly.
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Stewardship and advocacy, celebrated in winter

Ennui envelopes me at this time every year. The hustle and bustle of the holidays is a memory. The delight of the first snow has… Continue reading

  • Jan 26, 2018
  • By PATRICIA TURNER CUSTARD
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Mt. Juneau-Gastineaux Lodge No. 21

Mt. Juneau-Gastineaux Lodge No. 21 installed Doug Harris as Worshipful Master and its other officers for 2018 at a Dec. 21, 2017 ceremony at the… Continue reading

  • Jan 28, 2018
  • By FOR THE JUNEAU EMPIRE

Recent births

Recent births at Barlett Regional Hospital: • On Jan. 14, a daughter, Nevaeh Layla Tresham, weighing 7 pounds, 11 ounces, was born to Karina Gonzales… Continue reading

  • Jan 28, 2018

Local residents named to president’s, dean’s lists at Gonzaga University

Juneau residents Macey Fredenberg and Gunnar Marcus Schultz have earned placement on the Gonzaga University President’s List for fall semester 2017. Students must earn a… Continue reading

  • Jan 28, 2018
  • By Juneau Empire

Juneau students make MSU president’s and dean’s honor roll

Montana State University has announced its undergraduate honor rolls for fall semester 2017. The following Juneau students were named to MSU’s President’s or Dean’s Lists:… Continue reading

  • Jan 28, 2018
  • By Juneau Empire

Kulas named top drug and alcohol fighter

The Advisory Board on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, The Alaska Mental Health Board and the Statewide Suicide Prevention Council have selected Alison Kulas as their… Continue reading

  • Jan 28, 2018
  • By Juneau Empire

Gunalchéesh for memorial service

Thank you family members and friends for attending the memorial service for our mother Margaret Gamble on Jan. 15. We extend our appreciation to the… Continue reading

  • Jan 28, 2018
Crime Line donates $1,000 to Juneau DARE

Crime Line donates $1,000 to Juneau DARE

Juneau Crime Line / Crime Stoppers has donated $1,000 to the Juneau Police Department’s Drug Abuse Resistance Education program. DARE, organized by JPD officers Blain… Continue reading

  • Jan 28, 2018
  • By Juneau Empire
Crime Line donates $1,000 to Juneau DARE
Courtesy Photo | Grace College  Megan Gunkel

Local featured in Grace College senior thesis show

Megan (Wall) Gunkel, a Glennallen High School graduate from Juneau, will be featured in the first Grace College Senior Thesis Show of 2018. The show… Continue reading

  • Jan 28, 2018
  • By Juneau Empire
Courtesy Photo | Grace College  Megan Gunkel

Thank you to Girl Scout helpers

Fourth graders Sofia Jordan and Miranda Stichert were some of the first children to enroll in the Dolly Parton Imagination Library when the program started… Continue reading

  • Jan 28, 2018
Sawmill Creek waterfall in all of its glory. (Gabe Donohoe | For the Juneau Empire)

Photo blog: Sawmill Creek Falls in the winter

In the past I’d only ever been to Sawmill Creek, north of Juneau, by kayak in the summer. I thought it was inaccessible by land… Continue reading

Sawmill Creek waterfall in all of its glory. (Gabe Donohoe | For the Juneau Empire)
A Sitka blacktail fork-horn. (Bjorn Dihle | For the Juneau Empire)

Meditations on deer hunting

A few mornings ago, I saw the fresh tracks of a big buck in a creek bed at the base of a mountain. I was… Continue reading

A Sitka blacktail fork-horn. (Bjorn Dihle | For the Juneau Empire)

Anan visitor permits go on sale Feb. 1

Permits to visit Anan Wildlife Observatory near Wrangell will go on sale at 8 a.m. Feb. 1 for the summer 2018 season, the U.S. Forest… Continue reading

Brant Secunda, as pictured on the Dance of the Deer Foundation website.

Shamans and Shenanigans

Some news events stick with you forever: 9/11, Fall of the Berlin Wall, the expansion of Subway’s Sub-of-the-Day to include both six-inch and foot-long options.… Continue reading

  • Jan 25, 2018
  • By Geoff Kirsch
Brant Secunda, as pictured on the Dance of the Deer Foundation website.