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Juneau realtor Errol Champion was named the 2017 Realtor of the Year by the Alaska Association of Realtors. (Photo courtesy of Alaska Association of Realtors)

Juneau realtor earns statewide award

Last month, the Alaska Association of Realtors turned its sights to Juneau for the state’s top realtor. Errol Champion, from Coldwell Banker Race Realty in… Continue reading

  • Oct 22, 2017
Juneau realtor Errol Champion was named the 2017 Realtor of the Year by the Alaska Association of Realtors. (Photo courtesy of Alaska Association of Realtors)

Juneau Style: Liping

Fall fashion is all about color, fabric and mixing patterns. Although Liping’s outfit is simple, when I saw her flash a smile next to a… Continue reading

  • Oct 22, 2017
  • By Kerry Howard

Recent births

Recent births at Barlett Regional Hospital: • On Oct. 11, a daughter, Samantha Hope Spurrier, weighing 8 pounds, 3 ounces, was born to Jessica and… Continue reading

  • Oct 22, 2017

Thanks for making the Rotary bulb fundraiser a success

Thank you to the Juneau gardeners and Rotary supporters for making our annual Juneau- Gastineau Rotary Bulb Fundraiser a success. We couldn’t have done it… Continue reading

  • Oct 22, 2017
In this December 2014 photo, Laura Stats walks with her dog, Runa, on Basin Road. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Photo Contest: Rain

Rain, rain, rain — it just won’t go away. Might as well enjoy it. Here in Southeast Alaska, it’s a way of life. In Juneau,… Continue reading

In this December 2014 photo, Laura Stats walks with her dog, Runa, on Basin Road. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Seldom-seen large cats

When I write these little essays, I usually focus on something triggered by what I’ve seen along the trails. This time, however, I’m writing about… Continue reading

Panorama of a muskeg near the Mendenhall Glacier in early October. (Photo by Linda Shaw)

Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Southeast Alaska

The Empire Outdoors page is looking for superb images of Alaska’s wildlife, scenery or plant life. Send your photos to: Outdoors Editor, outdoors@juneauempire.com. For all… Continue reading

Panorama of a muskeg near the Mendenhall Glacier in early October. (Photo by Linda Shaw)

Poem: “A Sonata for Pa,” by Miriam Wagoner

What life presented to us was unordinary, Fate was not generous with time, It did not let you, in my hammock, To sing lullabies. All… Continue reading

Left to right: Kathy Maas, Jackie Brand, Heather Parker, and Huo Gua Xia. (Clara Miller | Capital City Weekly)

Juneau Symphony welcomes new concertmaster for new season

The first concert of the Juneau Symphony’s season will also be its first with Jacqueline Brand, a violinist and associate concertmaster of the Los Angeles… Continue reading

Left to right: Kathy Maas, Jackie Brand, Heather Parker, and Huo Gua Xia. (Clara Miller | Capital City Weekly)

Fabricating the Alaskan Frontier

“The Last Frontier,” emblazoned across every Alaska license plate, evidences a cultural narrative foundational to Alaskan identity. One hundred and fifty years ago, the United… Continue reading

A note from a garbage bear

Grrrrr. I heard you try to shoo me off the first time. And I said “grrrrr,” all right? Now, I don’t mean to be rude,… Continue reading

  • Oct 17, 2017
  • By Geoff Kirsch
Kole Loftin, on his way to a Juneau shoe store. Photo by Gina Vose.

Juneau Style: Kole Loftin

Kole Loftin has a youthful, coordinated look from top to bottom. I like his black leather jacket and black boots, which were softened by light-colored… Continue reading

  • Oct 15, 2017
  • By GINA VOSE
Kole Loftin, on his way to a Juneau shoe store. Photo by Gina Vose.

Flynn, Strazzo wed

Laura Flynn wed Daniel Strazzo at Twenty Mile House along the Feather River in the northern Sierra Nevada Mountains in California on July 1, 2017.… Continue reading

  • Oct 15, 2017

Thank you for the support

In early June my daughter, Amy Henderson, was diagnosed with cancer. The Juneau community responded immediately with an outpouring of support, prayer, and fund raising.… Continue reading

  • Oct 15, 2017

Planetarium presentation honors Einstein

It’s been more than a century since Albert Einstein’s groundbreaking theory of relativity, but scientists are still enamored with his work. Staff at the Marie… Continue reading

  • Oct 15, 2017

Thanks from the Juneau Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

The Juneau Unitarian Universalist Fellowship thanks Britta Tonnessen of AWARE for her insightful presentation “Why Faith Matters in Matters of Domestic and Sexual Violence” this… Continue reading

  • Oct 15, 2017

Thanks from the Lt. Governor

Thank you to all those who visited the Office of the Lt. Governor’s first First Friday event on Oct. 6. I would like to thank… Continue reading

  • Oct 15, 2017

Thanks from the Crimson Bears football team

The Crimson Bears Football Team and Board Members would like to extend a thank you to Fred Meyer and Gla-Scholl Grinds for sponsoring our Third… Continue reading

  • Oct 15, 2017
The Friends of the Flags removed the flags once again from Egan Drive on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2017. Pictured above are: top row from left to right: George Fisher and Don Beard. Bottom row: Tom Gill, Eric Peter, Jim Carroll, Officer Rebecca Notmeyer, Anna Schovaers, Donna Fox Page, Jon Peterson, Dan Kenkec, Jeff Stein, Brad Waldron, John Rock, Chad Cameron. Thanks to Tyler Rental for the use of the lift. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Stein)

Friends of the Flags wrap up year with a little help

Juneau Empire The next time the state flags go up along Egan Drive, it will be in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the flags… Continue reading

  • Oct 15, 2017
The Friends of the Flags removed the flags once again from Egan Drive on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2017. Pictured above are: top row from left to right: George Fisher and Don Beard. Bottom row: Tom Gill, Eric Peter, Jim Carroll, Officer Rebecca Notmeyer, Anna Schovaers, Donna Fox Page, Jon Peterson, Dan Kenkec, Jeff Stein, Brad Waldron, John Rock, Chad Cameron. Thanks to Tyler Rental for the use of the lift. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Stein)

Recent births

Recent births at Bartlett Regional Hospital: • On Sept. 30, a daughter, Camille Evelyn Trapp, weighing 8 pounds, 4 ounces, was born to Veronica and… Continue reading

  • Oct 15, 2017