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Food stuffs sit on tables at St. Vincent de Paul on Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2019, to be bagged to feed up to 200 families for Thanksgiving. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Local organizations put the giving in Thanksgiving

Donations are still being accepted.

Food stuffs sit on tables at St. Vincent de Paul on Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2019, to be bagged to feed up to 200 families for Thanksgiving. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Confirmation hearings for empty House seat scheduled for early December

Confirmation hearings for empty House seat scheduled for early December

He needs a simple majority.

Confirmation hearings for empty House seat scheduled for early December
Low ticket sales leave Angoon’s charted boat trip in question

Low ticket sales leave Angoon’s charted boat trip in question

Tickets may cost over $300.

Low ticket sales leave Angoon’s charted boat trip in question
Photos: A sneak peak at Perseverance Theatre’s “With”

Photos: A sneak peak at Perseverance Theatre’s “With”

Clifford and Minnie have reached the end of their days.

Photos: A sneak peak at Perseverance Theatre’s “With”
New play portrays end of life ‘With’ unlikely laughs
Capital City Weekly

New play portrays end of life ‘With’ unlikely laughs

Old is new at Perseverance Theatre.

New play portrays end of life ‘With’ unlikely laughs
Traffic at the Fred Meyer intersection, formally known as Egan and Yandukin drives, on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities is holding an open house meeting at the Nugget Mall Community Room from 4-7 p.m. on Nov. 19 to share a traffic study and how DOT&PF is improving the intersection. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Public gives feedback on proposed Fred Meyer intersection changes

Safety first.

Traffic at the Fred Meyer intersection, formally known as Egan and Yandukin drives, on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities is holding an open house meeting at the Nugget Mall Community Room from 4-7 p.m. on Nov. 19 to share a traffic study and how DOT&PF is improving the intersection. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Dakota Morgan and Kris Gregson-Clark raise their fists defiantly during rehearsals for “Newsies,” Friday, Nov. 15. Theatre at Latitude 58’s latest production runs this weekend. (Ben Hohenstatt | Capital City Weekly) Dakota Morgan and Kris Gregson-Clark raise their fists defiantly during rehearsals for “Newsies,” Friday, Nov. 15. Theatre at Latitude 58’s latest production runs this weekend. (Ben Hohenstatt | Capital City Weekly)
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Extra, extra: Theatre at Latitude 58 to perform newsboy strike musical

Read all about it.

Dakota Morgan and Kris Gregson-Clark raise their fists defiantly during rehearsals for “Newsies,” Friday, Nov. 15. Theatre at Latitude 58’s latest production runs this weekend. (Ben Hohenstatt | Capital City Weekly) Dakota Morgan and Kris Gregson-Clark raise their fists defiantly during rehearsals for “Newsies,” Friday, Nov. 15. Theatre at Latitude 58’s latest production runs this weekend. (Ben Hohenstatt | Capital City Weekly)
Renowned Tsimshian artist David Robert Boxley shares tradition and culture at SHI

Renowned Tsimshian artist David Robert Boxley shares tradition and culture at SHI

He’s at SHI all week.

Renowned Tsimshian artist David Robert Boxley shares tradition and culture at SHI
A juvenile male golden eagle was rescued off of Egan Drive by the Juneau Raptor Center after being struck by a car Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019. (Courtesy Photo | Kathy Benner)

Rare raptor rescued from rainy roadside

Juneau’s not their ideal terrain.

A juvenile male golden eagle was rescued off of Egan Drive by the Juneau Raptor Center after being struck by a car Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019. (Courtesy Photo | Kathy Benner)
Tsimshian Artist David R. Boxley works on a feast tray made out of alder at the Walter Soboleff Building on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019. Boxley is spending the week demostrating his craft for the Sealaska Heritage Institute. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
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Watch: Visiting artist David R. Boxley creates in Juneau

Tsimshian artist carving and teaching this week for SHI.

Tsimshian Artist David R. Boxley works on a feast tray made out of alder at the Walter Soboleff Building on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019. Boxley is spending the week demostrating his craft for the Sealaska Heritage Institute. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
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Police calls for Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019

Police calls for Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019

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Police calls for Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019
Donations fill church with joyful noise
Capital City Weekly

Donations fill church with joyful noise

Project brings organ and speakers to Holy Trinity.

Donations fill church with joyful noise
Lt. Cmdr. Scott Shields, a Coast Guard officer stationed in Juneau, flips a small boat during a boating safety training class at the Augustus Brown Swimming Pool on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019. The class will qualify the members to teach students around the state about the use and importance of life vests. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Coast Guard prepares to teach boating safety across Alaska this winter

The class readies children for the unexpected.

Lt. Cmdr. Scott Shields, a Coast Guard officer stationed in Juneau, flips a small boat during a boating safety training class at the Augustus Brown Swimming Pool on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019. The class will qualify the members to teach students around the state about the use and importance of life vests. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
The telltale signs of approaching winter are here

The telltale signs of approaching winter are here

The signs of the times.

The telltale signs of approaching winter are here
‘We’re still here’: Ernestine Hayes shares Indian Village memories, hopes for the future

‘We’re still here’: Ernestine Hayes shares Indian Village memories, hopes for the future

Juneau Indian Village: Pilings, Pavement and Politics.

‘We’re still here’: Ernestine Hayes shares Indian Village memories, hopes for the future
Police calls for Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019.

Police calls for Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019.

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Police calls for Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019.
Ernestine Hayes, a Tlingit author and former Alaska State Writer Laureate from 2016-2018, gives a lecture on Juneau’s Indian Village at the Walter Soboleff Building on Monday, Nov. 18, 2019. The lecture is sponsored by the Sealaska Heritage Institute. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
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Video: Former State Writer Laureate talks about importance of protecting aboriginal rights

Hayes speaks at Sealaska Heritage Institute

Ernestine Hayes, a Tlingit author and former Alaska State Writer Laureate from 2016-2018, gives a lecture on Juneau’s Indian Village at the Walter Soboleff Building on Monday, Nov. 18, 2019. The lecture is sponsored by the Sealaska Heritage Institute. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
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Federal board approves new name for Saginaw Bay, here’s what it is

Federal board approves new name for Saginaw Bay, here’s what it is

It’s back to its traditional name.

Federal board approves new name for Saginaw Bay, here’s what it is
Walk-on passengers and vehicles load onto the LeConte ferry for a trip to Hoonah and Gustavus at the Alaska Marine Highway System’s Auke Bay Terminal in July 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Angoon moves to hire private ship to transport goods

‘Folks, we can make this work.’

Walk-on passengers and vehicles load onto the LeConte ferry for a trip to Hoonah and Gustavus at the Alaska Marine Highway System’s Auke Bay Terminal in July 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
DOT to hold public meeting on Fred Meyer intersection

DOT to hold public meeting on Fred Meyer intersection

They want your help.

DOT to hold public meeting on Fred Meyer intersection