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Anthonyu Hotka customizes his mask at the Haunted Station at the U.S. Coast Guard’s Station Juneau last October. Station personnel pay for all the decoration themselves and take three weeks to ready the station. Entry is non perishable food items for the Southeast Alaska Food Bank. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
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Haunted houses and more: Juneau’s Halloween 2019 Guide

Here’s what’s happening for Halloween.

Anthonyu Hotka customizes his mask at the Haunted Station at the U.S. Coast Guard’s Station Juneau last October. Station personnel pay for all the decoration themselves and take three weeks to ready the station. Entry is non perishable food items for the Southeast Alaska Food Bank. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Director Leslie Ishii, right, works with actress Jennifer Bobiwash during Perseverance Theatre’s production of “Devilfish” written by Vera Starbard in September 2019. After serving as the theater’s interim artistic director since July, Ishii has been selected to be the permanent replacement for former artistic director Art Rotch. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Capital City Weekly

Perseverance Theatre hires an artistic director

Familiar face fills the role.

Director Leslie Ishii, right, works with actress Jennifer Bobiwash during Perseverance Theatre’s production of “Devilfish” written by Vera Starbard in September 2019. After serving as the theater’s interim artistic director since July, Ishii has been selected to be the permanent replacement for former artistic director Art Rotch. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Alaskan Brewing Co. employees pour a sample of a new spruce cherry grapefruit hard seltzer at the Imperial Saloon, Friday, Oct. 25, 2019. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)

The trend is near: Alaskan Brewing Co. offers hard seltzer sneak peek

It’s a first.

Alaskan Brewing Co. employees pour a sample of a new spruce cherry grapefruit hard seltzer at the Imperial Saloon, Friday, Oct. 25, 2019. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)
The moon rises over the State Office Building on Halloween, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Be spooky and safe this year, says JPD

The only scary thing this year should be the costumes.

The moon rises over the State Office Building on Halloween, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Tour groups and hunters find ways to coexist

Tour groups and hunters find ways to coexist

We can work it out.

Tour groups and hunters find ways to coexist
A panel of men discuss the role they can play in breaking cycles of domestic violence during a domestic violence awareness summit at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall, Friday, Oct. 25, 2019. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)
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Empire Live: Panel examines the role men play in ending domestic violence

Summit speakers acknowledge issue, discuss solutions.

A panel of men discuss the role they can play in breaking cycles of domestic violence during a domestic violence awareness summit at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall, Friday, Oct. 25, 2019. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)
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A black bear is seen at the Alaska State Capitol on Oct. 4, 2018. (Megan Wallace | Courtesy photo)

Bear-ly any nuisance bears in Juneau this year

A ‘paws’ in unwelcome ursine visitors.

A black bear is seen at the Alaska State Capitol on Oct. 4, 2018. (Megan Wallace | Courtesy photo)
Police calls for Friday, Oct. 25, 2019

Police calls for Friday, Oct. 25, 2019

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  • Oct 25, 2019
  • Juneau Empire
  • Crime
Police calls for Friday, Oct. 25, 2019
UA Regents will hear public testimony Monday evening

UA Regents will hear public testimony Monday evening

Public testimony can be made by phone.

UA Regents will hear public testimony Monday evening
Micah Nelson, 28.

Update: Wanted man arrested peacefully after standoff

Police took him into custody without violence.

Micah Nelson, 28.
The free market is failing health care, doctor says

The free market is failing health care, doctor says

Health insurance has got to go.

The free market is failing health care, doctor says
City and Borough of Juneau Parks and Recreation Director George Schaaf speaks during the opening of the new pavilion at Auke Lake. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

Auke Lake rec area one step closer to completion

The project is one of many successes.

City and Borough of Juneau Parks and Recreation Director George Schaaf speaks during the opening of the new pavilion at Auke Lake. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)
Empire Live: ‘We have a market based system that fails to control costs’

Empire Live: ‘We have a market based system that fails to control costs’

Doctor, author and professor talks what health care reform actually means.

Empire Live: ‘We have a market based system that fails to control costs’
A homeless person sleeps in the doorway at the Capital Transit Center on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Alaska receives grant money for youth homelessness ‘in perpetuity’

The kids will be alright.

A homeless person sleeps in the doorway at the Capital Transit Center on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Emily Edenshaw, Business and Economic Development Director for the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, seen in this December 2018 photo, is both a domestic violence survivor and an organizer of a domestic violence awareness summit. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

‘Enough is enough’: Summit in Juneau seeks to break cycles of violence

Providing a venue for tough conversations.

Emily Edenshaw, Business and Economic Development Director for the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, seen in this December 2018 photo, is both a domestic violence survivor and an organizer of a domestic violence awareness summit. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
A bone to pick: Artist’s oosik-Dunleavy sticker goes viral
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A bone to pick: Artist’s oosik-Dunleavy sticker goes viral

A sticker sticking point.

A bone to pick: Artist’s oosik-Dunleavy sticker goes viral
Mystery organism comes to light

Mystery organism comes to light

A real-life X-Files episode.

Mystery organism comes to light
Mountain goat makes backyard appearance

Mountain goat makes backyard appearance

Thanks to a trail cam.

Mountain goat makes backyard appearance
Police calls for Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019

Police calls for Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019

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  • Oct 24, 2019
  • Juneau Empire
  • Crime
Police calls for Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019
Kirby Day speaks after being given the 2018 Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award during the Chamber’s annual dinner at Centennial Hall during last year’s dinner in October 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Capital City Weekly

Weekend Guide: An awards banquet, comedy, and so much more

Here’s what’s happening this week.

Kirby Day speaks after being given the 2018 Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award during the Chamber’s annual dinner at Centennial Hall during last year’s dinner in October 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)