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Juneau’s bowling alley sees bowl-d new changes

Juneau’s bowling alley sees bowl-d new changes

They’re changing lanes.

Juneau’s bowling alley sees bowl-d new changes
Photos: Juneau Alumni Football Game

Photos: Juneau Alumni Football Game

Juneau turns out for football fundraiser.

Photos: Juneau Alumni Football Game
Ancient threads: Tlingit artist will study how to weave increasingly rare tunics
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Ancient threads: Tlingit artist will study how to weave increasingly rare tunics

Only four other artists worldwide know how to make them.

Ancient threads: Tlingit artist will study how to weave increasingly rare tunics
Police calls for Monday, May 27, 2019

Police calls for Monday, May 27, 2019

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  • May 27, 2019
  • Juneau Empire
  • Crime
Police calls for Monday, May 27, 2019
Police calls for Sunday, May 26, 2019

Police calls for Sunday, May 26, 2019

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  • May 26, 2019
  • Juneau Empire
  • Crime
Police calls for Sunday, May 26, 2019
Bailey Wery Tagaban, left, Thomas Ferlauto, center, and Jordan Bluett are graduating from high school this week. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Pomp and different circumstances: Class of 2019 graduates found different ways to reach the same stage

It’s the big day for the class of 2019.

Bailey Wery Tagaban, left, Thomas Ferlauto, center, and Jordan Bluett are graduating from high school this week. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
House resolution supports new name for Saginaw Bay

House resolution supports new name for Saginaw Bay

Idea is to use the bay’s Tlingit name.

House resolution supports new name for Saginaw Bay
First Lady Rose Dunleavy and First Lady’s Volunteer of the Year Award-winner Blaze Bell smile in the Governor’s Mansion, Friday, May 24, 2019. Bell was one of six volunteers to be recognized.

Six everyday Alaskans known for giving get something back

They Rose to the occasion.

First Lady Rose Dunleavy and First Lady’s Volunteer of the Year Award-winner Blaze Bell smile in the Governor’s Mansion, Friday, May 24, 2019. Bell was one of six volunteers to be recognized.
A waterfall and a flash: More details emerge from fatal Ketchikan crash

A waterfall and a flash: More details emerge from fatal Ketchikan crash

Investigators share initial findings.

A waterfall and a flash: More details emerge from fatal Ketchikan crash
Students with the Tlingit Culture Language & Literacy program at Harborview Elementary School dance during the 5th Grade Promotion ceremony held in the clan house at the Walter Soboleff Center on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
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‘These are the ones to cheer’: Ceremony recognizes students as future of Tlingit language, culture

“Lukaax.áadi Trail Song” is in, Pomp and Circumstance is out.

Students with the Tlingit Culture Language & Literacy program at Harborview Elementary School dance during the 5th Grade Promotion ceremony held in the clan house at the Walter Soboleff Center on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
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Police calls for Friday, May 24, 2019

Police calls for Friday, May 24, 2019

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  • May 24, 2019
  • Juneau Empire
  • Crime
Police calls for Friday, May 24, 2019
Putting down roots: The evolution of moss and maple trees

Putting down roots: The evolution of moss and maple trees

An invasion of land plants millions of years ago.

Putting down roots: The evolution of moss and maple trees
Fishing boat captain fined for polluting Wrangell waters

Fishing boat captain fined for polluting Wrangell waters

She was ordered to pay $10,000.

Fishing boat captain fined for polluting Wrangell waters
Visitors from the Norwegian Bliss walk along Thane Road to downtown on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Residential group airs tourism complaints, considers what comes next

Occasionally tense meeting yields some ideas

Visitors from the Norwegian Bliss walk along Thane Road to downtown on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Kim Metcalfe walks her dog along Basin Road on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. Metcalfe is co-organizing a public meeting asking if cruise ship tourism is detrimental to the quality of life in the Basin Road and Thane neighborhoods. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Live: Neighborhoods get together to talk tourism impact

Updates from a public meeting

Kim Metcalfe walks her dog along Basin Road on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. Metcalfe is co-organizing a public meeting asking if cruise ship tourism is detrimental to the quality of life in the Basin Road and Thane neighborhoods. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Making cents of the city’s finances

Making cents of the city’s finances

Manager makes the case for moving City Hall, too.

Making cents of the city’s finances
House committee gets blowback to PFD proposal

House committee gets blowback to PFD proposal

There were a lot of angry reactions.

House committee gets blowback to PFD proposal
Second sighting of brown bear reported on Salmon Creek Trail

Second sighting of brown bear reported on Salmon Creek Trail

It’s the second sighting in four days.

Second sighting of brown bear reported on Salmon Creek Trail
City Finance Director Bob Bartholomew and City Manager Rorie Watt will speak at today’s chamber luncheon. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)

Live: Find out the latest on the city budget and property tax rate

Live updates from the chamber luncheon

City Finance Director Bob Bartholomew and City Manager Rorie Watt will speak at today’s chamber luncheon. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)
For almost two months, this raven has survived with a blow dart in its head

For almost two months, this raven has survived with a blow dart in its head

He’s still eating and flying around downtown.

For almost two months, this raven has survived with a blow dart in its head