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JPD, Juneau Rides promote online registry to fight bike theft
Published 6:50pm Wednesday, August 16, 2017Bicycle theft is a common property crime in Juneau — and one that rises to the level of more than an annoyance if you have ... Read more
Juneau’s Food Festival keeps on growing
Published 8:18pm Tuesday, August 15, 2017Juneau’s ability to become more sustainable continues to grow. On Saturday, Aug. 26, the Juneau Arts & Humanities Council is prepared to bring some amazing ... Read more
Study: In seafood sales, looks matter more than sustainability
Published 5:42pm Thursday, August 10, 2017The fish are biting, but are customers? Alaska’s seafood marketers have spent millions over the past few years to promote the idea that Alaska seafood ... Read more
Online farmer’s market brings local produce to Southeast
Published 7:59pm Wednesday, August 2, 2017On a sunny Tuesday morning, Joe Orsi of Orsi Organic Produce gave a tour of his 5,000 square foot garden located north of Auke Bay ... Read more
Please support the new JACC
Published 3:27pm Wednesday, August 2, 2017In 1980, Juneau celebrated the 100th anniversary of gold and the founding of the city. With a bow to the past and a welcome to ... Read more
Sitka Seafood Festival returns
Published 5:04pm Tuesday, August 1, 2017The Sitka Seafood Festival is returning to the summer scene after last year’s absence. The festival has been an opportunity for the Sitka community to ... Read more
Why I didn’t adopt the Paris Agreement
Published 3:11pm Friday, July 28, 2017I was asked why I am not in favor of taking stances on national or international issues on the Assembly such as Affordable Healthcare Act ... Read more
PFD lawsuit puts Permanent Fund’s future in Supreme Court’s hands
Published 2:36pm Monday, July 24, 2017Gov. Jay Hammond, Permanent Fund founder, knew this time would come — the time when politicians would move to spend the Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) ... Read more
U.S. Senate looks to renew ‘Frankenfish’ import ban
Published 2:29pm Monday, July 24, 2017With support from Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Congress is preparing to renew a ban on the importation of genetically engineered salmon. On Friday, the U.S. Senate ... Read more
Gustavus Community Center gets award to fund new facility
Published 8:30pm Thursday, July 20, 2017The Rasmuson Foundation has awarded a Tier 2 grant to help construct the Gustavus Community Center (GCC). The award is a “top off grant” of ... Read more
Great Sawyer Glacier of Tracy Arm and Ford’s Terror Wilderness is retiring
Published 6:38pm Thursday, July 20, 2017Juneau. It was a cool and clear Bastille Day, July 14, 2017, when we entered the Tracy Arm and Ford’s Terror Wilderness Area on the ... Read more
July First Friday listings
Published 6:04pm Thursday, July 6, 2017“Intertidal” Coppa 917 Glacier Ave. #102 Reception: 4-6 p.m. Local artist Patti Hutchens Jouppi will be opening a collection of 20 new oil paintings titled ... Read more
Biologists make room for the loons
Published 10:24pm Wednesday, July 5, 2017Loons are a boon for bioresearch. Much like the canary in the coalmine, the health of these top aquatic predators can translate to an entire ... Read more
It is time for leadership and compromise
Published 3:37pm Friday, June 23, 2017Gov. Bill Walker called the Alaska Legislature into a second special session to prevent a devastating government shutdown that will start July 1 if a ... Read more
Budget deal imminent
Published 1:37am Thursday, June 22, 2017The Alaska Legislature is close to a deal to avert a statewide government shutdown, legislative leaders say, and an agreement could come as quickly as ... Read more
It’s time to accept the governor’s compromise
Published 3:06pm Tuesday, June 13, 2017It’s time to accept the governor’s compromise. We must end the standoff in Juneau because the option of doing nothing is devastating to Alaska, and ... Read more
‘This is no way to run a state’
Published 3:36pm Tuesday, June 6, 2017We are frustrated. All Alaskans are frustrated as we watch preparations for a government shutdown while our neighbors, our friends, our colleagues, and family members ... Read more
Juneau sustainability — the city we need, the city we want
Published 3:14pm Friday, June 2, 2017Twenty-five years ago, scientists, interest groups and committed citizens gathered at the United Nations Earth Summit in Rio Di Janeiro, Brazil, and discussed sustainable development. ... Read more
Woodworking in the Tongass National Forest
Published 9:33pm Tuesday, May 23, 2017Public lands surround Southeast Alaskans. The 17 million acre Tongass National Forest is where residents go to hike, camp, fish, and gather food to nourish ... Read more
It’s time for solutions, not politics
Published 5:35pm Sunday, May 21, 2017For the last four months, the new Majority Coalition in the Alaska House of Representatives have worked on a responsible solution to Alaska’s fiscal crisis. ... Read more