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Review: ‘Hamilton’ as seen in L.A.
Published 10:23pm Friday, March 9, 2018Peer pressure can be a positive force in a child’s life. For a year, my daughters were indifferent to the hit play “Hamilton.” I played ... Read more
From Indiana to Juneau: Megan Chalfant
Published 9:56pm Tuesday, March 6, 2018After Megan Chalfant graduated college, she moved from Indiana to Juneau to pursue art. Juneau was on the map for her because as she grew ... Read more
Lisa Murkowski, Don Young and Dan Sullivan in their own words
Published 7:04pm Saturday, March 3, 2018In the last week of February, all three members of Alaska’s Congressional delegation visited the Juneau Empire to speak with the Empire’s editorial board. Where ... Read more
‘A unifying thing’: Gospel workshops begin in Juneau
Published 4:52pm Tuesday, February 27, 2018On a snowy Monday night, the walls inside the Juneau Arts & Culture Center echoed with a multitude of voices. With nearly every seat filled, ... Read more
The Awesome Alaska Book Review: The Snow Child
Published 10:38pm Thursday, February 22, 2018Finalist for the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction “The Snow Child,” the debut novel of Alaskan writer Eowyn Ivey, is a book I’ve been meaning ... Read more
‘Into the Woods’ offers fairytales … with a twist
Published 9:45pm Thursday, February 8, 2018Familiar fairytale characters like Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, and Jack and his magic beanstalk will soon grace the Juneau-Douglas High School stage, but their ... Read more
Meditations on deer hunting
Published 6:34pm Friday, January 26, 2018A few mornings ago, I saw the fresh tracks of a big buck in a creek bed at the base of a mountain. I was ... Read more
Co-written Tlingit and English-language poem celebrates birth
Published 9:33pm Tuesday, January 16, 2018Juneau-based poet Emily Wall has been working on a book of birth poems for six years. She collected birth stories from as many different people ... Read more
Improv group starts ‘First Saturday’ shows
Published 7:42pm Thursday, January 4, 2018Starting at the beginning of October, members of local improv group Morally Improv-erished Inc. have found a new way to share their talent with the ... Read more
Juneau Dance Theatre rehearses for ‘The Nutcracker’
Published 5:48pm Thursday, November 30, 2017It’s time for a holiday classic. Juneau Dance Theatre (JDT) the first weekend of December presents the ballet “The Nutcracker” at the Juneau-Douglas High School ... Read more
JACC event features Chilkat weaving
Published 2:25pm Thursday, November 30, 2017Traditional Chilkat weaving is practiced by only a handful of Alaska Native artists but a group of Juneau artists are trying to change that. Master ... Read more
December Gallery Walk offers Chilkat weavers, Native American photography and Santa
Published 7:13pm Tuesday, November 28, 2017December gallery walk is the busiest of the year, so we’ve tried to help you out by organizing the listings we’ve received on Juneau’s main ... Read more
Welcome to MAD Island
Published 8:36pm Friday, November 17, 2017I hopped out of the skiff and clambered up the steep rocks and then waded through the leafless (but not thorn-less) devil’s club with a ... Read more
Rivers of stories
Published 8:26pm Thursday, November 9, 2017Sometimes I think I could spend my life happily following rivers. I love the way they’re born from a tiny trickle and grow until they ... Read more
UAS Power & Privilege Symposium returns for a second year
Published 4:21pm Monday, November 6, 2017Tuesday, Nov. 7 marks the University of Alaska Southeast’s second Power & Privilege Symposium. The all-day event is meant to spark conversations within the community ... Read more
A Note from the Editor’s Desk: Three new things
Published 1:32am Monday, October 16, 2017It’s been a busy summer, and after a vacation on my part late last month, an even busier fall. It’ll be over before we know ... Read more
SHI releases new books
Published 5:55pm Friday, October 13, 2017Seven new books are appearing this fall through the Sealaska Heritage Institute’s early literacy, Library of Congress-recognized program, Baby Raven Reads. Launched in 2014 in ... Read more
Sport fish report for Wednesday, Oct. 11
Published 1:28pm Friday, October 13, 2017The weekly sport fish report is written by the Alaska Department of Fish &Game and made available to the public on a weekly basis. For ... Read more
Painting As He Sees It
Published 6:08pm Tuesday, August 29, 2017This First Friday, Sept. 1, meet abstract painter Ian Grant. His work will be display at Annie Kaill’s starting at 4:30 p.m. The Capital City ... Read more
Morris Publishing sells Juneau Empire to GateHouse Media
Published 10:58am Wednesday, August 9, 2017AUGUSTA, Ga. – As part of a strategic restructuring to focus its business on lifestyle publications, property development and new business, Morris Communications Co. announced ... Read more