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Woodworking in the Tongass National Forest
Public lands surround Southeast Alaskans. The 17 million acre Tongass National Forest is where residents go to hike,…
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The Canada, a Klondike gold rush shipwreck in Nahku Bay
At first glance she’s merely a stain on the beach visible only at low tide at the head…
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Sitka woman makes dress from 20,000 salmon bones
Delicately yet firmly pinching the tiny vertebrae of a Chinook salmon between her thumb and pointer finger, Cynthia…
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Summer Reading, Alaska-style
Here at the Capital City Weekly, we get a lot of books for review. Sadly, we can’t write…
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Pizza delivery in the wilderness
If there is one luxury bush dwellers envy city dwellers for, it’s pizza delivery. When I was a…
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Two Juneau artists earn Rasmusson grants
More than 400 Alaskan artists applied for grants from the Rasmuson Foundation, and just 35 were chosen. Two…
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Writers’ Weir: A spring poem by Jack Campbell
Kuskokwim Break-Up By Jack Campbell The river could visit new country tonight leaving the old river behind in…
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Juneau Jazz & Classics Festival returns for 31st season
This May will be Juneau Jazz & Classics Festival’s 31st season, but artistic director William Ransom’s first festival…
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Redefining Native Art
On May 5 at the Alaska State Museum a new exhibit with artwork ranging from fishskin screens, weavings,…
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Art in Unusual Places
The Capital City Weekly welcomes submissions of art in unusual or unexpected places. To submit, email your image,…
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First Friday features Tlingit masks, devil’s club earrings
First Friday, Juneau’s monthly art gallery walk, takes place on the evening of May 5. Tlingit artwork from…
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Capital City Weekly editor: ‘It’s been a real privilege’
I’ve spent the last four years writing and editing for the Capital City Weekly. Those four years have…
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14 Southeast students receive arts scholarships
Fourteen students from northern Southeast Alaska — 10 from Juneau and four from Skagway — have been awarded…
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‘The Greatest Man in the History of Alaska’
In 1933, Franklin Delano Roosevelt appointed John Weir Troy as Alaska’s sixth territorial governor. Alaskans, in a rare…
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Alaska State Improv Festival returns for fifth year of shows, workshops
Thanks to producer Eric Caldwell, co-producer M.D. Christenson and nearly a dozen volunteers, the Alaska State Improv Festival…
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Art in Unusual Places
The Capital City Weekly welcomes reader-submitted photos of art in unusual or unexpected places. To submit, email your…
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A musical line stretching through time
How do you define “music?” That’s something Ed Littlefield thought about for six months as part of an…
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Southeast’s shellfish safety squad
Katlian Street in Sitka is a bustling cultural and fishing hub. Along this winding harbor-side road, tightly squeezed…
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Artist tour of Southeast holds discussions on signal-to-noise in communities’ lives
This week, a group of five artists are sleeping in a ferry’s solarium, chatting with strangers and admiring…
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Art in Unusual Places
The Capital City Weekly welcomes reader-submitted photos of art in unusual or unexpected places. To submit, email your…