Public lands surround Southeast Alaskans. The 17 million acre Tongass National Forest is where residents go to hike, camp, fish, and gather food to nourish… Continue reading
Delicately yet firmly pinching the tiny vertebrae of a Chinook salmon between her thumb and pointer finger, Cynthia Gibson pushed fearlessly toward a rusty grinder… Continue reading
At first glance she’s merely a stain on the beach visible only at low tide at the head of Nahku Bay, also known as Long… Continue reading
Here at the Capital City Weekly, we get a lot of books for review. Sadly, we can’t write about them all. Instead, we try to… Continue reading
If there is one luxury bush dwellers envy city dwellers for, it’s pizza delivery. When I was a kid, every teacher of the bush school… Continue reading
More than 400 Alaskan artists applied for grants from the Rasmuson Foundation, and just 35 were chosen. Two of those artists are from Juneau, and… Continue reading
Kuskokwim Break-Up By Jack Campbell The river could visit new country tonight leaving the old river behind in a vast lake. Gone out in Napaimute.… Continue reading
This May will be Juneau Jazz & Classics Festival’s 31st season, but artistic director William Ransom’s first festival on the job. The founder of JJ&C,… Continue reading
On May 5 at the Alaska State Museum a new exhibit with artwork ranging from fishskin screens, weavings, masks and even remnants of moose antler… Continue reading
The Capital City Weekly welcomes submissions of art in unusual or unexpected places. To submit, email your image, with caption, to editor@capweek.com.… Continue reading
First Friday, Juneau’s monthly art gallery walk, takes place on the evening of May 5. Tlingit artwork from local weaver Lily Hope and devil’s club… Continue reading
I’ve spent the last four years writing and editing for the Capital City Weekly. Those four years have made for positive, lasting memories. I’ve been… Continue reading
Fourteen students from northern Southeast Alaska — 10 from Juneau and four from Skagway — have been awarded a total of $7,000 in scholarship money… Continue reading
In 1933, Franklin Delano Roosevelt appointed John Weir Troy as Alaska’s sixth territorial governor. Alaskans, in a rare moment of accord, greeted the president’s appointment… Continue reading
Thanks to producer Eric Caldwell, co-producer M.D. Christenson and nearly a dozen volunteers, the Alaska State Improv Festival (AS IF) will be returning to Juneau… Continue reading
The Capital City Weekly welcomes reader-submitted photos of art in unusual or unexpected places. To submit, email your photos and captions to editor Mary Catharine… Continue reading
How do you define “music?” That’s something Ed Littlefield thought about for six months as part of an undergraduate class, it’s something he’s been thinking… Continue reading
Katlian Street in Sitka is a bustling cultural and fishing hub. Along this winding harbor-side road, tightly squeezed between fishing gear shops, processing plants, and… Continue reading
This week, a group of five artists are sleeping in a ferry’s solarium, chatting with strangers and admiring the mountains and waterways of the Inside… Continue reading
The Capital City Weekly welcomes reader-submitted photos of art in unusual or unexpected places. To submit, email your photos, with captions, to editor@capweek.com.… Continue reading
