BY KLAS STOLPEEditor’s note: This column was first published in the Juneau Empire on Dec. 24, 2014. My mother’s smile on the Christmas holidays was never… Continue reading
HOONAH - The National Endowment for the Arts and the National Park Service recently announced the award of $797,500 in support of 33 grants in… Continue reading
I have multiple issues with the Starbound series: The first book takes forever to get to the point, the characters in the second one are… Continue reading
Juneau musician Kray Van Kirk is very conscious of the path he walks and what kind of a trace he’ll leave. That’s part of the… Continue reading
The Capital City Weekly welcomes reader-submitted images of art in unusual or unexpected places. Photographers of all levels of ability are invited to send in… Continue reading
BY DERRIK J. LANGTHE ASSOCIATED PRESSLOS ANGELES — Hollywood is preparing for what could be the largest movie premiere in its history on Monday night… Continue reading
Dies Natalis Solis Invictus, “Birthday of the Unconquered Sun.”Dec. 21 is the shortest day of the year in Juneau. We get 6 hours, 22 minutes… Continue reading
EVENTS Community Potluck & Fun-Raiser, 5–8 pm, Wednesday, Dec. 16, St. Ann’s Parish Hall (Fifth & Gold Streets). In addition to celebrating the holidays, this event… Continue reading
The Juneau Volunteer Fire Department recently partnered with the Juneau Community Foundation to establish the Juneau Volunteer Firefighters’ Youth Activity Fund as a way to… Continue reading
Most Syrian refugees have a long and winding path ahead of them. Some Juneau mothers, and a national organization they contribute to, want to help… Continue reading
Splitting chain-sawed hemlock roundson a drizzly November day, I imaginewoodstove heat chasing January’s chill. An orange extension cord connects my splitterwith miles of lines to where… Continue reading
HAINES - The Sheldon Museum and Cultural Center will open a new exhibit, “Harry Potter’s World: Renaissance Science, Magic, and Medicine,” on Dec. 19, on… Continue reading
The Alaska State Council on the Arts and the Alaska Humanities Forum have announced the eight recipients of the 2016 Governor’s Awards for the Arts… Continue reading
BY SAM DEGRAVEJUNEAU EMPIREAt the end of October, I had the privilege of sitting down with Greg Fisk — Juneau’s then recently elected (and even… Continue reading
Dan Ewing’s been through dark times, but he considers himself blessed — with his family, his business, and his faith, all central to his life.Ewing,… Continue reading
GOLD TOWN NICKELODEONFor complete listings, visit www.goldtownnick.com.“Trumbo” — Thursday-Sunday. Synopsis: The successful career of 1940s screenwriter Dalton Trumbo (Bryan Cranston) comes to a crushing end… Continue reading
The Juneau Community Foundation and the City and Borough of Juneau recently formed a partnership to oversee allocation of the city’s Social Service Block Grants,… Continue reading
]A community potluck and fundraiser will take place on Wednesday, Dec. 16 from 5-8 p.m. at St. Ann’s Parish Hall for Lisle Herbert’s “Yuuyaraq –… Continue reading
For the Capital City WeeklySKAGWAY — After years of pandering, fawning, and badgering from adoring Alaska readers, celebrated author Brian Doyle has finally consented to… Continue reading
49 Writers is hosting a visit from poet Caroline Goodwin this week as part of its statewide outreach program. Goodwin, Poet Laureate of San Mateo… Continue reading