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Brad Hogarth, one of four finalists to be the new music director of the Juneau Symphony, guides the ensemble through a rehearsal on Tuesday night at Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

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Juneau Symphony takes guest conductor on road trip for Sitka show before Sunday’s concert at JDHS

Brad Hogarth, a performer and conductor at Sitka holiday shows, auditions to be symphony’s music director.

On a nice day it’s always safe to talk about the weather. (City and Borough of Juneau photo)

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Gimme A Smile: What to say when you’ve got nothing to say

It could happen, right? Despite your very best efforts, you could find yourself in the baffling predicament of…

Braised carrots with garlic and thyme, freshly cooked. (Photo by Patty Schied)

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Cooking For Pleasure: Braised carrots with garlic and thyme

When I was growing up, my parents never, ever served cooked carrots for dinner. Nor were they even…

(Illustration by Stephanie Harold)

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Woven Peoples and Place: Seals, science and sustenance

Xunaa (Hoonah) necropsy involves hunters and students

The front page of the Juneau Empire on March 25, 1985. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

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Empire Archives: Juneau’s history for the week ending March 29

Three decades of capital city coverage.

The front page of the Juneau Empire on March 16, 1995. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)

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Empire Archives: Juneau’s history for the week ending March 22

Three decades of capital city coverage.

Just-baked cinnamon rolls ready to serve. (Photo by Patty Schied)

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Cooking For Pleasure: Easy cinnamon rolls

My father really loved cinnamon rolls. In his later years I would make bargains with him in which…

Dylan Court and Emily Feliciano-Soto at a rehearsal of “Necessary Nonsense,” a Theater Alaska production debuting Friday. (Photo courtesy of Theatre Alaska)

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Middle schoolers bring ‘Necessary Nonsense’ to life in Theater Alaska Kids Company’s debut play

Imagine a world where “Alice in Wonderland” characters mingle with limerick legends such as “an old man with…

The front page of the Juneau Empire on March 9, 1995. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

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Empire Archives: Juneau’s history for the week ending March 15

Three decades of capital city coverage.

Gabriel von Eisenstein (David Cangelosi) is pulled in two separate directions by his wife Rosalinda (Sara Radke Brown, right) and Rosalinda’s maid, Adele (Kayla Kohlhase, left) during a dress rehearsal of “Die Fledermaus” on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)

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Juneau Lyric Opera celebrates a chorus of community for 50th anniversary

German operetta “Die Fledermaus” that launched JLO gets revival with old and new voices Friday night.

Katrina Hotch is the Sustainable Southeast Partnership’s Community Catalyst for the Chilkat Valley. (Photo by Ḵaa Yahaayí Shkalneegi Muriel Reid)

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Woven Peoples and Place: Sharing knowledge as an honor and responsibility

A Q&A with Chilkat Valley Community Catalyst Katrina Hotch

The front page of the Juneau Empire on March 4, 1985. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

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Empire Archives: Juneau’s history for the week ending March 8

Three decades of capital city coverage.

A bowl of gumbo. (Photo by Patty Schied)

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Cooking For Pleasure: Shrimp gumbo for Mardi Gras

I love gumbo. Several years ago I was lucky enough to go to New Orleans and sample it…

The front page of the Juneau Empire on Feb. 23, 1995. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

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Empire Archives: Juneau’s history for the week ending March 1

Three decades of capital city coverage.

Kristen Rankin rehearses the opening scene from “The Thanksgiving Play” on Thursday night at Perseverance Theatre. (Photo by Molly Johnson)

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Political correctness runs afowl in Perseverance Theatre production opening Friday

Satirical comedy “The Thanksgiving Play” comes to Juneau, no thanks to cancel culture.

Fresh rainwater sits on top of the ice at Auke Lake. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire file photo)

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Gimme A Smile: Looking for spring in all the wrong places

Is it spring yet? Is it spring yet? We’re through Valentine’s Day, so spring is next, right?

The front page of the Juneau Empire on Feb. 19, 1985. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

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Empire Archives: Juneau’s history for the week ending Feb. 22

Three decades of capital city coverage.

Cooked Chinese-style fried rice. (Photo by Patty Schied)

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Cooking for Pleasure: Chinese-style fried rice

At most of the Chinese restaurants I’ve eaten at over the years, the fried rice accompanying the meal…

Guided by generations of traditional knowledge, Indigenous harvesters carefully dry black seaweed along the shoreline, demonstrating how cultural values and sustainable practices ensure these vital marine resources thrive for future generations. (Photo by Bethany Goodrich)

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Woven Peoples and Place: A conversation with regional catalysts for economic development and mariculture

A growing contingent of Southeast Alaskans are driving local economic transformation toward sustainability and Indigenous leadership. Traditional industries…

The front page of the Juneau Empire on Feb. 12, 1985. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

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Empire Archives: Juneau’s history for the week ending Feb. 15

Three decades of capital city coverage.