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Alaskan Dream Cruises announces shutdown after 15 years
Allen Marine Tours shuts down subsidiary small ship cruise line Alaska Dream Cruises.
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Five faces of the Juneau Public Market
Of the more than 175 vendors, the Empire spoke to five across different mediums.
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Threads of the Tongass: The future of pianos and the timber industry
Timber operators say they are in crisis and unique knowledge, products will be lost
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‘Healthy tribes make healthy communities’
Richard Peterson speaks to the Greater Juneau Chamber of Commerce about building opportunities for Juneau
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Hearthside Books and Toys finishes No. 8 in USA Today’s ‘10 Best Independent Bookstores’ poll
“I didn’t believe we were really going to make it,” owner says about newspaper’s Readers’ Choice Awards list.
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Hearthside Books moving to kids’ play zone at Mendenhall Mall; mall’s owners step in to buy, relocate play area
Move of local bookstore from Nugget Mall announced same week Joanne closes it doors there.
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Hearthside Books and Toys among 20 contenders in online vote for 10 best independent bookstores in US
USA Today contest that ends June 2 also includes famous stores such as Strand Book Store in NYC.
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Pittman’s Pub owners say they won’t open at Eaglecrest this year due to cost, space difficulties
Couple says they would like to take over ski area’s restaurant, continue as a year-round operation.
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Turning over a new leaf: Juneau Greens grows fresh food
Indoor greenhouse and farm offers tastes of summer as short days and winter weather sets in.
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New owner seeks to transfer Douglas Island Breeze In’s retail alcohol license to Foodland IGA
Transfer would allow company to take over space next to supermarket occupied by Kenny’s Liquor Market.
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El Sombrero says ‘hasta luego’ by closing restaurant after 45 years, with plans to open food truck
Downtown eatery owned by family for three generations who grew up alongside their customers.
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Breeze In bought by owner of IGA supermarkets, hours at two stores reduced starting Friday
Valley store still open 24/7, others to close at 10 p.m.; Kenny’s Liquor Market still open for now.
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Downtown businesses open after last ship leaves plan for lean winter, worry about proposed Douglas dock
Entire blocks along Franklin Street now shut down, but some stores seek to lure what locals they can.
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Survey: Optimism of Southeast Alaska businesses down this year, but still second-highest since 2010
Tourism leaders most optimistic in Juneau, seafood industry most pessimistic, annual report states.
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Read my lips: Local company designs PPE for the hearing-impaired
The specialized PPE is allowing audiologists to reopen
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Local business owners nervous about canceled cruises
The Southeast may be in for a severe economic shock.
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Alaska USA to close only downtown branch
A long-time bank branch in downtown Juneau will soon close.
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Biz Spotlight: Changing the conversation around post-pregnancy care
Struggling to heal emotionally and physically after pregnancy is normal. But it’s not something people talk about readily,…