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City puts brakes on planned roundabouts

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City puts brakes on planned roundabouts

Roundabout plan is going another round.

Thomas Thornton, dean of Arts and Science at University of Alaska Southeast, gives a lecture about the state and nontangible benefits of Alaska’s herring egg trade at the Sealaska Heritage Institute, Nov. 26, 2019. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

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Herring egg gathering in Southeast Alaska hangs on despite commercial fishing

The social benefits of herring eggs are under fire.

Empire Live: Assembly meeting at City Hall

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Empire Live: Assembly meeting at City Hall

Assembly needs to talk to DOT.

Tattoo artist Mario Singh explains tattoo care steps to first-time tattoo recepient Cassidy McGrann during Taku Tattoo’s International Suicide Survivor’s Day event on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

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Juneauites get inked for International Suicide Survivors Day

Many received semicolon tattoos

Aaron Doten-Ferguson, left, Hane Hubert, center, and Matthew Epperly sport their mustaches for Movember during their lunch hour at Floyd Dryden Middle School on Friday, Nov. 22, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Mustaches raise funds and awareness for men’s health

Middle school staff and students participate in Movember.

Southeast communities feel the hurt with no ferry service

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Southeast communities feel the hurt with no ferry service

Groceries, funerals and more are being impacted.

Randall Munroe, author and illustrator of pop science webcomic XKCD, speaks at the Alaska State Museum on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019, as he promotes his new book. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

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Famous science cartoonist praises importance of questions

Munroe’s comic XKCD is well known in nerd circles.

A hydro generator from 1950’s is still in use at the Gold Creek Power Plant in this file photo from 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Precipitation levels gain ground on long-lasting drought

Southeast Alaska is improving, but Juneau is still dryer than usual

Curtis Hopson, co-owner of Chan’s Thai Kitchen, at his newly remodeled Auke Bay restuarant on Friday, Nov. 22, 2019. The popular restuarant has reopened with a reduced menu and only evening hours. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Fan-favorite restaurant returns in streamlined form

Ready for an old favorite?

Lt. j.g. Jonathan Dillard hustles after the turnaround during a Coast Guard 5K Turkey Trot through Juneau’s harborfront on Nov. 22, 2019. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

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Coast Guard braves foul weather for early Turkey Trot

Coast Guardsmen weren’t about to let rain stop them from winning a turkey.

Pieces from a single vehicle accident near Mile 20 remain along Glacier Highway on Friday, Nov. 22. The Thursday morning accident left two dead and two in critical condition. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Police say alcohol and speed appear to be factors in fatal wreck

Alcohol and speed appear to have been factors in a fatal single-vehicle wreck Thursday morning, police said.

Southeast Alaska LBTQ+ Alliance Board Chair JoLynn Shriber reads a list the names of killed transgender people as Thunder Mountain High School students Kyla Stevens, center, and Laila Williams hold flags in the wind during a transgender remembrance at Marine Park on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Juneau remembers transgender lives lost this year

At least 22 were killed in the U.S. in 2019.

Interviews of elementary school principals to take place in early December

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Interviews of elementary school principals to take place in early December

Interviews are open to the public.

A single-vehicle wreck near Mile 23 Glacier Highway left 2 dead and 2 in critical condition on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Single-vehicle crash leaves young woman and teenager dead, 2 young men seriously injured

Two people were flown to Seattle.

A juvenile male golden eagle was rescued off of Egan Drive and sent to the Alaska Raptor Center in Sitka after being struck by a car Nov. 19, 2019. (Courtesy Photo | Juneau Police Department)

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Immature eagle injured on Egan improving incrementally

Underweight eagle is on a high-protein diet.

Traffic at the Fred Meyer intersection, formally known as Egan and Yandukin drives, on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019. The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities is holding an open house meeting at the Nugget Mall Community Room from 4-7 p.m. on Nov. 19 to share a traffic study and how DOT&PF is improving the intersection. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Public gives feedback on proposed Fred Meyer intersection changes

Safety first.

Low ticket sales leave Angoon’s charted boat trip in question

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Low ticket sales leave Angoon’s charted boat trip in question

Tickets may cost over $300.

Food stuffs sit on tables at St. Vincent de Paul on Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2019, to be bagged to feed up to 200 families for Thanksgiving. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Local organizations put the giving in Thanksgiving

Donations are still being accepted.

A Cold Weather Emergency Shelter sign at St. Vincent de Paul on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019. The shelter is expected to open on Saturday. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Winter weather is coming, and Juneau’s warming shelter is ready

The shelter will likely open this weekend.

Renowned Tsimshian artist David Robert Boxley shares tradition and culture at SHI

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Renowned Tsimshian artist David Robert Boxley shares tradition and culture at SHI

He’s at SHI all week.