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Women, Infants and Children walk-in clinic, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., SEARHC Juneau WIC Clinic, 3245 Hospital Drive, first floor.…

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Police & fire for Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016

This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement agencies. This report includes arrest and…

Jared Curé has bought the Arctic Bar and is renaming it The Narrows. He plans to have the upscale bar open as early as October or November.

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One of Juneau’s oldest bars is getting a new name and new look

For one of the few times since it opened 106 years ago, the Arctic Bar is changing. Since…

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Witness steps in, stops attempted robber downtown, police say

An alleged robber remains behind bars after a man who witnessed the robbery chased and detained the suspected…

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Motorcyclist hits SUV, pinned under boat trailer on Glacier Highway

A 37-year-old motorcyclist was thrown off his motorcycle and pinned under a boat trailer after a collision on…

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This Day in Juneau History: Aug. 8, 1986

On Aug. 8, 1986, a cruise ship ran aground near Prince of Wales Island. Despite leakage, no one…

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Police and fire for Sunday, Aug. 7

This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement agencies. This report includes arrest and…

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Women, Infants and Children walk-in clinic, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., SEARHC Juneau WIC Clinic, 3245 Hospital Drive, first floor.…

Bruce Simonson used 900 images of historical posters and memorabilia from over 50 arts organizations in Juneau to decorate the six-foot whale's tail. For construction of the sculpture, Simonson was assisted by Harry and Thomas James, Roald Simonson, and Gary Vetesy.  For the virtual rendering of the sculpture, he received help from Kurt Smith (for photography of the sculpture and construction of the mount), and from Finn Sinclair (for computer modeling and 3D rendering).

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Photos: Tales on the tail

Nancy DeCherney, Executive Director of the Juneau Arts & Humanities Council, receives a decorated six-foot whale’s tail from…

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This Day in Juneau History: Aug. 7, 1986

On Aug. 7, 1986, a newly proposed state regulation that would allow school districts to lay off tenured…

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Police & fire for Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016

This report contains public information available to the Empire from law enforcement agencies. This report includes arrest and…

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Open trap shooting, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Juneau Gun Club, 5680 Montana Creek Road. The Juneau Gun Club is…

In this May 2015 photo, First Lady Donna Walker, left, and Sherry Patterson speak about the formation of Bridge Builders to celebrate the diversity in the community. An event called "A Call to Unity!" will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday in St. Paul's Catholic Church.

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First lady asks Juneau to join a call to unity against racism

Donna Walker was born in Alabama, and she still remembers growing up in a segregated state. Since 2014,…

Shakira Vallejo, right, breastfeeds her daughter, Gabriela, 10 months, as Chastity Walker, center, breastfeeds her son, Logan, 16 months, as her husband, Lawnell, watches during the Big Latch On event at Dimond Park Fieldhouse on Saturday.

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Ready, set, latch on! Juneau moms, babies & families celebrate breastfeeding

Juneau mom Ericka Beery sometimes breastfeeds at Fred Meyer. In the past, when nursing was still fairly new,…

Institute faculty member Lorrie Heagy leads other teachers in a song at the University of Alaska Southeast on Thursday. The teachers were all part of the Juneau Basic Arts Institute, an annual two-week summer program during which educators and administrators learn how they can incorporate art into their classrooms on a daily basis.

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In summer program, teachers get schooled in the arts

To the beat of a deerskin drum and the tune of a Tlingit song, 16 teachers from several…

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Life-sized whale sculpture expected in town Monday

The most famous whale since Free Willy — for Juneau residents at least — is making its way…

Sisters Laura Sheldon, Myrna Brown and Maureen Brown (left to right) gather at Maureen's apartment to plan a community event at Twin Lakes on Sunday from 2-5:30 p.m. for families across Juneau to gather and focus on healing and culture. The three sisters are also working on their own healing - each woman has lost one or more of her children to violent deaths in different Alaska cities.

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Three Juneau sisters shattered by the violent deaths of their children plan ‘healing’ event

Maureen Brown was the first of three sisters in the Brown family to lose a child to a…

C. Allen Truitt, right, program coordinator of the city's Youth Employment in Parks program, looks over a finished bridge on the Mt. Jumbo Trail with Brandon Jack, 15, left, and Chris Worrell, 18, on Thursday.

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A summer job worth bragging about

Remember your first job? The first time you worked and earned a paycheck? For many young people in…

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This Day in Juneau History: Aug. 6, 1986

On Aug. 6, 1986, construction of the new Juneau Pioneers Home held up against impending cuts to Alaska’s…

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Storytime, 11 a.m., Mendenhall Valley Library. Details: 586-5267. Organ concert, noon, State Office Building. T.J. Duffy to play…