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The site of the future Glory Hall at the corner of Teal Street and Alpine Avenue in the Mendenhall Valley. Glory Hall staff want construction to begin as soon as possible as the weather gets colder. Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)

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Funding in hand, new Glory Hall gets to work

Juneau’s social service campus?

Juneau City Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. The City and Borough of Juneau Assembly added an additional $2 million in CARES Act money to the city’s small business grant program, allowing the next phase of the program to begin sooner. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)

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Next phase of business grants gets boost

More flexibility in next phases.

A Juneau voter casts their ballot in the city’s by-mail municipal election on Saturday, Sept.19, 2020. So far, about 23% of registered Juneau voters have cast ballots, the city announced on Friday. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)

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23 percent of voters have cast ballots, city says

Municipal election day is Tuesday.

Electron microscope image of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, released by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020. (Associated Press)

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City reports 2nd resident coronavirus death

Announcement came Friday.

Peter Segall / Juneau Empire This Sept. 17 photo shows work underway on the Sealaska Heritage Arts Campus. Contaminated soil has added extra expenses to the project, which will bring a dedicated space for Northwest Coast Art to downtown Juneau. Sealaska Heritage Institute is asking the city to provide a $1.5 million grant to the project sooner rather than later.

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Sealaska Heritage asks for city support for project

Soiled soil is the problem.

This 2020 electron microscope image made available by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases shows a Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 particle isolated from a patient, in a laboratory in Fort Detrick, Md. Coronaviruses, including the newest one, are named for the spikes that cover their outer surface like a crown, or corona in Latin. Using those club-shaped spikes, the virus latches on to the outer wall of a human cell, invades it and replicates, creating viruses to hijack more cells. (NIAID/NIH via AP)

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State reports 136 new cases, city reports 4

City and Borough of Juneau’s cumulative COVID-19 case count pushed past 300 resident cases.

Incumbent has deep pockets in Juneau House race

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Incumbent has deep pockets in Juneau House race

Not quite a King’s ransom.

This November 2019 photo shows a line of shopper standing outside Centennial Hall while waiting to peruse the wares of Public Market vendors. Last year’s event featured more than 200 vendors. This year’s in-person event is canceled, but virtual shopping is expected to launch in mid-October, organizer Peter Metcalfe said in a news release. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

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Annual Public Market is canceled due to pandemic

It was held annually for 37 years.

City relaxes bar, restaurant restrictions but encourages caution

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City relaxes bar, restaurant restrictions but encourages caution

The announcement was made Tuesday.

City subsidy rallies child care enrollment

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City subsidy rallies child care enrollment

Increasing in-person programs.

Deputy City Clerk Di Cathcart collects ballots from the ballot drop box at Don D. Statter Harbor the afternoon of Saturday, Sept. 19. Drop boxes located in Auke Bay and at the Douglas Public Library and Fire Hall are one of a few ways to vote in this year’s by-mail municipal election. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)

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Juneau voter turnout so far is at 11%, here’s how that compares to past years

Over 3,000 ballots were recieved by Thursday.

Alaska readies for flu season as COVID pandemic continues

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Alaska readies for flu season as COVID pandemic continues

Get your flu vaccines and save lives, Alaska’s chief medical officer says.

Coalition helps VA start suicide prevention program

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Coalition helps VA start suicide prevention program

The program will be VA backed and veteran-led and informed.

City reports new cases, state announces 46th death

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City reports new cases, state announces 46th death

City and Borough of Juneau reported three new COVID-19 cases on Thursday.

Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File Jared Curé makes a Garden Medley, a nonalcoholic mocktail, the Narrows Bar has on its menu for Sobriety Awareness Month in 2019. The drink was developed for a partnership with Recover Alaska.

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Alaskan organizations celebrate National Recovery Month

As rates of alcohol use grow in pandemic, they’re celebrating those who have stepped back.

Coast Guardsmen aboard the cutter USCGC John McCormick rescued two people off the fishing vessel Reluctant near Hoonah after it grounded Tuesday morning, Sept. 22, 2020. (Courtesy photo / U.S. Coast Guard)

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Coast Guard rescues 2 from grounded fishing boat

No injuries were reported.

A proposed design for a Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska-run transitional living facility on the corner of Alaway Avenue and Glacier Highway. The project’s permit has been appealed by community members concerned about the facility’s proximity to nearby schools and bus stops. (Courtesy Art / Tlingit and Haida)

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City accepts transitional housing permit appeal

Development can continue during appeal process

City drops witness requirement for mail-in ballots

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City drops witness requirement for mail-in ballots

Can I get a witness? CBJ says you don’t need one.

3 local cases, 50 statewide reported

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3 local cases, 50 statewide reported

City and Borough of Juneau reported on Tuesday three new COVID-19 cases.

The Juneau Police Department, March 20, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire File)

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Man found dead in channel identified

No next of kin have been located.