Rainforest Recovery Center closed for inpatient care in March due to COVID-19 health concerns, sending 11 patients home or to other facilities.
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Downtown Juneau fireworks show will go on
The Juneau Assembly voted 5 to 4 Monday to allow the annual fireworks show to go on with added safety restrictions, including a requirement to wear masks.
To address concerns with policing and racism, Juneau starts by listening
The three-hour meeting included some sobering testimony from more than 40 community members who called in, many of them people of color who shared stories of racial profiling and discrimination.
Juneau draws inspiration from Depression-era solutions with plan to put locals to work on trails
Supporters say the COVID-19 Conservation Corps would help stimulate the local economy, provide work training and improve many of Juneau’s well-loved trails. And it’s not the only legislation aimed at stimulating the outdoor economy.
With in-person markets canceled, Celebration encourages virtual options to sell traditional crafts
While the city will miss out on bed and sales tax revenue this year with Celebration postponed, Native artists who come from all over to sell their traditional handicrafts will feel the financial hit even more.
First-ever virtual Celebration happens this week
The virtual Celebration features a four-day live broadcast with recorded performances from 2018 and new videos submitted by past participants.