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The City and Borough of Juneau has extended the period for public comment on the draft of the Blueprint Downtown plan for three more weeks.  It lays out a 20-year vision for downtown Juneau, piecing together the hopes and dreams of community members who have contributed to the plan. On Tuesday’s Juneau Afternoon, a look…

Part 1: Still time to weigh in on 20-year plan for downtown Juneau.

Guests: Beth McKibben, Senior Planner and Project Manager, City and Borough of Juneau,
  Blueprint Downtown is an ongoing effort to lay the foundation for downtown Juneau’s future. Despite staffing shortages and pandemic hurdles, the  project has reached an important milestone — the release of  a one-inch thick draft plan. Although it’s still a work in progress,  Beth McKibben explains why the plan is important and how it…

Part 2: Perseverance Theatre’s new season mines cultural landscapes.

Guests: Leslie Ishii, Artistic Director and Joseph Biagini, Associate Producer.
  Perseverance Theatre’s new season kicks off in October with a world premiere of “Where the Summit Meets the Stars, written and directed by Frank Henry Kaash Katasse, who brings a rich blend of Tlingit culture, music and spirituality to the stage. Two other plays in the line-up this season also explore social and cultural…

Part 3: June Bunch, a wayfaring singer-songwriter, comes to Juneau.

Guests: June Bunch, singer-songwriter.
A job as a wildlife guide brought June Bunch to Juneau. With her uke in her backpack, she came in search of adventure and inspiration to write new songs. On Juneau Afternoon, she shares a few  of her musical postcards, set to the strum of a ukulele.

Some cucumber and tomato varieties do particularly well in Southeast Alaska greenhouses.

For a quarter of a century, AWARE’s Women of Distinction awards have read like a who’s who of Juneau – a list of women who have made the community a better place through their extraordinary talents and spirit of giving. Do you have someone in mind for 2023’s honorees? On  Friday’s Juneau Afternoon, a look…

Part 1: The spirit behind AWARE’S Women of Distinction.

Guests: Mandy Cole, Executive Director of AWARE.
  The deadline to nominate candidates for AWARE’s 2023 Women of Distinction is  Friday, September 23, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. The final selections are based on on the following criteria: Demonstrated Commitment: Candidate has demonstrated a commitment to improving the quality of life for women and children in Juneau. Integrity, Dedication, Motivation: Candidate has demonstrated qualities…

Part 2: Juneau Jazz and Classics Fall Concert Series: September 19-24th.

Guests: Sandy Fortier and Rachel Disney, Juneau Jazz and Classics
  September is a chance for fans of both jazz and classical music to have their cake and eat it too. Juneau Jazz and Classic’s fall concert series features a number of crossover performers.    

Part 3: Golden eagle sightings are far and few between in Juneau.

Guests: Brenda Wright, Juneau Audubon Society Programs Manager
  Golden eagles are spotted now and again, soaring near Juneau ridge tops. Brenda Wright says they favor high cliffs and sightings are relatively rare — partly because the birds don’t spend much time here and leave for the winter.

Last September, an Australian political scientist was on Juneau Afternoon to talk about his plans to study ranked choice voting in Alaska. Benjamin Reilly is back in the state to continue his research into a system of voting that he knows a lot about from personal experience. Australians have had ranked choice voting for more…

Part 1: Analysis of Tuesday’s ranked choice voting.

Guests: Benjamin Reilly, East West Center. Glenn Wright, University of Alaska Southeast.
  As they say politics is Alaska’s favorite sport. And as political scientists, Benjamin Reilly and Glenn Wright are big fans. Here’s their analysis of Alaska’s transition to ranked choice voting.

Part 2: August 18: Weekend Weather Outlook.

Guests: Kimberly Vaughan, Juneau National Weather Service Forecaster
The weather seesaw swings briefly to drier weather for a few days, and then tilts back to more rain. Kimberly Vaughan, a forecaster on the Juneau National Weather Service team, also looks at rainfall totals for August.    

On this Wednesday’s Juneau Afternoon, a look at the role school resource officers play in today’s schools. How the Juneau Police Department uses them to make schools a safer place. Also in the program: How UAS’ annual Campus Kick-Off gives new students a chance to connect with the community. Cancer survivors take time out to…

Part 1: When it comes to working with students, Juneau Police school resource officers wear a lot of hats.

Guests: Office John Cryderman, Juneau Police Department.
A day in the life of a school resource officer. Juneau Police Officer John Cryderman been on the job since 2007.    

Part 2: UAS Campus Kick-Off on Friday.

Guests: Dash Hillgartner UAS Director of Admissions. Sean Price, UAS Student Activity Board President.
Fun, food and community connections — all part of the University of Alaska Southeast’s annual Campus Kick-Off.  

Part 3: Cancer Connection Beat the Odds Race: Time to celebrate, time to offer community support.

Guests: Ruth Johnson and Kim Mauseth, Cancer Connection.
It takes a community to support those fighting cancer,  a message that Cancer Connection drives home every year at its Beat the Odds Race.  

  Tuesday wasn’t just election day in Alaska, but the first in the state’s history to use a new way of casting ballots called ranked choice voting. On Juneau Afternoon, the head of Alaska’s “Get Out the Native Vote” campaign will talk about efforts to educate Alaska Native and American Indian voters about the change…

Part 1: Alaska Native voters adapt to ranked choice system.

Guests: Michelle “Macuar” Sparck, Director of Strategic Initiatives, CITC: Get Out the Native Vote
Due geographic isolation or language barriers, it’s always a challenge to get out the Native vote in rural Alaska. Michelle Sparck talks about the problems in the June 11th Special Primary Election, the first step in the process to elect a candidate to finish out the remainder of the late Congressman Don Young’s term. Sparck…

Part 2: After a decade in business, Pat Race and Alaska Robotics still making people smile.

Guests: Pat Race, Owner of Alaska Robotics.
  Alaska Robotics celebrated its tenth anniversary this summer. From COVID to Sealaska Heritage Institute’s growing footprint, the downtown cartoon shop has seen a lot of change during that time. But then and now, Alaska Robotic’s owner, Pat Race, continues to put the fun factor in Alaska politics.  

Part 3: Family Promise of Juneau works to end child homelessness.

Guests: Katherine Carlson, LMSW Executive Director Family Promise of Juneau.
It’s no accident that Kathleen Carlson, also known as Katti, is in the business of fighting homelessness. As a child, there were times when her family didn’t have a place to call home. Carlson brings her firsthand knowledge of the childhood trauma this causes to her work at Family Promise of Juneau. When the group…