A Curious Juneau listener wrote in saying they’d witnessed a snake-like cloud forming along the Gastineau Channel and wondered if there are any Lingít stories or a Lingít name for this cloud feature.
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Friday, August 27th: Citizen Cliff Groh goes to Juneau. Singer-songwriter Hurricane Dave weighs in on politics and the PFD. Juneau Audubon Society’s weekly birdwatch.
Cliff Groh says he has one job – to save the state. He acknowledges, that at this point, based on his job performance, he ought to be fired. But no one’s paying him a dime to do this work. And besides, he says he’s not giving up on solving Alaska’s fiscal crisis. On this Friday’s…
Thursday, August 26th: Self-care, a survival skill in the fight for social justice
Like frogs in the proverbial pot of boiling water, we live in contentious times, where stress can reach toxic levels before you know it. In this Thursday’s program from the Black Awareness Association of Juneau, Kelli Patterson, Christina Michelle and Maria Bailey talk about the importance of self-care, as we tackle painful topics like racism…
Wednesday, August 25th: Delta variant raises Juneau COVID threat and slows city’s economic recovery. Southeast Alaska Land Trust volunteers install “beaver deceiver.”
Juneau’s pandemic journey has been full of twists and turns, and the emergence of the Delta variant of the coronavirus has thrown the community yet another curve. On Wednesday’s Juneau Afternoon, a conversation about how to navigate these latest threats to health and safety – and their impact on the city, schools and business community.…
Friday, August 13th: Anniversary of 1993 “miracle” Bering Sea plane crash remembered. Cancer Connection’s “Beat the Odds” fundraiser reaches 30-year milestone. Salmon Beyond Borders enlists Chef Hank Shaw for its Southeast Feast. Juneau Audubon Society’s birds of the week.
It was Friday the Thirteenth, 28 years ago. Even so, Dave Anderson remembers it like it was yesterday – a plane crash west of Nome, in which he and six others were rescued from the icy waters of the Bering Sea. On Friday’s Juneau Afternoon, Anderson shares his story and reflects on a day that…
Thursday, August 12th: The legacy of historically Black colleges and universities
There was a time when Black colleges and universities were the only route to higher education. Today, they are the behind many success stories such as that of Vice President Kamala Harris — Black lawyers, doctors and dentists — as well as Grammy-winning artists and pro-sport athletes. On this Thursday’s program from the Black Awareness…