Six traditional canoes have retraced a historic Tsimshian route from British Columbia’s northern coast to southern Southeast Alaska.
Arts & Culture
Groundbreaking held for Walter Soboleff Center
Building will fill vacant lot and be devoted to the research and study of the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian cultures
Willoughby District will benefit from a performing arts complex
A future performing arts complex is essential to the development of what’s known as the Willoughby District, according to a local architect. The Juneau Arts and Humanities Council and Perseverance Theatre are teaming up to create a Willoughby Performing Arts Complex. North Wind architect James Bibb says the collaboration is critical for how the rest…
Two Alaska brothers are building a War Command, you can play too
Hundreds of years in the future, Earth is rendered uninhabitable. Brothers Raymond and Rusty Hayes are battling for survival. Their weapons? A board, a deck of cards, and some dice.
Contractor hired for Walter Soboleff Center
A Southeast Alaska cultural organization has hired a contractor to build a large Native arts and education center in Juneau. The Sealaska Heritage Institute announced Monday that it awarded the contract to build the Walter Soboleff Center to Dawson Construction.
Jones, Brown reappointed to state boards
Governor Sean Parnell has reappointed two Juneau residents to state boards. Zachary Jones will continue serving on the State Historical Records Advisory Board; and Ben Brown has been reappointed to the Alaska State Council on the Arts.