This is Rapp-Cortese’s second year cooking soul food for a campus Black History Month event. He loves cooking for friends and family, and grew up sharing food as a way to share community.
Community
Juneau’s Firefighter of the Year on the rewards of community service
Juneau’s Firefighter of the Year Ella Piatt talks about how she initially became involved in this often dangerous, always meaningful work and shares some words of wisdom for future firefighters.
In Ketchikan, there’s a CPR class for Filipino residents of the town’s biggest apartment buildings
If a bilingual person is CPR-certified, they can help others who don’t speak English while waiting for first responders in an emergency.
Vote to recall Hoonah’s mayor appears to have failed
Results of the recall election — 110 votes for and 172 against — still need to be approved by the city council.
Bristol Bay braces for EPA’s final decision on the proposed Pebble mine
Pebble Mine would be one of the largest copper and gold mines in the world — but it might never break ground. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is expected to issue its final decision on the mine very soon.
Jan. 25, 2023: Three of Juneau’s best chefs and how their Filipino identity shapes the way they cook; Juneau Symphony’s “Transformations”; Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) visibility in the coming days
KTOO’s Community Reporting Fellow Tasha Elizarde sits down with three of Juneau’s most well-known chefs.