With just a day’s notice, dozens of Juneau residents gathered on Saturday afternoon at Marine Park Pavilion, wearing “Alaskans Stand with Ukraine” buttons and carrying blue and yellow.
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For some Alaskans, a foreign war hits close to home
Alaskans have been watching Russia’s invasion into Ukraine unfold from thousands of miles away this week. But for some, the news hits closer to home.
Haida artist TJ Young is carving a new totem pole that will go up in downtown Juneau
Most totem poles are carved on one side, but this one is carved on both. They’re calling it a 3-D totem pole, and it’s a lot more work.
Meyers Chuck man confirmed dead after going missing in skiff
Peavey had lived in the community of Meyers Chuck nearly his whole life, having moved there in 1949 at the age of seven.
Barnacle Foods salvaged many of the kelp pickles they thought they lost in Juneau warehouse collapse
In mid-January, heavy snow and rain caused some Juneau roofs to collapse. One of the hardest hit structures was a warehouse that held 10,000 jars of kelp pickles.
Historian details Alaska’s legacy of racial segregation
Ian Hartman says he wants people who read his book to see the value in the state’s diversity. He’s expanding on his 2020 book with a new edition, “Black Lives in Alaska: A History of African Americans in the Far Northwest,” set to come out this fall.