Tongass Voices

There are 17 open firefighter positions in Moose Pass and Anchorage in the Chugach National Forest and in Juneau in the Tongass National Forest.

The local nonprofit has maintained many of Juneau’s beloved trails since 1993, and Tabacek says the crews look a lot different than they used to. 

Simmonds plays the grandmother, Aaka Mary, in Cold Case, a play opening at Perseverance Theater this weekend.

Sh Dei Wooteen Jeni Brown is a Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples’ advocate. Last week, she offered a training that honed in on one aspect of violence that people sometimes overlook — stalking.

James Houck has operated Juneau Pedicab — a company that offers tours from behind his bicycle — for seven years.

Diosdado Valdez has been coming to Juneau for over 30 years, and in that time, he’s found another family off the ship.