The Petersburg Borough Assembly will wait to decide a land-use appeal for a new building on Petersburg’s waterfront. The property owner wants a permit for a two-family residential building on industrial land neat Petersburg’s South Harbor.
Housing
Stolen art piece was intended to raise awareness of homelessness in Juneau
Every state capital’s been asked to put one of the figures in front of their city hall. They’re hollow to symbolize the invisibility of homeless people.
How ‘Equal Access’ Is Helping Drive Black Renters Out Of Their Neighborhood
San Francisco wants to give long-term residents of a historically African-American area preference in a lottery for new affordable units. Federal officials say that would violate fair housing laws.
One Moment On A Vacation Changed Her Life — And The Lives Of Child Brides
How Jacqueline de Chollet of Switzerland came to team up with a college student in India to save girls from a life of servitude.
As tiny homes take root, where do you park them in Alaska?
A Juneau company is building its first tiny house on wheels to sell commercially and it intends to make more. But the city’s zoning codes haven’t caught up with the tiny house craze.
Millennials are more likely to live with mom and dad in some states
By now, Karen Wilk thought she would have sold her five-bedroom house in Colts Neck, New Jersey, and downsized to a smaller home. But she has had to put those plans on hold because her 23-year-old daughter, who is finishing her college degree while working part-time, still lives with her. Wilk’s 27-year-old son moved out two years ago.