The shelter is a last resort for unhoused people to survive cold winter nights when temperatures drop below freezing. Its seasonal closure comes as Juneau grapples with a housing shortage and a city-run campground remains closed.
Economy
State seeks preliminary injunction against Eklutna Tribe casino
The Native Village of Eklutna’s new casino has been going full steam ahead since it opened in January, but the state wants a court order that could stop it in its tracks.
Advocacy group files Juneau ballot petitions to lower household costs, return to in-person voting
The group seeks to cap the property tax rate, to remove sales tax on food and utilities and to make in-person voting the default again.
Conservationists say Canadian mine is contaminating Wrangell-area watershed
The Red Chris Mine in British Columbia border is already 89 square miles, bigger than Wrangell Island. And the mine — just 25 miles from the border — could get bigger.
Excitement and raindrops as cruisers arrive in Juneau
City officials say tourism this year is uncertain, but visitors and vendors started the season with optimism.
Cruise ship fees to pay for new projects in Juneau, city seeks feedback
Safety cameras along the seawalk, a covered bus stop in the Mendenhall Valley and public Wi-Fi downtown are some of the projects recommended. The city is taking public comments on the recommendations until May 7.