Tourism

The nonprofit Juneau Arts and Humanities Council plans to start running the city’s Centennial Hall convention center by July 1. Both sides say a contract is expected to be finalized by the end of the week.

The Organized Village of Kake is working to turn its historic cannery into a tourist destination. The tribal government already has worked to save the buildings in the complex, so the next step is to bring the buildings up to code so the community can use them.

The former owners of the Juneau Empire have proposed a downtown waterfront land swap with the city to realize an ambitious retail development on South Franklin Street. Juneau’s Docks and Harbors sees potential in the deal to create more room for cruise ship tourists.

The sale for nearly $300 million is scheduled to close on July 31. According to Carnival, it will be business as usual in terms of local operations.

The 4,000-passenger Norwegian Bliss was specially designed for sailing in Alaska and will be making weekly stops in Juneau through the season.

An Allen Marine vessel was near Eagle Rock, north of the Juneau area, when it struck a sandbar Wednesday morning. One-hundred-and-thirteen passengers were aboard, but no injuries were reported.