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Hope's second Fox Fest brings three bands to Creekbend Cafe on Saturday
Hope's Creekbend Cafe hosts its second Fox Fest on Saturday, Sept. 26, with three live bands performing from 3 to 10 p.m. for $35 adults, free for kids 15 and under.
by Alaska News3d ago1 min read
Where to celebrate Oktoberfest in Southcentral this weekend and next
Free Oktoberfest celebrations hit Girdwood, Anchorage and Valdez this weekend, Sept. 25-26. Ticketed adult events follow Oct. 3 in Palmer and Eagle River.
by Cale Green3d ago3 min read
Three locally drawn library cards are free at the Soldotna library through September
Soldotna's library is handing out three limited-edition cards designed by locals, including a moose under the northern lights by a 12-year-old.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1w ago1 min read
Anchorage named a day for Dolly Parton three weeks after her death
Anchorage kids get more than 73,000 free books a year in the mail. The Assembly named Sept. 25 for the woman behind it, three weeks after her death.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Anchorage put $100,000 into five public art projects, Hillside mural among them
Anchorage is putting $100,000 into five public art projects, including a Hillside mural its arts commission ranked first among eight applicants.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Anchorage marks Hispanic and Latino Heritage Month, now recognized in state law
Anchorage marks Hispanic and Latino Heritage Month for the third year, and the first under state law. Alaska's Hispanic history runs back to the canneries.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Therapy dogs at the North Pole library Sept. 19, first of five Saturdays
North Pole library hosts therapy dogs for children's reading sessions on Sept. 19 and Oct. 17, drop-in from 1 to 3 p.m., no registration needed.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
First Tlingit opera moves to Thunder Mountain Middle School after lighting failure
A power outage killed the stage lighting at Juneau-Douglas High School, moving the first Tlingit opera in recorded history to a middle school auditorium.
by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago1 min read
Juneau Assembly votes 6-3 to sell City Hall to Sealaska Heritage Institute for at least $1.5 million
Juneau sold its old City Hall for $1.5 million to a buyer that plans to demolish it and does not yet have the money to build its replacement.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago1 min read
Fish and Game teams up with Arctic Entries for a night of wildlife storytelling
Alaska Fish and Game is teaming up with Arctic Entries for a night of true wildlife stories in Palmer. Alaskans have until Sept. 7 to submit or nominate.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Alaska's arts council wants to bring arts and culture into classrooms statewide, building on a Kodiak model
Alaska's arts council is launching a statewide effort to bring arts and culture into classrooms, expanding a decade-old Kodiak model to the rest of the state.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
A $60,580 project, half of it federal, will update Kodiak's history book
Kodiak Historical Society got $30,290 to revise its museum history book covering Alaska's oldest building and the Russian era through today.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Seward Museum gets $10,000 to make World War II exhibit accessible
A $10,000 federal grant will add reader rails, videos and a mural to Seward Museum's WWII exhibit — including Fort McGilvray, whose guns never fired.
by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago1 min read
Artists with disabilities sell their work at the Embracing AK Disabilities Expo in Palmer
Artists with disabilities sell their work Aug. 24 at the Embracing AK Disabilities Expo in Palmer, where families can also meet service agencies all in one room.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Alaska's arts council is between directors as grant deadlines roll on
Alaska's arts council is hunting for a new executive director while its fiscal 2027 grant deadlines and free application workshops roll on this month.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Troopers arrest nine on drug charges during Salmonfest in Ninilchik
Troopers arrested nine at Salmonfest, eight on felony drug distribution charges, though the dispatch names no one and gives no drug quantities.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Free daily meals and pantries available across Anchorage in August
A free hot meal is available somewhere in Anchorage every day this month, plus two dozen food pantries citywide. Call 211 or check anchoragefood.org for the schedule.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Carved salmon fill a Fairbanks health center as the real Yukon run collapses
Artist Ramy Brooks has installed two Yukon fish-camp salmon sculptures at a Fairbanks health center — arriving as the real Yukon runs collapse and closures shut off fishing across the drainage.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min read
Alaska's stacked weekend of BIG EVENTS
Get out of your house. Like, summers gonna be done soon. What're you waiting for?
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read
Anchorage Disability Pride celebration set for Saturday at Delaney Park Strip
Disability Pride Alaska hosts a free celebration Saturday at Delaney Park Strip from noon to 4 p.m., marking 36 years since the Americans with Disabilities Act became law.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
A downtown Anchorage race with trail miles and maybe a Denali view
Anchorage's Skinny Raven Half & 10K hits the Delaney Park Strip Sunday — trail miles, maybe a Denali view, and an easy one to spectate. Sign up before prices jump Thursday night.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
How a borrowed good-luck charm became Bering Strait ivory art
A grinning good-luck charm invented Outside became a Bering Strait ivory art form — thanks to master carver Happy Jack, who made the borrowed Billiken his own.
by Bill AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
The Alaska State Museum throws a free 10th-birthday party
The building that holds Alaska's museum, library, and archives turns 10 — and Juneau's invited to the free birthday party Saturday, planetarium and cake included.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
A New El Green-Go's Is Coming to East Anchorage
East Anchorage is getting another El Green-Go's — the liquor license has cleared every hurdle, and only a quiet July 21 deadline stands in the way.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
Alaska Democrats mark Dobbs anniversary, but abortion rights here remain protected
Two Alaska Democrats marked the Dobbs anniversary vowing to protect abortion rights — which the state constitution already has, since 1972. Anniversary politics, on cue.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
Katmai bear cams return as Brooks River season begins
Katmai's bear cams go live Tuesday at 11 a.m. Alaska time, streaming brown bears fishing at Brooks Falls as salmon season begins.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min read
Anchorage Disability Pride Celebration set for July 25 at Delaney Park Strip
Peer Power Alaska hosts a free Disability Pride Celebration on July 25 at Delaney Park Strip from noon to 4 p.m., featuring food, games, music, and a petting zoo with an ASL interpreter on site.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago1 min read
Anchorage Press plans return, with Northern Journal folding into revived paper
Nathaniel Herz and Veri di Suvero are reviving the Anchorage Press, an alternative weekly that closed years ago, by folding Northern Journal into it and launching a print edition this fall with arts, culture and Alaska politics coverage.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago4 min read
