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Ester Independence Day Parade sees short run amidst stormy weather
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - The annual Ester Independence Day Parade persevered through rain and gusty winds but would wind down quickly due to unfavorable conditions. Each year, residents and visitors alike go to see the Ester Independence Day Parade, but this event is usually met with large crowds and sunny skies. Or at least smoky skies.
Stebbins works to recover after devastating fire
A fire that started Wednesday night, June 26 around 6 p.m. has consumed the Stebbins school, some teacher housing units and other school-related structures, burning the entire complex to the ground. No injuries or deaths have been reported. According to a statement from Bering Strait School District Tammy Dodd the...
Art center welcomes Potters Guild installment, Japanese-inspired work
If you drop by the Kenai Art Center this month, you may find yourself surrounded by varying iterations of clay teapots in the main gallery. The exhibit is part of the Kenai Potters Guild’s annual “Clay on Display'' installation. Each year, that installation challenges potters with a different theme that aims to highlight the diverse art form. This year’s theme is on teapots.
Central Peninsula’s First On-Site Consumption Cannabis Lounge Opens Near Soldotna
The Central Peninsula has an on-site cannabis consumption facility. With the official ribbon cutting on Wednesday, customers will be allowed to purchase and consume cannabis at The Tufted Puffin, the first business of this type on the central peninsula and the fourth in Alaska. Owner Randy Wells, a self-proclaimed entrepreneur,...
Juneau’s School District is getting a $5.2M state funding boost. Board members are deciding what to do with it.
Last week, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed this year’s state budget into law, including a one-time funding boost of about $175 million to school districts. The Juneau School District gets a $5.2 million slice of that. But this money comes months after the Juneau Board of Education controversially voted to consolidate schools and reduce staff to offset a multi-million dollar deficit.
Kodiak nonprofit raising funds to add another cabin at Pasagshak recreation site
Public use cabins across the Kodiak archipelago are getting lots of use this summer, especially the one located at Pasagshak State Recreation site, near the end of the island’s road system. Now the nonprofit Friends of Kodiak State Parks is raising money to build a second cabin in the area later this year.
A citizen initiative to limit cruise ships advances in Juneau, while another stalls in Sitka
Unless Juneau’s city Assembly makes the change first, a proposal to forbid cruise ships on Saturdays will be on the municipal ballot in October, but a Sitka push to put cruise ship passenger limits on the ballot was denied late Tuesday. The news marks the latest steps in a broader reckoning in some Southeast communities […] The post A citizen initiative to limit cruise ships advances in Juneau, while another stalls in Sitka appeared first on Alaska Beacon.
The do’s and don’ts around Anchorage’s open fire ban
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Fourth of July fun this year comes with extra rules to follow. Due to high fire danger in the Municipality of Anchorage, the city has prohibited all campfires, burn pits and open fires on the ground. But that does not mean all recreational fires are prohibited.
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