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Anchorage teen receives highest Girl Scout award for promoting literacy
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Children with visual impairments can often find it difficult to learn to read, but one Anchorage teen is working to make that a little easier. Ashley Conlon received her Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest award a Girl Scout can get, for a project that will help visually impaired children experience the world of stories in a different way.
Alutiiq artist hopes to revitalize culture through her new exhibit
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Multimedia artist Cheryl Lacy is always doing something new. “If I get tired of one thing, I do another,” Lacy said. From childhood graffiti on the walls, beading at eight years old at a culture camp, to the present day with her new exhibit “Shadows of the Past,” Lacy has always been creative.
Juneau Afternoon: Delta Music Makers, Aukeman Triathlon, Last Chance Mining Museum, Theater Alaska’s ‘Pride & Prejudice’
Volunteer Andy Kline hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. Listen online or subscribe to the podcast at ktoo.org/juneauafternoon. Subscribe to the podcast:. Juneau Afternoon is a production of the KTOO Arts and Culture Team.
Rasmuson Foundation announces new programs, resumes grantmaking
The Rasmuson Foundation in Anchorage, Alaska, has announced it will broaden eligibility of its grantmaking programs, increase grant award sizes, and expedite award schedules. In January, as part of a board-led strategic planning effort, the foundation paused most of its grantmaking activities to assess and improve its internal processes to better serve Alaska communities and nonprofits. The changes include an increase of its Tier 1 grants from $25,000 to $35,000, a new Community Support grant for requests between $35,000 and $250,000, and rebranded Legacy grants (closely aligned with the former Tier 2 program) for requests that exceed $250,000. Individual Artist Awards will return in early 2025, with program details to be released later this year.
Daishen Nix shows off vision and precision with 65-foot assist in NBA Summer League as part of big game
Daishen Nix cashed in on basketball’s version of the Hail Mary at the NBA Summer League in Vegas. The Anchorage fifth-year point guard for the Minnesota Timberwolves completed a 65-foot pass to teammate Josh Minott for a layup to beat the buzzer at the end of the first half in Friday’s 81-74 win over New Orleans.
How Kristen Faulkner pedaled her way from Homer to Paris Olympics on Team USA Cycling
HOMER, Alaska (KTUU) - Olympic cyclist Kristen Faulkner first learned how to balance on a bike in Homer. “There is this little gravel road below our house, and I remember learning to ride a bike on that road, and there are a lot of potholes on it and I remember, bumpity, bump, bump, bump,” Faulkner recalled.
Funding Approved for Talkeetna Crosswalk
Talkeetna residents will see a new crosswalk to the Library in the near future. Funding for $70,000 has been approved in this year’s State budget. Borough Manager Mike Brown says the Borough us excited about the project. Since the Talkeetna Library was built more than 10 years ago, the...
Kodiak's average rent prices jump up 20% in a year, annual market survey says
Kodiak is home to the highest average rent costs in the state. That’s according to a new survey the public, self-supported Alaska Housing Finance Corporation released on June 19. Based on a recent rental market survey from the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC), the median rent in Kodiak this...
Homer harbor expansion study receives full funding for second year
The City of Homer secured funding for the second year of a study looking into the feasibility of expanding its harbor. Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed the state capital budget on June 28 that put nearly $288,523 towards the study to pay for additional costs. This amount is on top of $750,000 the state already contributed to the project.
Goals for new Alaska crime law range from harsher penalties for drug dealers to reducing recidivism
Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Thursday signed into law a bill originally aimed at curbing the meteoric rise in opioid overdoses in the state, but which turned into comprehensive crime legislation that Alaska lawmakers approved in the final hours of the legislative session. A bill-signing ceremony was held at the Department...
Pastor banned from airline after he ‘hit epileptic wife in the head’ when she received first-class upgrade and he didn’t
A VIRGINIA pastor was arrested after striking his wife on a plane. On July 2, Roger Allan Holmberg, Sr., who previously served as a pastor at Grace Baptist Temple in Anchorage, and his wife, Patti, were on a flight from Washington to Alaska when the violent incident occurred. Holmberg reportedly hit his wife during the […]
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