Capital City Weekly

08/07/2023

Monday marks the 100-year anniversary of the first visit by a U.S. president to Juneau, with Warren G. Harding getting a “21 discharges of dynamite” salute. Less than three weeks later he died.

Warren G. Harding got a “21 discharges of dynamite” salute and Mendenhall Glacier tour during visit

24/05/2023

While thousands of writers are on strike and 3,000 miles away rallying in front of major Hollywood studios, award-winning Juneau writer Vera Starbard rallies too, displaying a large banner from her Douglas Island home directly facing the Gastineau channel.

Vera Starbard is now living life off-script.

19/05/2023

Kate Troll long suspected there was more to her family story than she knew — or her parents would tell — but, as recounted in her new book, it would be 35 years before the longtime Juneau resident was proven right.

Kate Troll’s memoir details discovery of siblings and new appreciation of her mother.

19/05/2023

The Crystal Saloon will host the Amplify Alaska Showcase 5-9 p.m. on Saturday, featuring performances by Qacung Blanchett, Witty Youngman, Marian Call, Annie Bartholomew and Taylor Vidic, who have each been featured on the latest season of Amplify Alaska Podcast.

Saturday night show to serve as a fundraiser for Aak’w Rock Indigenous Music Festival.

19/05/2023

"Cool" artwork netted Alaskan Brewing Co. a “Crushie” for best can design.

Juneau-based brewery wins “Crushie” for best can design.

12/05/2023

It’s been four years since the last Alaska Robotics Mini-Con due to the pandemic, but the event is back this year with events connected to the convention getting underway today.

Annual comic convention is back with award-winning artists.

11/05/2023

Planet Alaska: "While we’re waiting to harvest spruce tips, this is a good time to introduce you, Dear Readers, to a project your Planet Alaska hosts have been working on this past year. We received a fellowship with the National Folklife Network to introduce the world to our rainforest life...
"As fellows, we’re asked how we’d introduce a stranger to our home place and its cultural treasures. If your hometown could talk, they asked, what would it say?"

If your hometown could talk, they asked, what would it say?

11/05/2023

Members of the Kake Cultural Healing Center Advisory Council traveled across the Pacific in late January to exchange stories and knowledge with Hawaiian relatives.

Tucked amongst the endless array of fog-coated islands that make up the Tongass National Forest, on the northwest edge of Kupreanof Island, is the small rural village of Kéex Kwáan (Kake). The city of Kake is home to 540 residents and rests upon lands that have been continually honored and loved b...

05/09/2019

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20/08/2019

Check out the next GRLZ, an all-fem open stage night, on Wednesday at 9 p.m. at Rendezvous.

An open stage for female expression.

18/08/2019

Her summer internship project was a cultural celebration.

It was her brainchild.

15/08/2019

It's going to be a busy week, here's what's happening.

Calendar of events for the week of Aug. 15-22, 2019.

15/08/2019

The return of Mudrooms means a need for storytellers, take a look at this season's themes.
Also, University of Alaska Southeast announced applications for Northwest Coast scholarships are due soon, find out how to apply.

News briefs for the week.

15/08/2019

There's a new documentary about the Old Massett totem pole raising, which at the time was the first totem pole raising in more than a century on Haida Gwaii.

Old Massett totem pole raising revisited in Christopher Auchter’s documentary Now Is The Time

14/08/2019

Big emotions and wine come to the Juneau Arts & Culture Center for this show with a pay-as-you-can show tonight kicking off its short run.

Fury on stage and wining in the audience.

13/08/2019

Check out this video of a couple of artists and dozens of kids creating a mural at Icy Strait Point.

The ocean and marine life inspired the work.

09/08/2019

There are many types of and many uses for sea lettuce.

You can eat it raw or chop it up for soups, salads, spring rolls or ramen.

08/08/2019

Longtime Juneauite Sheila Nickerson took some time to talk about how her new and uniquely structured memoir took shape.

Author chats about birds, religion and the afterlife.