Monthly Archives: May, 2021
To open the gift shop or not? Southeast gears up for cruise ships, but small business risk is worrisome in short season
Cruise ships are coming back to Southeast Alaska, if President Biden signs the Alaska Tourism Restoration Act. It temporarily removes a rule that a...
Protesters take to Anchorage street for Palestinians, against Israel
Anti-Israel protesters showed up in midtown Anchorage on Saturday to support Palestinians.
The event was sponsored by the Party for Socialism and Liberation, which describes...
Pebbled: The narrative of fear
By MARK HAMILTON
(Editor’s note: This is the sixth in a series by Mark Hamilton about the history of the Pebble Project in Alaska.)
On...
Tshibaka keynotes Fairbanks Republican luncheon, newspaper takes note
U.S. Senate candidate Kelly Tshibaka was the keynote speaker at the Interior Republicans luncheon Friday, expanding on her theme that incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski...
Mayor-elect Bronson: ‘Let’s get to work’
Dave Bronson accepted his victory on Friday night, telling Anchorage it is time to pull together and get to work:
"Tonight's numbers solidify our lead...
Barb bans the binos
THROWS A FIT OVER VOLUNTEERS TRYING TO SEE BETTER
Another day, another drama at the Anchorage Election Office. Two volunteer observers for the ballot-watching process...
Dunbar concedes, takes swipes at Bronson
In the Anchorage mayoral election, Forrest Dunbar has conceded to Dave Bronson, but he went out swinging in a classic Friday night news dump.
In...
Acting mayor announces a return of traditional Memorial Day ceremony
The Municipality of Anchorage, under former Mayor Ethan Berkowitz, took a hard pass on having a Memorial Day ceremony in 2020. Last year, the...
Quinn-Davidson throws shade on Bronson supporters for opinions on vagrancy issues
During a Friday Zoom teleconference briefing on homelessness, Acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson took to task the supporters of Mayor-elect Dave Bronson. She believes their...
Alexander Dolitsky: My first days in America as a Soviet immigrant
By ALEXANDER DOLITSKY
There are decisive episodes, dreams, words, scenes, facial expressions, meetings, smells and other physical and spiritual phenomenon that are deeply recorded in...