Lawyers on either side of a lawsuit against the City of Sitka made arguments in a case dealing with a measure that would require voter approval before the city sells or leases land at the site of a former pulp mill. The group...
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Visiting seismologist says Queen Charlotte fault remains one of the most active. Assembly decides to interview 2 attorney candidates, but without administrator's help. House Transportation Committee grills Kemp on Alaska-class ferry during confirmation hearing.
Three-time Grammy-winning saxophonist, composer, and arranger Tom Scott grew up in a musical household. His father was a much sought-after composer for television scores, for shows like "Lassie." He's carried that legacy forward, writing for shows like "Starsky and Hutch" and the "Streets of San Francisco." He's also recorded with George Harrison, Paul McCartney, the Grateful Dead, and many other top acts.
Allen Bell, of Sitka, and Robin Koutchak, of Wasilla, will get in-person interviews for the position of municipal attorney. Bell works for the Sitka Tribe of Alaska. Koutchak is in private practice.
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Josh Wheeler, Masato Lee, and Sean Gill (left to right) play an Irish ballad, "Star of the County Down," on Lincoln Street in Sitka on Wed., Jan. 30.
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Early morning aftershock wakens SE residents. Centennial canoe gets a lift during parking lot reconstruction. SE conservation organization launches marketing campaign -- for timber. Phone scammers target elderly in Sitka, Petersburg, and other SE communities. Democrats propose pegging school funding to inflation.
The quake did not set off any tsunami alerts, and the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center in Palmer reported shortly afterward that there is NO tsunami danger.
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One of Southeast’s most prominent environmental organizations has started a marketing campaign – for timber. The Sitka Conservation Society recently printed a glossy brochure selling the virtues of second-growth Tongass timber for projects from furniture to housing. The only problem is: There’s no way – yet – to economically harvest and process second growth.
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Sitka resident and Alaska Chamber of Commerce board member Cory Baggen talks with state Chamber President Rachael Petro at the Alaska State Capitol building last week. Baggen was part of the state chamber's fly-in to Juneau, where members met with 58 of the state's 60 legislators.
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The city of Sitka is redesigning the grounds around the canoe. So on Wednesday it moved to its temporary home in the Crescent Harbor shelter. It will remain there until renovations are complete. Click the image to see the move happen.
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