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City puts brakes on Lincoln Street closure

A portion of downtown Sitka will not be closed to vehicles for the next couple Wednesdays, despite previous plans. A group hoping to improve the look and feel of Sitka’s downtown was trying to see if a pedestrian mall might boost commerce along Lincoln Street. But the city temporarily suspended the street closures on Monday, until the Assembly has a chance to discuss the issue.

Middle school move-in

Middle school campers register for sessions inside Allen Memorial Hall at the Sitka Fine Arts Camp on Sunday. Middle school camp goes for two weeks, followed by high school camp, and then musical theater camp.

Keep left

A pickup truck from contractor QAP (Quality Asphalt Paving) leads motorists through a work zone along Sawmill Creek Road on Friday afternoon. The road is closed periodically for blasting as the state works to widen it.

Update: LeConte resumes service Sunday

The LeConte will resume service Sunday, June 16, but about 5½ hours behind schedule. The Malaspina will sail Juneau to Gustavus roundtrip on Saturday night to alleviate stranded travelers in Gustavus. The ferry will depart Auke Bay at 10 .p.m and return in time to sail Lynn Canal as scheduled Sunday morning.

Downtown Sitka street closure experiment begins

Part of downtown Sitka was blocked off to vehicle traffic on Wednesday. It’s part of an experiment to see if portions of Lincoln Street might operate well as a pedestrian mall when cruise ships are in town. Although the closure wasn’t well advertised, it has long been on the minds of a group interested in revitalizing Sitka’s main street.

Feds push housing-program collaboration

The federal Rural Development Agency wants to work with local nonprofit groups to help low-income Alaskans buy homes.

Sitka gold mine study on hold, for now

The Sitka Economic Development Association proposed hiring Avalon Development of Fairbanks to study an area along Green Lake Road for minerals, to see if the area would be good for mining gold. But Tuesday, they asked the Assembly to hold off on a decision.