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Straley: Haiku preserves that ‘burst of moment’

Poet and novelist John Straley will read from his latest volume "100 Poems of Spring" 6 p.m. Friday December 23 in the Sitka Public Library.

Grand jury indicts two for theft, assault

The Sitka grand jury indicted a man accused of burglarizing STA offices 12 times this fall; and reindicted a man for allegedly stabbing his opponent in a bar fight.

Community dinner brings season’s tiding to ANB Hall

Debe Brincefield is organizing this year's Christmas Community Dinner, hosted by the Alaska Native Brotherhood and the Alaska Native Sisterhood. The dinner will be Sunday, December 25 at 2 p.m. at ANB Founders Hall.

Schmidt’s Holiday Brass follows ’emotional arc’ over 13 seasons

Producer/trombonist Roger Schmidt describes his 'emotional arc' as the 13th Annual Holiday Brass concert has evolved to feature some of the country's finest brass players -- and his own daughter.

Rofkar on Native culture and ‘invisibility’

Noted Tlingit weaver Teri Rofkar died in Sitka on December 2. Two years ago she sat down with Erika Apathy -- then a college student -- to discuss her life growing up in Sitka and in Pelican. Apathy agreed to share the interview with all of us.

It’s not too early to start designing wearable arts!

The deadline to register for the Wearable Arts Runway Show is February 22. Downloadable audio.

Teen prepares to sue city over tasing

The Alaska Native teenager at the epicenter of a tasing incident in Sitka last year has hired legal counsel. Though he’s not yet filed suit, the lawyer representing Franklin Hoogendorn intends to bring his case before a Sitka jury.

Sitkans remember Alaska’s 1964 earthquake

Today marks the 50th anniversary of Alaska’s Good Friday Earthquake. The largest impact was felt at the epicenter, but 600 miles away in Sitka it still made a mark. Here are three short stories from people who were living in Sitka in 1964.

1964 earthquake devastated villages, Davis captured survivor stories

Sitka residents Bill Davis and Nancy Yaw Davis lived in Anchorage in 1964. Bill was the chairman of the Alaska Mountain Rescue Group. He headed the civilian rescue effort at the center of the largest earthquake that North America has ever seen. But, he insists that Nancy’s story is more compelling.

When disaster struck Allen took care of what he could

Bob Allen is known around Southeast now for his his family shipbuilding and cruise business, Allen Marine. But five decades ago, he was fishing south of Kodiak Island far from his family when disaster struck. Allen says when you can’t take care of your own, you take care of what you can.