The Sitka Assembly is still considering options for the vacant municipal attorney position. On Thursday (8-8-24) the assembly interviewed its first applicant in several months, but also made plans to interview two new applicants later in August.
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Brave Heart Volunteers will host a free bereavement retreat 10 a.m. Saturday, August 24. Program...
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Fundraiser organizer Rickelle Kitka writes that Harper’s journey to recovery following the...
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Luke De Carlo-McCann is a visiting scientist at the Sitka Sound Science Center. De Carlo-McCann joined KCAW to discuss his work studying the impacts of ocean acidification on California mussel and blue mussel shell structure. Listen to the conversation here:
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Sitka’s summer tourism season is in full swing with numbers expected to be close to last year’s record-breaking 585,000 cruise visitors. On a handful of days the number of visitors will exceed Sitka’s own population of about 8000. On a busy day in June, the scale of the phenomenon was on full display. Lincoln Street was closed, people streamed up and down the steps of St. Michael’s Cathedral, buses rumbled in and out of the parking lot at Harrigan Centennial Hall.
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This summer, the Sitka Tribe of Alaska and the Sitka Conservation Society hosted a camp for youth in the community to learn about the locally available edible plants. KCAW Reporter-at-large Karl Cranston-Simmons attended the Wild Edibles Camp, and brings us this audio postcard:
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Sitka Fine Arts Camp's Musical Theater Camp presents Disney's "Newsies!" 7 p.m. Friday, August 2 , and 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, August 3, at Sitka Performing Arts Center. Theater Arts Director Zeke Blackwell and performers Brian Coleman and Hilary Hanson joined KCAW to discuss the production.
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Earlier this week (7-22-24), former assembly candidate Austin Cranford filed to run again for a seat on the Sitka Assembly. KCAW spoke with Cranford to learn more about his decision to run, and some of his priorities if he’s elected.
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The annual Change Your Latitude race takes place this weekend.
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Municipal Administrator John Leach joined KCAW for the morning interview to explain the process to get a permit, discuss why Sitka doesn't have rideshare options, and point toward a new initiative to update the city's taxi code. Listen to the conversation here:
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