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Average $500K home price out of reach for Sitka’s median earners, report says

What is affordable housing and why doesn’t Sitka have more of it? At Tuesday night’s assembly meeting (5-14-24), Sitka Tribe of Alaska Communications Director Robin Sherman and Planning Director Amy Ainsley presented a report on affordable housing that attempted to answer those questions and explore possible approaches the city could take to addressing the problem.

This weekend marks 40th annual Julie Hughes Triathlon

Organizer Kevin Knox and participants Zachary Martens, Taryn Fleming and Ben Lihou joined KCAW to discuss the 40th annual Julie Hughes Triathlon on May 18.

Porch Fest brings music, food, the arts to Sitka this Saturday

Porch Fest is all-day community festival of music, dance, and the arts which is entering its fourth year this Saturday, May 18. Lincoln St. will be blocked off 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. for food, vendors, and music events, with performances on the PorchFest main stage at the Crescent Harbor net shed until 9 p.m. Sponsored by the Greater Sitka Arts Council. Organizer Dixon Elegant shares the details.

Sitka High Theater performs love letter to Shakespeare in ‘I Hate Hamlet’

The Sitka High School Theater Department presents 'I Hate Hamlet' this week at the Sitka Performing Arts Center. Actors Eliot Holloway, Ben Hedrick, and director Christian Litten joined KCAW to discuss the show. Listen here:

5k fun run embraces ‘under the sea’ theme

Girls on the Run and its new sister program, Heart and Sole, will host a 5k fun run this weekend with an "under the sea" theme.

Sitka Trail Works to offer weekly group hikes this summer

Sitka Trail Works is gearing up for fun summer of hiking and volunteer events. Executive director Ben Hughey joined KCAW to discuss events the nonprofit has planned for the long days of the summer months. Listen here:

Sitka Tribe hosts trauma recovery workshop for MMIR month

May is Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Awareness Month (MMIR). The MMIR movement calls attention to the disproportionate impact of violence on Indigenous Peoples, and seeks to find solutions. This week, to provide the community with cultural knowledge and resources, the Sitka Tribe of Alaska is hosting a two-day summit on trauma recovery.