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July 28, 2026: What’s on the Sitka Assembly’s agenda tonight?

When the Sitka Assembly meets tonight (7-28-26), it will consider waiving fees for some winter-time events at the city’s convention center.

Researcher documents intersection of Indigenous beadwork, Russian Orthodoxy

Esmeralda Goncalves, a Rhode Island School of Design graduate and former Fulbright Scholar, is in Sitka on a 2026 Craft Research Fund Grant.

SAIL Annual Picnic returns to Crescent Harbor on Friday

The annual picnic will take place from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, July 24, at the Crescent Harbor Net Shed.

Three Sopranos to perform benefit concert this weekend

The Three Sopranos -- Rhiannon Guevin, Karen Neal and Mina Brooks-Schmidt -- joined KCAW for the Morning Interview to discuss their upcoming concert.

Upcoming Sitka summit seeks affodable childcare solutions

Next month, the Greater Sitka Chamber of Commerce and Early Childhood Coalition are hosting a childcare conference to help address the urgent need for affordable childcare in Sitka.

Rotary ducks to race down Granite Creek this weekend

(KCAW Photo) Each year, the Sitka Rotary Club Rotary Club races rubber ducks to raise money for...

Learn about biochar production at outdoor workshop

This process turns wood waste into charcoal that can be used to boost soil quality. Hear from Darren McAvoy, a forestry specialist and professor, about the benefits of biochar.

Sitka Counseling offers overdose response training

Sitka Counseling has an upcoming Narcan pop-up training at AC Lakeside on Saturday, July 11, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., where Sitkans can learn about the opioid overdose reversal medicine.

SFAC final high school performances set for this weekend

Camp faculty member Medar de la Cruz and Executive Director Roger Schmidt joined KCAW for the Morning Interview to share highlights from this week's programming.

Sitka Conservation Society and local artist team up to protect public lands

Andrew Thoms, executive director of the Sitka Conservation Society, and local artist Rebecca Danon joined KCAW on the Morning Interview to discuss the upcoming comment period on the roadless rule, management of the Tongass National Forest, and an upcoming pop-up show at Harbor Mountan Brewery showcasing Danon's public lands advocacy artwork.