Sitka Summer Music Festival executive director Kayla Boettcher and board member Cyndy Gibson describe how the Old Sitka Dock passenger building will be transformed for this Sunday's Steampunk Gala with the Matt Herskowitz Trio (Doors open 5 PM Sun Feb 28, Old Sitka Dock). Visit the Sitka Summer Music Festival for ticket information.Downloadable audio.
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While other groups have rallied in support of Mt. Edgecumbe High School, the Sitka Tribe of Alaska has not -- at least not yet. The Tribal Council met recently to discuss a proposal from the Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program to take over the school, but was unable to agree on a formal position on the issue.
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Former Sitkan Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock's novel. The Smell of Other People’s Houses is a novel for young adults about growing up in Alaska, and the powerful stories we build around home and family.
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Girl Scouts in Sitka are doing more than selling cookies this year. One local troop is concerned about the safety of a heavily-used crosswalk. The scouts hope to persuade the Alaska Department of Transportation that the intersection is more hazardous than the state thinks it is.
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The Sitka High Drama, Debate, and Forensics took second-place overall in the state meet in Anchorage last weekend (Feb 19-20), continuing their winning tradition. Colin Baccioco and Anders Marius took third-place in public forum debate. They share their team's success story with Daily Sitka Sentinel sports editor Tom Hesse.Downloadable audio.
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Geotechnical consultants hired by Sitka say it’s unlikely that the city can protect residents from the type of landslides that that killed three people on Kramer Avenue last August.
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Former Sitkan and writer Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock talks about her new novel, "The Smell of Other People's Houses," which takes place in Alaska in the 1970s. Downloadable audio.
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The Sitka School District is looking at a $1.6-million deficit next year, and it’s unlikely that the city will ride to the rescue. The early numbers for next year are not promising.
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GCI wrapped up repairs Friday (2-19-16) on the undersea fiber optic cable connecting the two communities. Internet, television, and wireless data services are fully restored, according to a company news release.
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Sitka and Angoon’s internet blackout continues this week. As the fiber optic cable serving both island communities is repaired, it’s not only GCI customers who have been affected.
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