Sitkans Against Family Violence’s Julia Smith and Dr. Matt Hirschfeld, via phone from Anchorage, talk about an upcoming free lunch and learn event on July 8 at Harrigan Centennial Hall. From 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., SAFV...
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Thanks to all the agencies and individuals who helped make Sitka's first Community Land Trust a Reality. The next steps for Sitka Community Development Corporation are to approve a house design, select a qualified prospective home owner according to the CLT process, coach the home owner through financing, select a builder for the home on Lillian Drive, oversee the building project, and then choose our next project.
Sitka Fine Arts Camp (SFAC) faculty members WT McRae and Amy Butcher discuss Art Shares, the evening performances presented by SFAC faculty, which are open to the public. Every night for the next week, faculty will perform a...
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If you’ve noticed a lot of empty slips in local harbors today, there’s a reason for that: Tuesday is the summer troll opening for king salmon -- and Southeast fishermen are looking at a record high target harvest -- 171,300 fish in two to three weeks of fishing.
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Sunday marked the final public concert of the 43rd annual Sitka Summer Music Festival, titled "Brunch with Schubert." Barbara Hames hosted the event at her Halibut Point Road home, and a sold-out crowd enjoyed a full concert and post-concert brunch buffet of crab cakes, moose sliders and cream-and-berry-stuffed french toast.
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An Alaska-bound cruise ship had to return to Seattle late Saturday after a small fire broke out on board.
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The Sitka Farmers’ Market is back. Now in its seventh year, the summer market is held every other...
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Every four years most of the world grinds to a halt to watch the World Cup of Men’s Football -- and the game finally may have caught on in Sitka. Local watering holes opened for breakfast last Thursday (6-26-14), and tuned their flat-panel televisions to soccer, as the US met Germany for a pivotal game that would send the winner into the final stage of the tournament.
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After eight months of suspense, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has announced the six winners of the foundation’s nationwide Culture of Health prize. Sitka — unfortunately — didn’t make the list, but healthcare...
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Thank you! Our spring drive was a success but with fewer new members than usual. That’s OK! You can invest in your community station right now with a contribution of any size! Join the family of friends, neighbors and puppies that keep Raven Radio flying strong!
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