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Brave Heart Volunteers hosts buoy painting classes

In lieu of the Brave Heart Bowl Fundraiser, the non-profit is asking artists to provide painted buoys that will hang downtown through the summer and later be auctioned off.

Southeast streams play important role in carbon cycle, researchers find

An important part of tackling climate change is understanding how carbon moves through different ecosystems. A recent study examined how the carbon-rich waterways of the Tongass fit into the global carbon cycle.

Sitka Chamber of Commerce hosts first ever ‘Restaurant Week’

Sitka Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Rachel Roy joined KCAW's Erin McKinstry to discuss its first ever restaurant week, meant to encourage Sitkans to shop local and boost the restaurant industry.

Sunken fishing vessel causes fuel spill in Sitka Sound

After receiving a report on Friday that there was a sheen on the water between Cobb Island and Silver Point, a Coast Guard crew found the fishing vessel Haida Lady submerged surrounded by a large sheen of diesel. They hired Hanson Maritime to help with clean-up efforts.

Sitka Against Family Violence hosts virtual dessert auction

To help support the organization's continued work addressing domestic violence in the community, SAFV is hosting an online dessert auction in lieu of their annual Family Fiesta Fundraiser.

Sitkans can apply for rent relief until March 5

The application deadline is soon approaching for a federally funded coronavirus rent relief program.

Sitka’s water export dreams face skepticism at Assembly table

For more than two decades, companies have hoped to export Sitka’s water and market it globally. But so far, none of those efforts have come to fruition. That’s part of the reason a new contract for exporting bulk raw water elicited strong skepticism from assembly members at Tuesday’s meeting.

Honoring Gil Truitt, lifelong Mt. Edgecumbe Brave and caretaker of local history

Mt. Edgecumbe High School celebrated Gil Truitt Day on Tuesday and honored the Tlingit elder and local historian with a plaque dedication and tribute. The holiday has been part of the school’s Founders Week celebrations for two years, but it’s particularly poignant this year, the first since the death of the former teacher and administrator last July.

Registration open for Keet Kids Run, a free virtual program rooted in traditional values

Keet Kids Run is a free virtual afterschool program rooted in Southeast Alaskan traditional Tribal values. Kids play games and learn a different value during a weekly Zoom call.

Yakutat heating and plumbing start-up wins prestigious Path to Prosperity competition

The Southeast Alaska nonprofit Spruce Root has announced the winners of its annual business development competition. The start-up Coastal Heating and Repair out of Yakutat was one of two businesses chosen for the Path to Prosperity competition’s $25,000 award.