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Two ships make Sitka debuts

The City of Sitka presented a plaque to the cruise ship Arcadia after the 935-foot vessel made its first visit to Sitka on Thursday.

Miss Alaska USA: "I'm not the person I was a year ago"

Anchorage resident Jessica Chuckran was crowned Miss Alaska USA last November. Next month, she'll head to Las Vegas to compete for the national title. Chuckran appeared on the Morning Interview with KCAW's Robert Woolsey.

More music, less hair: Sitka Summer Music Festival at 40

The Sitka Summer Music Festival is a lot less hairy than it used to be. One of the state’s premiere art events, the festival was founded in 1972 by Paul Rosenthal and fellow students from the University of Southern California – all of whom had taken master classes from violinist Jascha Heifetz and cellist Gregor Piatigorsky.

Officials: Coastal management's end cuts local voice

The legislature’s failure to reauthorize the Alaska Coastal Management Program means big changes for local governments once the program ends on June 30. But exactly what those changes will be is still unclear.

Totem pole marks end of Sitka park's centennial year

Hundreds of Sitkans gathered along the beach at Sitka National Historical Park on Sunday to help raise a totem pole commemorating the park’s 100th anniversary.

Sitka Assembly moves $25K to museum from nonprofit funds

The Sitka Historical Society and Museum will likely be able to keep its full-time curator after the Sitka Assembly approved funding at a budget meeting Thursday night. But the $25,000 boost comes at a price for some community nonprofits, which also seek funding from the city.

Sitka's tech budget scrutinized by Assembly

The 2012 budget calls for about $835,000 to be spent on technology such as computers and phones, as well as the networks and people that connect them throughout city government.

Angoon orphaned cub under care in Sitka

An orphaned brown bear cub was being nursed back to health in Sitka on Friday after being discovered in Angoon earlier in the week.

Interview: Murals "make the invisible visible"

Muralist Eliseo Art Silva was drawn to the expressive power of art of a young age. An immigrant from the Phillipines, he considers the mural to be one way to give voice to invisible populations. He's been selected as lead artist for Sitka's "Choose Respect" mural project. Silva appeared on the Morning Interview with KCAW's Robert Woolsey and Choose Respect committee members Martina Kurzer and Joe D'Arienzo.