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Sitka Cancer Survivors gather for annual celebration

A sculpture decorates the Path of Hope trail. (Photo/Sitka Cancer Survivors) Carolyn Fredrickson...

Sitka gears up for Pride Week

Emily Pound join’s KCAW’s Brooke Schaefer in the studio to talk all things queer in...

Sitkans mourn budget veto, drape totem pole in black

Sitkans gathered to drape the totem pole outside Pacific High School in black cloth on Wednesday morning. It was part of a statewide "Public Art Black Out."

High school campers bring variety to SFAC performances

Faculty members Robert Fleitz and Zeke Blackwell join KCAW's Brooke Schaefer in the studio to discuss the Sitka Fine Arts Camp's final performances for the high school session.

Thousands of pounds of fish later, Alaskans Own turns ten

Tara Racine and Natalie Armstrong join KCAW's Brooke Schaefer to talk about the tenth anniversary of Alaskans Own, a community supported fishery based in Sitka.

In shadow of divided legislature, Sitkans protest budget cuts

On Monday, some sixty-odd people gathered at the roundabout to protest Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s vetoes of over $400 million from the state operating budget. And for many of the people gathered, their concern was as personal as it was institutional.

Cellists arrive in Sitka, eager to share sounds

Alex Cousins and Chris Beroes-Haigis join KCAW's Brooke Schaefer to talk about the International Cello Seminar at the Sitka Music Festival. They just arrived in town last week, along with nine other cellists.

Cruise ship medevac prevents Air Station Sitka July 4th flyover

Of you were wondering where the usual Jayhawks flying over the Fourth of July parade were yesterday, you weren’t alone. Many Sitkans missed the fanfare.

Sitkans celebrate sunshine, freedom in July 4th festival

Sitkans filled the streets in celebration of national independence. Kids chased candy; the Coast Guard marched in lockstep, and the Sitka Fine Arts Camp pooled its artistic talent to paint banners and signs expressing discontent with the looming elimination of the State Council on the Arts.

Sitka farmer’s market returns for the summer season

Nina Vizcarrondo and Charles Bingham join KCAW's Katherine Rose in a conversation about what's in store for the Sitka farmer's market this summer-. Vizcarrondo is the market manager; Bingham is the president of the Sitka Local Foods Network.