Over 1000 Sitkans responded to a cruise tourism survey recently circulated by the city’s tourism task force. When the task force met Thursday night (1-25-24), they reviewed the survey results and continued to grapple with questions about how to “right size” tourism in Sitka.
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High winds swept Sitka today (1-29-24), causing electrical outages and traffic hazards due to fallen trees.
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After seven years of advocacy, the Sitka Homeless Coalition successfully launched a warming shelter last week (1-9-24) that will keep its doors open on the coldest nights of the winter.
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Nearly a month after 28-year-old Jedidiah Kowchee was reported missing in Sitka, police and search crews have turned up few leads.
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Sitka’s chamber music festival will be getting a special gift this summer: a custom violin made out of wood salvaged from around Sitka. KCAW’s Meredith Redick spoke to the Sitka couple who commissioned the violin, and to the artist who is crafting what he calls an “audio portrait of the region.”
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Two Sitka organizations received email bomb threats this week amid a wave of similar incidents across the state and country.
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Sitka’s local brewery is already taking advantage of the changes to Alaska brewery law that went into effect January 1. Starting this week, Harbor Mountain Brewing Company will be open an hour later, until 9pm.
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A Sitka woman got an unexpected holiday gift this year – a winning lottery ticket on Christmas Eve.
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Police arrested a Sitka man Saturday (12-24-23) after he allegedly barricaded himself in an apartment and told police he had a firearm.
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When we think about solutions to climate change, board games aren’t usually top of the list – but that might be changing. Sitka climate scientist Elizabeth Bagley has been helping to develop an unconventional tool in the fight against climate change.
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