Well-known Juneau businessman Larry Spencer has died. He was 63.
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Update: Bill Council – a “lawyer’s lawyer”
Former Juneau resident and attorney Bill Council has died.
Juneau remembers 9/11/01
Juneau paused with the rest of America Wednesday to remember those who died or were forever changed from the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S.
Juneau wildlife guide, advocate Greg Brown passes away
Well known Juneau wildlife guide and advocate Greg Brown passed away over the weekend. He was 63.
Groundbreaking held for Walter Soboleff Center
Building will fill vacant lot and be devoted to the research and study of the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian cultures
Peace officers remember fallen comrades
Forty-one peace officers have already died in the line of duty in the United States, including two in Alaska. Peace officers across the country celebrated their Memorial Day on Wednesday. In Juneau, police officers gathered at noon at Evergreen Cemetery to remember fallen officers Richard Adair and Jimmy Kennedy, who died by gunfire in 1979…
Decades late, Alaska’s first governor gets his discharge papers
Alaska Territorial Guard members never received formal discharge papers from the United States government, including some well-known Alaskans.
Hundreds gather in Juneau for Malaspina tours, blessing ceremony
Hundreds of Juneau residents flocked to the downtown waterfront Saturday to celebrate two major components of Southeast Alaska’s economy – the Alaska Marine Highway System and the fishing industry. Alaska Marine Highway ferries haven’t been a regular sight in downtown Juneau for about 30 years. But early Saturday morning, the Malaspina quietly sailed into a…
What’s the secret of success? Keep swinging
At 20-something, Josh Sundquist has already written a memoir. It’s a national best seller with a title that implies some struggles: Just Don’t Fall. “We all have some sort of problem, some thing, some disability if you will. I happen to be missing one leg,” he said. “What are you missing?” Sundquist lost his left…
Juneau Assembly honors longtime PRAC member Jim King
When Jim King was appointed to the City and Borough of Juneau’s first Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee in 1968, the Capital City didn’t even have a Parks and Rec department.