Randall Munroe – a former NASA roboticist, creator of the webcomic xkcd, and author of How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems – is coming to Juneau for a Juneau Public Libraries event on November 23. Munroe recently went on a 14 city book tour to promote his …
The Juneau-Douglas City Museum is now accepting nominations for the Marie Darlin Prize, a new $5,000 award recognizing an individual or collaboration whose outstanding work of artistic, literary, performative, or scholarly merit expresses a regional commitment to women’s rights, social history, or community advocacy. Nominations will be accepted until April. …
The Visitor Industry Task Force, comprised of Assembly and community members, was established by Juneau Mayor Beth Weldon on October 14. The goal of the task force is to provide advice to the Assembly and to advance community thinking on a range of visitor industry topics, including management of the visitor …
The Zach Gordon Youth Center is hosting an all-day Coaches Summit this Saturday, November 9 at Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The 2019 Coaches Summit: Connect. Play. Change The Game provides a day of professional development and connection for volunteer, paid, assistant and head coaches, as well …
Many senior citizens with a City and Borough of Juneau Senior Citizen Sales Tax Exemption card may notice their card is set to expire on December 31. Current cardholders whose cards are expiring have been mailed a renewal notice with an enclosed postcard. To renew, simply fill out the postage-paid …
The Juneau Commission on Aging (JCOA), in conjunction with the City and Borough of Juneau, is conducting a survey of older Juneau residents to help local officials and care providers gain a better sense of what’s needed for Juneau’s population to age in place. If you are 55 or older, …
The City and Borough of Juneau Parks & Recreation Department is now offering Senior Open Gym every Wednesday from 2 to 4 p.m. at Mount Jumbo Gym in Douglas. It starts Wednesday, November 6 and costs $3 to drop in. Parks & Recreation will have a pickleball court available, as …
Driving on Egan Drive this summer meant safety barrels and traffic revisions that helped guide motorists and pedestrians around construction sites. Some of the completed sections give exciting glimpses of what to expect for the entire stretch from the bridge at Tenth Street to Main Street Downtown. The Alaska Department of …
As we all know, there are only two ways to access Juneau – by air or by water – so the importance of the local airport, owned and operated by CBJ, is not lost on us. In 2018, the airport completed its Sustainability Master Plan, which reaffirmed the airport’s commitment …
As the Assembly Finance Committee continues to look deeply at City and Borough of Juneau finances, the Finance Department has provided an interactive “what if” scenario tool as an additional way to engage in the pre-development phase of the budget process for fiscal years 2021 and 2022. The Finance Committee …
