The theater group strives to empower and bring to light the Alaska Latinx community, a demographic they feel is underrepresented in the Anchorage community.
After 16 years of sitting in the basement of a Palmer store, the historic Bailey grand piano was moved from its current location in the basement of NonEssentials and brought to Anchorage for the restoration process to begin.
Each summer, Alaska sees a surplus of jobs within the state. This summer, however, experts say employers are going to struggle to fill the increase in seasonal jobs.
The Alaska Army National Guard Golf Company, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion was presented with the State of Alaska Governor’s Distinguished Unit citation and the governor’s trophy. The company received the award for their exceptional performances during missions throughout 2021.
On April 20 and 21, 2022, Sen. Dan Sullivan and California Rep. Jackie Speier spoke to armed force members at JBER and Fort Wainwright military bases. Their trip focused on the alarming military suicide rate seen in the U.S.
Preschool students from Providence Center for Child Development and Credit Union 1 Little 1′s Learning Center spent Thursday morning scurrying around Providence Health Park Courtyard, during Providence Alaska Medical Center Mini Heart Run.
With the help of the Make-A-Wish foundation, a Soldotna family was able to turn a spare bedroom at their parent's house into a personalized movie room for the benefit of 8-year-old Hannah Stevens, who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in 2019.
Yuliya Jordan will be joining law center staff on a trip to Kodiak and Akutan to help assist Ukrainian employees at Trident Seafood, who are currently working under an H2B visa. She will be helping them apply for a Temporary Protective Status.
The Anchorage Fire Department, Police Department, Providence Alaska Medical Center, and Dimond High school teamed up together to bring students to the front lines of a mock EMT response to a drunk driving scene through a production called, “Every 15 Minutes”.
Since 2016, the state has seen a steady number of residents leaving Alaska, with 18,000 jobs lost in Anchorage in that timespan, including 12,000 alone in 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Potholes can occur any time of the year. However, springtime is a popular season for them due to the freezing and thawing temperatures that Alaska experiences.
The Anchorage chapter of Becca's Closet helps to break down the financial barrier of getting a prom dress that might be keeping students from attending prom.
March is national, Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month. The cities of Bethel and Anchorage have both declared March as Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month for their communities
Keara Anderson was chosen as one of three winners for the Netflix and Adobe film competition, “The Great Untold," with help from her sister. Both grew up in the small Alaska town of Healy.
The Anchorage School District Fine Arts Department is hosting its 50th Annual Student Art Show through April 1. The show features different art pieces from grades K-12 from all Anchorage schools.
An Anchorage hairdresser has donated $3,400 worth of beauty supplies from her own money and alongside the KLASS ACT Foundation for Abused Women’s Aid in Crisis.
Originally, the DHSS said Abbott Nutrition reported to them that they were expecting the supply issue to be resolved by the end of March. That date has now been pushed back to April 31st. However, DHSS said that the USDA will be providing Alaska grant waivers through September 30th, so WIC can provide a non-Similac formula to their participants.
AmeriCorps is a national civilian organization that is focused on service work through communities. Now, the first-ever solo Alaska-based group is up in the 49th state.
Alaska State Trooper B Detachment Captain Tony April became the first Alaskan invited to speak on leadership at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point
In 2017, the state reported 1,351 non-specific foster homes. These are foster homes that take in children that they are not related to. By 2021, that number had dropped down to 1,026, a 24% decrease from 2017.
Now back at home in Texas, Tonyeka Williams-Birdow is preparing for a trip back to Alaska to find the ashes of her late husband that were stolen while she was in Anchorage. As she keeps her vows close to her heart, she is on a mission to bring her husband back home.
After two years of silence, arenas in Anchorage are once again filled with the sound of dribbling from the All Alaska Native Fur Rondy Basketball Tournament.
The words used in the game come from the North Slope dialect of Iñupiaq. The game helps connect people to the Iñupiaq culture and keep the Native language alive.
Anchorage roads were left slushy last week, following a week of snow, ice and rain. Which meant Anchorage towing companies found themselves with a busy work week.
Plowing will begin in “priority level one” areas of the municipality, according to the the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities website, and can take up to 12 hours to complete after a storm.
