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'Quick mural' takes form at Anchorage Museum
In a race against time, artist James Temte and a single assistant work at the Anchorage Museum to complete a nearly 2,000-square-foot mural -- in just two days. → Read More
Alaska military historian John Cloe dead at 78
An encyclopedic knowledge of the military history of Alaska made him the leading expert on World War II in the territory. → Read More
Whale and carols on the menu this week
Arts Scene: The IGCA explores the subsistence whaling culture of the North Slope this month with work by Herman Ahsoak and David Pettibone. → Read More
Alaska, the day before Pearl Harbor
75 years ago, Alaska was booming and at peace. That would change on Dec. 7, 1941. → Read More
After working with Cirque du Soleil, UAA alumna returns to set a new piece
Leisha Knight came to UAA on a gymnastics scholarship. Watching a video of Cirque du Soleil she had the thought: → Read More
The war after Attu: Anchorage historian writes the first history of air battle launched from Alaska
Airmen stand next to “The Deuce,” a B-24D that flew bombing missions in the Aleutians and Kuril Islands. (Army Air Force, 11th Air Force Instrument Training School, 613ABW Hist. Office) What may be the least-visited World War II monument on the American mainland stands on the south side of Merrill Field: the Eleventh Air Force/Americans Home from Siberia Memorial. It honors Americans who served… → Read More
JBER included in military 'healing art' program
Art and music therapists and creative writing instructors will work with members of the military, veterans and their families at JBER. → Read More
Fairbanks music students create giant 'cell-o-lantern' for Halloween
The cello players drew the Halloween-themed design by dragging tires behind their bicycles on a snow-covered field. → Read More
Program at Alaska Botanical Garden brings in elders to harvest berries
The elders berry-picking event was the third at ABG this fall. Previous pickings had been for raspberries and currants. → Read More
Campy, comic 'Peter and the Starcatcher' is a continuous, hilarious romp
the burly mermaid scene at the start of Act II, perhaps worth the price of admission all by itself. → Read More
John Lee Hooker Jr. returns to Alaska as a man with a mission
Music wasn’t enough to make John Lee Hooker Jr. change his life. That happened unexpectedly in 1985. → Read More
Donations pay for arts center's new Steinway piano, 1 key at a time
The &u0024;160,000 was raised through a quiet campaign that invited music lovers to “buy” a key at various donation levels. → Read More
50 years later, questions remain about epic hotel fire that killed 14 in Anchorage
Monday will mark the 50th anniversary of the single biggest mass homicide in Alaska history. → Read More
Former Alaska Federation of Natives chairman John Schaeffer dead at 77
The Kotzebue leader was the first Inupiaq to become a two-star general. → Read More
From giant cabbages to JFK, the Alaska State Fair celebrates 80 years in Palmer
The state's biggest fair looks a lot different than when it began in 1936 as a harvest festival called the Matanuska Valley Fair. → Read More
Finding local edible fare at the state fair
Market Fresh: You can eat Alaska-grown food at the fair. But you have to look for it. → Read More
Begich Towers, home to about half the population of Whittier, gets a much-needed overhaul
The 60-year-old “wilderness skyscraper” battled old pipes, boilers and an exterior battered from Whittier weather. → Read More
Anchorage Museum 're-envisions' its most popular exhibit
The Alaska Gallery, last updated in 1985 and devoted to items from Alaska’s distant and recent past, will be emptied then rebuilt from the ground up. → Read More
One of the first cars to be driven up the Alaska Highway is going up for auction
The pedigreed “Deluxe” convertible coupe is likely the oldest running vehicle to have been driven up the highway in the year it opened to civilian traffic. → Read More
Bears go on parade in Anchorage
Fifteen wildly-painted life-size statues will ultimately be permanently displayed → Read More