Juneau Independent

This was the 39th running of some form of the Mt. Roberts Run first initiated by Betsy and Scott Fischer in 1986.

Volunteer workers celebrate the completion of Bridge 58 on the Treadwell Ditch Trail. (Trail Mix Inc. photo) Last week the Volunteer...

The Community section features non-commercial announcements, events, awards, letters of thanks and other items of interest submitted by readers.

(City and Borough of Juneau photo) The City and Borough of Juneau has mailed out 2025 annual property tax bills. Property owners should...

The City and Borough of Juneau Parks & Recreation Department winter shelter reservations are now open. Winter shelter reservations are available September 16 – April 14 and cost $25 per hour plus tax.

(City and Borough of Juneau photo) City and Borough of Juneau offices will be closed on Friday, July 4 in observance of the Independence...

The Whittier Street parking lot in downtown Juneau. (City and Borough of Juneau photo) Beginning July 1, hourly parking rates for...

Lisa Lang (Ka’illjuus), a longtime advocate for Haida language and cultural revitalization, will present her talk, “Dámaan St’áang Tl’ang Kínggang — Connecting Past, Present and Future" on Monday.

Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Acting Superintendent Joni Seay announced Friday new whale waters areas in the lower West Arm and Whidbey Passage with a vessel speed limit of 13 knots through the water, to protect 25 or more humpback whales that have been feeding in this area.

Heidi Pearson, a professor of Marine Biology at the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS), has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award in Marine Biology to monitor marine mammals in Portugal for the fall of 2025.