Juneau Independent

Robust competition including gunplay and fisticuffs, notable contributions from Alaska Natives, and two previous ‘Independent’ newspapers among capital city’s chronicles

Two websites publish articles on Easter with AI-generated content, including fake pictures of Alaska Native celebrations; one of the stories vanishes after the Independent asks about it By Mark Sabbatini Juneau Independent Juneau’s not typically a place tourists begin a road or rail tour of Alaska, the town’s Maritime Festival is in May rather than June, and that photo is…well, definitely unreal. Two articles about visiting Alaska’s capital city published at travel websites o

Many years ago, when I cooked dinners on Friday nights at the AWARE shelter, this casserole was hands down a resident favorite.

Trio restoring 86-year-old building set to debut Aurora Grand Theater for movie screenings this month and future live stage performances.

These strange little critters are in their own phylum, distantly related to arthropods and round worms. There are over a thousand species of them, distributed in various habitats around the world; over 80 species are known from Alaska. So small that they are almost invisible to our unaided eyes, most of them are less than a millimeter long.  

April's First Friday will feature book signing, ceramics exhibition, and visual art shows.

When a new bumblebee queen emerges from her natal nest in late summer or early fall, she makes a so-called ‘nuptial’ flight.

What could be better than a cake shaped into a crown?

The insect order Hymenoptera includes wasps and bees. Bees evolved from a waspish ancestor a long time ago and constitute a separate lineage, which is not the focus of this essay, although some comparisons are quite interesting.

With St. Patrick’s Day this week and corned beef now available in local stores, I thought it would be a great time to make Reuben sandwiches.

Some time ago, I wrote about animals preening, mostly emphasizing the physical and social functions of that activity. Now I focus on how the digits (fingers and toes) are used for grooming and preening.

A horde of capelin swept into Auke Bay this winter, happily feasted on by seals and sea lions and diving birds.  Seeing a video of that horde prompted me to learn more about those little fish; here’s a small summary.