One of the first questions we received from a newspaper supporter at the Independent’s first fundraiser in February was, “How can we help the Independent?”

The bottom line is we are going to run out of money if our situation doesn’t change.

For the Juneau Independent’s community picnic, I decided to make a brightly colored pasta salad full of vegetables, cheese and salami.

It’s the time when juvenile songbirds appear, fully fledged and flying well: crows, robins, hermit thrushes, juncos, etc. It’s also mosquito season — they found me as soon as I stepped out of the car to walk on the dike trail.

We are our fathers. To some extent we were shaped to function in our lives from their sometimes unseen actions of love and, of course, the times that are stuck on our faces in smiles much like one would magnetize a note to the refrigerator door. I often wonder how my father shaped my sporting life.

Rosemarie Alexander addresses attendees at a Juneau Independent fundraiser at TK Maguire's on Feb. 19, 2026. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Independent) (Editor’s note: The one-year anniversary of the Juneau Independent is Saturday, June 20. This is part of a series of articles focusing on the intent, to-date efforts and future plans of the nonprofit online local newspaper.) By Rosemarie Alexander Nearly 3,500 U.S. newspapers have closed since 2005, according to The State of Local

As I started on the dike trail, I noticed a few photographers all focused in one direction. Just then, I met some old friends who asked "Have you seen that flycatcher?" My response was "Flycatcher? What flycatcher?"

The first little mallard ducklings have been appearing on ponds around town.

Compact and comprehensive museum tells Juneau’s history through exhibits, art and stories.

One gluten-free and one with wheat flour.

On a recent semi-sunny day, I ventured down the badly pot-holed access road to the trailhead for the wetlands at the end of Industrial Boulevard. Elderberry shrubs bore a few inflorescences with open flowers and more to come soon.

May 20 was the 11-month anniversary of the Indy’s launch. It was also the final day of the legislative session, budget decision day for the Assembly, and full of other routine duties and breaking news.