Juneau Independent

(Sealaska Heritage Institute photo) Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) has selected two apprentices in Hoonah to work under master carver...

This year’s winners of the 2025 Kathy Kolkhorst Ruddy Awards for the Arts have been announced by the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council.

Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) has selected a Tlingit student from Juneau as the recipient of the 2025 Judson L. Brown Leadership Award.

In anticipation of a potential 2025 glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF), the City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ), Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska (Tlingit & Haida), and the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) have launched a joint communication strategy in coordination with additional state and federal agencies.

The Juneau Archery Club, a local nonprofit in Juneau since 1987 that operates an archery range at 5670 Montana Creek Road, is seeking volunteers for a trail maintenance and restoration cleanup day on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025, at the outdoor archery range.

The U.S. Coast Guard light icebreaker Storis visits Juneau in October of 2006. (Creative Commons photo by Gillfoto) This release has been...

A glacial lake outburst flood flows along the glacier boundary towards Mendenhall Lake, visible in the far distance. (Christian Kienholz...

(City and Borough of Juneau photo) Registration for Parks & Recreation Men’s and Women’s Volleyball opens Monday, July 28. Register...

Harnessing of the Atom Kootéeyaa will be taken down and moved to the front lawn of the City Museum on Wednesday, July 23, between 10-11 a.m.

A question-and-answer session about the impacts of the federal budget bill on Medicaid and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program...

The Bartlett Regional Hospital Foundation recently awarded 15 scholarships totaling $31,000 to Southeast Alaska students through the Grace and Phil Edelman Health Sciences Scholarship program.

Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) will sponsor a presentation Monday as part of its spring lecture series featuring prominent voices in Native knowledge, history, art, culture and language.

The next round of the Juneau Affordable Housing Fund (JAHF) competitive funding program opens for applications on July 21 with $2.5 million in available funds.

Juneau International Airport this week began work on the Mendenhall Riverbank Stabilization project at the end of Runway 8, adjacent to the Emergency Vehicle Access Road (EVAR), also known as the Airport Dike Trail. Given the project location, the trail will be closed until work is completed in late July or early August.

The City & Borough of Juneau (CBJ) Engineering & Public Works department will begin construction on West 8th Street between F Street and Glacier Avenue on July 21. Construction will continue throughout the summer and early fall.

The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) 2025-26 Winter Schedule is now available for review and public comment. The Winter Schedule covers sailings from Oct. 1, 2025, through April 30, 2026.

Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) has released the first instructional videos on the Tlingit Gesture System (TGS), marking a major step forward in efforts to document and teach this form of Indigenous nonverbal communication.

Bartlett Regional Hospital (BRH) is pleased to announce the next round of Fireweed Award recipients for their exceptional care and service to the community. A total of 38 nominations were submitted this quarter, and four employees were randomly selected for hospital-wide recognition.

The City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ) and Tlingit & Haida are partnering to host two sandbag distribution events later this month at the Dimond Park Field House.

Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) has selected three apprentices in Sitka to work under master carver Nicholas Galanin as part of Kootéeyaa Deiyí (Totem Pole Trail), a major public art and education project aimed at revitalizing the practice of monumental carving and increasing the number of trained Alaska Native artists.

The 2025 City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ) Regular Municipal Election candidate filing period opens Friday, July 18 at 8 a.m. and closes Monday, July 28, at 4:30 p.m.

The City and Borough of Juneau in collaboration with the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska have released the draft list of Mitigation Action Projects for public review and comment.

(Photo courtesy of the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska) Tlingit & Haida’s Alaska Youth Stewards (AYS)...

Submitted by the Greater Juneau Chamber of Commerce The Greater Juneau Chamber of Commerce has chosen Rebecca Parks as its new executive...

(City and Borough of Juneau photo) CBJ Parks and Recreation’s Month of Play consists of in-person and do-it-yourself activities July 12...

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.