The Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center on Feb. 4, 2026. (Laurie Craig / Juneau Independent) By U.S. Forest Service The Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center will be closed for the winter, starting Oct. 7, to address deferred maintenance in the facility. Announcements of alternate locations for winter programming will come out soon. Maintenance for the facility will include renovation of the heating and ventilation system, replacing lighting and flooring, repointing stone masonry

Well, it has begun. The sun has been getting lower in the sky since the solstice in June, but this week we moved into our dark half of the year.

Residents impacted by the 2026 glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) in Juneau are invited to share their experience by survey before 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 16. Feedback shared in the survey will be used to continue improving emergency preparedness and response efforts in the future.

To accommodate additional conversations on visitor industry topics, the City and Borough of Juneau’s Visitor Industry Task Force (VITF) calendar has been updated to continue through December 2026.

Trailing two games to none at home, JDHS closes out match with three wins.

The Juneau Community Foundation has announced its recipients of the 2026 Artist Awards.

The public is invited to participate in “Scenario Choosing” workshops, the next round of the City and Borough of Juneau’s Comprehensive Plan update. Using community input from last winter’s “Juneau Futures” activities, the “Scenario Choosing” workshops will present a series of unique growth scenarios that explore what Juneau could look like in the future. Provide your input by participating in a workshop in person or online.

A test of the Salmon Creek emergency evacuation sirens is scheduled to be conducted by Alaska Electric Light and Power at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23.

The University of Alaska Southeast annual fall lecture series, Evening at Egan, kicks off Friday, Sept. 18 at 7 p.m. with a panel discussion featuring Indigenous language educators.

Juneau residents are invited to apply for an Empowered Board with the City and Borough of Juneau.

The community is invited to a trio of centennial celebration events beginning Sept. 18 at Resurrection Lutheran Church, located at 740 W. Tenth Street.

Residents impacted by the 2026 glacial lake outburst flood are invited to share input on the response efforts during a debrief on Wednesday, Sept. 16 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Thunder Mountain Middle School commons.

Sunday, Sept. 6, is the last day to register to vote or update mailing addresses for this year’s municipal election on Oct. 6.

The Juneau Central Labor Council invites the community to the organization’s annual Labor Day Picnic from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, Sept. 7, at the Savikko Park log cabin shelter.

Beginning the week of Sept. 1, 2026, the City and Borough of Juneau Water Utility will begin flushing the water distribution system. Work is scheduled to begin in Douglas, then moving downtown and working north to the hospital, the Lemon Creek area, the Valley, Auke Bay and the Tee Harbor area, in that order.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) is announcing that as of Tuesday, Sept. 1, sport fishing will be closed for all species in Gastineau Channel south of a line between Salmon Creek Bridge and a regulatory marker across the channel on Douglas Island and north of the Douglas Bridge.

The City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ) has launched a CBJ Public Notices & Announcements webpage, a new CBJ site where residents can access current meeting schedules, agendas, public hearing notices, and other information all in one location.

The Capital City Fire Rescue and Juneau Police Department Communications Center is launching PulsePoint Respond in Juneau on Tuesday, Sept. 1. PulsePoint is a free mobile application designed to connect CPR-trained community members with people experiencing cardiac arrest before professional responders arrive on the scene.

The City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ) Community Development Department (CDD) has opened the application period for local projects to apply for the Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development FY2027 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program.

People watch the Mendenhall River from the Back Loop Bridge. (Ellie Ruel / Juneau Independent) The 2026 glacial lake outburst flood is almost a wrap, and there are so many people and organizations to thank. Thank you to the City and Borough of Juneau, Tlingit and Haida, the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Weather Service, U.S. Geological Survey, Forest Service, Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, State of Alaska, American Red Cr

If you have any information about these crimes or any person involved, please visit Juneau Crime Line's Tip website at juneaucrimeline.com or P3Tips.com.

Earlier this year I joined a small group of local physicians who support the Bartlett Hospice Team.

The Juneau Community Foundation’s 2026 application period for the Artist Awards program is open until 5 p.m. on Aug. 15.

The public is invited to Holy Trinity Episcopal Church’s consecration and dedication ceremony with a potluck to follow at 10 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, at 415 4th St.

Last summer, Tlingit forager and filmmaker Mary Goddard challenged herself to eat only traditional Alaska Native foods for 90 Days. Now, she hopes to make a full-length documentary about the experience.

The first phase of construction work along North Franklin Street in downtown Juneau has been postponed to summer of 2027. Early site investigation revealed more preparation is needed than what was originally planned for. The area will return to normal traffic and pedestrian access by Monday, Aug. 3.

The Juneau Clerks Office will be closed Wednesday July 29th, 2026, due to staffing shortages.

Juneau International Airport is seeking public comment on a proposed Passenger Facility Charge of $4.50 per eligible enplaned passenger that is proposed to take effect Nov. 1, 2026, and expire Aug. 31, 2035.

A total of 78 students graduated from Juneau-Douglas High School on May 23, 1956. The following is a summary of that year’s class by alumnus Pete Hocson, who returned to Juneau for a reunion with other classmates on the same date this year.

A profound thank you to everyone who recently came to prepare my house for the coming jökulhlaup: some special friends, the Beaver Patrol, and numerous members of Rotary.