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Creative Currents: Mural magic with Maureen Meyer

Arts and Culture Sam Davenport -
Maureen Meyer recently graduated from the University of Alaska Anchorage with her bachelor’s degree in art and is setting her sights on somewhere warmer to celebrate: the Philippines. “I'm very excited to see my family over there, and I'm hoping...
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White raven sparks inspiration for Alaska’s artists

Arts and Culture Sam Davenport -
Alaska residents, artists and birders from the Lower 48 and beyond have been keeping tabs on the white raven through a growing Facebook group.
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Gov. Dunleavy’s budget proposes flat-funding schools

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
The budget proposes letting $87 million in one-time K12 funding expire.
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Alaska Permanent Fund trustees approve plan to hide CEO reviews from the public

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
Under Alaska’s record laws, the performance evaluations of any employee who isn’t part of a union can be considered a public record if its disclosure is in the public interest. That’s what happened with the performance evaluations of Alaska...
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Creative Currents: Tristan Agnauraq Morgan shares art rooted in Indigenous knowledge

Arts and Culture Sam Davenport -
Anchorage-based contemporary artist Tristan Agnauraq Morgan’s day job focuses on climate mitigation, which heavily inspires their art process. While the work is incredibly important, Morgan says it can also be emotionally exhausting. “I'm learning to translate the importance of our people,...
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City, state officials suggest lowering expectations for snow removal in Anchorage

Anchorage Matt Acuña Buxton -
Before the latest round of snow fell on Anchorage, city and state officials met with members of the Anchorage Assembly on Wednesday to review the snow-clearing efforts from the November storms. The key message was that while operators performed admirably...
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Anchorage filmmaker reflects on belonging and homelessness in first feature film

Arts Anchorage Emily Tallman for Arts Anchorage -
"Stranger" is intended to shed light on the multifaceted issue of homelessness and its profound impact on individuals' sense of self. 
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Anchorage School Board member proposes policy for mandatory reporting of pronouns and nicknames

Anchorage Yarrow Silvers -
Current guidelines empower teachers to not immediately share the information if they feel it would endanger a student's physical or mental well-being or if they want to respect a child's request for privacy.
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Sing Out! showcases harmony and inclusion

Arts Anchorage Emily Tallman for Arts Anchorage -
Sing Out!, a program of Identity Inc., is Anchorage’s community choir for members and friends of the LGBTQIA2S+ community.
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Teacher pay report censored by Dunleavy administration published with new title

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
Exactly what deviated has never been explained publicly, but comparing the two versions of the article reveals only a few changes, with a vast majority of the original piece intact.
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