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Aurora Grand Theater brings second-run movies to downtown Juneau

Arts and Culture Rachel Levy -
This summer, the Aurora Grand theater opened its doors to downtown Juneau.
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Trump administration moves to repeal ‘Roadless Rule,’ open Alaska’s national forests to logging

Federal Government Rachel Levy -
The USDA is proceeding with its proposed repeal of the Roadless Rule, despite widespread opposition from the public.
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New rule allows dogs on Alaska’s Pribilof Islands for anti-rat duties

Environment Yereth Rosen, Alaska Beacon -
Dogs are not allowed as permanent residents, but they can now be enlisted in the ongoing campaign to keep the Pribilof Islands rat-free.
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An industrial park with data centers could be coming to the Mat-Su. Here’s how to weigh in

News Victoria Petersen -
A large industrial park and data center development is being proposed north of Houston. The state is taking public comment for one more week. Here’s what’s being proposed—and how you can tell the state what you think.
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Brewing the Juneau way

Arts and Culture Rachel Levy -
How Alaska’s remoteness fueled a brewery’s sustainable innovation.
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Cruise ship helps stranded skiff and crew in Southeast Alaska as Zuckerberg yacht stands by

Environment James Brooks, Alaska Beacon -
This story was originally published by the Alaska Beacon. A small cruise ship operating in Southeast Alaska made an unexpected detour on Monday night to help a 21-foot skiff that ran out of fuel between Petersburg and Juneau. Michael Love, a...
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Immersive theater venue in Juneau proposed to open in 2028

Juneau Rachel Levy -
A new theater attraction may be coming to South Franklin Street in downtown Juneau in 2028.
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Where We’re Anchored: July

Anchorage Victoria Petersen -
Growing up, my mom would save me the newspaper before she recycled it so I could look at Kim Casali’s “Love Is…” comic, and when I moved to college she’d cut them out and mail them to me. 
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Alaska’s economic development agency plans a Mat-Su industrial park, with data centers

News Nathaniel Herz, Northern Journal -
The AIDEA proposal is generating some enthusiasm, and some concerns about its inclusion of data centers.
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Bering Sea heat wave cited as trigger for nosedive in Yukon River Chinook salmon

Environment Yereth Rosen, Alaska Beacon -
The intense marine heat wave conditions that began roiling the Bering Sea in about 2016 resulted in the lowest winter sea ice extent measured in 150 years.
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