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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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Urban Alaska’s high costs of living driven by health care and groceries

Anchorage Yereth Rosen, Alaska Beacon -
Juneau is the costliest of the state’s three major cities, followed by Anchorage and Fairbanks, according to the annual analysis by the Alaska Department of Labor.
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Data center critics flood Alaska land managers with opposition to North Slope project

Environment Nathaniel Herz, Northern Journal -
Hundreds of comments have been filed, with subject lines like "HELL NO! To ANY DATA CENTERS" and "NO AI".
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Shipbuilder submits bid to replace an iconic but aged Alaska state ferry

News Yereth Rosen, Alaska Beacon -
A Louisiana shipbuilder is proposing to build a replacement for one of the workhorse vessels in the Alaska state ferry fleet.
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Where We’re Anchored: June

Anchorage Victoria Petersen -
June brings (hopefully) warm temps and (undoubtedly) a fever that is postmarked by blooms of backyard rhubarb, sunburnt faces and the promise of abundance.
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