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Creative Currents: ‘Get excited to get cold’ with Tidewater Fleece

Arts and Culture Sam Davenport -
Mandy Smith, owner of Tidewater Fleece, initially began as a way to embrace the cold while staying stylish.
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Current Cravings: So-called, ‘best falafel in the subarctic’ lives up to the hype

Arts and Culture Jenny Weis -
Fairbanks doesn’t wait for green up to begin its summer pastimes.
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Creative Currents: The end of the Ice Age David Rosenthal

Anchorage Sam Davenport -
Landscape artist David Rosenthal has been working on his most recent body of work for over four decades.
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Alaska governor’s staff warns executive branch away from state Capitol in session’s last days

Juneau James Brooks, Alaska Beacon -
Legislators say Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration isn’t answering questions about a key revenue bill.
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Alaska’s Far-Right Echo Chambers

Fairbanks Opinion, The Alaska Current -
Bigotry coming from the mayor's office emboldens hate speech by others, in a time when our leaders across the state and nation stoke the flames.
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From Alaska Capitol’s cafeteria, author and illustrator claims Pulitzer Prize

Arts and Culture James Brooks, Alaska Beacon -
Tessa Hull’s ‘Feeding Ghosts’ was awarded the prize for memoirs and biographies.
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Misinformed by election officials, American Samoans in Alaska now face prosecution

Courts Victoria Petersen -
Felony charges have swept through Whittier’s American Samoan community after an anonymous complaint prompted a state investigation. The residents are U.S. nationals, and community leaders say they were provided incorrect guidance by election officials.
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At Juneau Assembly Meeting, Cruise Lines Dodge Question on Toxic Discharges

Commentary Rachel Levy -
Last week the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly held a joint work session with members of the Cruise Lines International Association of Alaska
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Trail Blazers: Dustin Newman

Arts and Culture Emily Sullivan -
To the 27-year-old boat builder, paddling a kayak serves as a means to renew a healthy relationship to the waters that have sustained his people for millennia.
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Current Cravings: Mocha Dan’s or Sunrise? One Newcomer’s Quest for Coffee Loyalty

Arts and Culture Jenny Weis -
“Oh, we’re a Mocha Dan’s family,” my husband told me as I debated aloud which coffee hut to stop at while I ran errands. 
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