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Anchorage voters reject extreme-right candidates in Tuesday’s election

Anchorage Matt Acuña Buxton -
Progressive-leaning incumbents on the Anchorage Assembly and School Board handily defeated far-right challengers.
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Searching for Anchorage’s Sweet Surprises 

Anchorage Jenny Weis -
In sampling six of Anchorage’s independently-owned bakeries this month, I realized the joy of a bakery is its ability to surprise.
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Anchorage Municipal Election: Deadlines, ballot measures and voting info

Anchorage The Alaska Current -
Anchorage voters will have the chance to weigh in on key local races and ballot measures in the upcoming April 1st municipal election. How to cast your vote Ballot packages will be mailed to the mailing addresses on record with...
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Anchorage’s one-dish wonder

Anchorage Jenny Weis -
The word is out about Familia. 
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Current Cravings: Eye Tooth opens, Anchorage shows up

Anchorage Jenny Weis -
The long-awaited Eye Tooth Tavern & Eatery is the newest sister restaurant to Moose’s Tooth Pub & Pizzeria, and Bear Tooth Theatrepub & Grill.
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Creative Currents: ‘Gone’ with Thomas Moore

Anchorage Sam Davenport -
Musician Thomas Moore is coming off a fruitful 2024.
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The last skipper in Ouzinkie: How Gulf of Alaska villages lost their Native fishing fleets

Economy Nathaniel Herz, Northern Journal -
A permitting system designed in the 1970s was supposed to make Alaska’s commercial fishing industry more sustainable and more profitable. But over the last 50 years, it has hollowed out many Indigenous coastal villages where residents no longer can earn a living by harvesting salmon.
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Creative Currents: Pushing through the nerves with Lizzie Guillot

Arts and Culture Sam Davenport -
When Wasilla singer-songwriter Lizzie Guillot began consistently going to open mics in Anchorage, she challenged herself to play new material.
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Creative Currents: No shortage of inspiration with Resurrection Bae 

Arts and Culture Sam Davenport -
Clay artist and jewelry maker Sadie Allen says she has never had an issue coming up with ideas.
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Current Cravings: Exploring Anchorage’s Pad Thai Palette

Anchorage Jenny Weis -
Setting out to compare six local pad Thai preparations available in Anchorage, the Thai cuisine knowledge I went in with was nothing more than my personal preferences.
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