Kristin Spack
Stage Talk: Time of Your Life
William Saroyan's Pulitzer Prize winning comedy, Time of Your Life is now playing at Cyrano's in Anchorage. Set in a decrepit bar in 1939, the characters drift in and out of the bar and...
Off Mic: Weekend watch
Make the most of you Memorial Day weekend and step outside into summer. Take a guided hike on the Turnagain Arm Trail with the Eagle River Nature Center on Saturday, May 24 or take...
Recycling expansion could take place this summer
Earlier this month the Anchorage Assembly approved a curbside recycling plan for some Solid Waste Services customers. But it backed away from voting on landfill tipping fee increases to support new community recycling...
Community Forum: Red Dog Mine operators review Clean Water Initiative
NANA Regional Corporation President, Marie Greene
This August voters will decide the fate of the Clean Water Initiative, hailed and cursed as friend and foe. Join KSKA's Community Forum as operators of the Red Dog...
Anchorage Assembly will reconsider I/M testing
Anchorage car owners shouldn't assume the city is dropping its long-standing vehicle Inspection/Maintenance test. Last night, Anchorage Assembly Chair Matt Claman and other members proposed repealing the ordinance stopping the city's IM tests.
Len Anderson,...
Anchorage Port to tighten security
Sunset at the Port of Anchorage
The Port of Anchorage will continue to reinforce its security operations, thanks to a grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. It's the second such grant in...
Line One: Disorders of the hair and scalp
Are you concerned about baldness? Dandruff? Going gray? This week on Line One, Dr. Woodard hosts board-certified dermatologist and dermatologic surgeon, Dr. Peter Ehrnstrom. He has extensive expertise in cutaneous medicine, surgery, oncology,...
Algo Nuevo: May 18, 2008
Here's the music playlist from the May 18, 2008 edition of Algo Nuevo -- Something New.If you have questions, comments or music requests for host Dave Luera, send e-mail to algonuevo@kska.org or post your...
Traveling Music: May 18, 2008
Here's the music playlist from the May 18, 2008 edition of Traveling Music with Shonti Elder.
All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
Song Title
Artist Name
Album Title
CD Label
Links
Ingoma
Insingizi
Spirit of Africa
Reflections 37232
A Million...
Soul to Soul: May 17, 2008
Here's the music playlist from the May 17, 2008 edition of Soul to Soul with Marvel and Sherry Johnson.
All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
Artist Name
Song Title
Album Title
Destiny's Child
Cater 2 U
OJays
Forever...
The Twilight Show: May 17, 2008
Here's the music playlist from the May 17, 2008 edition of The Twilight Show with Todd Glazer.
All tracks played are listed below in the following format:
Artist Name
Song Title
Album Title
Label
Steve Guyger
You're So Fine
Radio Blues
Severn
Steve Guyger...
Stage Talk: Last Frontier Theater Conference / The 3 Wise Moose Theater Company
This week on Stage Talk, hosts Mark Muro and Jean Paul chat with the coordinator of the Last Frontier Theatre Conference, Dawson Moore and director of The 3 Wise Moose Theatre Company, Schatzie Shaefers.
HOSTS:
Mark...
Helping hands get slapped
It's a common occurrence - teenagers outside a liquor store asking an adult to buy liquor for them. But the consequences are often unfortunate--sometimes for the teenager, but most recently in Anchorage, for adults...
Mat-Su School district funding falls to lower mill rate
The Matanuska Susitna Borough Assembly gave the okay to the FY 2009 Borough budget late Tuesday, despite last minute wrangling over the Borough's contribution to its school district. A lowered mill rate won out...
Community Forum: Legislative check-in
Alaska legislators are gearing up for a special session to deal with Alaska's north slope gas. What did they accomplish this past session and what can we expect to hear about what could...
Salvation Army and Red Cross seek to balance local missions with outside needs
The recent natural disasters in this country and in Asia have impacted the Alaskan branches of the Salvation Army and the American Red Cross. Both are accepting contributions to help while at the...
Off Mic: Welcome
Welcome to Off Mic, the KSKA public radio blog. Between breaks on-air, we sit down and join you online. To give you a better understanding of what makes your public radio station tick, we're...
Mat-Su's proposed budget faces borough assembly tweaking and vote
The Matanuska Susitna Borough Assembly is expected to pass the FY 2009 Borough Budget at a special meeting in Palmer Tuesday. The Borough administration and some key Borough services don't always see eye...
Line One: Canadian and American health care systems compared
The U.S. spends twice as much as other industrialized nations on health care, yet our system performs poorly in comparison. How would you be treated in a Canadian emergency room versus one in the...
Algo Nuevo: May 11, 2008
Here's the music playlist from the May 11, 2008 edition of Algo Nuevo -- Something New.If you have questions, comments or music requests for host Dave Luera, send e-mail to algonuevo@kska.org or post your...