Yvonne Krumrey, KTOO - Juneau
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Juneau’s Mendenhall Valley has a new year-round food truck park
Many Juneau restaurants rely on summer tourists, which can leave fewer options for locals in the winter.
It’s 8 o’clock somewhere: Alaska breweries get an extra hour to pour beer
Until this week, brewery and distillery taprooms weren’t allowed to serve alcohol after 8 p.m. according to state law.
Want to learn endangered Alaska Indigenous languages? There’s an app for that.
The new Sealaska Heritage Institute language apps, available on Apple and Google phones, are called SHI: Learning Haida and SHI: Learning Shm’algyack.
Lingít scholars document traditional hand gestures that could be used in language learning
Using old recordings, language experts are documenting birth speakers' hand gestures that have contextual meaning in Lingít.
Juneau players hone their skills at women-only pinball nights
Anyone who identifies as a woman or non-binary can play. Participants say it’s often more fun than the co-ed tournaments.
In horror anthology ‘Never Whistle at Night,’ Indigenous authors explore the unsettling
KTOO's Yvonne Krumrey spoke with anthology editors Ted Van Alst and Shane Hawk about the instability at the heart of the horror genre.
Juneau’s South Seward Street officially renamed Heritage Way
Sealaska Heritage Institute President Kaaháni Rosita Worl proposed the change in April.
Juneau chooses Colorado police chief to lead its force
Derek Bos, currently the police chief in Eagle, Colo., was one of two finalists for Juneau police chief along with JPD Lt. Krag Campbell.
‘Kuhaantí,’ a children’s book written entirely in Lingít, is the first of its kind in decades
“Kuhaantí” tells the story of a young orphaned girl named Saháan who is taken in by a powerful family and learns about the value of respect.
‘This is more than art’: Juneau’s waterfront totem poles get new descriptive signs
The Sealaska Heritage Institute put up storyboards to protect the poles installed this year, after summer images of their mistreatment by tourists.
Rasmuson-awarded artist plans to weave biggest Chilkat blanket ever
Chilkat weaver Sainteen Anna Brown Ehlers plans to fund the project with her $50,000 award as Rasmuson's Distinguished Artist for 2023.
Recovery called off for plane that crashed in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
Officials say that the wreckage location, in an area with deep crevasses, is permanently inaccessible.
Juneau is at the forefront of Alaska’s burgeoning pinball scene
At the Bearcade, a recently opened games bar in Juneau, David Elrod enforces the rules and pretty much smokes the other players.
Two people presumed dead in plane crash near Yakutat have been identified
Clayton McMartin, 59, and Melissa McMartin, 58, from Texas were believed to be on the plane.
Presbyterian Church leaders visit Juneau to plan apology for 1962 church closure
Alaska Native leaders spoke to church leaders about the harm religious organizations have done to Lingít communities through language suppression and violence at boarding schools.
NOAA investigates death of whale calf near Juneau
NOAA is still investigating what happened to Tango, but a post-mortem exam on Saturday revealed injuries consistent with a vessel strike.
Wreckage spotted in search for plane that went missing on its way to Ketchikan
The Coast Guard, Rescue Coordination Center and Wrangell St. Elias National Park are working together to identify the wreckage and look for possible survivors.
After 2 years, still no trial date for Juneau chiropractor charged with assaulting patients
Jeffrey Fultz now faces 19 counts of felony sexual assault and misdemeanor harassment, some for alleged offenses dating back to 2014.
2 men say they were sexually abused as children at Juneau’s Echo Ranch Bible Camp
Both men say Bradley Earl Reger’s trips to Echo Ranch gave him access to children with little or no supervision from other adults.
Former NBA star Carlos Boozer says he’ll always call Juneau home
The former NBA star spoke on KTOO's "Culture Rich Conversations" about growing up in Juneau, his early career and what he's learned.