Sealaska Heritage Institute To Sponsor Skin-Sewing Workshops
Sealaska Heritage Institute will sponsor skin-sewing workshops in six communities in an effort to revitalize a traditional art form and to create a cottage industry in Southeast Alaska.
Through the program, called the Southeast Alaska Sustainable Arts Project, students in Kake, Sitka, Prince of Wales Island, Hoonah, Juneau and Yakutat will learn to stretch hides, cut patterns and hand-sew hats and scarves from furs.
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Alaska News Nightly: March 4, 2013
Begich Requests State Put $2 Billion Toward Ports Infrastructure; Resignation Looms For ASD Superintendent; Fairbanks Neighborhood Air Quality Improves After Wood Boilers Shut Down; 1 Dead After Backcountry Accident Near Haines; Sequester Expected To Impact 8a Contracts; Speakers Make Case For Accepting Federal Money For Medicaid Expansion; Four Women Ranking Among 2013 Iditarod’s Top-20 Mushers; Icicle’s Adak Plant To Take Summer Hiatus; Alaska Cultural Connections: Staying In The Bush
Soul to Soul: February 16, 2013
Here’s the music playlist from the February 16, 2013 edition of Soul to Soul with Marvel and Sherry Johnson. All tracks played are listed...
Barnstorming the Arctic Flight Exhibit
Today we’re visiting the Anchorage Museum’s newest exhibit: “Arctic Flight.”
The first thing you see when entering the exhibit is a cherry red 1928 Stearman. And your first question might be, “How did they get an airplane to the third floor of the museum?”
Winter With Color And Texture In Anchorage
It’s winter and I really needed to get out of my studio and find some color and yes, some texture. I love being a studio hermit but visiting with other artists is essential for continual artistic growth.
Entering AK Starfish Co. is like skidding onto a painter’s palette.
Read more. Alaska News Nightly: March 1, 2013
U.S. Court Of Appeals Upholds Polar Bear Listing; JBER Commander Anticipating Sequester Cuts; Anchorage Braces For Sequestration Impacts; Legislature Considers Shaving Money From Early Education Programs; North Slope Villagers File Suit Against Army Corps Of Engineers; Tribes Get Larger Voice At AFN With Bylaw Change; Superior Court Decision Could Impact Water Protection Statutes; AK: Rookie; 300 Villages: Haines
Amateur Mushing
Iditarod dog teams have as much in common with your pet as an Indy car and a tricycle, but there is something in between. Dog mushing is a recreational sport for families, too. On this Outdoor Explorer, we’ll learn about using sled dogs for fun and transportation with the mom of a local mushing family, and a Denali guide who takes out newbies daily.
KSKA Thursday 3/7 at 2:00 pm, repeating at 7:00 pm
Ethnobotany
Last year the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recorded eleven billion-dollar weather events. That brought the total for the last two years to 25. The average up until then had been less than four. Climate change is already here and it’s not changing back any time soon. Communities are going to have to become more resilient, and for some
that means a closer look at local food. One of the top experts on sustainable and climate-resilient “food-sheds” will be the guest on the next Talk of Alaska.
KSKA: Tuesday, 3/5 at 10:00am
Title 21 Passes; And Shell Suspends Arctic Drilling
Title 21 measure finally passes in Anchorage. Shell suspends Arctic drilling. Distinguished economist Scott Goldsmith, formerly of UAA, talks to lawmakers about oil taxes. The Alaska Legislature continues to challenge the Obama Administration on gun laws. Labor unrest continues in Anchorage.
KSKA: Friday, 3/1 at 2:00pm & Saturday, 3/2 at 6:00pm
TV: Friday, 3/1 at 7:30pm & Saturday, 3/2 at 5:00pm
Charred Sugar-Crusted Wild Alaska Salmon
I love ALL Alaskan seafood. Halibut, cod, scallops, spot prawns, king crab...the list goes on. It is THE BEST in the world.
But for my money, nothing compares to delicious, healthy, and sustainable wild Alaska salmon. Some of my favorite childhood memories involved a boat, a river, and a fishing pole with a fighting salmon at the other end of the line.
See the recipe. Senior Housing Shortage Statewide
Alaska has one of the fastest growing senior citizen populations in the country, yet affordable housing for seniors is at a minimum. In December, a group of state and community leaders got together in Anchorage to discuss options for providing senior housing to meet growing demand. As KSKA's Ellen Lockyer reports, the Alaska Senior Housing Summit has outlined the challenges ahead and the strategies needed to overcome them.
Alaska News Nightly: February 28, 2013
Parnell Says No To Federal Money For Medicaid Expansion For Now; King Cove Residents Push Salazar On Izembek Road; Governor’s Oil Tax Proposal Progressing Through Senate; Union Workers Testify Against Ordinance; Officials Discuss Lack Of Affordable Senior Housing; Huslia Program Gets Kids Mushing; Fundraiser Puts Juneau’s Empty Chair Project Near Goal
Union Workers Testify Against Ordinance
Hundreds of union workers turned out to testify before the Anchorage Assembly Wednesday night, against an ordinance that could limit unions.
Volunteer Ingenuity Solves Biography Problem
Your public library is constant flux developing ways to connect you with the materials currently on the shelves and introduce the vast array of new items
being added continuously.
Now, thanks to the ingenuity of staff and help of volunteers, Anchorage Public Library is just completing a customer service project that re-defines the way biographies are classified.
Click for more. Alaska News Nightly: February 27, 2013
Shell Suspending 2013 Drilling Season; NOAA Tracking North Pacific Storms; Redistricting Board Awaiting U.S. Supreme Court Decision; Senate Committee Considering Bill Defining ‘Medically Necessary’ Abortions; Yakutat Seeking Wave Power; 15 To Be Inducted Into Alaska Women’s Hall Of Fame; Bikers Break Previous Iditarod Trail Invitational Record
Ever After Video Highlights
Inspired by folk lore, fairytales, and societal roles we often willingly or unconsciously play, this humanistic work strips us of preconceived notions of “happily ever after.”
It begs a reassessment of both how we perceive ourselves and how we gauge fulfillment in this one all-too-short life.
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Anchorage Assembly Passes Title 21
After a decade of revisions, the Anchorage Assembly passed Title 21 Tuesday night. Several versions of the Assembly have been revising Title 21, or Anchorage land-use law, for about 10 years. At their regular meeting Tuesday night the current assembly finally approved it, with more than 150 amendments.
Alaska News Nightly: February 26, 2013
Sequester Would Cut NPS Budget By 5 Percent; JKT: Representing District Is ‘Deeply Personal’; Legislature Considering Chinook Research Fund; Rising Number Of Alaskans Predicted To Be Affected By Future Flooding; 727 Lands At Merrill Field In Anchorage; Nick Golodoff, Author Of “Attu Boy,” Dies At 77;
Foundation Grant Funds Tool Trailer Revamp
Thanks to a generous grant, Alaska Trails will begin revamping its two tool trailers, both of which are dedicated to building and maintaining sustainable trails.
Located in Fairbanks and Anchorage, the trailers enable volunteers to safely put their energy and enthusiasm into their local trails.
Read more. Alaska News Nightly: February 25, 2013
State House Passes Gun Bill; 5,000 Alaska Department of Defense Workers Could Be Furloughed In Sequester; New Crude Oil Agreement Signed Between State, Flint Hills; Kikkan Randall and Jessie Diggins Make History At World Championships; First 6 Cyclists Check Into Winterlake Lodge Checkpoint On Iditarod Trail Invitational; Chinese, NOAA Dismantle Pirate Fishing Vessels; Alaska Cultural Connections: Family