Huevos Rancheros
In Alaska, the winter is cold and dark. It's as certain as death and taxes. I decided that this year, I needed to ring in the New Year with a little sunshine. And maybe a pool, with one of those umbrella drinks.
I crashed my parents' vacation.
See the recipe. 
APOC Reduces Lobbying Fine for Coffey
The Alaska Public Offices Commission has approved a consent agreement worked out by its staff and former Anchorage Assembly member Dan Coffey.
Alaska News Nightly: January 30, 2013
Charges Against Former BBNC Board Member Dropped;
Homer Evening Surf Session
I headed down to Homer, Alaska for the day in hopes to score some surf. Unfortunately the wind was howling and the shore break was a sloppy mess.
Once the sun started going down, I got a call from Mike McCune. He told me he might know where some waves are. He took me to a local secret spot off the beaten path but only a short hike down from the road.
More.
Alaska News Nightly: January 29, 2013
Bill Allows Tribes To Directly Apply For Federal Disaster Aid; Board of Fishers Adopts New Kuskokwim River Plan; Fish and Game Releases Chinook Research Plan; Eastern Bering Sea Fish Survey Yields Surprising Results; Project Homeless Connect Offers Opportunities To Homeless Population; Quest Mushers WILL Think Of Massachusetts Man On The Trail; Public, Scientists Disagree On Cruise Ship Wastewater; Princess Cruise Lines To Pay $20,000 In Fines
Tongass Second Growth Wood Guide
Students at Sitka High School are building furniture that’s truly Alaska grown. The wood in their furniture projects has come from red alder trees harvested in young-growth forest in the Tongass National Forest.
A new guide published by the Sitka Conservation Society profiles a variety of projects – including two at the Sitka High School – that are testing the limits of how young-growth can be used.
Learn more. Alaska News Nightly: January 28, 2013
Bipartisan Group Working On Immigration Overhaul; Missile-Defense System Contractor Boeing Hails Successful Test Of New ‘Kill Vehicle’; In New Campaign, McDonald’s Plugs Alaskan Pollock; Alaska Plant Tapped As Health Supplement; New Reality Show To Feature Russian Old Believers; A Final Check-Up; ‘Team Beringia’ Competing In K-300 Race; Cold Halts Minn. Man's Denali Solo Climb
Announcing Local Challenge Grants
Have you always wanted to do something to improve your neighborhood park or trail? Does your community garden need some help to grow?
The Anchorage Park Foundation is seeking applicants who want to make a difference in a neighborhood park or trail.
Learn more. 
AK: Restoration
For the past three years, a small group of dedicated volunteers has been putting in countless hours restoring a Watchmen’s cabin for the Kasilof Regional Historical Association. Each Friday they get together and make a few small steps toward bringing the once-ailing cabin back to life.
Alaska News Nightly: January 25, 2013
Environmentalists Push Against Shell’s Arctic Drilling Plan; Report Says State Could See Boost If It Accepts Money For Medicaid Expansion Program; Parnell Appoints Judge Joel Bolger To Alaska Supreme Court; Buzz Aldrin Talks To ANSEP Students; Haines Police On The Lookout After Two Dogs Shot With Arrows; Denali Wolf Management Plan Battle Continues; Momentum Builds For Unalaska Bay Trawl Ban; AK: Restoration; 300 Villages: Yakutat
Third Annual Walk for Warmth
When Travis, a 30-year-old single father of two, had to leave work while recovering from a back injury, it wasn’t long before he got behind on his utility bill – and the idea of facing a winter without heat suddenly seemed all too likely.
Travis isn’t alone. Rental and utility assistance are consistently the highest unmet needs in Anchorage.
Read more. JBER Restricts Alcohol In Barracks; Mat-Su Creamery Closes Down
The Board of Fisheries adopted a new salmon management plan for the Kuskokwim last week. About 24 fishermen were cited last year near Dillingham; what’s happening in those cases? Is there any word from the congressional delegation about when relief funds may be put forward in legislation? How are families faring without the salmon they could not harvest last fall and without money for store purchases?
KSKA: Friday, 1/25 at 2:00pm & Saturday, 1/26 at 6:00pm
TV: Friday, 1/25 at 7:30pm & Saturday, 1/26 at 5:00pm
Alaska News Nightly: January 24, 2013
Competing Voter ID Bills Introduced In State Legislature; Inlet Inn Closure Leaves Residents on the Edge; Witnesses Tell NTSB Missing Pilot Was Drunk; Fairbanks Shies Away From Marijuana Dispensary Proposal; Scientists Unable To Determine Cause Of Seal, Walrus Illness; Bill Would Lessen Cruise Ship Discharge Standards; Housing Homeless Youth Takes Trust, Love
Urban Gatherers: Winter Subsistence Hunting and Fishing
Some friends and I began fly fishing for trout and bowhunting for birds in Southcentral Alaska this winter. This was the first time they have done something like this in the winter, and they decided to make a film about it.
This film is about subsistence and the power of just being outdoors.
Read more.
Alaska News Nightly: January 23, 2013
Alaska Legislature Faces First Budget Deficit; Tsunami Debris Docks are Unique Opportunity for Scientists; Agency Proposes Recovery Plan For Rare Right Whale; Commissioner Apologizes For Lack Of Communication In Alaska Class Ferry Plan; Parnell Urges Mining Students To Follow Their Passions; UAF Moves Forward With Power, Heating Plant Replacement Plan; Former Reporter Rips Reporters For Lack Of Climate Change Coverage
Rapunzel, Snow White, and the Little Mermaid dancing to Dubstep
There's a new dance company in town, and they're not afraid to mix genres.
Click here for the full the story
Announcing Four New Affiliate Communities
The Alaska Community Foundation has announced four new Affiliate community foundations – Kodiak Community Foundation, Ketchikan Community Foundation, Greater Sitka Legacy Fund and Golden Heart Community Foundation (Fairbanks and surrounding areas).
With support from the Rasmuson Foundation, the newly formed Affiliates will provide leadership for the formation of a permanent community endowment that will support local philanthropic goals now and years into the future.
Learn more.
JBER-Richardson Bans Alcohol in Barracks
Army officials are admitting that they have an alcohol and drug problem at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson in Anchorage. And they're doing something about it: banning alcohol in the barracks.
Alaska News Nightly: January 22, 2013
JBER-Richardson Bans Alcohol In Barracks; Congress Returns To Debt Limit Battle; Roe v. Wade Now 40 Years Old; Susitna-Watana Dam Planning Back On Track; Proposed Donlin Gold Mine Starts Permitting Process; Ocean Acidification Monitors Coming To Alaska; Mandatory Vessel Safety Checks Postponed; Kids Get Hands-On Science Lessons At ‘Robot-Garage’
Alaskans on the Ground: Experiences in Afghanistan
This week on Addressing Alaskans, four Alaskan service men and women join in a panel discussion about their overseas duty in Afghanistan. From 124 degree heat to understanding local culture, hear about the experiences that challenged, scared, surprised, and taught them the most while serving as a members of the United States Army and Air Force during the War in Afghanistan.
KSKA: Thursday 1/24 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm