Night Music: June 25, 2011
Here’s the music playlist for Night Music with Kirk Waldhaus.
Capital Budget Veto Update; Coastal Zone Management Dies; and Alaska Pipeline Woes
July 1 at 2:00pm on KSKA 91.1FM and 7:30pm on KAKM, Channel 7 television
Gov. Sean Parnell vetoes $400 million from the capital budget; Coastal Zone Management Program dies in a special session of the Legislature; Anchorage Superintendent of Schools Carol Comeau announces her retirement, and more.
The Sleeping Beauty
July 1 at 2:45 pm
Join us on Stage Talk this week as we speak with director Joe King and actress Joan Hamilton about the Alaska Fine Arts Academy's production of The Sleeping Beauty.
AK: Culinary Swap
This week, we take a ride on the ferry Tustema. Or, I should say, we sample a stop on the ferry- a very mouth watering stop.
Something Different: July 3, 2011
Here’s the music playlist from Something Different with Betsy.
Algo Nuevo: June 26, 2011
Here’s the music playlist from the Sunday, June 26, 2011 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera.
Algo Nuevo: July 3, 2011
Here’s the music playlist from the Sunday, July 3, 2011 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera.
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Friday, July 8 at 2:45 pm
Opening at Out North in Anchorage on July 8, Leo Grimberg stars as Hedwig telling his life story through concerts and David Bowie music. Director, John Minton joins Leo in the studio this week to talk about the actor director partnership and preparing for the show at Out North.
Debt Reduction; Title 21; and the 8(a) Contracting Debate
Friday, July 8 at 2:00pm and Saturday, July 9 at 6:04pm on KSKA 91.1FM. Airing on KAKM on Friday, July 8 at 7:30pm and Saturday, July 9 at 5:00pm
President Obama has made Congress stay after school to iron out a deficit reduction and national debt plan; who is Major Barney - and why is he in jail struggling to have a judge grant him bail?; Title 21 - the Anchorage land use code - has been under review for, well, years, and it has been the source of intense debate...
AK: Fairbanks Cold Case Attracts Interest
This week on AK, we delve into a cold case from interior Alaska...
On July 8, 1999, eight-year-old Durga Owens was reported missing from his family’s remote homestead out the Steese highway north of Fairbanks.
Traveling Music: July 10, 2011
Here’s the music playlist from Traveling Music with Shonti Elder.
Knik Arm Crossing; Proposed Southcentral Bullet Line; and Redistricting Lawsuits
Friday, July 15 at 2:00pm on KSKA 91.1FM and 7:30pm on KAKM, Channel 7 television
Dan Sullivan has gone to court over the Knik Arm Crossing; AHFC did a study of the proposed bullet line bringing gas from the North Slope to Southcentral; "BP Ordered to send Feds $25 million"...
Stories at the Cemetery
Friday, July 15 at 2:45 pm
The spirits of Russian Jack, Syndney Laurence and other memorable Anchorage area pioneers will return to their grave sites in downtown Anchorage for Stories at the Cemetery this Friday night. Tour organizers Linda Benson and Audrey Kelly join host Jean Paal this week on Stage Talk.
Celebrating the spirit of Alaska’s generosity
The Alaska Community Foundation is committed to growing philanthropy throughout Alaska. We are comprised of component funds created by individuals, families, organizations and communities who desire to give back to the state that has given much to them.
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AFN’s Alaska Marketplace: Investing in Alaska’s Best Ideas
The AFN Alaska Marketplace (AKM) is the latest in AFN's long history of initiatives intended to foster growth in the rural economies where so many Alaska Natives live and work, stimulating economic growth in rural Alaska by tapping into the deep cultural knowledge and skills of Alaska residents.
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Book Review: Spoon Fed by Kim Severson
Remember when the Anchorage Daily News was thicker. Those days are gone but the News’ former food editor Kim Severson is well and now the Atlanta bureau chief for the New York Times. She’s just published a memoir-cookbook.
Severson finishes each culinary interview with recipes like aioli and even spaghetti and meatballs.
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You Know You Live on Big Lake When…
Big Lake blogger Lisa Conner muses on her families life in their waterfront cabin, accessible only by boat.
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Video: Bike/Ski/Raft Denali Traverse
Check out the full article for a link back to blogger Luc Mehl's site, as well as a companion blog post.
To submit your video, just send a link to townsquare49@alaskapublic.org.
AK: Bees
This week on AK... bees.
We've all seen them, fat and fuzzy, zigzagging from flower to flower in a seemingly erratic flight to somewhere. Bumblebees were so named for their clumsy trip from bud to bud, not to mention their signature sound, like tiny buzzsaws.
Night Music: July 2, 2011
Night Music celebrates the 4th of July.