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• Anchorage officials look to remodel downtown transit center | Local News - KTUU

  

  It's been a trouble spot for years, but improvements for the Downtown Transit Center are in the works.Word of a new plan is spreading through social media after Anchorage Community Development Authority executive director Andrew Halcro posted about it on his Facebook page.A hint of what's being discussed included a picture of the center with the caption "Coming Summer 2016" and includes images showing an outdoor roof patio and movie screen.In his post, Halcro wrote that the proposal would "compl..

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• Anchorage restaurant viral Facebook post finds wide support after standing up for employee | Alaska Dispatch News

  

  An Anchorage restaurant has found itself overwhelmed with support after its owner shared aFacebook post standing upto mistreatment of an employee with developmental disabilities.It all started with a customer calling to complain to Little Italy Restaurante on Saturday night. On the phone was an irate customer complaining about one of the restaurant’s delivery drivers. According to restaurant owner P.J. Gialopsos, the customer was ranting, using foul language and accusing the driver of using drug..

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• Anchorage’s snowy, icy sidewalks becoming a problem for pedestrians | KTVA Anchorage CBS 11

  

  ANCHORAGE –How long should it take to clear Anchorage sidewalks? The municipality says they’ll do it within three days, but the Department of Transportation says it could take them even longer. Some of those who rely on the sidewalks to get around say that’s not good enough.Streets in Anchorage were plowed and sanded Thursday night, but if you looked left or right, you would see what many pedestrians and cyclists are dealing with on the sidewalks.“You get pedestrians and bikes creating ruts and ..

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• It's safe to dance

  Anchorage’s Momentum Dance Collective is throwing it back to the ‘80s with their latest performance,The ‘80s: The Decade That Moved Us,premiering this Thursday. Created and choreographed by company directors Beth Daly Gamble, Therese Brennan and Ariel Graham, the review of the iconic decade draws on styles as diverse as ballet and modern dance to explore what made the 1980s so unique.Although their latest show is an exploration and celebration of the decade that brought us hair crimping, Billy I..

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• JJ Abrams reveals new 'Star Wars' character

  

  (CNN) -When it comes to the new "Star Wars" character Maz Kanata, watch the eyes.That's the message from director J.J. Abrams and star Lupita Nyong'o, who plays Kanata in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens.""I had this pitch about these goggles that she wore," Abrams told Entertainment Weekly. "Her eyes are an important aspect of her character, and you'll see how it plays out."The character, who's visible in the center of the "Force Awakens" poster as a tiny, be-goggled creature, is computer-generate..

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• New app helps Alaskans keep tabs on changing environment

  

  SELDOVIA –As scientists work to understand the impacts of a changing climate in Alaska, locals in one Kenai Peninsula town are stepping in with their smartphones to keep tabs on their environment.Lifelong resident Marcia Patrick calls the tiny town of Seldovia home. She spends her free time at the beach. It’s been pretty quiet over the years — until now.“This is actually the first year that I’ve seen so much stuff washing up like the sand lance, baby herring and different things, birds,” Patrick..

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• James Oppenheim Games

  

  Get a head start on holiday shopping and know exactly what the kids are wanting this year. James Oppenheim let you know what "tech" gifts have the kids ...

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• Clean Water Concert

  

  Amanda Lindquist and Laura Anderson join us to tell you how you can get involved in raising awareness for clean water.

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• Marcus at the Movies: Spectre

  

  This week Marcus gives us a sneak preview into the new James Bond movie, Spectre. Comments. The views expressed are not those of this company or its ...

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• 'NCIS' actress Perrette: 'I almost died tonight'

  

  (CNN) -"NCIS" actress Pauley Perrette was attacked in front of her Hollywood home Thursday night and left "shaken and traumatized," she tweeted."On my street, I was jumped by a VERY psychotic homeless man," she wrote.The man grabbed Perrette, pinned her arm, punched her in the nose and forehead and "repeatedly" told her that he was going to kill her."I was alone, terrified and trapped," Perrette wrote. "There was an empty garage behind me and I knew if he got me in there I was dead."Perrette sai..

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