Anchorage Assembly proposals would allow pot use in retail stores ...
Anchorage Assembly members appear to be changing course on city pot rules, proposing now to allow its use in retail stores and to relax other restrictions less than a month before businesses will start applying for licenses.Amid complaints that proposed local rules were too draconian, Assembly members signaled an interest at a work session Friday in rolling back some of its most restrictive elements. That included paving the way for marijuana bars or cafes, and reducing a proposed 1,000-foot sep..>> view original7.1 earthquake strikes during review period for Anchorage building ...
ANCHORAGE - Sunday's 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck just weeks before the the Anchorage Assembly is scheduled to vote on updates to the city's building codes.Municipal building codes are reviewed every few years, with the Assembly set to vote on the latest codes on Feb. 23. But while Sunday's quake shook businesses and homes across Anchorage, most buildings nowadays are built to withstand much stronger forces.According to municipal engineer Ron Wilde, architects and engineers build homes to w..>> view originalDowntown Anchorage food cart one step closer to liquor license
The Anchorage Assembly granted an appeal Tuesday that could allow a downtown coffee and food stand to serve beer and wine.The Assembly approved an administrative appeal allowing AK Alchemist to move forward on its conditional use land permit to get a liquor license, required to serve beer and wine. The Assembly will vote on the resolution Feb. 9.The business began trying to get the license in January 2015. In June, AK Alchemist owners Elise and Adam Blomfield were denied initial site plan approv..>> view originalAnchorage brainstorms idea to stop spice use
Estimated read time 1m 26s Anchorage brainstorms idea to stop spice use By Shannon Ballard 10:23 PM January 29, 2016 ANCHORAGE – Anchorage Police say spice isn’t going anywhere. In five month span last year police responded to nearly a thousand reports of spice use. While the numbers have gone down recently, a work session was held this week to come up with ideas to make sure spice calls doesn’t spike again. “There are some innovative ideas I heard about deploying some social workers..>> view originalAnchorage police investigate deaths of 2 at Point Woronzof
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Tips started flowing in Friday after Anchorage homicide investigators appealed to the public for information on two people found dead or dying at a scenic overlook on the city's west side.A person walking a dog below the Point Woronzof parking lot, which overlooks Cook Inlet, found a dead woman's body and called police Thursday morning.An hour later, police discovered a seriously injured man nearby. He was taken to a hospital, where he died.Police identified the woman as Sel..>> view originalBusiness group projects 1600 job loss in Anchorage in 2016
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A 2016 economic forecast prepared for the Anchorage Economic Development Corp. projects a loss of 1,600 jobs in Alaska's largest city, including 600 in the oil and gas sector.The city of just under 300,000 could see a net 1 percent jobs decline, according to the report's forecast. Cost-cutting by petroleum companies and a projected decline in state government spending are among factors in the projected job loss."It is definitely going to be a year that is a bit of a pinch in..>> view originalVandals ransack Anchorage church then set it on fire
Vandals ransack Anchorage church then set it on fire By KTVA Alaska 7:29 PM January 29, 2016 Police are looking to find the people who vandalized an Anchorage church Friday morning, then set it on fire. It happened at the Lutheran Church of Hope on Northern Lights Boulevard. Vandals broke a window to get inside, ripped through some mail, tipped over the baptismal font in the sanctuary, then set a fire in the kitchen. Church Council member Megan Bladow said it was clear that the fire wa..>> view originalWords with friends: Anchorage clerks arrange Assembly election
Words with friends: Anchorage clerks arrange Assembly election Download Audio Anchorage voters will elect five of the city’s 11 Assembly members this April. Filing for those races opened Friday. City officials have devised an ingenious ritual to keep elections as fair and impartial as possible. The Clerk’s office isn’t exactly sure how long the Scrabble ritual has been going on. Barbara Jones guestimates the tiles are from a set that’s about ten years old. Photo: Zachariah Hughes. City Cle..>> view original49 Voices: Altharia Fields-Roberts of Anchorage
49 Voices: Altharia Fields-Roberts of Anchorage This week we’re hearing from Altharia Fields-Roberts an unemployed cook from Anchorage. Altharia moved to Anchorage from Detroit 31 years ago and found that the less busy Anchorage was more to her liking. Download Audio Altharia Fields-Roberts (Photo by Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media) FIELDS-ROBERTS: It took me three weeks to unpack. I wasn’t going to unpack. I thought, “It’s so hick! What have I done? What have I done?” And I thought, “Well… ..>> view originalUS Navy sends ship near disputed island
(CNN) - The U.S. Navy sent a ship near a contested island in the South China Sea on Saturday to challenge "excessive maritime claims that restrict the rights and freedoms of the United States and others," a U.S. Defense Department spokesman told CNN. "This operation challenged attempts by the three claimants, China, Taiwan and Vietnam, to restrict navigation rights and freedoms around the features they claim by policies that require prior permission or notification of transit within territori..>> view original
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