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  • Anchorage Assembly to finalize marijuana regulations at Tuesday ...

    Anchorage Assembly to finalize marijuana regulations at Tuesday ...
    ANCHORAGE - The Anchorage Assembly will vote on two ordinances at a Tuesday meeting that will finalize marijuana regulations within the municipality. While both ordinances are expected to pass, lawmakers are less certain about which of the eight amendments will be included in the new regulations.The first of the ordinances, Title 21, deals with zoning and land use. A major concern voiced at the municipality's last public hearing were the proposed buffer zones between schools and businesses sel..
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  • ADN poll: Majority of Anchorage voters support equal rights ordinance

    ADN poll: Majority of Anchorage voters support equal rights ordinance
    An Alaska Dispatch News poll found that a majority of Anchorage voters support the city’s new law barring discrimination against gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexual people.Of 311 registered voters, 70 percent said they either strongly or mildly supported adding sexual orientation and gender identity to the list of protected classes for employment and housing in city law -- a change the Anchorage Assembly approved in a 9-2 vote last fall. Twenty-five percent said they strongly or mildly oppose..
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  • Anchorage chefs toss aside rivalries for South Restaurant's ...

    Anchorage chefs toss aside rivalries for South Restaurant's ...
    VIDEOIt’s not every day that the executive chef of South Restaurant and Coffeehouse finds himself under the instruction of another chef in his own kitchen.But roughly once a month, that’s exactly what happens to Shane Moore in the “backroom” of the South Anchorage restaurant.“I’m the one making sure (the chef) has enough coffee,” Moore said.The change in leadership is just temporary; Moore lets another chef take over operations for a small group of diners. It’s a pop-up restaurant of sorts, with..
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  • Montana student from Anchorage dies in backcountry ski accident

    Montana student from Anchorage dies in backcountry ski accident
    ANCHORAGE - A university student from Anchorage died in a backcountry skiing accident in Montana on Thursday, according to a Facebook post by the Alaska Avalanche Information Center.Nathaniel “Alex” Wright, 20, was skiing alone near difficult terrain in the History Rock area of Hyalite Canyon on Thursday, according to local media reports. Officials say a skin came off Wright's skis, making it difficult for him to return to his vehicle that evening.Wright’s girlfriend called 911 when he failed ..
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  • Eagle River residents weigh in on Anchorage marijuana rules

    Eagle River residents weigh in on Anchorage marijuana rules
    ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Anchorage votes on its marijuana business rules next week and residents in an Anchorage community that mostly voted against recreational pot in Alaska are weighing in.KTVA-TV reports (http://bit.ly/20OD1q1) Assemblywoman Amy Demboski hosted an Eagle River town hall Saturday.Potential operators of marijuana businesses noted the lack of support in the room.Demboski says it was clear many residents at the meeting wanted the proposed 500-foot buffer between marijuana busines..
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  • Houston man medevaced to Anchorage with serious injuries after ...

    Houston man medevaced to Anchorage with serious injuries after ...
    ANCHORAGE - A Houston man was seriously injured in a snowmachine crash late Saturday evening, Alaska State Troopers say.Troopers responded to the crash just before 11:40 p.m. last night. Nickolas B. Eull, 29, was ejected from his 2014 Ski Doo snowmachine after he struck an embankment while travelling near Backhaus Street in Houston, troopers wrote Sunday in a dispatch posted online.Eull was later medevaced by helicopter to Providence Hospital in Anchorage with serious injuries, troopers said i..
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  • Anchorage LIO proposal offers savings, settlement to lawsuit

    Anchorage LIO proposal offers savings, settlement to lawsuit
    A proposal by the building owners to keep the Legislature in the Anchorage Legislative Information Office building could save the state millions of dollars and get the legislators out of a political bind. However, Pam Varni, executive director of the Legislative Affairs Agency, which handles business for the Legislative Council, disputed the figures in a Feb. 5 memo to Council Chairman Sen. Gary Stevens. The proposal, submitted Jan. 29 to Stevens, suggests the State of Alaska purchase the build..
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  • Coldplay, Bruno, Beyonce bring it at halftime

    Coldplay, Bruno, Beyonce bring it at halftime
    (CNN) - Peace, love and revolution. These were the prevailing themes during Super Bowl 50's halftime show featuring Coldplay, Bruno Mars and Beyonce.It all kicked off with a low-key Chris Martin singing the opening to "Viva la Vida" on his haunches while fans ran around him onto the field. Once Martin took to the stage, which doubled as a video screen pulsing with a swirl of colorful flowers and sunbursts, he and the band quickly ran through a few hits, including "Adventure of a Lifetime" whi..
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  • Super Bowl notebook: Defense dominated

    Super Bowl notebook: Defense dominated
    SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- To call Super Bowl 50 an offensive struggle would be a massive understatement. As good as both defenses were in the Denver Broncos' 24-10 victory over the Carolina Panthers, it was the Broncos who forced more turnovers, which was the difference in holding the Panthers to one touchdown.Both teams were unsuccessful on third down, in large part because of failures on first and second down. In the second half, neither team was able to covert on third down, each failing six t..
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  • Super Bowl 50: Five takeaways

    Super Bowl 50: Five takeaways
    SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Super Bowl 50 will be remembered for Peyton Manning (likely) riding out on top, Bruno Mars and Beyonce stealing the halftime show from Coldplay and Von Miller tormenting the league's newly crowned MVP. Here are five takeaways from how the Denver Broncos left Levi's Stadium with the franchise's third Lombardi Trophy on Sunday night.Poor officiating strikes againPanthers coach Ron Rivera ended up not getting burned by using his challenges up in the first half, but the offi..
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