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• How 30 years of Kaladi Brothers changed coffee culture in ...

  Thirty years ago, the owners of a summer-only coffee cart in downtown Anchorage decided they shouldn’t just make coffee, they should roast beans on a large scale and sell them.Tax day marks the 30th anniversary for that little cart that decided to go big, now known in a big way as Anchorage’s Kaladi Brothers Coffee.With 15 cafes in Southcentral Alaska, one in Seattle, and over 300 wholesale buyers, the coffee company is one of Alaska’s biggest. The 1.2 million pounds of coffee they roast off of ..

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• Anchorage Assembly proposes ordinance to clarifying leash law

  

  ANCHORAGE – Anchorage law says a dog must be leashed any time it’s on public property, with the exception of designated dog parks. In the past, Anchorage Animal Control officers could cite owners whose dogs were off-leash, similar to issuing a traffic ticket. But recently, the Alaska Superior Court ruled the language in the law was unclear, according to municipality attorney Bill Falsey. The court ruled in favor of two dog owners challenging citations, saying officers also needed to prove the ..

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• Walker says he'd veto Anchorage LIO purchase

  

  JUNEAU — Gov. Bill Walker said Thursday that he would veto the purchase of a legislative office building in Anchorage if that item remains in the state infrastructure budget. Walker told The Associated Press the purchase is not compatible with where the state is financially right now. He said legislators should know where he stands on the issue as they put the budget together. The current Senate version of the capital budget includes $32.5 million for the building and land purchase of the Ancho..

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• Three people arrested at Anchorage airport for smuggling 313 ...

  

  ANCHORAGE - Three people were arrested at Ted Stevens International Airport on Thursday morning after attempting to smuggle 313 grams of heroin into Alaska, according to an online dispatch by Alaska State Troopers.The arrests come as a result of an investigation by the Statewide Drug Enforcement Unit that began in February. Investigators identified 53-year-old Oregon resident Rodney J. Anderson as a suspect involved in trafficking heroin from Portland to Alaska, troopers wrote in the dispatch...

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• Singer in Anchorage 'Mikado' reprises her part from hit Goldie Hawn ...

  

  Jane Shaulis’ name popped out from the roster of performers in Anchorage Opera’s current production of “The Mikado.” Shaulis, who has the role of Katisha -- the only serious role in Gilbert and Sullivan’s catalog of musical comedies -- has been a regular at the Metropolitan Opera and other leading companies for the past several years. But that’s not a particular claim to fame in this cast. Ryan MacPherson, singing the hapless hero Nanki-Poo, also has an impressive resume, including a part in the..

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