Thursday, June 23, 2016

Airbnb to start collecting taxes in Anchorage on behalf of municipality and other top stories.

  • Airbnb to start collecting taxes in Anchorage on behalf of municipality

    Airbnb to start collecting taxes in Anchorage on behalf of municipality
    ANCHORAGE – The Municipality of Anchorage is about to strike a deal with popular home-sharing site Airbnb that could make finding a place to stay a little more expensive. The municipality has a 12 percent bed tax that all hotel operators, as well as bed-and-breakfasts, are required to pay. Treasury officials want to make sure those sharing their homes on Airbnb and other online sites pay their share, too. “There is potentially an area in the market right now where the people, individual homeow..
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  • Police: Flight to Anchorage diverted, man arrested after he groped ...

    Police: Flight to Anchorage diverted, man arrested after he groped ...
    Alaska Airlines flight 137, on its way from Portland, Oregon, to Anchorage on Tuesday, made an unexpected stop at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport due to the incident, said airport spokesman Perry Cooper.
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  • "No motivation" to fix the Northern Lights Hotel in Midtown Anchorage

    A dilapidated Midtown hotel on one of Anchorage's main thoroughfares is unlikely to be torn down or renovated, according to its owners. The former Northern Lights Hotel is owned by Peach Investments LLC. It sits boarded up with broken windows, covered in graffiti with and old beer bottles surrounding it. Workers next door at Pair-A-Dice Tattoo and Body Piercing are tired of looking at it. "A lot of times we get bums hanging out, camping out in the back here," said Shadow Naquin. "They'll come ..
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  • One contractor in Anchorage's lawsuit over port settles for $5.5 million

    One contractor in Anchorage's lawsuit over port settles for $5.5 million
    Anchorage One contractor in Anchorage’s lawsuit over port settles for $5.5 million Author: Devin Kelly Updated: 4 hours ago Published 5 hours ago Sunshine bathes the Port of Anchorage with cranes and fuel tank farm and shipping containers visible on Nov. 22, 2014, in downtown Anchorage. (Bob Hallinen / ADN archive 2014)
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  • New traffic roundabouts planned for Anchorage

    New traffic roundabouts planned for Anchorage
    Click Here to access the online Public Inspection File Viewers with disabilities can get assistance accessing this station's FCC Public Inspection File by contacting the station with the information listed below. Questions or concerns relating to the accessibility of the FCC's online public file system should be directed to the FCC at 888-225-5322, 888-835-5322 (TTY), or fccinfo@fcc.gov. Station Contact Info: KTUU-TV501 East 40th Avenue,Anchorage, Alaska 99503-7488
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  • Junk pile fire sends large plume into skies over S. Anchorage

    Junk pile fire sends large plume into skies over S. Anchorage
    Click Here to access the online Public Inspection File Viewers with disabilities can get assistance accessing this station's FCC Public Inspection File by contacting the station with the information listed below. Questions or concerns relating to the accessibility of the FCC's online public file system should be directed to the FCC at 888-225-5322, 888-835-5322 (TTY), or fccinfo@fcc.gov. Station Contact Info: KTUU-TV501 East 40th Avenue,Anchorage, Alaska 99503-7488
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  • Downtown Anchorage set to be a drag

    Downtown Anchorage set to be a drag
    Click Here to access the online Public Inspection File Viewers with disabilities can get assistance accessing this station's FCC Public Inspection File by contacting the station with the information listed below. Questions or concerns relating to the accessibility of the FCC's online public file system should be directed to the FCC at 888-225-5322, 888-835-5322 (TTY), or fccinfo@fcc.gov. Station Contact Info: KTUU-TV501 East 40th Avenue,Anchorage, Alaska 99503-7488
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  • South Anchorage farmers market for breakfast, lunch and dinner ...

    South Anchorage farmers market for breakfast, lunch and dinner ...
    Full disclosure: the owners of Rise & Shine Bakery are close friends and I've been enjoying their sourdough breads for years. Dense, crusty and flavorful, this bread is all substance and no fluff. I'm usually a slave to their fruited almond loaf (one slice, with or without butter, makes for a hearty breakfast), but on this day I opted for their onion rye, which held up beautifully to thick slices of Mat Valley's hearty elk salami, spicy Landjaeger sausages and to thin buttery slices of Prosciu..
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  • Anchorage police officer hit in face with bear pepper spray

    ANCHORAGE — A man suspected of shooting bear pepper spray into the face of an Anchorage police officer was arrested on suspicion of assault, resisting arrest and drug misconduct. Anchorage police say 25-year-old Joshua Chiskok tried to remove the officer’s handgun from its holster as they wrestled. A caller early Tuesday reported hearing a fight and a man calling for help at 15th Avenue and Cordova Street. An officer contacted Chiskok, and as they talked, Chiskok pulled a can of bear spray from..
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  • 18 days and 4200 miles on a bike end with one big victory for ...

    18 days and 4200 miles on a bike end with one big victory for ...
    Sports 18 days and 4,200 miles on a bike end with one big victory for Anchorage woman Author: Beth Bragg Updated: 3 hours ago Published 4 hours ago Lael Wilcox rides through farm country during the Trans Am Bike Race, which she won Wednesday in Virginia. (@transambikerace Instagram post)
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Texas county judge suspended after open meetings indictment .City wants to hire Anchorage's homeless to help clean up homeless ... .
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