Anchorage urban farm teaches young employees life skills
ANCHORAGE (KTUU) - A new urban farm in Anchorage is not only focusing on the growth of its greens but also the personal growth of its teens. Within a 10,000 square foot warehouse in Spenard, rows of vertical hydroponic towers are tended to by a handful of young adult employees. “When I'm looking through job applications, I'm looking for people with no job experience,” said program manager Seina Johndro. Johndro said she hires youth between the ages of 16 and 24 in needs of life skills. “This is..>> view originalTwo Anchorage schools near the end of massive remodel projects
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) For more than a year, construction crews have been remodeling Turnagain and Gladys Wood elementary schools. With less than three weeks until the start of the next school year, the halls at Gladys Wood are filled with contractors. "It’s built to be a 50-year-old building again and in other words, we shouldn’t have to do anything to this building again for several years," project manager, Calvin Mundt said. Multi-phase projects are designed to take the school from the 19..>> view originalGov. Matt Bevin wins property tax appeal on Anchorage home
CLOSE The house where Gov. Matt Bevin and his family are living lately has been getting a lot of attention. Here's why. Rachel Aretakis/Courier-Journal/USA TODAY Network/WochitBuy PhotoThe rear exterior of the Anchorage Place in 2014 when it was owned by Neil and Anne Ramsey. The home, named after the city of Anchorage, had recently been renovated. In February 2017, the house and 10 acres surrounding it were listed for sale; it sold in March 2017 to Anchorage Place LLC for $1.6 million. ..>> view originalSpecial Olympics Running Club travels to Anchorage
The Alaska Distance Classic will be taking place down in Anchorage this Saturday at 9 am. This year the Special Olympics Unified Running Club will be racing in both the 5K and the 10K events in one of Alaska's oldest races.The Distance Classic will consist of a 5K, a 10K, and a double-up, where runners can participate in both the 5 and 10 kilometer events and earn a special finisher award.The Special Olympics will have about 20 individuals who have been training for months to compete in the rac..>> view originalState sets aside $200K for APD to help with Seward Highway patrol
The Anchorage Police Department is getting $200,000 from the state to help with patrolling efforts along the Seward Highway between Anchorage and Indian. The capital budget sets aside the funding with the language, “It is the intent of the Legislature that the Municipality of Anchorage coordinate with the Department of Public Safety to patrol the Seward Highway.” “The $200,000 highlights that we have to have more of a partnership with the state in terms of resolving the long-term answer to Sew..>> view originalSeward Highway reopens after crash near McHugh Creek
Update, 3:30 p.m.: Both lanes of the Seward Highway have been reopened, police said in a statement, after multiple vehicles involved in the wreck were towed away. Southbound traffic was reported as backed up to the Rabbit Creek area, and police said to expect delays for "several more hours.">> view originalMoose antlers stolen in Peters Creek
Items in the Police Beat are taken from the Anchorage Police Department’s online crime mapping database. Details about individual events are provided by the department’s public information office. Defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty. BURGLARY On July 27 at around 9 p.m., police took a report that someone stole three sets of moose antlers bolted to a pole outside a residence on Aurora Borealis Road while the homeowner was at work. BURGLARY On July 24 at around 10 a.m., police re..>> view originalCan we Alaskans agree on a few things?
Opinions Can we Alaskans agree on a few things? Smoked red salmon at the First Alaskans Institute Elders and Youth Conference at the Dena’ina Center in Anchorage on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015. (Bill Roth / Alaska Dispatch News file)>> view originalAlaskans mock hot-weather advisory issued by city
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – While the Pacific Northwest swelters in triple-digit heat this week, Alaskans got their own unusual weather advisory Thursday. The missive from the Anchorage Office of Emergency Management told residents to prepare for temperatures that weather forecasters predict will range between the 70s and 80s throughout the Anchorage area this weekend. Alaskans are accustomed to cold weather, but are hardy enough to handle such “hot” temperatures. The advisory was widely shared on..>> view originalBucs take early lead in ABL championship series
PALMER — The Mat-Su Miners have swept three straight doubleheaders at Hermon Brothers Field. The Miners need to make it four to give themselves the chance to celebrate another Alaska Baseball League title.The Anchorage Bucs used a 4-0 victory Friday night to take an early lead in the best-of-3 ABL Top of the World Series championship set.“We know how to play doubleheaders at home. We’ve just got to take care of business and go from there,” Mat-Su head coach Ben Taylor said after the loss. “We t..>> view original
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
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