3+ week, 4+ day ago   (531+ words) Anchorage Daily News Opinion: A safer downtown Anchorage starts on Fifth and Sixth avenues This week, the Anchorage Metropolitan Area Transportation Solutions’ Policy Committee has a critical opportunity: adding the full reconstruction of Fifth and Sixth avenues to the 2050 Metropolitan…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (114+ words) Anchorage Daily News Voters streamed into polling places around the city as candidates waved signs from street corners and gathered with their supporters. Candidates in several Alaska races tried to rally votes in their favor by waving signs from Midtown…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (219+ words) Marines judge each other by actions, not words. I served with Sen. Dan Sullivan in the Marine Corps, and I learned that he could be counted on. He prepared for the mission, took responsibility and looked after the people around…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1264+ words) Two Democrats and two Republicans emerged as the top four vote-getters after early results were counted in Alaska’s gubernatorial primary Tuesday, but with thousands of ballots remaining to be counted, questions remain on the identity and strategy of candidates who…...

15+ hour, 31+ min ago   (344+ words) Housing policy should not divide us when we are all interested in solving the same problems. We need to focus on solutions that respect people whether they are low income, middle income or high income. Anchorage has some rough edges…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (801+ words) Roughly 25 vacation rentals crowd a half-mile stretch along I Street in Anchorage’s South Addition neighborhood. In Girdwood, a single neighborhood block between Alpina Way and Tanner Circle contains 15. “It is still pretty striking just how prolific they are,” said Anchorage…...

4+ week, 16+ hour ago   (618+ words) Dear Wanda and Wayne, Every summer starts the same. Familiar faces mixed with new ones. By mid-May we’re hiking after work, chasing live music in Hope and Talkeetna, kayaking in Seward, and staying up way too late around bonfires below…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (294+ words) We want to thank Mayor Suzanne LaFrance for recently inviting Anchorage residents to participate in a conversation about her goal of building 10,000 homes in 10 years. It was encouraging to see residents from neighborhoods across the city come together to share…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1310+ words) Downtown Anchorage property owner Kelly Kass had a double homicide happen on his back porch last year. More recently, an Airbnb guest at his East Seventh Avenue multi-unit building pulled a gun to defend themselves against an intruder who barged…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (344+ words) Thursday-Monday; Alaska State Fairgrounds, 2075 Glenn Highway in Palmer The Alaska State Fair returns for its final weekend of fun, food, rides, games, entertainment and vendors. The last weekend starts up Thursday and runs through Monday. Full scheduling and ticket information…...