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This weekend around Anchorage: Comedy, community and more Alaska State Fair fun
2+ week, 3+ day ago (284+ words) Thursday-Monday; Alaska State Fairgrounds, 2075 Glenn Highway in Palmer The Alaska State Fair returns for the second weekend of fun, food, rides, games, entertainment and vendors. The second weekend runs through Monday, and then the fair starts back up again on…...
Wayne and Wanda: Am I building a life in Alaska, or cycling through seasonal flings and friends?
4+ week, 4+ 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…...
In photos: Candidates compete for attention in Anchorage on primary election day
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…...
This weekend around Anchorage: The state fair opens, plus comedy, cinema, music and more
3+ week, 3+ day ago (229+ words) Friday-Monday; Alaska State Fairgrounds, 2075 Glenn Highway in Palmer The Alaska State Fair kicks off its 2026 edition on Friday with fun, food, rides, games, entertainment, vendors, contests, demonstrations and much more. The first weekend runs through Monday, and then the fair…...
This weekend around Anchorage: The 2026 state fair’s swan song plus plenty of First Friday events
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…...
Anchorage students, returning to school, see impacts of district cuts
3+ week, 2+ day ago (1058+ words) Students returning to Anchorage School District classrooms Thursday were feeling the consequences of significant budget cuts to teachers, transportation and sports programs made by the school board last spring, even as some cuts were later reversed. During lunch break at…...
Lawsuits against Anchorage provider now working with city allege thousands in unpaid bills, fraud
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (1405+ words) But the main building at 5000 Taku Drive is vacant, and a notice posted outside says it’s slated for interior demolition. The metal front door is locked and has a series of scratches, dents and shattered glass. The contractor hired for…...
Opinion: DOT is choosing to build the Safer Seward Highway controversy instead of safer Anchorage roads
1+ week, 3+ day ago (178+ words) The Anchorage Daily News editorial board is right that the July 1 crash at Potter Marsh was a horror, and that the Seward Highway’s narrow, undivided lanes make a head-on collision a matter of when, not if (“The road ahead for…...
Company identifies last 2 passengers in Southwest Alaska crash that killed 8
1+ week, 5+ day ago (528+ words) All six passengers killed in a plane crash near a Southwest Alaska radar site have now been identified as investigators prepare to release their first report since the government-chartered flight went down earlier this month. The plane was trying to…...
Elite Anchorage trail runner was the person mauled by a brown bear on a Hillside trail
3+ week, 5+ day ago (412+ words) The runner attacked by a bear on a popular Chugach State Park trail last week was Klaire Rhodes, a well-known Alaska athlete who praised the effectiveness of the bear spray she carried. The attack left Rhodes with what she described…...