7 things to do this weekend in Anchorage
Folk Festival Times all weekend and locations throughout The Folk Festival's second weekend kicks off Thursday with a fundraising barn dance and Cajun ball at the Spenard Recreation Center. Tickets are $20 or $10 for students with ID.
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Combining a passion for skiing and data science, Anchorage’s Eric Packer creates a forecasting app for winter adventurers
Packer, who skied nationally at the highest levels, used his engineering background to create Text Me The Snow.
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State Sen. Donny Olson hospitalized in Anchorage
The 71-year-old Golovin Democrat, who was flown to Anchorage last week after suffering a medical emergency, thanked those who prayed for him Monday.
NATIONAL Anchorage just ended its record longest January stretch of hours above freezing
Colin Egglesfield is opening up about his most recent cancer diagnosis. In an Instagram post, the 51-year-old actor, best known for his work on All My Children and Melrose Place, shared that not only was he diagnosed with cancer again, but he was undergoing treatment to remove it. We have all the details on Egglesfield’s
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Sudden snow dump slickens Anchorage roads after weekend rains
Snowfall up to an inch per hour in parts of town left vehicles sliding off local roads, according to meteorologists and police.
Anchorage Museum among Alaskans combining to win auction for Alaska Railroad’s golden spike
The golden spike that was used to complete the Alaska Railroad in 1923 will for the first time be on permanent display in Alaska after entities combined to win an action for the 14-karat gold spike Friday.
'I'm just smelling the roses': After injury, Anchorage's Bishop Tosi isn't taking his 2nd year with UAA men's basketball for granted
Growing up attending University of Alaska Anchorage men's basketball games, Bishop Tosi dreamed of being a Seawolf. In the 2023-24 season, he finally got his chance. But Tosi, who graduated from Bartlett High School in 2021,
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Anchorage Museum Helps Bring Historic Railroad Spike Home to Alaska
The Anchorage Museum and the city of Nenana, joined forces to bring home the Golden Spike, an iconic piece of railroad history.
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Historic golden railroad spike will return to Alaska after Anchorage Museum and Nenana team up for purchase
The total cost of purchasing the 14-karat gold railroad spike at auction, to reclaim a piece of Alaska Railroad history, was $201,600.
Florida saw more snow this week than Anchorage, Alaska. Here's the weekend forecast
Expect temperatures to get warmer during the days through the weekend, but overnight lows will still be freezing for most of North and Central Florida.
How much snow did Florida get this week? More than Anchorage or New York City. Here are the numbers
Some areas in Florida racked up more snow than Anchorage, Alaska, which has seen just 3.8 inches since Dec. 1, according to AccuWeather (don't get too cocky, Anchorage had more than 25 inches of snow in October and November). So far during this meteorogical winter:
Dimond star and reigning Gatorade Player of the Year Eleasha Sapon signs with UAA
Sapon is another part of what has turned into quite the pipeline between the Lynx and Seawolves. the 2024 UAA roster featured two Dimond alumni in Larssen Anderson and former GPOY selection Kadyn Osborne. “There are a bunch of Dimond players who have joined their program and it’s flourished. I’m so happy to be a part of that,” she said.