A condominium developer in Juneau announced this week that it would sell units at market prices. That’s not unusual, but it surprised many Juneau residents because the developer borrowed money from the city’s affordable housing fund.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s Board of Education is preparing to advocate for its needs before the Alaska Legislature. For the second summer in a row, ferry trips across the Gulf of Alaska likely won’t happen. The Alaska Marine Highway System is cutting back summer service, based on its schedule released last month.

Popular in Anchorage and Homer, First Friday events provide an opportunity for artists to have new work showcased, often spanning multiple venues. For the first time this year, Kenai will have two First Friday events within a stone’s throw of each other, and after years without functional restrooms, the Homer City Council approved the purchase of mobile restrooms for Karen Hornaday and Jack Gist parks.

The Alaska pollock A season opened mid-January but the Kodiak fleet has been standing down to avoid bycatch, or the incidental harvest of non-targeted species. After years without functional restrooms, the Homer City Council approved the purchase of mobile restrooms for Karen Hornaday and Jack Gist parks. More than 30 service providers lined the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex conference room Tuesday to deliver products and services to those experiencing homelessness.

A group of scientists from the University of Washington conducted a string of experiments in Homer this winter to better understand how fiber optic cables could be used to detect seismic activity in Cook Inlet, and last Friday, the West Homer Elementary School gym was filled with the excited buzz of more than 80 students preparing for a day filled with chess.

Last Friday, the West Homer Elementary School gym was filled with the excited buzz of more than 80 students preparing for a day filled with chess. A group of scientists from the University of Washington conducted a string of experiments in Homer this winter to better understand how fiber optic cables could be used to detect seismic activity in Cook Inlet.

The Connie Boochever Fellowship awards $3,000 to emerging artists across Alaska. For the first time in the fellowship’s history, two artists from Homer received the award in one year, and a dozen brave souls weathered single-digit temperatures Thursday for the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge’s first full moon guided snowshoe walk of the season.

The Connie Boochever Fellowship awards $3,000 to emerging artists across Alaska. For the first time in the fellowship’s history, two artists from Homer received the award in one year. The topic of education funding has dominated the second session of the 33rd Alaska Legislature so far.

An Anaktuvuk Pass woman’s new book “Eagle Drums” has gotten a nod from the American Library Association’s prestigious Newbery Award, and the Kachemak Nordic Ski Club hosted races for the Besh Cup earlier this month at the Ohlson Mountain trail system in Homer.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough has reclassified its 1,000-acre Cooper Landing property known as Unit 395 for resource management and recreation; and a new study from the Alaska Environment Research and Policy Center finds that microplastics, or fragments of plastic less than 5 millimeters in length, were found in 100% of water bodies tested throughout Southcentral Alaska.