Vote on People Mover route changes
Until the end of this month, People Mover is inviting citizens to vote for bus route changes...
How the Disability Law Center of Alaska serves
This is an independent, nonprofit law firm providing legal advocacy for people with disabilities anywhere in Alaska....
‘And Now We Rise’: The story and work behind this documentary
Publicity poster for "And Now We Rise," with the image of Samuel Johns. (Image courtesy of Affinity Films)
After the shaking stopped: New info from the Nov. 30 quake
We are still living with the aftermath of last November's major shaker. FEMA is still here helping homeowners and the school district. Eagle River...
Dr. Deena Bishop, ASD superintendent, takes your questions
Anchorage School District Superintendent Dr. Deena Bishop joins us to take listener questions. She will share the district's strategies for coping with the current long list of challenges. She'll also speak to what it means to educate children for a world that is changing fast. And we'll learn a bit about what drives her to do this work.
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Is Alaska ready for its next health emergency?
Rebroadcast: First of two parts on emergency preparedness. This week, how is the state of Alaska prepared? Next week: How should you, private citizen, prepare?
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Justice Alaska: Older Alaskans and their issues in court
What are some of the most important legal issues facing older Alaskans?
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Resilience: What does it take?
Resilience is the ability to bounce back from a tough blow. Today, we hear three Alaska stories of resilience.
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Hey hikers, bikers, skiers: Here’s something you need to know
What you don't know about animal trapping in Alaska could hurt you or your pet.
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How to access free legal services
Alaska attorneys provide a variety of free legal services for the Anchorage community. One program, free legal clinics around Alaska planned annually on Martin Luther King Day, has continued for a decade and assisted more than three and a half thousand Alaskans. Partners in this effort include the Alaska Court System and Alaska Legal Services Corporation, a private nonprofit law firm established in Alaska in 1967.
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Weighing in on a year of Anchorage public transit changes
In October 2017, the Municipality's transit department made big change in local transit. Now they have a report card on how it went during the first year. They want to hear from you. Join this conversation about the future of public transit in Anchorage.
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Why February 19, a ‘Day of Remembrance,’ matters to so many
An event on February 19, 1942 changed the course of many lives; the U.S. struggled from a devastating attack by Japanese forces at Pearl Harbor in December of 1941. Just two months later, the U.S. President authorized the military to relocate those of Japanese ancestry away from the West Coast. Hundreds of Aleuts were also moved.
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Adding Anchorage housing: where, when and how?
Anchorage has a shortage of all kinds of housing. Planners and residents grapple with strategies to encourage housing, including zoning changes and property tax incentives for builders creating homes downtown. Catch up on all the proposals.
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Anchorage Opera tells an American story that also played out in Alaska
Anchorage Opera's next offering, "An American Dream," goes a long way toward explaining how opera tells relevant stories in modern times.
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Journalists: In the heat of the battle
Most people are aware that the First Amendment in the Bill of Rights in the U.S. Constitution protects freedom of the press. Less well known are the rules journalists use to govern their work. Today, two local newsroom leaders talk about them.
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Alaska Innocence Project: Lessons Learned from the ‘Fairbanks Four’
Lessons learned from the 'Fairbanks Four' wrongful conviction for the murder of an Alaska teen in 1997. The role the Alaska Innocence Project played in their release.
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We be jammin’: Anchorage Folk Fest turns 30 this year
Every January for three decades, the Anchorage Folk Festival has warmed up winter with strummin' fingers and tappin' feet. What's on the agenda this year, and more on the history and stories behind the music festival.
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The Alaska Constitution 101: What you need to know
Alaska's Constitution played a role in our Nov. 6, 2018 election. Some candidates argued to install protection for the PFD by writing it into the constitution. And in another matter, voters chose not to retain one judge over reactions to the outcome of a court case. Today's show is a chance to better understand our state's constitution, and hear the thinking behind the convention delegates' decisions.
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The homestead life in poems, lived just 6 miles from downtown Anchorage
Linda Schandelmeier and her two siblings grew up on an Anchorage homestead. She reads poems from a new book, "Coming out of Nowhere," and tells stories about a place that morphed in a generation.
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Jews in Alaska: Saving the stories
What is Jewish history in Alaska? And what is contemporary Jewish life in Alaska? Find out when Alaska Jewish Museum founders and a curator join us.
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