Hometown, Alaska: Good Summertime Reads
Let Hometown Alaska help you develop your summer reading list. Authors Dana Stabenow and Heather Lende, and poet and bookstore owner David Cheezem, will...
Hometown, Alaska: Beekeeping in Alaska
There are beekeepers all over the state, and this is the time of year they take off the box covers and get buzzing. But,...
Hometown, Alaska: Homegrown Tomatoes and Other Veggies
Tall cold frame used by Red Edge Design to grow tomatoes in. It is made of all recycled materials. Photo courtesy of...
Hometown, Alaska: Cooking it Right
Summer is around the bend and dinner parties, BBQs and potlucks are on just about everybody’s calendar. Unfortunately that usually means lowering our...
Hometown, Alaska: Rasmuson Foundation Individual Artist Awards
Recipient of the Distinguished Artist Award, John Luther Adams speaking at the May 18 individual artist awards event. Photo is courtesy of the Rasmuson...
Hometown, Alaska: Civility and Civic Discussion
What's wrong with civic debate? What has happened to civility, and can we restore respectful discussion in our community? Join host Charles...
Hometown, Alaska: South of the Border meets the Arctic
On Cinco de Mayo, many of Anchorage's Mexican restaurants are planning to celebrate. But what's it like to be a transplanted Mexican in...
Hometown, Alaska: Entrepreneurial Spirit
What does it take to become an entrepreneur?
Challenging economic times give birth to the entrepreneurs among us. On today’s Hometown, Alaska, two experts join...
Hometown, Alaska: Public Art in Anchorage
A huge new public art project will become a keynote of downtown Anchorage when it is unveiled next week in front of the Anchorage...
Hometown, Alaska: Teaching in the Bush
Students in Elim, AK take a break from the classroom to venture outside to hunt for a Christmas tree last December. Photo from Nick's...
Hometown, Alaska: U.S. Marines in the Pacific Theater of WWII
Taken in Normandy, France during World War II, Ira Rion (second from right) and three of the thirteen marines from his squad who survived...
Hometown, Alaska: Cook Inlet Environment
Cook Inlet surrounds Anchorage on three sides, providing us with salmon, Alaska’s largest port, wildlife such as beluga whales, and oil and gas. It’s...
Hometown, Alaska: Starting Over
One workplace economist suggests that workers under 35 will look for jobs every 3 - 5 years, and those over 35 every 5 -...
Hometown, Alaska: How to Create a Healthy Happy Home on Your Own
Managing a career, maintaining a home, affording daycare and raising a happy child - These are all things single parents have to deal with...
Hometown, Alaska: How Dogs Help Humans
You might have heard him huffing and puffing and wandering around the studio during today's program. In addition to Corey Aist of Alaska Search...
Hometown, Alaska: Anchorage Bicycle Plan
Anchorage already has 214 miles of multi-use trails meandering along Anchorage’s wooded creek corridors and coastline. The proposed new bike plan would more than...
Hometown, Alaska: U.S. Cross Country Skiing Championship
James Southam racing through Kincaid Park in Anchorage on Jan. 4
The U.S. Cross Country Skiing Championships are happening in Anchorage, deciding the best skiers...
Hometown, Alaska: Alaska Music Rocks the Nation
On today's show enjoy an array of music and interviews with homegrown Alaskan musicians like The Builders and the Butchers (pictured above).
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Hometown, Alaska: Seasonal Affective Disorder
In addition to her highlighter collection, plants, and family photos, a SAD light hovers over Brittany when she sits at APTI's front desk during...
Hometown, Alaska: Anchorage’s Natural Gas Crisis
Hometown, Alaska explores the possibility Anchorage could run out of natural gas this winter. Experts say it could happen if equipment failed during a...