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Sullivan talks Alaska trade jobs with ‘Dirty Jobs’ host Mike Rowe
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU/KTVF) - Sen. Dan Sullivan visited the Fairbanks Pipeline Training Center with television host Mike Rowe on Friday to discuss opportunities in Alaska for working in the trades. Sullivan called Rowe, who has hosted the reality show “Dirty Jobs” for 10 seasons, “the best ambassador in America for...
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SNL, mammoth ivory, life on Mars: Meet Lauren Reeves of Fairbanks
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Lauren Reeves was in England. It was late, but she’d stayed up for an interview based in Anchorage, Alaska. “I’m outside of London. I’m in a place called Hampshire. And it’s 10 o’clock here. So, hence my little baby here,” Lauren said, patting a glass of red wine.
uafsunstar.com
New Indie bookstore born out of love and a need for a change
When you enter, you walk into a space with walls covered in bookshelves and a dark and moody, yet cozy vibe. A small fireplace is on the left wall, warming up the space during the winter months and velvet green couches offer comfortable places to sit and lounge in while you shop. The big front store window brings in light and bathes the entire store in sunshine. This is the experience of stepping into the Wildfire Bookstore.
uafsunstar.com
Music in the garden honors Juneteenth
To commemorate Juneteenth, UAF Summer Sessions hosted a Music in the Garden celebration Thursday, June 18. Families across Fairbanks gathered in the Georgeson Botanical Gardens to listen to music that pays homage to Black heritage and celebrate the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. More than 900 people attended the event.
uafsunstar.com
UAF Archives preserves history, makes it accessible
From century-old journals to hard drives full of digital data, the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Archives is on a mission to preserve the diverse history of the Polar North and make it accessible to the world. Located on the second floor of the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, the archive serves global researchers while navigating the modern challenges of space limits and digital decay.
webcenterfairbanks.com
Weekend painting projects give downtown Fairbanks a makeover
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU/KTVF) - Downtown Fairbanks saw two painting projects kick off near Golden Heart Plaza over the weekend, as community members gathered to beautify the area. Along 1st and 2nd Avenue, nine artist volunteers painted storm drains as part of a yearly contest put on by the Tanana Valley...
youralaskalink.com
Fairbanks City Hall mural highlights climate and cultural heritage
A new public art project is taking shape in Fairbanks, bringing a large mural to the city’s downtown core. Work is underway on a large mural being painted on the Fairbanks City Hall building. The project is part of a National Science Foundation-funded initiative focused on climate adaptation and...
youralaskalink.com
AROUND ALASKA: Bridge Launch, Shelter Demo, and Drain Art!
Three teenagers are being credited with helping put out a forest fire in Houston. Firefighters in Houston responded to a fire on city land Sunday. When they arrived, three teens were already there, running a "bucket brigade" from the Little Susitna River to keep the flames from spreading. The Houston Fire Department says those teens "saved a lot of woods" and helped protect nearby businesses.
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Fairbanks mural project to celebrate Interior Alaska heritage and culture
The City of Fairbanks is launching a major public art project that will transform City Hall with a new mural celebrating the cultures, history, and landscapes of Interior Alaska. City officials say the large-scale mural is part of an initiative focused on biocultural heritage and climate adaptation in Arctic communities.
The Forward
At the edge of America, six Jewish graves endure
A July 1954 funeral in Fairbanks, Alaska, drew unexpected attention from Jewish newspapers across the country. The woman being buried, Lena Ferguson, was laid to rest in what the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner described simply as the “Jewish plot” inside the city’s Clay Street Cemetery — a small, largely forgotten burial ground that many outside Alaska...
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Celebrating the End of the Head Start School Year
Another Head Start school year has come to an end. Four communities across our region hosted graduations for their 3–5-year-old students: Huslia had 10 graduates, Tok had 11, 3–5-year-olds, and Tetlin had 1. Congratulations to our littlest learners! We can’t wait to see where your education takes you next.
thecordovatimes.com
Last Frontier Days: Solka’s art deserve a spot in Alaska libraries & museums
The late Alaskan and Oregonian pioneer Paul Hans Andrew Solka Jr. led a remarkable life. He did many things and did them all well. Yesteryear folks would have called him a Renaissance figure. A self-taught artist and longtime printer during the boom era of the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Solka gifted...
thecordovatimes.com
This one’s for you, Ned!
It’s been a big spring for now-former Alaska Science Forum author Ned Rozell. While biking 515 miles from his home in Fairbanks to Unalakleet on the western Alaska coast, he received three significant recognitions: The University of Alaska Foundation’s Edith Bullock Prize, the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute’s Roger Smith Lifetime Achievement Award and emeritus status from UAF.
nordicinsights.news
Job Posting: Nordic Ski Club of Fairbanks Seeks Head Coach for Junior Program
The following job posting is from the fine folks at Nordic Ski Club of Fairbanks. While the rest of their job listing is obviously posted verbatim, I will editorialize only that I have trained and raced broadly in this country, and that Birch Hill, their home venue, is my favorite place in the country to ski race. Fwiw. Here’s NSCF:
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AROUND ALASKA: Museum Move, Ice Out, and New Sculpture
The Fairbanks Children's Museum will soon be moving to City Hall. Fairbanks Mayor Mindi O'Neall recently signed a contract to officially lease the children's museum a portion of City Hall. The space has been vacant since the Boys & Girls Club closed. Museum officials say this move will let them operate a daycare and offer more education programs.
akbizmag.com
Cosmic Perspective: Building the UAF Planetarium
Eight stars of gold have adorned the Alaska flag since the territorial legislature adopted the design in 1927. Stargazing indoors had to wait almost a century, when the state’s first planetarium opened on the UAA campus in 2009, followed within a year by a second at the Anchorage Museum. Now, nearing the centennial of Benny Benson’s astronomical inspiration, the state is getting its third space theater.
webcenterfairbanks.com
KTVF, Gray Media launch Star-Spangled Sing-Off in celebration of America’s 250th birthday
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - Gray Media and KTVF are launching the Star-Spangled Sing-Off, a contest that invites Americans to send in their best acapella rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” for a chance to win a big prize. The contest’s winner will get an all-expenses-paid trip to Nashville to...
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Ferris State KCAD student design landing on Alaskan beer can label
A Ferris State Kendall College of Art and Design senior will see her artwork on store shelves in Alaska this summer after winning a beer label design contest for a nonprofit search-and-rescue organization. Ally Grant, a graduating illustration major from Fairbanks, Alaska, beat out 80 submissions from 72 artists worldwide...