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A Juneau AfternoonMusician Taylor Dallas Vidic highlights collaboration on the making of her first album
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Juneau Afternoon features Taylor Dallas Vidic on the making of her first album, plus previews of David Sedaris, and events from the Juneau Chamber of Commerce and Juneau Arts & Humanities Council. Livestream timestamps: 00:44 Show begins/intro 03:04 Taylor Dallas Vidic with Spencer Edgars – Songs and Interview 25:50 David Sedaris coming to Juneau (KTOO Fundraiser) 35:40 Juneau Chamber of Commerce with Ben Brown 47:15 Juneau Arts and Humanities Council First Friday with Alec Dye
Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p...2025-05-0100 min
Juneau AfternoonMusician Taylor Dallas Vidic highlights collaboration on the making of her first album
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Juneau Afternoon features Taylor Dallas Vidic on the making of her first album, plus previews of David Sedaris, and events from the Juneau Chamber of Commerce and Juneau Arts & Humanities Council. Livestream timestamps: 00:44 Show begins/intro 03:04 Taylor Dallas Vidic with Spencer Edgars – Songs and Interview 25:50 David Sedaris coming to Juneau (KTOO Fundraiser) 35:40 Juneau Chamber of Commerce with Ben Brown 47:15 Juneau Arts and Humanities Council First Friday with Alec Dye
Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p...2025-05-0100 minA Juneau AfternoonJuneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Theater presents the musical “Anastasia”
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Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Theater presents the musical “Anastasia”
Juneau Public Libraries summer reading begins this May
Walk Southeast and more events from CBJ Parks and Recreation
Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. Listen online or subscribe to the podcast at ktoo.org/juneauafternoon.
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Junea...2025-04-2600 minJuneau AfternoonJuneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Theater presents the musical “Anastasia”
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Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Theater presents the musical “Anastasia”
Juneau Public Libraries summer reading begins this May
Walk Southeast and more events from CBJ Parks and Recreation
Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. Listen online or subscribe to the podcast at ktoo.org/juneauafternoon.
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Junea...2025-04-2600 minA Juneau AfternoonTlingit & Haida partners with NDN Girls Book Club for Southeast Book Drop Tour
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How to Run for Local Office
Tlingit & Haida partners with NDN Girls Book Club for the Book Drop Southeast Tour
100+ Women Who Care
Juneau School District kindergarten registration
Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. Listen online or subscribe to the podcast at ktoo.org/juneauafternoon.
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...2025-04-2500 minJuneau AfternoonUpcoming events preview with Juneau Ghost Light Theatre, Early Learning Fair, American Primrose Society, and SAIL
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Juneau Ghost Light Theatre previews its upcoming production of “Five Women Wearing the Same Dress”
AEYC-SEA previews the Early Learning Fair happening on Friday, April 25
American Primrose Society is holding its national show and conference in Juneau this May
Southeast Alaska Independent Living previews summer programs for youth
Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. Listen online or subscribe to the podcast at ktoo.org/jun...2025-04-2400 minJuneau AfternoonBartlett community course on pelvic care; Sayeik Gastineau Ocean Guardians Club; High school Ignite Farm club hosts petting zoo
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A conversation with Sarah Ginter from Bartlett Regional Hospital about a free community class on proactive pelvic floor care next Tuesday, April 22
Sayeik: Gastineau Community School Ocean Guardians Club shares about ocean and watershed conservation efforts
The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Ignite Farm Club is hosting a petting zoo on Saturday, April 19, including a visit from the Easter bunny
Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTO...2025-04-1900 minA Juneau AfternoonBartlett community course on pelvic care; Sayeik Gastineau Ocean Guardians Club; High school Ignite Farm club hosts petting zoo
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On today’s program:
A conversation with Sarah Ginter from Bartlett Regional Hospital about a free community class on proactive pelvic floor care next Tuesday, April 22
Sayeik: Gastineau Community School Ocean Guardians Club shares about ocean and watershed conservation efforts
The Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Ignite Farm Club is hosting a petting zoo on Saturday, April 19, including a visit from the Easter bunny
Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTO...2025-04-1900 minA Juneau Afternoon‘Tangle of Rainbows’ concert; Litter Free Community Cleanup; UAS graduation details
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Con Brio Chamber Series and Orpheus Project combine to present Tangle of Rainbows this Friday, April 17, at UAS Egan Library and Saturday, April 18, at the Alaska State Museum.
Spring is here, and it’s time for the Juneau Community Cleanup this Saturday, April 19. Board members of Litter Free chat about how you can get involved in this annual event.
The conversation about cleanup continues as we talk conservation and the importance of this cleanup with the Sout...2025-04-1800 minJuneau Afternoon‘Tangle of Rainbows’ concert; Litter Free Community Cleanup; UAS graduation details
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Con Brio Chamber Series and Orpheus Project combine to present Tangle of Rainbows this Friday, April 17, at UAS Egan Library and Saturday, April 18, at the Alaska State Museum.
Spring is here, and it’s time for the Juneau Community Cleanup this Saturday, April 19. Board members of Litter Free chat about how you can get involved in this annual event.
The conversation about cleanup continues as we talk conservation and the importance of this cleanup with the Sout...2025-04-1800 minA Juneau AfternoonNational Poetry Month with Burn Thompson writing group; ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ with Theater at Latitude 58; Student radio plays receive community forum performance with Theater Alaska
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April is National Poetry Month. Mary Lou Spartz is here from the Burn Thompson writing group to share about their reading to honor the month.
Theater Alaska is reviving the student radio plays that premiered this February. This time out at Thunder Mountain Middle School in “Community Forum: Student Voices on Stage.”
Theater at Latitude 58 chats about their latest production opening this week: “Jesus Christ Superstar.”
Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KT...2025-04-1700 minJuneau AfternoonNational Poetry Month with Burn Thompson writing group; ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ with Theater at Latitude 58; Student radio plays receive community forum performance with Theater Alaska
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April is National Poetry Month. Mary Lou Spartz is here from the Burn Thompson writing group to share about their reading to honor the month.
Theater Alaska is reviving the student radio plays that premiered this February. This time out at Thunder Mountain Middle School in “Community Forum: Student Voices on Stage.”
Theater at Latitude 58 chats about their latest production opening this week: “Jesus Christ Superstar.”
Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KT...2025-04-1700 minA Juneau AfternoonFriday Live: Deke Dickerson Western Swing All Stars – 2025 Alaska Folk Festival Guest Dance Band
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Juneau Afternoon’s week-long Alaska Folk Festival coverage ends with a live studio audience show in KTOO’s downstairs studio. Deke Dickerson Western Swing All Stars plays their world premiere concert, and each musician chats with host Bostin Christopher about their work and music careers. The Deke Dickerson Western Swing All-Stars combines veteran West Coast and Texas musicians who are well-versed in the style made famous by Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys, Tex Williams and his Western Caravan, and Asleep at the Wheel.Mus...2025-04-1200 minJuneau AfternoonFriday Live: Deke Dickerson Western Swing All Stars – 2025 Alaska Folk Festival Guest Dance Band
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Juneau Afternoon’s week-long Alaska Folk Festival coverage ends with a live studio audience show in KTOO’s downstairs studio. Deke Dickerson Western Swing All Stars plays their world premiere concert, and each musician chats with host Bostin Christopher about their work and music careers. The Deke Dickerson Western Swing All-Stars combines veteran West Coast and Texas musicians who are well-versed in the style made famous by Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys, Tex Williams and his Western Caravan, and Asleep at the Wheel.Mus...2025-04-1200 minA Juneau AfternoonFolk Fest 2025: Songs and conversation with Magical America and Graham Nancarrow
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How do you define Folk Fest? Well, the genres of music presented all around town are widening, and today the show welcomes the rainbow goth electronica; dark wave sounds of Magical America.
Nashville singer Graham Nancarrow stops in to share a couple of tunes and talk country rock.
A preview of an event supporting Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month AND Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month. It’s the first ever Superhero Walk at the Airport Dike Trail on Sunday, April 13, from the SAFE...2025-04-1000 minJuneau AfternoonFolk Fest 2025: Songs and conversation with Magical America and Graham Nancarrow
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How do you define Folk Fest? Well, the genres of music presented all around town are widening, and today the show welcomes the rainbow goth electronica; dark wave sounds of Magical America.
Nashville singer Graham Nancarrow stops in to share a couple of tunes and talk country rock.
A preview of an event supporting Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month AND Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month. It’s the first ever Superhero Walk at the Airport Dike Trail on Sunday, April 13, from the SAFE...2025-04-1000 minA Juneau AfternoonSongs and conversation with musicians Dara Rilatos and Liz Snyder
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Juneau musician Dara Rilatos shares a few tunes and conversation on songwriting
Liz Snyder shares a couple of tunes ahead of The Wool Pullers’ return to Folk Fest
Mudrooms has a special Folk Fest StorySlam event at The Pottery Jungle
Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. Listen online or subscribe to the podcast at ktoo.org/juneauafternoon.
Subscribe to the podca...2025-04-0900 minJuneau AfternoonSongs and conversation with musicians Dara Rilatos and Liz Snyder
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On today’s program:
Juneau musician Dara Rilatos shares a few tunes and conversation on songwriting
Liz Snyder shares a couple of tunes ahead of The Wool Pullers’ return to Folk Fest
Mudrooms has a special Folk Fest StorySlam event at The Pottery Jungle
Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. Listen online or subscribe to the podcast at ktoo.org/juneauafternoon.
Subscribe to the podca...2025-04-0900 minA Juneau AfternoonGold medal skater Scott Hamilton in town for Juneau Celebration Ice Show fundraiser; Live music with Middle Names and An Alaskan Traveler
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“Hydrate & Caffeinate” is an unofficial Alaska Folk Festival Side Stage that brings 21 acoustic acts to the stage over five days at The Pottery Jungle. Live music from two of the acts scheduled for next week: Middle Names and An Alaskan Traveler
Scott Hamilton CARES Foundation’s Sk8 to Elimin8 Cancer® Juneau Celebration Ice Show on April 4 & 5 at Treadwell Arena
KTOO/KXLL Folk Fest Nightlife Guide 2025 with KXLL Community Engagement Producer Kelly Aicardi
Bostin Ch...2025-04-0500 minJuneau AfternoonGold medal skater Scott Hamilton in town for Juneau Celebration Ice Show fundraiser; Live music with Middle Names and An Alaskan Traveler
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On today’s program:
“Hydrate & Caffeinate” is an unofficial Alaska Folk Festival Side Stage that brings 21 acoustic acts to the stage over five days at The Pottery Jungle. Live music from two of the acts scheduled for next week: Middle Names and An Alaskan Traveler
Scott Hamilton CARES Foundation’s Sk8 to Elimin8 Cancer® Juneau Celebration Ice Show on April 4 & 5 at Treadwell Arena
KTOO/KXLL Folk Fest Nightlife Guide 2025 with KXLL Community Engagement Producer Kelly Aicardi
Bostin Ch...2025-04-0500 minJuneau AfternoonPreviews of ‘April Fools: The Musical,’ Devil’s Club workshops, music and DJ Sets, and Big Brothers Big Sisters ‘Big Give Celebration’
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“April Fools: The Musical” – A Juneau Ghost Light Theatre comedy cabaret happening Saturday night, April 5.
Things are percolating for Folk Fest week over at Devil’s Club Brewing. Kelly Aicardi from sister station KXLL talks with Zac and Even about dance workshops, music, and the DJ sets in The Boiler Room.
The “Big Give Celebration” on April 9th from 5-7 PM at Spice Indian Cuisine in support of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Alaska
Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs...2025-04-0400 minA Juneau AfternoonPreviews of ‘April Fools: The Musical,’ Devil’s Club workshops, music and DJ Sets, and Big Brothers Big Sisters ‘Big Give Celebration’
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On today’s program:
“April Fools: The Musical” – A Juneau Ghost Light Theatre comedy cabaret happening Saturday night, April 5.
Things are percolating for Folk Fest week over at Devil’s Club Brewing. Kelly Aicardi from sister station KXLL talks with Zac and Even about dance workshops, music, and the DJ sets in The Boiler Room.
The “Big Give Celebration” on April 9th from 5-7 PM at Spice Indian Cuisine in support of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Alaska
Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs...2025-04-0400 minJuneau AfternoonApril events previews with Juneau Symphony, Lily Hope, UAS Student Acitivities, and the JAHC
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The Juneau Symphony is on the move. They will hold a concert in Juneau, but also in Sitka for the first time in 13 years.
Weaver Lily Hope is presenting “Experiencing Prosperity as An Alaska Native Artist” next Tuesday, April 8, as part of the Sealaska Heritage Spring Lecture Series.
UAS Student Activities has a variety of upcoming events, including a folk fest concert on Saturday night, April 5.
Phil from the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council with updates on First Friday and more.2025-04-0300 minA Juneau AfternoonApril events previews with Juneau Symphony, Lily Hope, UAS Student Acitivities, and the JAHC
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The Juneau Symphony is on the move. They will hold a concert in Juneau, but also in Sitka for the first time in 13 years.
Weaver Lily Hope is presenting “Experiencing Prosperity as An Alaska Native Artist” next Tuesday, April 8, as part of the Sealaska Heritage Spring Lecture Series.
UAS Student Activities has a variety of upcoming events, including a folk fest concert on Saturday night, April 5.
Phil from the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council with updates on First Friday and more.2025-04-0300 minA Juneau AfternoonSinger Marc Brown in concert to support Tlingit & Haida education campus; Traditional Games in Juneau this April; CBJ Parks and Recreation updates
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Singer Marc Brown visits the studio ahead of his performance on Friday, March 29, for the Education Campus fundraising event at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall
Organizer Kyle Worl and student athletes visit to preview the Traditional Games happening in Juneau on April 4, 5 & 6
CBJ Parks and Recreation shares info on Adopt-a-Flower and more upcoming events
Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. Listen online or subscribe to the podcast...2025-03-2900 minJuneau AfternoonSinger Marc Brown in concert to support Tlingit & Haida education campus; Traditional Games in Juneau this April; CBJ Parks and Recreation updates
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On this episode:
Singer Marc Brown visits the studio ahead of his performance on Friday, March 29, for the Education Campus fundraising event at Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall
Organizer Kyle Worl and student athletes visit to preview the Traditional Games happening in Juneau on April 4, 5 & 6
CBJ Parks and Recreation shares info on Adopt-a-Flower and more upcoming events
Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. Listen online or subscribe to the podcast...2025-03-2900 minA Juneau Afternoon‘High Sign of the Sea’ Fireside lecture with Yumi Arimitsu, SEAGLA April events, Juneau Chamber of Commerce
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Preview of the final Fireside Lecture entitled “High Sign of the Sea” with Yumi Arimitsu about early warning signs from seabirds about changes in the marine environment
April event calendar offerings from SEAGLA with Summer Christiansen
Juneau Chamber of Commerce update with Ben Brown
Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. Listen online or subscribe to the podcast at ktoo.org/juneauafternoon.
Subscribe to th...2025-03-2800 minJuneau Afternoon‘High Sign of the Sea’ Fireside lecture with Yumi Arimitsu, SEAGLA April events, Juneau Chamber of Commerce
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On this episode:
Preview of the final Fireside Lecture entitled “High Sign of the Sea” with Yumi Arimitsu about early warning signs from seabirds about changes in the marine environment
April event calendar offerings from SEAGLA with Summer Christiansen
Juneau Chamber of Commerce update with Ben Brown
Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. Listen online or subscribe to the podcast at ktoo.org/juneauafternoon.
Subscribe to th...2025-03-2800 minA Juneau AfternoonDrag, grants, pancakes and the diaper bank – upcoming community events in Juneau
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Event previews with Juneau Drag, Juneau Senior Center, Juneau Community Foundation, and Juneau Diaper Bank
Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. Listen online or subscribe to the podcast at ktoo.org/juneauafternoon.
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Juneau Afternoon is a production of the KTOO Arts and Culture Team. 2025-03-2700 minA Juneau AfternoonHot Buttered Rum plays Juneau, JAMHI turns 40, and the HOLI Festival of Colors
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Local musician Andrew Heist plays with band members Erik Yates and Bryan Horne from Hot Buttered Rum during Juneau Afternoon on Friday, March 21, 2025. (Bostin Christopher/KTOO)Note: During the JAMHI interview, the image discussed wasn’t appropriately displayed on the live stream. You can find it here: JAMHI Brochure.
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The progressive bluegrass band Hot Buttered Rum plays at The Crystal Saloon on March 21 & 22
JAMHI Health & Wellness celebrates 40 years of operation in Juneau
Jen from the Library shares events and...2025-03-2200 minA Juneau AfternoonMindset coach Julie Peters on creating the life you want in cooperation with the universe
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Mindset coach Julie Peters is offering a workshop on co-creating with the universe
Deborah Craig from the Juneau Commission on Aging shares upcoming events and programs
The University of Alaska Southeast Chancellor, Dr. Aparna Palmer, discusses the new Yamaha maintenance certificate and the upcoming UA Giving Day
Bostin Christopher hosts the conversation. Juneau Afternoon airs at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. Listen online or subscribe to the podcast at ktoo.org...2025-03-2200 min
Culture Rich ConversationsCulture Rich Conversations: Getting to the roots, part six
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On this episode of Culture Rich Conversations from Juneau’s Black Awareness Association, host Christina Michelle concludes the mini-series “Getting to the roots: Our hair has a story” with an insightful discussion featuring experts on Black hair appropriation and America’s beauty standards.
The conversation highlights the disheartening and ironic reality. While the Black community faces stringent rules regarding their natural textured hairstyles, those outside the community freely adopt hairstyles rooted in Black culture. Christina Michelle delves into these issues, shedding light on the lived...2024-11-0600 minCulture Rich ConversationsCulture Rich Conversations: Getting to the roots, part five
On this episode of Culture Rich Conversations from Juneau’s Black Awareness Association, host Christina Michelle speaks with Alaskan hair care professionals about their experiences with textured hair.
Given the challenges of finding suitable professionals for the Black community in Alaska, today’s conversation highlights available resources and essential products to support the Black community’s hair care journey in the region.
Christina Michelle hosts the conversation. Culture Rich Conversations airs Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. on KTOO and KAUK with a rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. Listen online or subscribe to the podcast.
Subsc...2024-10-3000 minCulture Rich ConversationsCulture Rich Conversations: Getting to the roots, part four
On this episode of Culture Rich Conversations from Juneau’s Black Awareness Association, host Christina Michelle delves into a profound discussion about the textured hair journey from the perspective of Black women.
Christina’s guests share their stories, illuminating the struggles and triumphs that trace back to childhood. From perms and hot combs to protective and natural styles, this fourth installment of the “Getting to the roots: Our hair has a story” mini-series delivers an unfiltered, long-overdue conversation—both enlightening and disarmingly honest.
Christina Michelle hosts the conversation. Culture Rich Conversations airs Tuesday at 3:00 p.m...2024-10-2300 minCulture Rich ConversationsCulture Rich Conversations: Getting to the roots, part three
On this episode of Culture Rich Conversations from Juneau’s Black Awareness Association, host Christina Michelle continues the compelling mini-series, “Getting to the roots: Our hair has a story.” This time, the textured hair journey is explored from the male perspective.From childhood to adulthood and everything in between, host Christina Michelle and her guests delve into their textured hair journeys. This open and honest conversation pulls back the curtain to reveal the highs and lows Black men face with their hair.
Christina Michelle hosts the conversation. Culture Rich Conversations airs Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. o...2024-10-1600 minCulture Rich ConversationsCulture Rich Conversations: Getting to the roots, part two
In this episode of Culture Rich Conversations from Juneau’s Black Awareness Association, host Christina Michelle explores the Black community in Alaska and the unique relationship between Black culture and textured hair.In part two of this series, Christina interviews a mother who, despite not having textured hair herself, is navigating the textured hair journey with her child. She shares her experiences from the beginning of her child’s hair journey to their current status, discussing the various ups and downs encountered along the way.
Christina Michelle hosts the conversation. Culture Rich Conversations airs T...2024-10-0900 minCulture Rich ConversationsCulture Rich Conversations: Getting to the roots, part one
On this episode of Culture Rich Conversations from Juneau’s Black Awareness Association, host Christina Michelle kicks off season five with an update on the past summer in the Black community here in Juneau. Then, the show begins a new mini-series about African Americans in Alaska and their relationship with their hair.
After a summer packed with activities, Christina Michelle returns to Culture Rich Conversations to unveil the new CRC team, an updated season schedule, and a fresh perspective on discussions about Black Alaskans and textured hair.
Christina Michelle hosts the conversation. Culture Ric...2024-10-0600 min
GardentalkGarden Talk: Things to consider in your garden after a period of heavy rainA pair of slugs attack a squash blossom during a break in the summer rains. The devastated flower was removed and both slugs died a horrible death moments after this picture was taken. (Photo by Matt Miller/KTOO)
With all the rain this past week, fear of landslides and flooding has been at the forefront of many minds in Juneau. But what about the gardens? How does one respond to too much water permeating plant roots and garden beds? Master Gardener Ed Buyarski spoke with KTOO’s Chloe Pleznac about potential problems to look for, which plants may be re...2024-07-1900 minGardentalkGarden Talk: Community and youth gardening opportunities abound in JuneauA Discovery Southeast camper creates an observational drawing of the fireweed growing in the garden bed at Kaxdigoowu Héen Elementary School in June 2024. (Photo courtesy of Discovery Southeast)
Joel Bos is a local master gardener who divides his time between his business, working as a naturalist with Discovery Southeast, and serving on the board of directors for Juneau Community Garden.
For this week’s Garden Talk, Bos spoke with KTOO’s Chloe Pleznac about outdoor programs for kids — and about how anyone can get involved in community gardening.
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Curious JuneauDid people really used to race down Gold Creek on the Fourth of July?A paper boat made by KTOO staff braves Gold Creek. July 11, 2024. (Photo by Clarise Larson/KTOO)
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Alaskans celebrate the Fourth of July in a myriad of ways, whether it’s log-rolling competitions, launching cars off of cliffs, or jumping high in the air in the blanket toss.
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In Juneau, we have our fireworks on the third, an old tradition that let miners sleep off their hangovers. But KTOO listener Mary McEwen wrote in to...2024-07-1200 minGardentalkGarden Talk: What exactly is a master gardener? And how do I become one?Master gardener Ed Buyarski teaching students about pruning. (Darren Snyder/UAF Cooperative Extension Service)
If you’ve listened to Garden Talk before, you’ve heard the term “master gardener.” It’s the title we stick in front of Garden Talk regular Ed Buyarski’s name. This week, KTOO’s Chloe Pleznac decided to finally ask Buyarski just what a master gardener is — and if listeners and readers can become one, too.
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Chloe Pleznac: I’ve heard the term master gar...2024-06-2800 minCurious JuneauJuneau is a windy city. So why don’t we have more wind turbines?This wind turbine on Gastineau Channel generates just under 10% of the electricity needed to run Juneau’s Coast Guard station. (Photo by KTOO/Clarise Larson)
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On a windy day in Juneau, you can see state flags fluttering along Egan Drive or a bald eagle coasting over Gastineau Channel. On the pier behind U.S. Coast Guard Station Juneau, you might catch the blur of a wind turbine’s blades.
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“It really spins in the wind an...2024-06-2800 minCurious JuneauWhat will happen to Juneau’s City Hall mural if the city moves out?
Gary Waid points to the man depicted on the “Raven discovering mankind in a clamshell” mural at City Hall on Monday, June 11, 2024. The man is modeled off of Waid in the ’80s. (Clarise Larson/KTOO)
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Spanning an outside wall of City Hall in downtown Juneau, there’s a 10-and-a-half by 61-foot mural called “Raven discovering mankind in a clamshell.”
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It shows Raven opening a clam and releasing a man. Around it, there are Alaska Native clan s...2024-06-1300 minGardentalkGarden Talk: More from Naomi Michalsen on respectful harvestingA child harvesting salmonberries. (Photo by Jeff Bringhurst)
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As part of a group called the Kayaani Sisters Council, Naomi Michalsen helped develop a free guide for people who want to learn to sustainably and respectfully gather local plants. In May, Michalsen spoke with KTOO’s Chloe Pleznac about respectful harvesting.
In last week’s Garden Talk, Michalsen talked about some of the basic principles of respectful harvesting. This week, she talks about some of her favorite books and resources — but also why it’s important to learn directly from expe...2024-06-0700 minGardentalkGarden Talk: What it means to harvest plants respectfullyA meadow off Sawmill Creek near Berners Bay. (Photo by Matt Miller/KTOO)
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As part of the Kayaani Sisters Council, Naomi Michalsen helped develop a free guide for people who want to learn about how to sustainably and respectfully gather local plants. For this week’s Garden Talk, Michalsen shared some reflections on the practice of respectful harvesting.
“I didn’t really grow up talking about respectful harvesting. We didn’t say, ‘Hey, let’s go out and harvest respectfully!’” she said. “In today’s world, it seems like things are chan...2024-05-3100 minCurious JuneauWhat happened to the village, gardens and fish camp at Auke Rec?People walking at Aanchg̱altsóow, or Auke Recreation Area, on March 24, 2024. (Photo by Yvonne Krumrey/KTOO)
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Every other June, canoes — or yaakw — arrive at a beach in Juneau. With carved formline paddles in hand, Southeast Alaska Native people row for days to get there.
They come for Celebration, the gathering of Lingít, Haida and Tsimshian people honoring the survival of traditional dancing, art, language and community.
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Seikoonie Fran Houston is a spokesp...2024-05-3000 minCulture Rich ConversationsCulture Rich Conversations: ‘Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo’ by Taylor Jenkins Reid
On this episode of Culture Rich Conversations from Juneau’s Black Awareness Association, host Christina Michelle and her guest, Angelica Fields-Morgan, have a discussion about the banned book, “The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo,” by author Taylor Jenkins Reid.
In the novel, legendary film star Evelyn Hugo tells reporter Monique Grant about her life. At 79 years old, with all her close family members and former spouses gone, Evelyn is finally ready to share the true story of her life, including the secret she has kept hidden from the public for decades.
Christi...2024-05-2900 minGardentalkGarden Talk: Juneau’s Jensen-Olson Arboretum celebrates Public Gardens Day and Primula DayPrimula chugensis. (Jensen-Olson Arboretum)
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Green things have been sprouting up all over Juneau in the past month and a half. Along with the warmer weather comes a burst of color and life at the Jensen-Olson Arboretum.
Ginger Hudson, the arboretum’s manager, recently spoke with KTOO’s Garden Talk about what the arboretum has planned for Memorial Day weekend.
On Saturday, the arboretum will celebrate both National Public Gardens Day and their own Primula Day. There will be a plant sale starting at 10 a.m. and a gui...2024-05-2400 minGardentalkGarden Talk: Jensen-Olson Arboretum previews upcoming events for Alaska Native Plant MonthThe view from Jensen-Olson Arboretum in Juneau. (Photo courtesy of the Jensen-Olson Arboretum).
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Spring is in bloom at Juneau’s Jensen-Olson Arboretum.
Ginger Hudson manages the arboretum, a city-owned garden located out the road just pass the Shrine of St. Therese. She spoke with KTOO’s Garden Talk about spring planting and upcoming events at the arboretum for Alaska Native Plant Month.
“In the Lower 48, Native Plant Month is in April,” Hudson said. “And as everybody knows, our gardens are still waking up.”
Alaska Native Plant Month...2024-05-1700 minCurious JuneauWhere do the Foodland ravens roost?A raven sits on the roof of the Foodland grocery store on Thursday, May 16 2024. (Photo by Anna Canny/KTOO)
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Marc Wheeler lives in downtown Juneau, close to the Foodland grocery store. He often stops there for lunch. That’s when he sees the parking lot’s resident ravens.
“I’ll be like walking while I eat it, and they’ll literally follow you like a gang of thugs,” Wheeler said. “Cause they’re just counting on you dropping something.”
Like many Juneauites, Wheeler has had a lot of fun watching th...2024-05-1700 minGardentalkGarden Talk: Good pruning technique can help your trees and bushes reach their potentialA cherry tree in blossom by the stairs behind Fireweed Place in Juneau on April 24, 2024. Buyarski says the cherry trees downtown are “severely, really thick,” and that pruning would help a lot. (Will Mader/KTOO)
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If you’ve taken a walk outside in Juneau lately, you’ve probably noticed the smell of growing things. Maybe you’ve also noticed the budding and blooming trees and bushes.
Master Gardener Ed Buyarski says proper pruning techniques can help your trees reach their full potential. He says to start with some basic rule...2024-05-0400 minCurious JuneauWhy is gas cheaper in Auke Bay? And why is it cheaper to fly to Seattle than Ketchikan?The De Hart’s gas station in Auke Bay charged $3.49 per gallon on Feb. 15, 2024. (Katie Anastas/KTOO)
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On a sunny Saturday at the Fisherman’s Bend gas station back in February, Juneau resident Joyce Sepel was filling up her tank. She said the Auke Bay gas station is her favorite.
“I’ve been going to Fred Meyer because it was cheaper,” she said. “But now I’ll just watch. I like coming here. It’s convenient, and I love watching the water here while I do it. But they’ve been the most c...2024-05-0200 minCurious JuneauHow well does Juneau recycle, and where does it all end up?Signs tell Juneau residents where to deposit their recyclables at the city Recycling Center in Lemon Creek. (Photo by Adelyn Baxter/KTOO)
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Editor’s Note: After we finished this story, a power outage forced the city’s recycling center to close for repairs. The city’s public works department says the recycling facility is full right now and won’t be able to receive any new materials for at least a few days.
It’s a nearly universal experience in Juneau.
It’s Saturday. You pull up to the city r...2024-04-1800 minGardentalkGarden Talk: Why silverweed is ‘a beloved plant all throughout the Pacific Northwest’Silverweed in bloom. (Courtesy of Khalil English)
For this week’s Garden Talk, KTOO’s Chloe Pleznac spoke with Khalil English about his research on silverweed, a seemingly inconspicuous plant with deep roots in Pacific Northwest history. English spoke about silverweed’s importance as a food source across the North — and about where it grows in Juneau.
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Khalil English: Silverweed first came into my life, I believe, through a book that I got fr...2024-04-1200 minGardentalkGarden Talk: It’s time to get your garden — and yourself — ready for the growing seasonFlowers bloom in the Rainbow Foods garden in Downtown Juneau on April 3, 2024. (Photo by Chloe Pleznac/KTOO)
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With the spring equinox behind us and a stretch of sunny, warm days over the last few weeks, it feels like spring has arrived full-force in Juneau. Trees are budding, birds are singing, and things are starting to stir in the earth.
Master Gardener Ed Buyarski says it’s time to start doing the garden prep that will set you up for success later in the season.
“It’s a time...2024-04-0500 minCurious JuneauWhat happened to the fast-food restaurants that used to be in Juneau, and why aren’t there more today?Makenzie O’Halloran makes a sandwich at Subway in the Mendenhall Valley on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. (Clarise Larson/KTOO)
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Fast-food restaurants have come and gone from Juneau for decades — but very few stick around for long.
Beyond Subway, McDonald’s, Domino’s, Papa John’s and Papa Murphy’s, you won’t find any other national chains in the capital city. Sure, there are restaurants like Pel’meni’s or Crepe Escape downtown where you can get food fast, but that’s not what we’re talking about.
Do you have a Curious June...2024-04-0500 minCurious JuneauWhy do Juneau’s thrift stores fill up so fast? And what can we do about it?The Salvation Army Family Store on a busy Saturday donation day in February 2024 (Photo by Anna Canny/KTOO)
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Dick Wood wrestled white garbage bags and cardboard boxes from the backseat of his beat up red car.
There were children’s books, toys and clothes that once belonged to Wood’s son, who is 35 now with a brand new baby.
“We were saving it for his kid, and they don’t want it,” Wood said. “His generation, they don’t want clutter.”
Wood pulled out a yellow, plastic...2024-03-2200 minCurious JuneauWhat are the original Lingít names for Juneauʼs mountains?
Snow dusts trees on a mountain in Juneau on Nov. 30, 2023. (Katie Anastas/KTOO)
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Anywhere you go in Juneau, there are mountains shooting up all around. Mt. Juneau and Mt. Roberts loom over downtown. Across the channel, Mt. Bradley – better known as Mt. Jumbo – notoriously blocks South Douglas from getting much sun. And in the valley, there’s Thunder Mountain — supposedly named for avalanches rumbling down its slopes.
A listener asked KTOO what the local mountains’ original Lingít names are. For this installment of Curious Juneau, Yvonn...2024-03-0800 minCurious JuneauCurious Juneau: Why does Alaska’s Capitol building have a ground floor?Alaska’s Capitol has a ground floor and a first floor. It’s relatively uncommon in American buildings. (Katie Anastas/KTOO)
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When Americans walk into a multi-story building, they’d usually say they’re on the first floor. Not in the lobby of Alaska’s Capitol building.
“It has a very European feel to it,” tour guide Kirk Smith said on a recent morning tour. “Right now, you are not on the first floor, you are on the ground floor. And the reason for that is that, as a multi-agency fed...2023-07-2500 minCurious JuneauCurious Juneau: What caused the jumble of fallen trees near the ferry terminal?A jumble of fallen trees at Auke Nu Cove caught the attention of a Curious Juneau listener (Photo by Anna Canny/KTOO)
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If you look across Auke Nu Cove from the parking lot at the Juneau ferry terminal, there’s a strange patch of fallen trees — about a dozen — that are splayed out in all directions.
Jesse Escamilla drives by on his evening commute every day. He’s used to seeing the occasional downed tree around his Lena Point home, but the fallen trees at Auke Nu Cove seem...2023-06-1900 minCurious JuneauCurious Juneau: Why does that speed limit sign say 19 ½ mph?A sign at the airport tells drivers to go no faster than 19 1/2 mph. (Katie Anastas/KTOO)
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On a rainy afternoon at the Airport Dike Trail, Laura Minne is walking her dog, Bodhi. Over on the airport side of the fence, a speed limit sign tells drivers to go no faster than 19 ½ miles per hour.
When asked if she has a theory for why it’s such a specific number, Minne laughs.
“I can only imagine,” she says. “Whoever did it has to be pretty wonderful to have that humo...2023-05-0500 minGardentalkGarden Talk: Planting dreams of springDaffodils bloom in a North Douglas flower bed lined with seaweed mulch. (Photo by Matt Miller/KTOO)
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Now is the time to get flower bulbs in the ground before it freezes. For an impressive display of blooms in the spring, plant a lot of them.
Master Gardener Ed Buyarski recommends planting flower bulbs such as crocuses, daffodils, and tulips in a location with good drainage. They don’t need to be in full sun all year long, just in the spring.
“So we can plant them at t...2022-09-2800 minGardentalkGarden Talk: Planting dreams of springDaffodils bloom in a North Douglas flower bed lined with seaweed mulch. (Photo by Matt Miller/KTOO)
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Now is the time to get flower bulbs in the ground before it freezes. For an impressive display of blooms in the spring, plant a lot of them.
Master Gardener Ed Buyarski recommends planting flower bulbs such as crocuses, daffodils, and tulips in a location with good drainage. They don’t need to be in full sun all year long, just in the spring.
“So we can plant them at t...2022-09-2800 minGardentalkGarden Talk: The hunt for winter chanterellesDave Gregovich, Wildlife Habitat Analyst for ADF&G and local mushroom enthusiast (photo by Sheli DeLaney/KTOO)
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Dave Gregovich, Wildlife Habitat Analyst for the Department of Fish and Game, is a mushroom enthusiast on the hunt for winter chanterelles. He starts the search in a forest near the North Douglas highway, and looks for areas with hemlock trees and blueberries.
“It’s not a super specialized mushroom,” Gregovich said. “In most places where you have old growth forest, you have at least a few winter chanterelles.”
Edible mus...2022-09-2100 minGardentalkGarden Talk: The hunt for winter chanterellesDave Gregovich, Wildlife Habitat Analyst for ADF&G and local mushroom enthusiast (photo by Sheli DeLaney/KTOO)
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Dave Gregovich, Wildlife Habitat Analyst for the Department of Fish and Game, is a mushroom enthusiast on the hunt for winter chanterelles. He starts the search in a forest near the North Douglas highway, and looks for areas with hemlock trees and blueberries.
“It’s not a super specialized mushroom,” Gregovich said. “In most places where you have old growth forest, you have at least a few winter chanterelles.”
Edible mus...2022-09-2100 minGardentalkGarden Talk: Dividing perennials at Jensen-Olson ArboretumGinger Hudson displays a digging fork, her preferred tool for removing plants from the ground without cutting their roots (photo by Sheli DeLaney/KTOO)
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Early fall is a great time to dig up, divide, and transplant perennials. Plants can better adapt to new locations when the weather is cool and they are finished blooming.
At the Jensen-Olson Arboretum, horticulturist and manager Ginger Hudson demonstrated how to divide Japanese sedge, or Carex morrowii, that she found creeping into a walkway. She removed it from the ground using her preferred...2022-09-0700 minGardentalkGarden Talk: Dividing perennials at Jensen-Olson ArboretumGinger Hudson displays a digging fork, her preferred tool for removing plants from the ground without cutting their roots (photo by Sheli DeLaney/KTOO)
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Early fall is a great time to dig up, divide, and transplant perennials. Plants can better adapt to new locations when the weather is cool and they are finished blooming.
At the Jensen-Olson Arboretum, horticulturist and manager Ginger Hudson demonstrated how to divide Japanese sedge, or Carex morrowii, that she found creeping into a walkway. She removed it from the ground using her preferred...2022-09-0700 minGardentalkGarden Talk: Late-blooming perennials at the Jensen-Olson ArboretumA chalkboard sign at the entrance lists what’s in bloom at the Jensen-Olson Arboretum. (Photo by Sheli DeLaney/KTOO)
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At the Jensen-Olson Arboretum — a source of inspiration for gardeners of Southeast Alaska — late-season flowering perennials are in bloom.
“And one of our favorites is the Primula florindae, which blooms in mid-to-late summer and sometimes will go on until frost,” manager and horticulturist Ginger Hudson said. “They love the cool moist temperatures — they love to be cold over winter.”
Yellow is the standard color for Primula florindae flower...2022-09-0100 minGardentalkGarden Talk: Late-blooming perennials at the Jensen-Olson ArboretumA chalkboard sign at the entrance lists what’s in bloom at the Jensen-Olson Arboretum. (Photo by Sheli DeLaney/KTOO)
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At the Jensen-Olson Arboretum — a source of inspiration for gardeners of Southeast Alaska — late-season flowering perennials are in bloom.
“And one of our favorites is the Primula florindae, which blooms in mid-to-late summer and sometimes will go on until frost,” manager and horticulturist Ginger Hudson said. “They love the cool moist temperatures — they love to be cold over winter.”
Yellow is the standard color for Primula florindae flower...2022-09-0100 minGardentalkGarden Talk: What grows well in Juneau greenhousesMaster gardener Ed Buyarski grows corn inside a greenhouse. (Photo by Sheli DeLaney/KTOO)
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Greenhouses expand the possibilities of what can be grown in cool, wet climates. Certain cucumber and tomato varieties do particularly well in Southeast Alaska.
Growing cucumber plants vertically can increase air circulation and reduce mold and mildew (photo by Sheli DeLaney/KTOO)
Master gardener Ed Buyarski uses some of his greenhouse space to experiment with dry-weather crops, such as corn. While his corn is tall, it’s not quite maturing.
“The corn has...2022-08-2400 minGardentalkGarden Talk: What grows well in Juneau greenhousesMaster gardener Ed Buyarski grows corn inside a greenhouse. (Photo by Sheli DeLaney/KTOO)
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Greenhouses expand the possibilities of what can be grown in cool, wet climates. Certain cucumber and tomato varieties do particularly well in Southeast Alaska.
Growing cucumber plants vertically can increase air circulation and reduce mold and mildew (photo by Sheli DeLaney/KTOO)
Master gardener Ed Buyarski uses some of his greenhouse space to experiment with dry-weather crops, such as corn. While his corn is tall, it’s not quite maturing.
“The corn has...2022-08-2400 minGardentalkGarden Talk: Creative solutions for controlling weeds — like eating themA propane torch burning unwanted chickweed sprouts in a lettuce bed. (Photo by Sheli DeLaney/KTOO)
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Taking a propane torch to the rows between crops is a quick, easy solution to controlling weeds in the garden. But many weeds can be harvested and eaten.
White goosefoot (aka Lambsquarters) is an edible and nutritious garden weed closely related to spinach (Photo courtesy of Ed Buyarski/Ed’s Edibles)
Master gardener Ed Buyarski carefully burned away hundreds of tiny sprouts threatening his lettuce rows.
“Like we see between two...2022-08-1700 minGardentalkGarden Talk: Creative solutions for controlling weeds — like eating themA propane torch burning unwanted chickweed sprouts in a lettuce bed. (Photo by Sheli DeLaney/KTOO)
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Taking a propane torch to the rows between crops is a quick, easy solution to controlling weeds in the garden. But many weeds can be harvested and eaten.
White goosefoot (aka Lambsquarters) is an edible and nutritious garden weed closely related to spinach (Photo courtesy of Ed Buyarski/Ed’s Edibles)
Master gardener Ed Buyarski carefully burned away hundreds of tiny sprouts threatening his lettuce rows.
“Like we see between two...2022-08-1700 minGardentalkGarden Talk: Air-drying garlic and herbsHardneck garlic bulbs hanging up to cure inside a greenhouse (Photo by Sheli DeLaney/KTOO)
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After garlic is harvested, it can be cured by hanging in a warm, dry place with good air circulation for a few weeks.
Master gardener Ed Buyarski says that he has garlic hanging in his greenhouses, his furnace room and his garage.
“In fact, last week I bought a dehumidifier to go in my garage underneath the garlic, and I’m emptying it twice a day.” Buyarksi says. “So I’m hoping tha...2022-08-1000 minGardentalkGarden Talk: Air-drying garlic and herbsHardneck garlic bulbs hanging up to cure inside a greenhouse (Photo by Sheli DeLaney/KTOO)
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After garlic is harvested, it can be cured by hanging in a warm, dry place with good air circulation for a few weeks.
Master gardener Ed Buyarski says that he has garlic hanging in his greenhouses, his furnace room and his garage.
“In fact, last week I bought a dehumidifier to go in my garage underneath the garlic, and I’m emptying it twice a day.” Buyarksi says. “So I’m hoping tha...2022-08-1000 minGardentalkGarden Talk: A tour of Taay Hít, Tlingit and Haida’s new greenhouseMaster Gardener Lindsey Pierce is surrounded by sunflowers as she looks up at the top of the dome in Táayi Hít, the “Garden House” at Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska. (Photo by Sheli DeLaney/KTOO)
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A year after completion, the greenhouse built by Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska has produced its share of successes and setbacks.
“The name is Taay Hít, which means ‘garden house’ in Lingít,” says Lindsey Pierce, master gardener and environmenta...2022-08-0300 minGardentalkGarden Talk: Thinning carrots and planting more peasPea plants with alder bough trellis (photo by Sheli DeLaney/KTOO)
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Peas planted this spring are ready to be picked, but it’s not too late to start a second crop. And carrots due for harvest this fall likely need some thinning. With both plants, the shoots, tips and leaves are edible and delicious in salads and sauces.
Master gardener Ed Buyarski’s crop of peas was planted outdoors from seed in early May, then covered with agricultural fabric to protect the sprouts.
“We’re standing in front...2022-07-1900 minGardentalkGarden Talk: Botrytis in the soil can take a toll on garlic harvestsEd Buyarksi points out a garlic plant infected with botrytis. (Photo by Sheli DeLaney/KTOO)
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Starting now through mid-August, garlic plants will be ready to harvest. But master gardener Ed Buyarski says gardeners should look out for botrytis, a fungus disease that can spread throughout crops.
“It’s mostly in the soil already, assuming that we’ve been gardening for a while — or even in the wild soil.” he said.
Buyarski pulled a garlic plant that was showing signs rot due to botrytis and pointed out pinkish-re...2022-07-1300 minGardentalkGarden Talk: How to harvest garlic scapes, and some things you can do with themOutdoor garden beds with full grown garlic plants. (Photo by Sheli DeLaney/KTOO)
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Garlic bulbs planted last fall are now full grown and producing scapes. In this week’s episode of Garden Talk, Ed Buyarski talks about what they are and how to use them.
“This garlic in front of us was planted last September or October — covered it over with plastic for the winter and rested till it starts to grow roots, just like tulips and daffodils do in the fall.” Buyarski said. “So they’ve grown almost to th...2022-07-0600 minGardentalkGarden Talk: May 11, 2022In this week’s Garden Talk, Ed Buyarski talks with KTOO’s Rhonda McBride about how to help your strawberries survive an onslaught of threats — from mold, mildew and slugs, to porcupines that dine voraciously on their leaves, as well as the squirrels who love the berries.
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If you have questions for Garden Talk, email edbuyarski@hotmail.com or call 907-209-8905.
2022-05-1100 minCurious JuneauWhy are some of Juneau’s street lights glowing purple?A street light near the Juneau Public Library glows purple on Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022. (Photo by Bridget Dowd/KTOO)
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On a foggy Sunday night in Juneau, the corner of Ferry Way and Marine Way is made eerie by a violet glow coming from a nearby street light. It’s just one of several lights around town that have changed colors.
A Curious Juneau listener saw these lights around the city and asked KTOO why the lights have a dark purple hue. As it turns out, the color is a mistake an...2022-01-2400 minCurious JuneauWhy are some of Juneau’s street lights glowing purple?A street light near the Juneau Public Library glows purple on Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022. (Photo by Bridget Dowd/KTOO)
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On a foggy Sunday night in Juneau, the corner of Ferry Way and Marine Way is made eerie by a violet glow coming from a nearby street light. It’s just one of several lights around town that have changed colors.
A Curious Juneau listener saw these lights around the city and asked KTOO why the lights have a dark purple hue. As it turns out, the color is a mistake an...2022-01-2400 minCurious JuneauWas there really a gun range in the basement of Harborview Elementary School?The 1958-1959 girls’ high school rifle club poses for a yearbook photo in the basement of Harborview. (Courtesy of Karleen Grummett)
As part of KTOO’s Curious Juneau project, a listener asked: “Was there really a gun range in the basement of Harborview Elementary School?”
The short answer is yes. It was there for decades, and there are plenty of people still around in Juneau who remember it.
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Flipping through decades of Juneau’s high school yearbooks, you’ll find some dated extracurriculars, like candy stripers and the Future H...2021-08-0600 minCurious JuneauWas there really a gun range in the basement of Harborview Elementary School?The 1958-1959 girls’ high school rifle club poses for a yearbook photo in the basement of Harborview. (Courtesy of Karleen Grummett)
As part of KTOO’s Curious Juneau project, a listener asked: “Was there really a gun range in the basement of Harborview Elementary School?”
The short answer is yes. It was there for decades, and there are plenty of people still around in Juneau who remember it.
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Flipping through decades of Juneau’s high school yearbooks, you’ll find some dated extracurriculars, like candy stripers and the Future H...2021-08-0600 minCurious JuneauIs there gold in them thar beaches?
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It’s after work, and the summer sun and the tide are out at John Wright’s go-to fishing spot in Juneau: the wide, sandy beach where Sheep Creek meets Gastineau Channel.
“I’ve been fly fishing in Alaska — Juneau specifically — for seven years. I’ve been fly fishing for 20 years. I’m 32, so that’s a good chunk of my life. … This is probably one of the first places I fished when I moved here, and the first place I broke a rod, here as well.”
He caught something too b...2019-05-3000 minCurious JuneauIs there gold in them thar beaches?
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It’s after work, and the summer sun and the tide are out at John Wright’s go-to fishing spot in Juneau: the wide, sandy beach where Sheep Creek meets Gastineau Channel.
“I’ve been fly fishing in Alaska — Juneau specifically — for seven years. I’ve been fly fishing for 20 years. I’m 32, so that’s a good chunk of my life. … This is probably one of the first places I fished when I moved here, and the first place I broke a rod, here as well.”
He caught something too b...2019-05-3000 minCurious JuneauDoes Juneau really have the smallest Costco in the world?Even in the middle of the workday on Tuesday, there’s steady traffic at Costco in Juneau. The city assessor’s records put its total square footage at 76,696. (Photo by Jeremy Hsieh/KTOO)
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The other day, Phil Fleming was loading up a car in the parking lot of the Costco in Juneau. He said a salty version of something you may have heard before.
“Just now on the phone, actually, a woman was saying, ‘Yeah, that’s the smallest damn Costco I’ve ever seen,’” he said. “She’s comparing it to the Seattle and A...2019-03-2900 minCurious JuneauDoes Juneau really have the smallest Costco in the world?Even in the middle of the workday on Tuesday, there’s steady traffic at Costco in Juneau. The city assessor’s records put its total square footage at 76,696. (Photo by Jeremy Hsieh/KTOO)
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The other day, Phil Fleming was loading up a car in the parking lot of the Costco in Juneau. He said a salty version of something you may have heard before.
“Just now on the phone, actually, a woman was saying, ‘Yeah, that’s the smallest damn Costco I’ve ever seen,’” he said. “She’s comparing it to the Seattle and A...2019-03-2900 minCurious JuneauVolunteers get thumbs up on spruced-up peace sign redesignThe alder trees — and the peace sign among them — at the end of Commercial Boulevard in Juneau are about 10 years old, pictured here on Jan. 8, 2019. The Juneau Urban Forestry Partnership and local chapter of Veterans for Peace got an OK from a Juneau Assembly committee on Monday to prune the overgrowth and plant spruce seedlings in the peace sign’s footprint. (Photo by Jeremy Hsieh/KTOO)
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On Monday, a Juneau Assembly committee authorized the local chapter of Veterans for Peace and the Juneau Urban Forestry Partnership to do some new landscape work on the pea...2019-03-2200 minCurious JuneauCurious Juneau: Why do Norah Jones tickets cost over $500?
Norah Jones performs on tour in 2010 promoting her album “The Fall.” (Creative Commons photo cropped from original by youngrobv)
Juneau mom Mara Jennings said she was over the moon when she found out Norah Jones was playing a concert in Juneau. Over the years, she’s sung the nine-time Grammy Award winner’s songs like lullabies to her kids at night.
“Yeah, moms get emotional about the songs they sing to their babies growing up. … I absolutely love her. I actually cried a bunch on Friday.”
That was Feb. 1, when the tickets went for sale online through...2019-02-1500 minCurious JuneauHow a mischievous Home Depot surveyor turned this hill into guerrilla artThe alder trees — and the peace sign among them — at the end of Commercial Boulevard in Juneau are about 10 years old, pictured here on Jan. 8, 2019. The slope was cut and stabilized as part of the construction of the Home Depot. (Photo by Jeremy Hsieh/KTOO)
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In Juneau, a lot of people like Wes Adkins have wondered aloud about this:
“Ever since I moved...2019-01-1200 minCurious JuneauWhat happened to the downtown bells?
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As recently as 2009, clock bells marked a specific location in Juneau. That year, former KTOO reporter Casey Kelly began a story like this:
“As the clock chimes 12 o’clock, Mike Anderson works a ratchet jack at the end of an old pier at NOAA’s downtown port facility…”
Hourly clock chimes. In downtown Juneau.
Jeste Burton posts for a photo in her sho...2018-11-0400 minCurious JuneauWhat’s the deal with Juneau’s barefoot guy?“Barefoot Guy” Ezra Strong looks out on Dredge Lake during a hike. (Photo by Adelyn Baxter/KTOO)
Xtratufs, Bogs, Muck Boots — comfortable, waterproof footwear is pretty much a necessity here in Juneau. But not for the local some know as “the barefoot guy.”
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“Oh yeah, barefoot guy! What’s the story?” said Juneau resident Michael Boyer. “Is he a hobbit? Is he in...2018-04-2000 minCurious JuneauJuneau’s recorded wind speed blows away Coast Guard retiree
A cold weather phenomenon known as the Taku winds causes white caps and water to mist into the air Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, on the Gastineau Channel as seen from U.S. Coast Guard Station Juneau. (Photo by Tripp J Crouse/KTOO)
John Hollis began serving in the Coast Guard in 1974. He transferred to Juneau three years later for a 13-month stint in public affairs.
“I liked it up there. My main job was to answer press queries,” Hollis said. “The biggest thing while I was there was the oil came down to Valdez, and worked that extensively.”
Hollis...2018-04-1300 minCurious JuneauYes, there really is a doll museum in Juneau and it’s filled with little treasuresA doll display at Aunt Claudia’s Dolls museum in downtown Juneau. (Photo by Tripp J Crouse/KTOO)
Kerri Tanner has lived in Juneau for six years — but there’s one place she’s never been, and she has lots of questions:
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“What is the doll museum? How did it come to pass? How do you get in it? How do...2018-03-0200 minCurious JuneauDoes Juneau really have a Florida federal building’s pelicans?Bronze pelicans dive bomb the concrete behind a bus stop near the Federal Building in Juneau on Thursday. (Photo by Tripp J Crouse/KTOO)
At the corner of Ninth Street and Glacier Avenue in downtown Juneau, there’s a 16-foot column of bronze.
Closer up, you can see the bronze was sculpted into nine individual pelicans, oriented so they appear to be diving — into pavement.
Curious Juneau stars you and your questions. Every episode we help you find an answer. Catch up on past episodes, or ask your own question on the Curious Juneau page...2018-02-2300 minCurious JuneauJuneau’s concrete blocks spark tall tales about their originsDouglas resident Mark Calvert wants to know what the concrete blocks in the Lemon Creek area were for. (Photo by Tripp J Crouse/KTOO)
Tall tales abound about the mysterious blocks near Lemon Creek: Ancient monoliths, hatches for alien spacecraft, White Alice — even cow graves.
But nothing really, so to speak, concrete.
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Mark Calvert was one of...2018-02-0900 minCurious JuneauJuneau’s forgotten pedestrian tunnel carries water, power through Telephone Hill(Video still by David Purdy/KTOO)
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Ever notice a set of doors on either side of Juneau’s Telephone Hill? There’s one next to the State of Alaska Facilities Center. The other one’s next to the parking garage at Second and Main.
Guess what? They connect.
City Manager Rorie Watt graciously unlocks the set of doo...2018-01-0300 minCurious JuneauLong ago, Patsy Ann left her mark on historic Juneau, but where?The statue of Patsy Ann, once Juneau’s official greeter, watches downtown Juneau’s waterfront in December 2017. The Friends of Patsy Ann commissioned the famous bull terrier’s statue, which was presented in July 1992. (Photo by Julia Caulfield/KTOO)
Brooks Pinney, 7, and his 4-year-old brother Bridger love learning about the bull terrier Patsy Ann. They love listening to their mom, Amy Pinney, read them the children’s book “Patsy Ann of Alaska: the true story of a dog” by Tricia Brown.
“The kids got super into it. They read it over and over and over, and we took a pedi cab...2017-12-1100 minCurious JuneauEven with nowhere to go, Juneau car thieves are a growing problemStatistics for 2011 to 2014 are from a 2016 Juneau Police Department annual report. Statistics for 2015 to 2017 were provided directly by JPD. Cases are cleared when there’s an arrest in the case. (Graphic by Tripp J Crouse/KTOO)
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Juneau isn’t on the road system, yet car thefts in the de facto island city are on the rise. In fact, 2017 has already surpassed the number of stolen motor vehicles reported in recent years, and more than doubled since 2014.
Adam Savage moved to Juneau this spring. Originally from Seattle, the 35-year-old appreciates Juneau’s small...2017-12-0600 min