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The Valdez Museum & Historical Archive may be closed for in-person visits currently, but the museum is offering multiple ways to experience exhibits virtually.

With extended school closures and summer fast approaching, many parents are struggling to find the time to balance working from home and keeping their kids entertained and engaged with STEM education.

Adults are often drawn toward meditation to ease daily stress and experience moments of peace.

Looking to travel somewhere adventurous this summer? There’s no place better than Valdez.

Chill out in Valdez amongst the beauty of the many nearby glaciers, which can be explored independently or on guided tours.

While many enjoy a nice leisurely day of fishing, in Alaska it is all about stocking the freezer for winter.

Prince William Sound is a world-class fishing destination, and Valdez is known for higher limits, especially on silvers.

Valdez, like many communities, was born out of the Alaska gold rush era.

Outdoor seating is one of the safest (and most scenic) ways to dine this summer.

Need some new titles to add to your summer reading list? Give these books a try.

If you Google how to accomplish work-life balance, you’ll discover hundreds of stories explaining how to achieve this elusive goal.

Food shortages, tedium and the desire to become more self-sufficient have ignited a major interest in home gardening across the world.

To encourage families with children to explore the outdoors together while social distancing, Alaska State Parks’ annual Kids to Parks Day on May 16 has gone virtual.

The earth has recently been given a much-needed break from excess pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and tainted water canals while we stay home to practice social distancing.

Adults are often drawn toward meditation to ease daily stress and experience moments of peace.

Alaskans are turning to the outdoors to retain a sense of normalcy in their lives during this time of unprecedented uncertainty.

The Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center understands just how hard social distancing can be and wants to help.

Alaska CHAP, a network of frontline health care workers that serve over 170 rural Alaska villages, in conjunction with their Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium team, statewide partners, and Distance Learning Network have released a COVID-19 Continuing Education course.

Seniors are among the most vulnerable to COVID-19 and Salvation Army Alaska is aiming to help through its Older Alaskans Program.

We are all adjusting to the present situation.

The Alaska Zoo may be closed to visitors right now, but that doesn’t mean the zoo’s staff can head home for a few weeks.

In honor of March being Sobriety Awareness Month, here are alcohol-free alternatives to popular cocktails you can make at home.

The Alaska Room, hosted by Alaska Independent Musicians Initiative, has composed a playlist that likely features some of your favorite Alaskans and will also introduce you to music from artists in the Last Frontier you haven’t heard yet.

Performing hands-only CPR to the beat of “Baby Shark” is the perfect way to help save a life.

Coming up on Sunday, March 8, daylight saving time returns, and it can really throw a wrench into internal body clocks.

TikTok is an app people either are completely immersed in or have zero clue about.

Developing strong, loving relationships helps all of us better deal with the stress in our lives.

There’s a misconception that Alaska’s restaurant scene is linear.

Winter is going to get a little hotter in Girdwood and Palmer thanks to Kyle Hollingsworth. Best known for his keyboard playing in The String Cheese Incident (SCI), one of the most popular touring bands of the last 30 years, Hollingsworth has three upcoming Alaska dates.

I’m obsessed with paper. I love the feel, texture and weight of it. It plays into my obsession with handwritten notes.