Community

Labor Day is right around the corner and many Alaskans will be looking for what to do on their day off. Here are a few options in various communities around the state.

The first of its kind in Houston, Alaska, Bear Paw Park will take a 36-acre lot and transform it into a community space full of fun for local families. Current plans include walking trails, a bus stop, picnic spaces and dedicated fitness areas.

Community development projects for 14 Alaska villages and tribes are going to be receiving crucial support thanks to a nearly $8 million block grant from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The month of May (and National Physical Fitness month) has come to an end, along with our poll: Which national park in Alaska is your go-to when it comes to fitness?

The National Veterans Golden Age Games is a senior adaptive rehabilitation program. It is the only national multi-event competition involving sports and recreational activities for seniors.

The health of oceans is crucial to our survival. Oceans generate more than half the oxygen we breathe and help regulate the climate. World Oceans Day on June 8 is a way to remind us about the importance of our oceans. It is also a reminder of the impact humanity has had on the oceans’ well-being.

Alaska is a beautiful diving and snorkeling destination, with diverse marine life sure to offer a unique underwater experience.

Earth Day is a global event celebrated in over 192 countries worldwide on April 22, but action and consumer changes can happen any day of the year. Below is a list of alternative products and suggestions for reducing waste:

Volunteering can be a fun way to reconnect with your family throughout the year. Here are some tips for successful family projects.

Will your favorite musher lead the pack in the 2019 Iditarod, or will they fall behind? Follow along with Northrim Bank as each branch tracks the progress of a different musher in the Last Great Race.

Feb. 27 is International Polar Bear Day, a day to learn ways you can support polar bears and also to absorb some interesting facts. Did you know that polar bears are great swimmers and can weigh up to 1,760 pounds?

On Friday, Nov. 30, Southcentral Alaska experienced a destructive 7.0 magnitude earthquake that damaged homes and infrastructure, displaced students and disrupted the lives of residents.

Every child should have the opportunity to discover the best in themselves and others in a fun, safe learning environment. Camp Fire Alaska, with support from GCI, strives to provide those opportunities, helping kids find their spark, lift their voice and discover who they are.

GCI has donated an additional $100,000 to its Suicide Prevention Grant Program, reinforcing its commitment to supporting organizations working to combat Alaska’s high suicide rate.

Springtime means spring cleaning, and that term takes on a much bigger meaning in Alaska as the snow melts to reveal months worth of debris. Help give the state a fresh and clean summer look by participating in clean-up events over the next couple of weeks:

From coastal erosion to declining sea ice, Alaska’s at the forefront of some of the world’s most pressing environmental issues. And, in recognition of Earth Month, GCI is shoring up its support of the Alaska SeaLife Center in the picturesque, coastal community of Seward.

The Municipality of Anchorage recently announced the launch of a new telephone directory designed to make reaching city services, such as the Anchorage Police Department’s non-emergency line, quicker and easier to access.

Alaska born and raised. It’s more than a brand, it’s the story of GCI, Alaska’s original startup. In 1979, Ron Duncan and Bob Walp, working in a downtown Anchorage apartment, became Alaska’s original tech entrepreneurs, intent on bringing affordable telecommunications to Alaskans.

Daylight saving time is often referred to as “daylight savings time” with an extra “s” at the end of “saving.” But you can’t savings time. Daylight saving time begins on the second Sunday of March at 2 a.m. and then transitions back to daylight standard time on the first Sunday of November.

Feed the Children distributed its 1 millionth H.E.L.P. (Homeless Education and Literacy Program) backpack with community partner support. H.E.L.P. promotes school attendance and completion across the nation.

Alaska-born-and-raised GCI recently unveiled its 2018 nonprofit partners, committing to $180,000 in donations over the course of the year to help improve the lives of Alaskans in communities across the state.

At Volunteers of America Alaska, our mission is to prevent adolescent substance abuse before it escalates. We provide a grassroots, community approach, raising awareness of the harmful effects alcohol and drug use have on the development of youth.

From Ketchikan to Kaktovik, children across Alaska will gather at 10 a.m. on Feb. 22 in school gyms, recreation centers and classrooms over a live video feed and participate in a half-hour of fun physical activity for PLAAY Day 2018, an Alaska Sports Hall of Fame initiative, with connectivity provided by GCI, Alaska’s largest telecommunications and technology company.

For the second year in a row, local nurses with the Alaska Nurses Association came together to help Anchorage’s homeless population. At their holiday open house, nurses assembled and wrapped “beanie boxes,” shoe boxes filled with cold-weather essentials, personal hygiene items and snacks

There is no need to wait for the annual turkey trot to cross the finish line this month.

The University of Alaska Southeast will host the second annual Power & Privilege Symposium on Nov. 7. The conference-style event provides community members with an opportunity to engage in honest conversations about the ways social hierarchies and identities manifest themselves.

He’s been in headlines lately as one of the new owners of the Alaska Dispatch News, and this month Ryan Binkley will deliver the keynote address at the 2017 Alaska Chamber Fall Forum in Sitka.

It’s estimated there are 21,000+ hungry children in the Anchorage area. With students back in school, The Children’s Lunchbox began its weekend food program to help combat this issue.

While Americans debate causes of global warming, one University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist is doing something about it.