Matherly Retains Fairbanks Mayoral Office
Jim Matherly secured reelection for Mayor of the City of Fairbanks on Tuesday, Oct. 1. Continue reading Matherly Retains Fairbanks Mayoral Office
University’s Spaceman: On a Mission, Down to Earth
“I was frustrated with the way people depict Alaska in reality TV shows.’ Continue reading University’s Spaceman: On a Mission, Down to Earth
“I Don’t Intend to Win.”
Here’s what a trio of losing candidates, two newcomers and a familiar grizzled face, had to say about their participation in recent city and borough elections. Continue reading “I Don’t Intend to Win.”
Tomaszowski Takes FNSB Assembly Seat B
First-time candidate Frank Tomaszowski, a local electrical contractor and father of five, has taken Assembly Seat B from incumbent Shaun Tacke. Poll results showed Tomaszowski ahead throughout the night. By the end of it all, Tomaszowski was victorious by 47 percent with 1,143 more votes than his closest competition, Shaun Tacke, making Tomaszowski the new Borough Seat B assemblyman. Assemblyman-elect Tomaszowsk, 47, attended Lathrop High School, is a UAF alumni and owns and Continue reading Tomaszowski Takes FNSB Assembly Seat B
Slices of Life from the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention
Four wrinkled native men huddle together speaking so low and fast that it’s unclear if it’s English or native tongues. Continue reading Slices of Life from the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention
Food Carts and Cigarette Smoke
The loud yammering of multiple conversations filled the ear as a swarm of people congregated outside of the Carlson Center. It was so dense and it was difficult to move. The smell of food cart vendors and cigarette smoke trailed through the air. The food truck Nix’xx Philippine Express was selling mouth-watering Lumpia and Manila Chicken Adobo, so I suppose one could say there was something there for everyone. Those headed for busses couldn’t help but pass tables Continue reading Food Carts and Cigarette Smoke
Native Crafts, Convention Politics, and a Chance to be Heard
Children run and play outside the entrance to the Carlson Center–one child slips on the slick ice and mud, but gets up with a smile, saved by her thick winter garb. Seated, vendors smile and wave, calling attention to their glimmering stone and bone carved into hunting tools and crafts. Their chatter with hovering patrons of their art is drowned by the sound of a thousand feet. The air is cool–the sharp sting of an Continue reading Native Crafts, Convention Politics, and a Chance to be Heard
Double creativity energizes OK Go’s Hering performance
“…working with physics and engineering in their videos to breathe life into something that is visually stimulating.” Continue reading Double creativity energizes OK Go’s Hering performance
Ever hunger for that spotlight?
Would-be stage directors? Actors? Playwrights? Look no further than Famous For Fifteen, the UAF Student Drama Association’s event, where anyone is welcome to take the stage reading movie scripts and plays. Jared Olin Director Undeclared Plastics, photo by Daniel Walker “I definitely think it’s a super fun time to show off our creativity in our community,’ said Jared Olin, the Director of Undeclared Plastics, a play written by Michael Shaeffer. Olin, switched his Continue reading Ever hunger for that spotlight?
More Work May Bring More Rewards
This still needs a lot of work. You imply that operating any restaurant, let alone several, is a hard, competitive business, but the reader never gets beyond hints about why that it. This really needs comments from owners or managers. The one waitress quoted doesn’t address the questions you raise. You let the reader know that you’ve worked in restaurants, but don’t use that to discuss what you may have learned through that, or mention Continue reading More Work May Bring More Rewards
A15- Headliner
Short: Battle of the Restaurants Long: Adding More Restaurants in Fairbanks Help the Economy by Taking Up Empty Spaces Question: How often do you go out to eat? List: Things to keep in mind when you’re going out to eat… Quote Lead: “I opened two restaurants because…” Summary: Restaurants are where people go to enjoy a nice meal and supposedly in Fairbanks, ‘Asian’ restaurants has an in. There are a total of thirteen ‘Asian’ restaurants Continue reading A15- Headliner
Chukchi Library: Kotzebue’s living room.
Chukchi library multitasks as a daycare, job center, and computer lab. Continue reading Chukchi Library: Kotzebue’s living room.