In a surprising move, Brown Jug’s parent company, Alcanna, sent a letter to Mayor Ethan Berkowitz supporting the proposed alcohol tax. Anchorage Assembly members were also sent a copy of the letter. Berkowitz proposed the 5% tax in November to … Read More
Welcome to this week’s edition of The Alaska Stalker, a lighthearted round up of the best and worst of Alaska’s social media landscape. Have you sent us a hot tip yet? Email us at akstalker@34.82.63.104 and, as always, thanks for reading.… Read More
By now you have probably heard about the loose situation in Eagle River. Last week, Governor Mike Dunleavy appointed newly elected Republican Representative Nancy Dahlstrom as his Commissioner for the Department of Corrections. Dahlstrom was going to replace Representative Dan … Read More
It’s been nine days since the big quake hit Southcentral Alaska. The aftershocks continue. In fact, we had two good ones this morning. At what point do they stop being aftershocks and start being just earthquakes? Check out this satire … Read More
Subsequent to a nerve-rattling 7.0 magnitude earthquake followed by more than 2,000 aftershocks, Assemblymember Christopher Constant announced that he will introduce a charter amendment changing the name of the Municipality of Anchorage to the “Township of Aftershock” at Tuesday’s regular … Read More
The Dunleavy administration has removed all of the proposed FY 2020 budget documents that the former Walker administration proposed. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) website only shows the current FY 2019 budget, not what Walker proposed for FY 2020. … Read More
Well, this was an interesting week. I had so much for the column and then the big one hit on Friday morning. Events like that earthquake make us all realize that politics don’t matter as much as many of think … Read More
Before the snow and dust had settled, rattled Anchorageites jumped online to share their earthquake experiences in dramatic stories, photos, and of course, dank memes. One of the first viral post-quake memes used the infamous photo of Tom Sulczynski’s stranded SUV. … Read More
Today, Alaska experienced a major 7.0 earthquake at around 8:30 am. We went around Anchorage to assess and document some of the aftermath of the quake. This video was made possible due to the quick action taken by the Landmine … Read More
Final update, 3:14pm Map from the Alaska Earthquake Center, showing great disparities in the amount of shaking felt throughout Anchorage. Update, 2:55pm This post from Temblor, “Exotic M=7.0 earthquake strikes beneath Anchorage, Alaska,” contains several diagrams and a comparison of … Read More