General Care Communities
Alaska
- Bristol Bay and Aleutian Islands - Alaska
- Bush Alaska
- Anchorage and Kenai Peninsula - Alaska
- Fairbanks and Southeast Alaska
- Inside Passage - Alaska
Area Info
Alaska is one of the United States true cultural treasures. While Native culture, as a whole, may define much of Alaska's appearance, the state contains a broad mixture of cultures. In Anchorage, for example, the school district has found that its student body comes from homes that speak 83 languages.
Anchorage, the state's biggest city, has many Alaska influences but is also sometimes called Los Anchorage for its Lower 48-style architecture and mannerisms. Most residents of Alaska were born outside the state, and when they came to Alaska they brought their own traditions and desires.
There are European influences as well. Petersburg, in the Inside Passage, has a strong Scandinavian heritage. Cordova and Valdez bear names bestowed by a Spanish explorer; Cook Inlet is named for a British explorer; Russians left a legacy of the Orthodox Church in much of the state.
Articles
News from The Anchorage Daily News
New UA president's track record sealed deal for regents
Mar 17, 2010 10:35 am
The University of Alaska Board of Regents has selected Pat Gamble, Alaska Railroad chief executive officer and a retired four-star Air Force general, to be the next president of the university system...
Mackey wins record fourth straight Iditarod
Mar 16, 2010 8:10 pm
Pumping his fist as he approached the finish line, Lance Mackey won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Tuesday afternoon, becoming the first musher to take four straight. Mackey, 39, and his team of...
Anchorage Alaska Headlines
Mackey begins final Iditarod leg with two-hour lead
Mar 17, 2010 12:54 am
Mackey left the White Mountain checkpoint at 4:43 a.m. following a mandatory eight-hour layover.
Mar 16, 2010 8:17 am
A new crime lab project is "beyond shovel ready." So says project manager Matt Tanaka, who with labor union and other interests Monday urged the Senate Finance Committee to advance legislati...
Woman shoots, wounds ex-boyfriend
Mar 16, 2010 3:46 am
The woman told police that 31-year-old Tommy Robert Thomas at 12:14 a.m. Monday entered her home on East 73rd Avenue acting aggressively.
Alaska Recommendations Needed - Fairbanks, Denali, Anchorage, Seward
Mar 15, 2010 7:35 pm
We'll be in Alaska for almost two weeks prior to a cruise out of Seward. Flying into Fairbanks and spending time there, in Denali, Anchorage, and Seward.
King chases Mackey out of Unalakleet
Mar 14, 2010 7:30 pm
Updated 11:01 a.m. 3/14/10 a Click here for current Iditarod standings a Live tracking of Iditarod mushers ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Defending champion Lance Mackey is on the move out of Unalakleet, and Jef...
Anchorage Assembly member questions insurance payment to former mayor's family
Mar 14, 2010 9:45 am
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A member of the Anchorage Assembly wants to know if the city insurance payment to the family of late Mayor George Sullivan is legal.
Alaska lawmakers meet with NOAA chief to discuss endangered status for whales
Mar 14, 2010 5:36 am
If there's one thing Alaska's congressional delegation can agree on, it's a distrust of the Endangered Species Act and a belief it could ruin the state's economy.
Climbers descend after 12 days in cave
Mar 14, 2010 1:28 am
MCKINLEY: Weather, low fuel aborts attempt at first winter summit by woman. Published: March 13th, 2010 01:24 AM Last Modified: March 13th, 2010 01:24 AM After living for 12 days in a snow cave not mu...
Big question remains: Who's going to buy Alaska's gas?
Mar 13, 2010 4:37 am
We'll know by mid-summer how much money it would take to build a natural gas pipeline to Fairbanks and Anchorage.
Retirement leaves senate district for the Anchorage Hillside & Turnagain Arm without an incumbent.
Mar 12, 2010 2:19 am
Bunde, a retired commercial pilot, has served in the Alaska Legislature since 1993, according to legislative Web page.
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Usibelli wants to start work on coal mine near Sutton
Mar 17, 2010 11:30 am
Usibelli Coal Mine is gearing up for work this summer north of Palmer at its Wishbone Hill lease, but residents in the Buffalo Mine Road area, near the leased land, aren't sure they want a coal mine f...
Mar 17, 2010 7:50 am
Short news items from the valleys
Travel officials expect an off year this tourism season
Mar 17, 2010 7:42 am
The outlook for summer tourism is grim, with fewer cruise ships hitting Alaska ports this year. Travelers that do arrive are more likely to spend their money on T-shirts and Eskimo yo-yos than on heli...
Assembly votes to delay Knik bridge
Mar 17, 2010 7:23 am
The Anchorage Assembly for the second time voted Tuesday night in favor of delaying the proposed $680 million Knik Arm bridge construction until 2018 or later. The vote was 6-5.
New recall effort filed against Houston mayor
Mar 17, 2010 7:15 am
The Houston mayor's drive to Fairbanks in a city police vehicle -- a trip that sparked the ongoing recall drive against him -- involved his delivery of an application for a state grant.
Mar 17, 2010 7:10 am
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Monastery windows likely broken by BBs
Mar 17, 2010 6:57 am
A window of a Catholic monastery in South Anchorage was sprayed with projectiles, likely BBs, on Monday night, breaking the glass but not injuring the nuns inside, according to police.
Fundraiser for shelter nets over $100K
Mar 17, 2010 6:56 am
The annual Empty Bowls Project raised more than $100,000 for an Anchorage day shelter.
New UA president's track record sealed deal for regents
Mar 16, 2010 10:52 pm
The University of Alaska Board of Regents has selected Pat Gamble, Alaska Railroad chief executive officer and a retired four-star Air Force general, to be the next president of the university system.
UA regents to choose president
Mar 16, 2010 7:08 am
The University of Alaska Board of Regents is meeting today in Anchorage to pick the next university president.
Local News from ABC Alaska News via Yahoo! News
MISSING CHILD 11 Year Old Rabang Phillips
Mar 17, 2010 1:54 am
Anchorage Police are looking for missing 11 year old Rabang Phillips. Phillips was sent to Anchorage from his mothers house in Chicago last summer to visit his father, Derrick Craig, aka Jahbangjah Kh...
Mar 16, 2010 11:24 pm
Lanc Mackey has won the last great race for the fourth consecutive time. He finished the race at 2:59 and 51 Seconds on March 16th, 2010. This means his total time was 8 Days, 23 Hours, 59 Minutes and...
Eagle River Woman To Compete In National Cooking Contest
Mar 10, 2010 9:54 pm
Check out Angelika Harder's recipe she's using to compete for 1 million dollars. 1. Heat oven to 400F. Unroll pie crust; place in ungreased 9- or 10-inch glass pie plate, pressing on bottom and up sid...
Local News from The Alaska Star via Yahoo! News
Ketchikan teen making his mark in world of watercraft
Mar 11, 2010 7:02 pm
KETCHIKAN Heavy surf pounded an Oregon beach in September as Ketchikan's Tanner Thomas revved his 1990 Yamaha SuperJet through the shorebreak, launching the customized "ski" off the crests ...
Chugiak fire department called out
Mar 11, 2010 7:01 pm
The Chugiak Volunteer Fire Department was called to a structure fire at 18161 Old Glenn Highway at 1:30 p.m. March 8. A detached garage had caught fire.
Workers' compensation bills moving in state House
Mar 11, 2010 7:01 pm
A bill establishing a new procedure for setting rates for medical reimbursements on workers' compensation claims, House Bill 314, was reported out of the House Judiciary Committee Feb. 25 and is now i...
Local News from Fairbanks Daily News-Miner via Yahoo! News
Education plan replaces one impossible dream with another
Mar 17, 2010 5:34 pm
It's too soon to say exactly what the Obama administration education proposal will mean for Alaska, but there are some indications in the document "A Blueprint for Reform," released Tuesday....
Tire industry editor laments failure of Alaska snow tire mandate
Mar 17, 2010 4:19 pm
The editor of "Tire Review" magazine has weighed in on the bill to require snow tires in Alaska, bemoaning the lack of enthusiasm for the bill by its sponsor, Republican Rep. John Harris...
Mar 17, 2010 3:49 pm
I have been working in Japan for a year plus and have tried to maintain touch with my home state of Alaska through the DNM forums. This new format... well some good and mucho bad!! In my hum...
Mar 17, 2010 1:19 pm
...when I'm thinking about vacation. Any suggestions?
There is much more to potatoes than mashing them
Mar 17, 2010 8:28 am
We are a house divided: the husband thinks holiday meals are not complete without mashed potatoes. I think kugelis, a Lithuanian grated potato pudding dish, is essential to every celebration. A f...
Ken Anderson makes it to Iditarod finish line
Mar 17, 2010 8:28 am
NOME The first thing Ken Anderson wanted was a hug and kiss from his wife. The second was a hot fudge malt. Its my favorite, the Fairbanks musher said with an enormous grin. He didnt even mi...
TCC convention addresses chronic inebriates
Mar 17, 2010 8:19 am
FAIRBANKS Creating a shelter for homeless chronic inebriates is high on the priority list for Tanana Chiefs Conferences Justice Task Force, the groups chairwoman said Tuesday at the TCC convent...
Panel hears water fluoridation testimony
Mar 17, 2010 8:13 am
FAIRBANKS Whether its a cavity-fighting boon or a politicized health risk, fluoridation was once again the subject of debate in Fairbanks. The city of Fairbanks Fluoride Task Force heard argum...
Monroe girls suffer loss at buzzer
Mar 17, 2010 8:04 am
ANCHORAGE An ugly game ended on a pretty play much to Monroe Catholics chagrin. Nome freshman center Devynn Johnson converted a layup just before the final buzzer Tuesday to lift the Nanooks ...
Galena boys vow to reach state tournament next year
Mar 17, 2010 8:04 am
ANCHORAGE Coach Mark Stordahl made somewhat of a guarantee when officials with the state basketball tournament removed Galenas sign from their lockerroom after the Hawks were eliminated by Herit...
