News: Valley mom is International Ms. Leather!
Alaskan trapper breaks pageant fur ceiling A Meadow Lakes woman who runs a trapline and tans her own furs was named International Ms. Leather at a pageant in San Francisco last weekend. It’s a…
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Contest: Spenard Stories
This week our feature story is about Spenard, that magical section of Anchorage that was once its own town and is now the heart of a sprawling municipality. Mary Lochner spoke with several people who…
Guest review: Poetry Slam with Katie Wirsing and Rudy Francisco
By Sarah Evans Somewhere along the line, poetry got a bad rap. Maybe it was from the desks of your stuffy 11th grade English classroom, where you wished Walt Whitman would just speak plainly. Or…
Night Out: Brett Dennen First Tap
Photographer and reviewer Quinn Bennett took in the April First Tap at Beartooth Theatrepub on Thursday, April 4. He had this to say about the show: It may not have been the best show for…
Like/Love: Historian + Alex the Lion
We like* Historian and Alex the Lion. We love AtL’s remix of Historians song, “All My Friends are Extinct” from their first EP. See Historian live this weekend, Saturday, April 13, at the S Lounge playing…
What’s up: Stuff you should know about
Remember last year when Anchorage was named the worst dressed city? You can read about it here, here and of course, here we have a Top Ten by the Press’s own Ash Adams about how to…
Playlist: It filters through
Some songs that have been featured in television shows, movies, commercials and video games.
Two Democrats to join Anchorage School Board: Croft and Davis have strong leads
By Scott Christiansen Eric Croft had a strong lead in the race for School board Seat-B at about 9:30 pm April 2 and was the first apparent winner in the 2013 Anchorage municipal election. (The…
Second Opinion: What’s up with going down
“My boyfriend wont go down on me. Not because its not clean, he just has an aversion to it. I’ve done the same for him on multiple occasions, he doesn’t push it on me though…
Night Out: Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
Just a few days before the sold out Macklemore and Ryan Lewis show the UAA Concert Board announced that local DJ Spencer Lee (formerly Encyclopedia Brown) would be opening up for the chart topping duo.…