Ken Sease wants to share the humanity behind music Ken Sease feels most at home with a guitar in his hands. The owner and chief audio engineer of Twisted Penguin Productions in Anchorage began his career as a house musician in Nome with his band Notice To Appear. Ken...
Read moreFor women who love shoes beyond reason It’s Valentine’s Day, and the women who own ShuzyQ in downtown Anchorage want you to know it’s OK if you haven’t found “the one.” This Feb. 14, you can come down to the store and find a soul mate for your feet....
Read moreCrab cooking pots and 5-gallon buckets In a remote cabin 50 miles by boat from Sitka, Alaska, Jim and Darcy Michener accidentally left a crab cooking pot of sea water brewing on the stove. Overnight as the water boiled out, an enticing pattern of sea salt stuck to the...
Read moreWoman sews creativity, community into small town Shelly Stubblefield cherishes the first quilt she made. It was for her then-boyfriend — now-husband — Todd. “It’s a heavy flannel quilt,” she said. “It’s definitely a man’s quilt.” The quilt is so basic, Shelly said, but it’s special because it was...
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Ken Sease wants to share the humanity behind music Ken Sease feels most at home with a guitar in his hands. The owner and chief audio engineer of Twisted Penguin Productions in Anchorage began his career as a house musician in Nome with his band Notice To Appear. Ken and Joseph Simer, Notice To Appear’s drummer, had started to write and record songs in his apartment. When the time came to get the album...
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For women who love shoes beyond reason It’s Valentine’s Day, and the women who own ShuzyQ in downtown Anchorage want you to know it’s OK if you haven’t found “the one.” This Feb. 14, you can come down to the store and find a soul mate for your feet. ShuzyQ is hosting a KamaSHOEtra party with aphrodisiac food from Orzo, voodoo dolls, a chance to take a whack at a heart-shaped piñata and a...
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Crab cooking pots and 5-gallon buckets In a remote cabin 50 miles by boat from Sitka, Alaska, Jim and Darcy Michener accidentally left a crab cooking pot of sea water brewing on the stove. Overnight as the water boiled out, an enticing pattern of sea salt stuck to the rim of the pot. “We recognized it for what it was,” Jim said. This was in 2000. The Micheners took home the salt for kitchen...
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Check back Tuesday and meet the owner of the new do-it-yourself flower market in Alaska Good Monday morning, readers!...
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“Teaching Alaskans to climb for over 10 years!” The Rock Gym in Anchorage is a great place to get...
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It’s a new month and THAT means First Friday! Drive safe out there with all this warm weather we’re...
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Anchorage readers voted on their favorite coffee shops!! 1. Kaladi Brothers Coffee: kaladi.com 2. Steam Dot: steamdot.com 3. Terra Bella Bakery Cafe: terrabellacoffee.com 4. Superstar Pastry Design: spak.com 5. Side Street Espresso: Side Street Espresso Facebook Check out what these local businesses are brewing up and judge for yourself! For next week, what...
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