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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Chris Bieri
May 7—When Cait Rodriguez helped form Anchorage GRIT nearly a decade ago with her friend Lael Wilcox, the conversations they had around the program were about building confidence. GRIT, which stands for Girls Riding Into Tomorrow, is a middle school bicycle mentorship program for girls in Anchorage. GRIT "aims to empower young women to safely and confidently ride bicycles in Anchorage," according to its website.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Chris Bieri
May 7—When Cait Rodriguez helped form Anchorage GRIT nearly a decade ago with her friend Lael Wilcox, the conversations they had around the program were about building confidence. GRIT, which stands for Girls Riding Into Tomorrow, is a middle school bicycle mentorship program for girls in Anchorage. GRIT "aims to empower young women to safely and confidently ride bicycles in Anchorage," according to its website.
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1 week ago | 
adn.com | Chris Bieri
When Cait Rodriguez helped form Anchorage GRIT nearly a decade ago with her friend Lael Wilcox, the conversations they had around the program were about building confidence. GRIT, which stands for Girls Riding Into Tomorrow, is a middle school bicycle mentorship program for girls in Anchorage. GRIT “aims to empower young women to safely and confidently ride bicycles in Anchorage,” according to its website.
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1 week ago | 
adn.com | Chris Bieri
Tessa Hulls was hard at work Monday at the Legislative Lounge in the Capitol building in Juneau when her phone started a perpetual buzzing. Congratulatory calls and texts were pouring in, but Hulls was hustling to prepare the daily specials — beef stew and salmon Alfredo linguine.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Chris Bieri
May 2—More than 500 people descended on Anchorage's Delaney Park Strip on Thursday, bringing together supporters of more than a half-dozen organizing groups focusing on workers' rights and health care, among other issues. The gathering was one of more than a dozen protests and rallies around the state and hundreds more nationally and internationally. Dozens of people raised signs, covering a wide swath of topics including support for Ukraine, federal workers and students.
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1 week ago | 
adn.com | Chris Bieri
More than 500 people descended on Anchorage’s Delaney Park Strip on Thursday, bringing together supporters of more than a half-dozen organizing groups focusing on workers’ rights and health care, among other issues. The gathering was one of more than a dozen protests and rallies around the state and hundreds more nationally and internationally. Dozens of people raised signs, covering a wide swath of topics including support for Ukraine, federal workers and students.
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2 weeks ago | 
adn.com | Chris Bieri
Anchorage’s Aiden Williams put in hundreds of hours of work to give himself a chance to play in the NFL. After signing with the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted rookie free agent offensive lineman Saturday, Williams realizes that work has just begun. A 2019 graduate of East Anchorage High who played football at the University of Minnesota Duluth, Williams put the experience in quintessential Alaska terms.
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2 weeks ago | 
adn.com | Chris Bieri
Between trips to his stuffed Toyota Prius to unload gear, Nick Petumenos swiftly straightens a row of chairs as the sound of legendary trumpeter Freddie Hubbard pours out of a wireless speaker. On most nights at a quarter after 6, the Fire Island Rustic Bakeshop on K Street is still, already closed for hours. But on Monday nights, the downtown establishment comes to life, transformed into a pop-up community jazz session.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Chris Bieri
Apr. 28—Between trips to his stuffed Toyota Prius to unload gear, Nick Petumenos swiftly straightens a row of chairs as the sound of legendary trumpeter Freddie Hubbard pours out of a wireless speaker. On most nights at a quarter after 6, the Fire Island Rustic Bakeshop on K Street is still, already closed for hours. But on Monday nights, the downtown establishment comes to life, transformed into a pop-up community jazz session.
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1 month ago | 
adn.com | Chris Bieri |Josh Reed |Emily Goodykoontz
Verona Williams spotted her daughter’s bright shoes in the distance and rose to her feet in the stands. “Let’s go Analina! Let’s go baby!” she yelled. “Let’s go, let’s go!”Her daughter, eighth grader Analina Henderson, cruised toward the finish line. Moments later, Henderson jogged over to the stands, where she received some words of encouragement and a congratulatory hug from her mom before joining her teammates on the Begich Middle School track and field team.
