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An iconic portrait exhibit opens in an iconic Sitka bar

1 week ago | kcaw.org | Robert Woolsey

Steve Lawrie established his reputation as a large-canvas portrait artist. But This Thing We Call the Ocean is an homage to fishing, and to the people who thrive in Sitka’s maritime culture. “Some of those people unload the boats, some of those people catch the fish, some of those people repair the boats,” says Lawrie.
City may invest additional $715K in haulout ahead of opening

2 weeks ago | kcaw.org | Katherine Rose

Photo KCAW/WoolseySitka’s new boatyard is getting another wave of funding. Tuesday night (6-10-25) the Sitka Assembly approved a $715,000 appropriation that is expected to wrap up the first phase of construction for the city-owned haulout. In 2022, 80 percent of Sitka voters approved an initiative to build a marine haulout using over $8 million dollars from the sale of the Sitka Community Hospital building.
June 10, 2025: What's on the agenda when the Sitka Assembly meets tonight?

2 weeks ago | kcaw.org | Katherine Rose

The marine haulout at the Gary Paxton Industrial Park has already hauled at least one boat in a practice run, but it still needs some more components before it can open for public use. When the Sitka Assembly meets tonight (6-10-25), it will consider whether to put another $715,000 toward the first phase of haulout construction, which would include over $200,000 to fund a heated washdown pad for the facility. That means it could be used year-round.
In Kake ruling, Ninth Circuit hands Feds a major win in decades-old dispute over subsistence in Alaska

3 weeks ago | kcaw.org | Robert Woolsey

The OVK – or Organized Village of Kake – petitioned the Federal Subsistence Board in 2020 shortly after nationwide lockdowns and supply chain disruptions threatened the food supply to the 500 residents of the community, located on Kupreanof Island, about 50 miles east of Sitka.
Sitka's legislators voted to override the governor's veto of education funding. But they're still worried about schools

3 weeks ago | kcaw.org | Robert Woolsey

Sitka Rep. Rebecca Himschoot introduced a bill (HB 69) that would have increased student funding by $1,000 — the first substantial boost to schools in a decade. Even though she considered it a half-measure relative to the rate of inflation, legislators couldn’t muster the votes to override when the governor vetoed it. Sen.
This cyclist is over the hill thanks to his ebike

3 weeks ago | kcaw.org | Jeb Sharp

Bill Hughes, owner of Sitka’s Yellow Jersey Cycle Shop, riding on the Cross Trail in June 2024. (KCAW/Jeb Sharp)E-bikes are ubiquitous in Sitka. Tourists rent them, commuters ride them, officials field complaints about them. But one aspect of e-bikes that is perhaps overlooked, is how they keep cyclists in the game as they age. 83-year-old Bill Hughes, the owner of the Yellow Jersey Cycle Shop, is a striking example. Hughes started cycling decades ago when he was competing in triathlons.
Assembly conflicted out of hearing cell tower appeal

3 weeks ago | kcaw.org | Katherine Rose

“Cell tower and a perfect blue sky in the background” by Ivan Radic is licensed under CC BY 2.0.The Sitka Assembly periodically convenes as a Board of Adjustment to hear zoning appeals as a quasi-judicial body. At its meeting on May 29, the group was set to hear an appeal from Tidal Network, the telecommunications service run by the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska.
City to keep Lincoln Street open through June

3 weeks ago | kcaw.org | Katherine Rose

The Sitka Assembly is leaving Lincoln Street open for at least another month. When the assembly met on Thursday (5-29-25), the group agreed that more time was needed before making a decision on whether to bring back street closures on days with high cruise traffic. The city has been closing Lincoln Street several times a week for the last few summers of rapid cruise tourism growth- last year, the street was closed to traffic on days with over 5000 passengers visiting Sitka.
Sitka youth takes lead in 70th Sitka Salmon Derby - again!

1 month ago | kcaw.org | Robert Woolsey

He’s baaaack. Caleb Gray is among the best of the relatively youthful anglers who have dominated the Sitka Salmon Derby in recent years. If his 34-pound king stays at the top of the leader board next weekend, he’ll take the $20,000 cash prize. (SSA photo)12-year old Caleb Gray rocketed to first place on Memorial Day afternoon, turning in a king that bent the scales at 34 pounds – over two pounds ahead of his closest competitor.
Three years after vote, questions remain for Maine town's cruise future

1 month ago | kcaw.org | Katherine Rose

It’s been nearly three years since the town of Bar Harbor, Maine voted to limit cruise traffic. In the years since, the citizen-led initiative has spurred lawsuits, an attempted repeal, and uncertainty about the future. While not entirely parallel, the case bears striking resemblance to Sitka’s, where an initiative to limit cruise traffic will be considered in a special election on May 28. Bar Harbor, Maine is a picturesque coastal community, not unlike Sitka.