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4 days 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.

5 days 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.

5 days 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.

1 week 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.

1 week 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.