# The Daily Alaska

> The Daily Alaska is an independent statewide Alaska news outlet covering housing, energy, politics, the economy and everyday life, published as short plain-language articles and short-form video for readers in Anchorage, the Mat-Su Borough, Fairbanks and the rest of Alaska.

## Who is responsible
- Slav Lund, founder, host and publisher: https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/slav-lund
- David Chapa, general manager: https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/david-chapa
- Publisher entry: https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/the-daily-alaska

## How stories are made and reviewed
Each story starts from public records, filings, meeting agendas, agency releases and other newsrooms' reporting, which are listed with direct links on the story. AI tools help draft, transcribe and organize; a person reads, edits and approves every story before it publishes. Other newsrooms are credited by name and wire republication is labelled. Corrections are noted on the story and logged publicly.

## How to cite us
"The Daily Alaska, <story url>" — for example: "The Daily Alaska, https://thedailyalaska.com/story/<slug>". Each story is also available as JSON at https://thedailyalaska.com/story/<slug>.json.

## Editorial policies
- Editorial standards: https://thedailyalaska.com/ethics
- How we use AI: https://thedailyalaska.com/ai
- Corrections: https://thedailyalaska.com/corrections
- About and ownership: https://thedailyalaska.com/about

## Machine-readable index
- https://thedailyalaska.com/stories.json — latest 200 stories with summaries and entities
- https://thedailyalaska.com/codex.json — every organization, person, place and project in our coverage
- https://thedailyalaska.com/rss.xml — RSS feed
- https://thedailyalaska.com/sitemap.xml — sitemap
- https://thedailyalaska.com/llms-full.txt — full text of every story with key facts and sources

## Codex
- [$272 Million Rural Health Care Funding](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/rural-alaska-health-care-funding): A $272 million state funding allocation intended to improve health care access, infrastructure, and workforce in rural Alaska communities, required to be awarded by October 2026.
- [10,000 Homes in 10 Years](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/10000-homes-in-10-years): 10,000 Homes in 10 Years is Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance's stated goal to spur construction of 10,000 new homes across the city within a decade.
- [2001 Special Olympics World Winter Games](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/2001-special-olympics-world-winter-games): The 2001 Special Olympics World Winter Games were an international competition held in Anchorage that drew athletes from more than 80 countries.
- [2018 Anchorage earthquake](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/2018-anchorage-earthquake): The 2018 Anchorage earthquake was a major seismic event that caused significant structural damage across Southcentral Alaska and exposed differences in building standards between jurisdictions.
- [2024 Alaska Minimum Wage Ballot Measure](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaska-minimum-wage-2024-ballot-measure): A ballot measure Alaska voters approved in 2024 that raises the state minimum wage in steps, from $13 to $14 in July 2026 and to $15 in July 2027, then indexes it to inflation.
- [2026 Gala for Hope](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/2026-gala-for-hope): The 2026 Gala for Hope is an April 11, 2026 fundraising dinner at the Hotel Captain Cook in Anchorage benefiting addiction recovery services in Alaska.
- [2045 Comprehensive Plan](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/homer-2045-comprehensive-plan): The 2045 Comprehensive Plan is Homer, Alaska's long-range planning document guiding housing, zoning, and workforce development policy.
- [20th Century Theater](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/20th-century-theater): The 20th Century Theater is an 86-year-old building in downtown Juneau that has been part of the city's downtown since before most current residents' grandparents were born.
- [42nd Avenue](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/42nd-avenue): 42nd Avenue is a Midtown Anchorage corridor running between Lake Otis Parkway and Piper Street that serves as an alternate route to Tudor Road and Northern Lights Boulevard.
- [42nd Avenue Upgrade](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/42nd-avenue-upgrade): The 42nd Avenue Upgrade is an Anchorage road reconstruction project between Lake Otis Parkway and Piper Street that adds new pavement, storm drains, pedestrian upgrades, and a water main replacement.
- [4th Avenue Marketplace](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/4th-avenue-marketplace): The 4th Avenue Marketplace is a mixed-use development under construction in Anchorage's east downtown featuring grocery retail, condos, and a Pike Place style concept.
- [907 Bagel](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/907-bagel): 907 Bagel was an Anchorage food truck that sold bagels before closing in 2024.
- [907 Sweet Treats](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/907-sweet-treats): 907 Sweet Treats is an Anchorage-based local brand selling honey, tea, and candles through retail and vending channels.
- [9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/ninth-circuit-court-of-appeals): The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is a federal appellate court covering Alaska and other western states, which ruled on Alaska's campaign contribution limits in 2021.
- [A Street](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/a-street-anchorage): A Street is a major north-south road in Anchorage, Alaska, slated for additional traffic signals to reduce turning conflicts and crashes.
- [Aak'w Landing](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/aakw-landing): Aak'w Landing is a Huna Totem Corporation development project in Southeast Alaska that has been downsized in scope while its construction cost has increased.
- [Abbott Loop Community Park](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/abbott-loop-community-park): Abbott Loop Community Park is a public park in Anchorage, Alaska, where the municipality completed a wildfire fuel break.
- [ACDA](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/acda): ACDA is the organization whose published project information is cited as the source for downtown Anchorage development plans.
- [Airbnb](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/airbnb): Airbnb is a short-term rental booking platform that now requires hosts in Anchorage to have a municipal registration number before a listing can go live.
- [Airport Heights](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/airport-heights): Airport Heights is a neighborhood in Anchorage near the Glenn Highway and Merrill Field.
- [Airraq fiber network](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/airraq-fiber-network): The Airraq fiber network is a GCI broadband infrastructure project bringing high-speed fiber internet to communities across the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta in Western Alaska.
- [Alaska Aerospace Corp.](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaska-aerospace-corp): Alaska Aerospace Corp. is a state-owned corporation that operates the Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska at Narrow Cape on Kodiak Island.
- [Alaska Airlines](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaska-airlines): Alaska Airlines is a major U.S. airline that operates extensive service throughout Alaska and the West Coast.
- [Alaska Airlines Center](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaska-airlines-center): The Alaska Airlines Center is an arena on the UAA campus in Anchorage used for commencement ceremonies and sporting events.
- [Alaska Angel Conference](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaska-angel-conference): The Alaska Angel Conference is an Alaska investor event that awards capital investment to competing local startups.
- [Alaska Business Hall of Fame](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaska-business-hall-of-fame): An annual recognition program that inducts Alaska companies and business leaders noted for long-term durability, economic impact, and philanthropy.
- [Alaska Center for the Performing Arts](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaska-center-for-the-performing-arts): The Alaska Center for the Performing Arts is a downtown Anchorage venue located next to Town Square Park on Fifth Avenue.
- [Alaska Chinese Association](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaska-chinese-association): The Alaska Chinese Association is a community organization that has hosted an annual Lunar New Year celebration in Anchorage, Alaska, for 50 years.
- [Alaska Communications](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaska-communications): Alaska Communications is a telecommunications company that provides broadband, voice, and data services across Alaska.
- [Alaska Construction General Permit](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaska-construction-general-permit): A statewide permit issued by the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation that sets stormwater requirements for construction projects disturbing one acre of land or more.
- [Alaska Cruise Ship Passenger Tax](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/cruise-ship-passenger-tax): The Alaska cruise ship passenger tax is a $34.50 per-passenger levy on large cruise ships, established by a citizens initiative roughly two decades ago to fund port, harbor, and passenger service improvements in visited communities.
- [Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaska-department-of-environmental-conservation): The state agency responsible for environmental permitting in Alaska, including stormwater and construction permits.
- [Alaska Department of Fish and Game](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaska-department-of-fish-and-game): The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is the state agency that manages fish and wildlife resources, including setting seasons and rules for personal-use fisheries like the Kenai River dipnet fishery.
- [Alaska Department of Health](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaska-department-of-health): The Alaska Department of Health is the state agency responsible for tracking public health data, including disease and flu surveillance across Alaska.
- [Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaska-department-of-labor-and-workforce-development): The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development is the state agency that publishes Alaska Economic Trends, including annual statewide rent and housing construction data.
- [Alaska Department of Law](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaska-department-of-law): The Alaska Department of Law is the state agency, led by the attorney general, that represents Alaska in multistate legal actions such as the Meta settlement.
- [Alaska Department of Natural Resources](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaska-department-of-natural-resources): The Alaska Department of Natural Resources manages state land, water and resource sales, leases and transfers across Alaska.
- [Alaska Department of Transportation](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaska-department-of-transportation): The Alaska Department of Transportation is the state agency responsible for highways, airports, and the Alaska Marine Highway System ferry fleet.
- [Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaska-department-of-transportation-and-public-facilities): The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities is the state agency responsible for maintaining Alaska's roads, airports and ferry terminals, including the Alaska Marine Highway System.
- [Alaska Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaska-division-of-parks-and-outdoor-recreation): The state agency within the Alaska Department of Natural Resources that manages Alaska's state park system, including Kachemak Bay State Park.
- [Alaska Electric Light & Power](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaska-electric-light-and-power): Alaska Electric Light & Power is the primary electric utility serving Juneau, Alaska.
- [Alaska Energy Authority](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaska-energy-authority): The Alaska Energy Authority is the state agency that develops and finances power generation and transmission projects across Alaska.
- [Alaska Hardrock Inc.](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaska-hardrock-inc): A company that previously held the Lucky Shot project leases at Hatcher Pass before selling them to Contango Silver and Gold in 2026.
- [Alaska Hospital and Healthcare Association](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaska-hospital-and-healthcare-association): A statewide nonprofit association representing Alaska hospitals and health care providers.
- [Alaska House Finance Committee](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaska-house-finance-committee): The Alaska House Finance Committee is a standing legislative committee that reviews and advances the state's draft budget before it goes to the full House.
- [Alaska House of Representatives](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaska-house-of-representatives): The Alaska House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Alaska State Legislature, which negotiates the state operating budget including the annual PFD amount.
- [Alaska Housing Finance Corporation](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaska-housing-finance-corporation): The Alaska Housing Finance Corporation is the state's public housing finance agency that develops and funds affordable housing programs across Alaska.
- [Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaska-industrial-development-and-export-authority): AIDEA is a state-owned development finance authority that invests in and owns large-scale infrastructure and industrial projects across Alaska.
- [Alaska Legal Services Corporation](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaska-legal-services-corporation): Alaska Legal Services Corporation is the state's largest provider of free civil legal aid, serving Alaskans across roughly 200 communities on issues like housing, custody, wills and protective orders.
- [Alaska Legislature](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaska-legislature): The Alaska Legislature is the state's bicameral lawmaking body, made up of the Alaska House of Representatives and Alaska Senate, based in Juneau.
- [Alaska LNG](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaska-lng): Alaska LNG is a proposed natural gas pipeline and liquefaction project intended to move North Slope gas to market and supply in-state customers.
- [Alaska Long Trail](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaska-long-trail): A proposed statewide trail project intended to run from Seward to Fairbanks, incorporating existing trail segments.
- [Alaska Marine Highway](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaska-marine-highway): The Alaska Marine Highway is the state-operated ferry system connecting coastal Alaska communities, including routes through Southeast Alaska.
- [Alaska Marine Highway System](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaska-marine-highway-system): Alaska Marine Highway System is the state-operated ferry network serving coastal communities across Southeast, Southcentral, and Southwest Alaska.
- [Alaska Marine Lines](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaska-marine-lines): Alaska Marine Lines is a barge shipping company that moves freight between the Lower 48 and Alaska communities.
- [Alaska Medicaid](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaska-medicaid): Alaska Medicaid is the state-administered program that pays for health and long-term care services, including billing from licensed assisted living homes.
- [Alaska Native Medical Center](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaska-native-medical-center): The Alaska Native Medical Center is a hospital in Anchorage serving American Indian and Alaska Native patients, with major portions operated by the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium.
- [Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaska-native-tribal-health-consortium): The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium is a nonprofit health organization that operates health care programs for American Indian and Alaska Native people across Alaska, including major parts of the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage.
- [Alaska Permanent Fund](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaska-permanent-fund): The Alaska Permanent Fund is a state-owned sovereign wealth fund built from oil revenues that funds the PFD and state government spending.
- [Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaska-permanent-fund-dividend): The Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend is an annual payment made to eligible Alaska residents from earnings of the state's Permanent Fund.
- [Alaska pharmacist scope-of-practice law](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaska-pharmacist-scope-of-practice-law): A 2026 Alaska law expands pharmacists' authority to test for and treat common illnesses and monitor patients' chronic conditions, taking effect early next year after a veto override.
- [Alaska Plastic Recovery](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaska-plastic-recovery): Alaska Plastic Recovery is an Anchorage company that collects recycled plastic and presses it into lumber boards sold as Grizzly Wood.
- [Alaska Railroad](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaska-railroad): The Alaska Railroad operates freight and passenger rail service across the state, including the route between Anchorage and Denali.
- [Alaska SBDC](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaska-sbdc): The Alaska SBDC is a statewide organization that provides training, mentorship, and resources to help Alaska entrepreneurs start and grow businesses.
- [Alaska Senate Finance Committee](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaska-senate-finance-committee): The Alaska Senate Finance Committee is a standing committee of the Alaska Legislature responsible for drafting and advancing the state operating and capital budgets.
- [Alaska State Fair](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaska-state-fair): The Alaska State Fair is an annual fair held in Palmer that operates the Borealis Theatre amphitheater on its fairgrounds.
- [Alaska State Fairgrounds](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaska-state-fairgrounds): The Alaska State Fairgrounds in Palmer hosts the annual Alaska State Fair and other community events in the Mat-Su Valley.
- [Alaska State Parks](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaska-state-parks): Alaska State Parks is the state agency that manages Alaska's park system, including campgrounds and recreation sites like Chilkoot Lake.
- [Alaska State Senate](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaska-state-senate): The Alaska State Senate is the upper chamber of the Alaska Legislature, based in Juneau, responsible for passing state laws including budget and pension policy.
- [Alaska state-run retirement savings program bill](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaska-state-run-retirement-savings-program): The proposed program would have automatically enrolled Alaska workers without an employer retirement plan into a state-run investment account funded by a five percent paycheck deduction, with an opt-out option.
- [Alaska Telecom Association](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaska-telecom-association): The Alaska Telecom Association represents telecommunications providers operating in Alaska and advocates on infrastructure and connectivity issues.
- [Alaska Unlocked](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaska-unlocked): Alaska Unlocked is a University of Alaska Southeast pilot program that charges all undergraduate students the in-state tuition rate regardless of residency.
- [Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaska-wildlife-conservation-center): The Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center is a nonprofit wildlife facility on Turnagain Arm near Portage Valley that cares for bears, moose, lynx and other Alaska animals and runs public education programs.
- [Alaska's First Hybrid Fishing Vessel](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/hybrid-fishing-vessel): A commercial fishing vessel built for Alaska waters that combines battery power with a traditional engine to reduce fuel use and emissions.
- [Alaska's National Preserves](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaska-national-preserves): Federally managed lands in Alaska where hunting is generally permitted, unlike in national parks, though subject to federal regulations that can differ from state hunting law.
- [Alaskana Social Club](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaskana-social-club): The Alaskana Social Club is a bar and restaurant at Meier Lake Resort off Wasilla-Fishhook Road near Hatcher Pass serving Boreal-inspired Alaska food and craft cocktails.
- [alaskanews.com](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alaskanews-com): alaskanews.com is a statewide Anchorage-based news operation that transcribes public meetings, notices, and congressional sessions mentioning Alaska into daily fact-checked stories and runs live polling data.
- [All In 49](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/all-in-49): All In 49 is a group that now holds the operating contract for the city-owned Sullivan Arena in Anchorage.
- [Allen Marine](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/allen-marine): Allen Marine is a regional Alaska-based tour and excursion boat operator serving Southeast Alaska cruise ports.
- [Alpenglow Woodfired Pizza](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/alpenglow-woodfired-pizza): Alpenglow Woodfired Pizza was a year-round restaurant and the only pizza shop in Haines, Alaska, before closing in April 2026.
- [Amazon](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/amazon): Amazon is a global e-commerce and logistics company that operates delivery stations and air cargo routes to speed up package delivery in regional markets like Anchorage.
- [Amazon Anchorage Delivery Station](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/amazon-anchorage-delivery-station): The Amazon Anchorage Delivery Station is a local Amazon logistics facility opened in late 2023 that sorts and distributes packages for same-day and next-day delivery across Anchorage.
- [Ambler Access Road](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/ambler-access-road): A proposed 211-mile road intended to connect the Ambler Mining District in Northwest Alaska to the state road system.
- [Ambler Mining District](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/ambler-mining-district): A mineral-rich region in Northwest Alaska containing copper, zinc, cobalt and other strategic minerals.
- [American Association of Community Theaters](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/american-association-of-community-theaters): The American Association of Community Theaters is a national organization that supports community theaters across the United States, including through its NewPlayFest program.
- [Anchorage](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/anchorage): Anchorage is Alaska's largest city and home to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.
- [Anchorage $79 Million School Bond](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/anchorage-2026-school-bond): A 2026 Anchorage municipal ballot measure proposing $79 million in bonding to fund repairs and upgrades to aging school buildings across the district.
- [Anchorage 2040 Land Use Plan](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/anchorage-2040-land-use-plan): The Anchorage 2040 Land Use Plan is the Municipality of Anchorage's long-range land use framework guiding zoning decisions, park protection, and trail corridor expansion.
- [Anchorage 3% Sales Tax Proposal](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/anchorage-sales-tax-proposal): The Anchorage 3% Sales Tax Proposal is a municipal plan to introduce a citywide sales tax with revenue split among property tax relief, public safety and infrastructure, and childcare and housing support.
- [Anchorage ADU Plan Catalog](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/anchorage-adu-plan-catalog): A Municipality of Anchorage program offering free, pre-approved accessory dwelling unit building plans already cleared through the city's permitting process.
- [Anchorage ADU Pre-Approved Plans Program](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/anchorage-adu-pre-approved-plans-program): The Anchorage ADU Pre-Approved Plans Program is a city initiative offering homeowners free, pre-approved building plans for accessory dwelling units to speed approvals and reduce costs.
- [Anchorage Assembly](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/anchorage-assembly): The Anchorage Assembly is the legislative body of the Municipality of Anchorage, responsible for passing ordinances including zoning and housing policy.
- [Anchorage Assessor's Office](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/anchorage-assessors-office): The Anchorage Assessor's Office is the municipal department responsible for valuing real property for tax purposes within the Municipality of Anchorage.
- [Anchorage Birding Trail](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/anchorage-birding-trail): A self guided birding route created by Audubon Alaska connecting 35 sites from Whittier to Westchester Lagoon and the Chugach Mountains.
- [Anchorage Bowl](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/anchorage-bowl): The Anchorage Bowl is the core developed area of the Municipality of Anchorage, built under the international building code with earthquake, snow load and wind standards.
- [Anchorage child care fund](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/anchorage-child-care-fund): A Municipality of Anchorage fund that uses cannabis tax revenue to support struggling child care providers serving working families.
- [Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/anchorage-coalition-to-end-homelessness): The Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness is a nonprofit organization that researches and coordinates responses to homelessness in Anchorage, Alaska.
- [Anchorage Community Development Authority](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/anchorage-community-development-authority): The Anchorage Community Development Authority is a municipal agency that manages downtown Anchorage properties and development projects, including parking facilities and land deals.
- [Anchorage Community Ice Management](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/anchorage-community-ice-management): Anchorage Community Ice Management is the organization that now operates Ben Boeke Arena and Dempsey Anderson Arena under contract with the city.
- [Anchorage Concert Association](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/anchorage-concert-association): The Anchorage Concert Association is a nonprofit presenter that brings touring and local musical acts to downtown Anchorage venues each performing arts season.
- [Anchorage data center zoning ordinance](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/anchorage-data-center-zoning-ordinance): An ordinance adopted by the Anchorage Assembly that restricts data centers to commercial and industrial zones and sets requirements for buffers, utility capacity sign-off, and public review.
- [Anchorage Duplex Zoning Change](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/anchorage-duplex-zoning): A zoning policy change allowing duplex construction across much of the Anchorage Bowl to increase housing density within existing neighborhoods.
- [Anchorage Economic Development Corp.](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/anchorage-economic-development-corp): Anchorage Economic Development Corp. is a nonprofit that publishes an annual economic report tracking jobs, housing and growth trends in Anchorage, Alaska.
- [Anchorage Education Tax Levy](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/anchorage-education-tax-levy-2026): A 2026 Anchorage ballot measure that would have raised $11.8 million in property tax revenue to hire 80 new classroom teachers and support staff.
- [Anchorage Equal Rights Commission](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/anchorage-equal-rights-commission): The Anchorage Equal Rights Commission is a municipal agency that enforces local anti-discrimination protections within the Municipality of Anchorage.
- [Anchorage Fire Department](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/anchorage-fire-department): The Anchorage Fire Department provides fire suppression, emergency medical and wildfire mitigation services for the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska.
- [Anchorage Innovation District LLC](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/anchorage-innovation-district-llc): Anchorage Innovation District LLC is a partner entity co-holding ownership in the fifth lot under the former Nordstrom building.
- [Anchorage Library Foundation](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/anchorage-library-foundation): The Anchorage Library Foundation is a nonprofit that holds charitable trusts and raises funds to support the Anchorage Public Library.
- [Anchorage Metropolitan Area Transportation Solutions](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/anchorage-metropolitan-area-transportation-solutions): Anchorage Metropolitan Area Transportation Solutions is the transportation planning body coordinating road and trail projects in the Anchorage metropolitan area.
- [Anchorage Municipal Seal Redesign](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/anchorage-municipal-seal-redesign): A city initiative to replace Anchorage's longtime municipal seal with a new design, with a gradual rollout across signage, vehicles, uniforms, and official materials.
- [Anchorage Museum](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/anchorage-museum): The Anchorage Museum is a major art, history, and science museum in downtown Anchorage, Alaska.
- [Anchorage Park Foundation](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/anchorage-park-foundation): The Anchorage Park Foundation is a nonprofit that raises private donations to support park projects in Anchorage, Alaska.
- [Anchorage Parks and Recreation](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/anchorage-parks-and-recreation): Anchorage Parks and Recreation is the municipal department responsible for operating city parks, lakes, trails and swimming facilities in Anchorage, Alaska.
- [Anchorage Planning and Zoning Commission](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/anchorage-planning-and-zoning-commission): The Anchorage Planning and Zoning Commission reviews land use and zoning proposals, including rezoning of parcels within the Municipality of Anchorage.
- [Anchorage Police Department](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/anchorage-police-department): The Anchorage Police Department is the municipal police agency responsible for law enforcement within the Municipality of Anchorage.
- [Anchorage Preapproved ADU and Tiny Home Plans](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/anchorage-adu-preapproved-plans): A Anchorage municipal program offering preapproved, Alaska weather engineered building plans for Accessory Dwelling Units and tiny homes to speed permitting.
- [Anchorage Proposition 2](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/anchorage-proposition-2-roads-drainage-bond): A 2026 Anchorage municipal bond measure funding roads and drainage infrastructure that passed with more than 60 percent voter approval.
- [Anchorage Public Library](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/anchorage-public-library): The Anchorage Public Library is the municipal library system serving Anchorage, Alaska, operating multiple branches.
- [Anchorage Regional Landfill](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/anchorage-regional-landfill): The Anchorage Regional Landfill is the municipal solid waste disposal site near Eagle River where officials are planning a waste-to-energy plant.
- [Anchorage rental property tax exemption program](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/anchorage-rental-tax-exemption-program): Anchorage's rental property tax exemption program gives developers a property tax break on the building itself for at least 20 years if they construct eight or more rental units.
- [Anchorage School Board](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/anchorage-school-board): The Anchorage School Board is the elected governing body overseeing the Anchorage School District.
- [Anchorage School District](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/anchorage-school-district): The Anchorage School District is the public school system serving Anchorage, Alaska, and its surrounding communities.
- [Anchorage Short Term Rental Registration Program](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/anchorage-short-term-rental-registration-program): A Municipality of Anchorage program requiring short term rental operators to register, pay a fee, and meet safety and occupancy rules before offering stays in the city.
- [Anchorage short term rental registration system](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/anchorage-short-term-rental-registration): A municipal program approved by the Anchorage Assembly requiring short term rentals such as Airbnbs to register with the city to track their number and impact on housing.
- [Anchorage Solid Waste Services](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/anchorage-solid-waste-services): Anchorage Solid Waste Services operates the municipality's solid waste facilities and collects fees that fund city waste management programs.
- [Anchorage Summer Night Market](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/anchorage-summer-night-market): The Anchorage Summer Night Market is a weekly free summer event in downtown Anchorage featuring rotating local vendors, food trucks, live music, a kids zone and a beer garden.
- [Ann Richards](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/ann-richards-north-pole): Ann Richards co-owned Little Richard's Family Diner in North Pole, Alaska with her husband Edward for more than sixteen years before retiring.
- [ANTHC Skilled Nursing Facility](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/anthc-skilled-nursing-facility): The ANTHC Skilled Nursing Facility is an 80 bed, over 90,000 square foot long term and post acute care facility under construction in Anchorage with a planned summer 2026 opening.
- [AO 2025-128](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/ao-2025-128): AO 2025-128 is an Anchorage Assembly ordinance that extends how long emergency shelter units can remain on public land and removes the Planning and Zoning review step for their deployment.
- [AO 2026-85](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/ao-2026-85): AO 2026-85 is an Anchorage ordinance proposing an opt-in zoning overlay to allow duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, cottage courts and townhomes along designated transportation corridors.
- [ARCHES Amphitheater](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/arches-amphitheater): ARCHES Amphitheater is an outdoor performance venue in Ninilchik, Alaska, that hosts the Sacred Acre music festival.
- [Arctic Valley Ski Area](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/arctic-valley-ski-area): Arctic Valley Ski Area is a non-profit, volunteer-run ski hill above Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson near Anchorage, Alaska.
- [Army Corps of Engineers](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/army-corps-of-engineers): A federal agency responsible for military and civil engineering projects, including the original construction of the Johnson River and Gerstle River bridges during World War II.
- [ASRC Federal](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/asrc-federal): ASRC Federal is a federal contracting subsidiary that manages logistics and supply chain services, including chemicals, lubricants and fuel oils, for the U.S. military and its allies.
- [Atwood Concert Hall](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/atwood-concert-hall): Atwood Concert Hall is the main performance hall inside the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Anchorage, opened in the late 1980s and used for touring concerts, the Nutcracker, graduations, and community events.
- [Audubon Alaska](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/audubon-alaska): Audubon Alaska is the state chapter of the National Audubon Society focused on bird conservation and education in Alaska.
- [Aurora Energy Solutions](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/aurora-energy-solutions): Aurora Energy Solutions was the primary firewood supplier for Interior Alaska since 2020 before announcing in mid-2026 that it would wind down operations.
- [Aurora Grand](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/aurora-grand): Aurora Grand is the new name for Juneau's 86-year-old 20th Century Theater, a downtown building being revived by a crew of film and arts lovers for arts and film programming.
- [AURORA-AI](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/aurora-ai): AURORA-AI is a University of Alaska Fairbanks project building artificial intelligence tools to forecast demand and reduce diesel use on isolated rural Alaska power grids.
- [Avis Alaska](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/avis-alaska): Avis Alaska is a rental car company operating across ten Alaska cities that transitioned from family ownership to a 100% employee-owned structure through an ESOP after 70 years in business.
- [B-3 commercial zone](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/b-3-commercial-zone): B-3 is a commercial zoning designation in Anchorage municipal code that governs allowable building types, height, and design standards in commercial corridors.
- [Bachman-Turner Overdrive](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/bachman-turner-overdrive): Bachman-Turner Overdrive is a Canadian rock band formed in 1971 known for hits including Takin' Care of Business and You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet, having sold more than 40 million records.
- [Baldwin Peninsula](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/baldwin-peninsula): The Baldwin Peninsula is a region in northwest Alaska identified as a hot spot for permafrost-driven lake drainage.
- [Ballot Measure 1](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/ballot-measure-1): Ballot Measure 1 is the ballot initiative Alaska voters passed in November 2024 that set scheduled increases to the state minimum wage through 2027 and inflation adjustments thereafter.
- [Barbara Haney](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/barbara-haney): Barbara Haney is a former Fairbanks North Star Borough Assemblymember who led the citizens' initiative behind Proposition 3.
- [BEAD Program](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/bead-program): The Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program is a federal initiative distributing billions of dollars to expand broadband infrastructure, including roughly $1 billion directed to Alaska.
- [Bear Valley Elementary](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/bear-valley-elementary): Bear Valley Elementary is an Anchorage elementary school recognized with the 2026 National Gold Star Schools award.
- [Ben Boeke Arena](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/ben-boeke-arena): Ben Boeke Arena is a city-owned ice rink in Anchorage used for hockey and public skating.
- [Bernie's Bungalow](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/bernies-bungalow): Bernie's Bungalow is a music venue located at 626 D Street in downtown Anchorage.
- [Big Dipper Homemade Ice Cream](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/big-dipper-homemade-ice-cream): Big Dipper Homemade Ice Cream is a Mat-Su based ice cream company founded by Rob and Lisa Brown in Palmer in 2021 that makes flavors featuring Alaska-sourced ingredients.
- [Big Lake](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/big-lake): Big Lake is a community in the Mat-Su Valley, Alaska, where Big Dipper Homemade Ice Cream offers an exclusive flavor.
- [Big Lake Lions Club](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/big-lake-lions-club): A local chapter of the Lions Clubs International service organization that has operated the Big Lake Lions Recreation Center for years.
- [Big Lake Lions Recreation Center](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/big-lake-lions-recreation-center): A community recreation facility in Big Lake, Alaska featuring an ice arena, event space and commercial kitchen, formerly run by the Big Lake Lions Club.
- [Bill Walker](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/bill-walker): Bill Walker is a former governor of Alaska now running as an independent candidate in Alaska's 2026 governor's race.
- [Birch Hill](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/birch-hill): Birch Hill is a recreation area in the Fairbanks North Star Borough popular for trail activities including skiing and fat biking.
- [Blake Allen](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/blake-allen): Blake Allen is the CEO of the Alaska State Fair.
- [Blazy Construction](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/blazy-construction): Blazy Construction is a construction company that built the new Central Emergency Services fire station in Soldotna.
- [Block 102](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/block-102): Block 102 is a 1.6-acre downtown Anchorage site on Ninth Avenue between D and E streets, currently used as a parking lot and proposed for housing development.
- [Block 41](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/block-41): Block 41 is a $300 million commercial development under way in downtown Anchorage.
- [Borealis Theatre](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/borealis-theatre): The Borealis Theatre is the outdoor concert amphitheater at the Alaska State Fairgrounds in Palmer, built in 1978 with a bowl added in 1983.
- [Boys and Girls Clubs](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/boys-and-girls-clubs): Boys and Girls Clubs is a national nonprofit network that operates youth and childcare programs in communities including Anchorage, Alaska.
- [Bradley Lake Hydroelectric Project](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/bradley-lake-hydroelectric-project): The Bradley Lake Hydroelectric Project is a hydroelectric power plant on the Kenai Peninsula that supplies electricity to Southcentral Alaska and is being considered for expansion amid energy shortages.
- [Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/broadband-equity-access-and-deployment-program): The Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program is a federal initiative that funds broadband infrastructure projects to close connectivity gaps in unserved and underserved areas nationwide.
- [Bureau of Land Management](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/bureau-of-land-management): A federal agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior that manages public lands and issues rights-of-way across federal land, including for the trans-Alaska pipeline.
- [Bushes Bunches](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/bushes-bunches): Bushes Bunches is a family farm and year-round produce stand located in Palmer, Alaska, serving the Mat-Su Valley.
- [Butte Elementary](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/butte-elementary): Butte Elementary is a public elementary school in the Mat-Su Borough School District.
- [California Attorney General's Office](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/california-attorney-generals-office): The California Attorney General's Office is the state agency led by Attorney General Rob Bonta that tried the consolidated case against Meta and negotiated the multistate settlement.
- [Calvin Schrage](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/calvin-schrage): Calvin Schrage is an Alaska state representative from Anchorage who has sponsored legislation on campaign finance.
- [Campaign Alaska](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/campaign-alaska): Campaign Alaska is a U.S. Marine Corps initiative establishing a permanent Marine rotation and full time arctic operations presence in Alaska.
- [Cargo Terminal One](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/cargo-terminal-one): Cargo Terminal One is an aging cargo dock at the Port of Alaska that is being replaced as part of the port's modernization program.
- [Cargo Terminal One Replacement](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/cargo-terminal-one-replacement): The Cargo Terminal One Replacement is a planned $977 million cargo terminal under construction at the Port of Alaska in Anchorage, expected to be completed in 2029.
- [Carlson Center](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/carlson-center): The Carlson Center is a multi-use event and convention facility located at 2010 Second Ave. in Fairbanks, Alaska.
- [Cascade Point Terminal](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/cascade-point-terminal): Cascade Point Terminal is a ferry terminal under development north of Juneau intended to shorten travel time to Haines and Skagway.
- [Centennial Village](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/centennial-village): Centennial Village is a residential neighborhood in East Anchorage.
- [Center for Biological Diversity](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/center-for-biological-diversity): A national conservation nonprofit that advocates for environmental review and public participation in federal land and energy decisions.
- [Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/central-council-tlingit-haida): Federally recognized tribal government representing Tlingit and Haida people across Southeast Alaska.
- [Central Emergency Services](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/central-emergency-services): Central Emergency Services is the fire and emergency medical service agency serving the central Kenai Peninsula around Soldotna, Sterling, and Funny River Road.
- [Central Mat-Su Fire Department](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/central-mat-su-fire-department): The Central Mat-Su Fire Department provides fire and emergency response services to communities in the Mat-Su Borough, Alaska.
- [Central Peninsula Hospital](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/central-peninsula-hospital): Central Peninsula Hospital is a hospital serving the Kenai Peninsula that operates the Central Peninsula Kenai Health Center.
- [Central Peninsula Kenai Health Center](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/central-peninsula-kenai-health-center): The Central Peninsula Kenai Health Center is a health facility in Kenai operated by Central Peninsula Hospital that offers screenings and lab services.
- [Chatanika River](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/chatanika-river): The Chatanika River is a river in Alaska's Interior region near Fairbanks, used for recreation and bordered by backcountry land.
- [Chena Lake](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/chena-lake): Chena Lake is a recreation area within the Fairbanks North Star Borough used for outdoor activities including trail recreation.
- [Chena River](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/chena-river): The Chena River runs through downtown Fairbanks, Alaska, and is a central feature of the city's parks, trails and community life.
- [Chief Andrew Isaac Medical Center](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/chief-andrew-isaac-medical-center): Chief Andrew Isaac Medical Center is a tribal health facility in Fairbanks, Alaska, that provides medical, pediatric and vaccination services to the Interior region.
- [Chilkoot Charlie's](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/chilkoot-charlies): Chilkoot Charlie's, known locally as Koot's, is a longtime bar on Spenard Road in Anchorage known for its outdoor windmill landmark.
- [Chilkoot Lake](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/chilkoot-lake): Chilkoot Lake is a campground and state recreation site near Haines, Alaska, known for fishing, camping, and brown bear viewing along its river.
- [Christian Hartley](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/christian-hartley): Christian Hartley is the director of the Houston Fire Department in Houston, Alaska.
- [Christopher Hencke](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/christopher-hencke): Christopher Hencke is a playwright whose work Mystery at the Black Dog Tavern was selected for a worldwide premiere by the Kenai Performers.
- [Christopher Walden House of Hope](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/christopher-walden-house-of-hope): Christopher Walden House of Hope is an Alaska nonprofit that funds addiction treatment beds and long term recovery services.
- [Chugach Alaska Corporation](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/chugach-alaska-corporation): Chugach Alaska Corporation is an Alaska Native regional corporation formed under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act that develops land and business projects across the Chugach region and Anchorage.
- [Chugach Coffee Roasters](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/chugach-coffee-roasters): Chugach Coffee Roasters is a local coffee roaster supplying coffee to Little Rituals in downtown Anchorage.
- [Chugach Electric](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/chugach-electric): Chugach Electric is the electric utility that supplies power to Anchorage and surrounding areas.
- [Chugach Mountains](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/chugach-mountains): The Chugach Mountains are a mountain range in Southcentral Alaska bordering Anchorage to the east.
- [Chugach Museum](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/chugach-museum): The Chugach Museum is a heritage museum dedicated to sharing the history of the Chugach region's first people, slated to gain a permanent home in Village in the City.
- [City and Borough of Juneau](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/city-and-borough-of-juneau): The consolidated city-borough government of Juneau, Alaska, responsible for local infrastructure and emergency response.
- [City and Borough of Juneau Parks and Recreation](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/juneau-parks-and-recreation): The department within the City and Borough of Juneau that manages public parks, gyms and community recreation programs.
- [City of Anchorage](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/city-of-anchorage): The City of Anchorage is the municipal government that administers property tax collection and other local services for Alaska's largest city.
- [City of Fairbanks](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/city-of-fairbanks): The City of Fairbanks is the municipal government of Fairbanks, Alaska, which issues requests for proposals and reviews development projects through its city council.
- [City of Kenai](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/city-of-kenai): The City of Kenai is a municipal government in Southcentral Alaska that provides facilities such as dumpsters and portable toilets for the dipnet fishery on the north shore of the Kenai River.
- [Clark Middle School](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/clark-middle-school): Clark Middle School is a public middle school in Anchorage that hosts community events including athletic competitions.
- [Clear Space Force Station](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/clear-space-force-station): Clear Space Force Station is a U.S. Space Force installation located in Alaska's Interior region.
- [Clock Tower](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/clock-tower): The Clock Tower is a mall in Wasilla, Alaska, that previously housed a Big Dipper Homemade Ice Cream location.
- [Cold Bay Airport](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/cold-bay-airport): Cold Bay Airport is an all weather airstrip in Southwest Alaska that King Cove residents seek a road connection to for reliable transportation access.
- [Colony Days](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/colony-days): Colony Days is an annual community celebration held in Palmer, Alaska, typically in June.
- [Community Justice Worker Program](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/community-justice-worker-program): The Community Justice Worker Program, run by Alaska Legal Services Corporation, trains non-attorney community members to help Alaskans navigate court proceedings in underserved areas.
- [ConocoPhillips Alaska Concert Series](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/conocophillips-alaska-concert-series): Sponsored summer concert series at the Alaska State Fair's Borealis Theatre in Palmer featuring a lineup of touring acts each season.
- [ConocoPhillips Borealis Theatre](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/conocophillips-borealis-theatre): The ConocoPhillips Borealis Theatre is a concert venue at the Alaska State Fairgrounds in Palmer, Alaska.
- [Constitutional Budget Reserve](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/constitutional-budget-reserve): The Constitutional Budget Reserve is a state savings account that requires a three-quarters supermajority vote of the Alaska Legislature to access for spending.
- [Construction General Permit](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/construction-general-permit): The Construction General Permit is a statewide Alaska permit governing stormwater discharge and erosion control for construction projects that disturb ground.
- [Contango Silver and Gold](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/contango-silver-and-gold): Contango Silver and Gold is a mining company that purchased the Lucky Shot gold project leases at Hatcher Pass in the Mat-Su for $18.75 million in June 2026.
- [Cook Inlet](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/cook-inlet): Cook Inlet is a body of water in Southcentral Alaska that is also a major natural gas production region supplying Anchorage area utilities.
- [Cook Inlet Housing Authority](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/cook-inlet-housing-authority): Cook Inlet Housing Authority is a tribally designated housing entity headquartered in Anchorage's Spenard neighborhood that develops, owns and operates affordable housing in the Cook Inlet region.
- [Cook Inlet Power Link](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/cook-inlet-power-link): The Cook Inlet Power Link is a proposed 38-mile subsea transmission cable meant to move power under Cook Inlet.
- [Cooper Landing](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/cooper-landing): Cooper Landing is a community on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula known for summer traffic congestion along the Sterling Highway near the Russian River.
- [Cooper Landing Bypass](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/cooper-landing-bypass): The Cooper Landing Bypass is a Sterling Highway realignment project on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula designed to route traffic around the community of Cooper Landing.
- [Cordova Electric Cooperative](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/cordova-electric-cooperative): Cordova Electric Cooperative is a member-owned electric utility serving the community of Cordova, Alaska.
- [Cori Mills](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/cori-mills): Cori Mills is Alaska's acting attorney general, serving as the state's chief legal officer.
- [Cost of Power Adjustment](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/cost-of-power-adjustment): The Cost of Power Adjustment is the pass-through fuel and purchased power charge Alaska electric utilities like Matanuska Electric Association add to member bills to reflect actual fuel costs with no markup.
- [Credit Union 1](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/credit-union-1): Credit Union 1 is an Alaska based credit union that provides banking, lending, and financial services across multiple branches statewide.
- [Dairy Queen](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/dairy-queen): Dairy Queen is a fast food chain known for soft serve and Blizzard treats with locations across the United States including Alaska.
- [Dalton Highway](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/dalton-highway): The Dalton Highway is a remote road running north from the Interior to Alaska's North Slope oil fields, used mainly for industrial and oil field traffic.
- [Dan Sullivan](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/dan-sullivan): Dan Sullivan is a U.S. Senator from Alaska.
- [David Chapa](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/david-chapa): David Chapa is the general manager of The Daily Alaska, responsible for the newsroom systems, the website, the newsletter and the advertising and events operations. Chapa is an Anchorage-based media producer and the owner of David Chapa LLC.
- [Dawes Glacier](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/dawes-glacier): Dawes Glacier is a tidewater glacier at the head of Endicott Arm in Southeast Alaska.
- [Debenham LLC](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/debenham-llc): Debenham LLC is the company owned by Shaun Debenham that purchased the South Park Estates property in Midtown Anchorage in 2005.
- [Defenders of Wildlife](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/defenders-of-wildlife): Defenders of Wildlife is a national nonprofit that works on wildlife conservation and human-wildlife coexistence projects across the United States, including Alaska.
- [Delaney Park Strip](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/delaney-park-strip): The Delaney Park Strip is a long downtown Anchorage green space used for public events, recreation, and gatherings including Fur Rendezvous.
- [Dempsey Anderson Arena](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/dempsey-anderson-arena): Dempsey Anderson Arena is a city-owned ice rink in Anchorage used for hockey and skating programs.
- [Denali Borough](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/denali-borough): A borough government in Alaska's Interior region that received $108,000 from the Rural Health Transformation Program's first funding round.
- [Denali KidCare](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/denali-kidcare): Denali KidCare is Alaska's children's health insurance program, covering doctor visits, prescriptions, dental, and vision care for kids under 19 in qualifying households.
- [Dgheyaytnu](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/dgheyaytnu): The Dena'ina Athabascan name for Ship Creek in Anchorage, to be used for a new trail plaza.
- [Dgheyaytnu plaza](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/dgheyaytnu-plaza): Dgheyaytnu plaza is a new public plaza planned at the Anchorage small boat launch named for the Dena'ina Athabascan name for Ship Creek.
- [Dimond High School](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/dimond-high-school): Dimond High School is a public high school in Anchorage, Alaska, that has hosted the Alaska Chinese Association's Lunar New Year celebration.
- [Disney Cruise Line](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/disney-cruise-line): Disney Cruise Line is a cruise ship operator owned by The Walt Disney Company that sails vessels including the Disney Magic and Disney Wonder.
- [Domino's](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/dominos): Domino's is a national pizza delivery and carryout chain operating locations across the United States, including Alaska.
- [Don Young Port of Alaska](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/don-young-port-of-alaska): The Don Young Port of Alaska in Anchorage is the facility through which most imported goods reach Alaska communities, and it is undergoing a multibillion-dollar modernization project.
- [Donlin Gold](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/donlin-gold): Donlin Gold is a large gold mining project located in Alaska's Southwest region, in the Kuskokwim region.
- [Douglas Island](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/douglas-island): Douglas Island is a landmass across the channel from downtown Juneau containing residential neighborhoods and recreational sites in Southeast Alaska.
- [Downtown Anchorage](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/downtown-anchorage): The central business and civic district of Anchorage, Alaska, home to municipal, commercial, and cultural institutions.
- [Downtown Anchorage Library](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/downtown-anchorage-library): A planned new public library in downtown Anchorage intended to replace the city's aging current downtown library facility.
- [Downtown Fairbanks](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/downtown-fairbanks): The historic commercial core of Fairbanks, Alaska, bounded roughly by 1st and 10th Avenue and Cowles and Noble Streets.
- [Dr. Margaret Smiechowski](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/margaret-smiechowski): Dr. Margaret Smiechowski is one of the earliest pioneers of salt cave therapy design in the United States.
- [Durham School Services](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/durham-school-services): Durham School Services is a student transportation contractor that holds a 10-year bus contract with the Mat-Su Borough School District.
- [E&E News](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/eenews-net): E&E News is a Washington-based outlet covering energy and environmental policy news.
- [Eagle Beach](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/eagle-beach): Eagle Beach is a recreation site near Juneau, Alaska, used for camping and wildlife viewing.
- [Eagle River](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/eagle-river): Eagle River is a community within the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska, known for its outdoor recreation and residential neighborhoods.
- [Eaglecrest Ski Area](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/eaglecrest-ski-area): Eaglecrest Ski Area is a municipally owned ski resort on Douglas Island near Juneau, Alaska.
- [Early Head Start](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/early-head-start): Early Head Start is a federal program that provides early childhood development and family support services to low-income pregnant women, infants and toddlers.
- [East Anchorage](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/east-anchorage): East Anchorage is a residential and commercial area of Anchorage along corridors including Northern Lights Boulevard.
- [East Downtown Anchorage](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/east-downtown-anchorage): East Downtown Anchorage is a stretch of downtown Anchorage near Fourth Avenue and C Street that has faced years of vacancies and slow redevelopment.
- [East High School](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/east-high-school): East High School is a public high school in Anchorage that hosts community athletic and school events.
- [East Muldoon](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/east-muldoon): East Muldoon is a neighborhood in Northeast Anchorage near the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson boundary.
- [Eddie Burke Jr.](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/eddie-burke-jr): Eddie Burke Jr. is an Anchorage musher competing in Alaska mid distance and long distance sled dog races.
- [Edna DeVries](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/edna-devries): Edna DeVries is the mayor of the Mat-Su Borough in Alaska.
- [Edward Richards](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/edward-richards): Edward Richards co-owned Little Richard's Family Diner in North Pole, Alaska with his wife Ann for more than sixteen years before retiring.
- [Edward Webster House](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/edward-webster-house): The Edward Webster House is a home built in 1882 in Juneau and widely recognized as one of the oldest homes in Alaska.
- [Eielson Air Force Base](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/eielson-air-force-base): Eielson Air Force Base is a U.S. Air Force installation located near North Pole, Alaska, in the Fairbanks North Star Borough.
- [El Green-Go](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/el-green-go): El Green-Go is an Anchorage food truck business expanding into a second, brick-and-mortar location in East Anchorage.
- [Elderberry Park](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/elderberry-park): A downtown Anchorage park near the site of the long-standing gap between the Coastal Trail and Ship Creek Trail.
- [Employee Stock Ownership Plan](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/employee-stock-ownership-plan): An Employee Stock Ownership Plan is a structure that gives a company's employees equity ownership, often used to transition family-run businesses to worker ownership.
- [Endicott Arm](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/endicott-arm): Endicott Arm is a fjord in Southeast Alaska near Tracy Arm, home to Dawes Glacier and used as a cruise excursion route.
- [ENSTAR](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/enstar): ENSTAR is the natural gas utility that serves more than 136,000 homes and businesses in Anchorage, the Mat-Su Valley and the Kenai Peninsula.
- [Enstar Natural Gas](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/enstar-natural-gas): Enstar Natural Gas is the primary natural gas utility serving Anchorage, the Mat-Su Valley and the Kenai Peninsula in Southcentral Alaska.
- [Ester](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/ester-alaska): Ester is a community near Fairbanks, Alaska.
- [Exposé](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/expose): Exposé is a platinum-selling vocal group that charted on the Billboard charts and once featured vocalist Kelly Moneymaker.
- [F Street (Anchorage)](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/f-street-anchorage): F Street is a downtown Anchorage street between 6th and 7th Avenues now hosting the relocated Summer Night Market.
- [Fairbanks](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/fairbanks): Fairbanks is Alaska's largest Interior city and home to a growing craft brewery and small business scene.
- [Fairbanks airport](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/fairbanks-airport): The Fairbanks airport is a key facility in Interior Alaska handling cargo and passenger traffic that supports the region's economy.
- [Fairbanks Arts](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/fairbanks-arts): Fairbanks Arts is a nonprofit arts organization in Fairbanks, Alaska, that organizes community art events including markets and festivals.
- [Fairbanks Neighborhood Housing Services](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/fairbanks-neighborhood-housing-services): Fairbanks Neighborhood Housing Services is a Fairbanks-based nonprofit involved in affordable housing development and services.
- [Fairbanks North Star Borough](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/fairbanks-north-star-borough): Fairbanks North Star Borough is the municipal government overseeing the Fairbanks area, including operation of MACS Transit bus service.
- [Fairbanks North Star Borough Animal Shelter replacement](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/fairbanks-north-star-borough-animal-shelter): The Fairbanks North Star Borough Animal Shelter replacement is a construction project at the Old Richardson Highway and Leasure Street intended to replace a 60-year-old facility.
- [Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/fairbanks-north-star-borough-assembly): The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly is the elected legislative body governing the Fairbanks North Star Borough in Alaska's Interior.
- [Fairbanks North Star Borough School District](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/fairbanks-north-star-borough-school-district): Fairbanks North Star Borough School District is the public school system serving the Fairbanks area of Alaska.
- [Fairbanks Property Tax Rebate Program](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/fairbanks-property-tax-rebate-program): A City of Fairbanks program offering up to five years of property tax rebates and permit fee waivers to qualifying residential and commercial construction and redevelopment projects.
- [Fairbanks Regional Public Health Center](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/fairbanks-regional-public-health-center): Fairbanks Regional Public Health Center is a public health clinic in Fairbanks, Alaska, that provides walk-in and appointment-based vaccination and health services to Interior residents.
- [Fairview](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/fairview-anchorage): Fairview is a neighborhood in Anchorage, Alaska, near Tenth Avenue, home to a community recreation center.
- [Fairview Community Council](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/fairview-community-council): The Fairview Community Council is a neighborhood community council representing residents of the Fairview area of Anchorage.
- [Fast Response Cutter Frederick Mann](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/fast-response-cutter-frederick-mann): The Fast Response Cutter Frederick Mann is a U.S. Coast Guard vessel being homeported in Seward, Alaska.
- [FCC Alaska Plan](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/fcc-alaska-plan): The FCC Alaska Plan is a federal program providing funding, roughly $1.5 billion, to support telecommunications infrastructure in Alaska.
- [Federal Railroad Administration](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/federal-railroad-administration): The Federal Railroad Administration is a U.S. Department of Transportation agency that oversees railroad safety and funds passenger rail infrastructure projects nationwide.
- [Federal Transit Administration](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/federal-transit-administration): The Federal Transit Administration is a U.S. Department of Transportation agency that funds transit and ferry infrastructure projects nationwide.
- [Festival Fairbanks](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/festival-fairbanks): Festival Fairbanks is an organizing group behind downtown Fairbanks community activation projects, including the Starter Block ice rink.
- [Fifth Avenue Park](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/fifth-avenue-park): Fifth Avenue Park is a municipal park in North Pole, Alaska, slated for a full refurbishment by the Fairbanks North Star Borough.
- [Fightertown Recapitalization](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/fightertown-recapitalization): Fightertown Recapitalization is a U.S. Air Force program to rebuild infrastructure at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, including hangars, dormitories and airfield facilities.
- [Fire Station 1](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/fire-station-1-soldotna): Fire Station 1 is Central Emergency Services' main fire and EMS headquarters located at 265 Wilson Lane in Soldotna, Alaska.
- [Firebrand BBQ](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/firebrand-bbq): Firebrand BBQ is a barbecue restaurant in Seward, Alaska, owned by Chad and Stephanie Higgins.
- [Fireweed Flats](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/fireweed-flats): Fireweed Flats is a proposed workforce housing development at 202 to 204 East Fireweed Lane in Midtown Anchorage led by the Anchorage Community Development Authority.
- [Fireweed Lane](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/fireweed-lane): Fireweed Lane is a major corridor through Midtown Anchorage connecting jobs, transit and daily traffic.
- [Flatlands Energy Corp.](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/flatlands-energy-corp): Flatlands Energy Corp. is the private developer proposing a 400-megawatt coal and biomass power plant with carbon capture in the Susitna River valley near Big Lake, Alaska.
- [Former Carrs-Safeway site on Gambell Street](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/former-carrs-safeway-gambell-street): The former Carrs-Safeway site on Gambell Street in Fairview is a vacant Anchorage property identified as a candidate for new housing development pending infrastructure funding.
- [Former Nordstrom building](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/old-nordstrom-building): The former Nordstrom department store at 6th Avenue and D Street in downtown Anchorage has stood vacant since 2019 and is a focus of city redevelopment discussions.
- [Fort Wainwright](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/fort-wainwright): Fort Wainwright is a U.S. Army installation located near Fairbanks, Alaska, that houses soldiers and their families.
- [Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/fountainhead-antique-auto-museum): The Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum is a Fairbanks institution displaying a large collection of antique cars, motorcycles, and early snowmachines.
- [Fountainhead Transportation Museum](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/fountainhead-transportation-museum): The Fountainhead Transportation Museum is a planned Fairbanks facility set to open in spring 2026 that merges two aviation museums and will display 135 vintage cars and aircraft.
- [Fourth Avenue](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/fourth-avenue-anchorage): A major downtown Anchorage street that serves as a corridor for traffic, tourists, and local foot traffic.
- [Fourth Avenue Theater](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/fourth-avenue-theater): The Fourth Avenue Theater is a historic building in downtown Anchorage whose block is the site of the planned Block 41 redevelopment.
- [Fourth Avenue Theater block](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/fourth-avenue-theater-block): The Fourth Avenue Theater block is a downtown Anchorage site between Fourth and Fifth Avenue that is the location of the planned Block 41 redevelopment.
- [Franke Medical Student Scholars Program](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/franke-medical-student-scholars-program): The Franke Medical Student Scholars Program is a scholarship fund created with a 25 million dollar gift from the Franke family to cover half the tuition for 30 WWAMI medical students focused on rural and tribal health care training.
- [Friday Fling](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/friday-fling): Friday Fling is an annual weekly outdoor market held every Friday in downtown Palmer, Alaska, featuring vendors, food trucks, and live music through the summer.
- [Fur Rendezvous](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/fur-rendezvous): Fur Rendezvous is an annual winter festival held in Anchorage featuring community events, competitions, and entertainment.
- [Fur Rondy](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/fur-rondy): Fur Rondy is an annual late winter festival in Anchorage, Alaska featuring events including a snow sculpture competition that draws artists from Alaska and beyond.
- [Gambell Street](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/gambell-street): Gambell Street is a major thoroughfare in Anchorage, Alaska, that has been identified as a high-crash corridor targeted for safety improvements.
- [Game Management Unit 15](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/game-management-unit-15): Game Management Unit 15 is one of Alaska's designated hunting and trapping management zones, located on the Kenai Peninsula.
- [Game Management Unit 7](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/game-management-unit-7): Game Management Unit 7 is one of Alaska's designated hunting and trapping management zones, located on the Kenai Peninsula.
- [Gateway Visitor Center](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/gateway-visitor-center): The Gateway Visitor Center is a planned 10,600 square foot tourism and welcome facility being built at the Glenn and Parks Highway junction between Palmer and Wasilla in the Mat-Su Valley.
- [Gateway Visitors Center](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/gateway-visitors-center): A 9,400 square foot visitor center at mile 36 of the Glenn Highway in the Mat-Su Valley that houses the Mat-Su Convention and Visitors Bureau and offers digital trip-planning kiosks.
- [GCI](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/gci): GCI is an Alaska telecommunications company that provides internet, cable and wireless services across the state, including rural broadband infrastructure projects.
- [Gerstle River Bridge](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/gerstle-river-bridge): A World War II era bridge on the route between Tok and Fairbanks, built by the Army Corps of Engineers and now scheduled for federally funded replacement starting in 2029.
- [Girdwood](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/girdwood): Girdwood is a small community within the Municipality of Anchorage known for limited buildable land and scarce housing supply.
- [Girdwood Brewing Company](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/girdwood-brewing-company): Girdwood Brewing Company is a brewery business operating a location at 2700 Alyeska Highway in Girdwood, Alaska.
- [Girdwood Elementary](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/girdwood-elementary): Girdwood Elementary is a public school in the Girdwood neighborhood of Anchorage, located near the proposed Holtan Hills subdivision.
- [Glacier BrewHouse](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/glacier-brewhouse): Glacier BrewHouse is a brewery and restaurant located in Downtown Anchorage known for seasonal beer releases and events.
- [Glacier View School](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/glacier-view-school): Glacier View School was a Mat-Su Borough School District school in Sutton closed in 2026 due to budget cuts.
- [Glenfarne](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/glenfarne): Glenfarne is the lead private developer selected to advance the Alaska LNG pipeline and export project.
- [Glenn and Parks Highway interchange](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/glenn-and-parks-highway-interchange): The Glenn and Parks Highway interchange is the road junction near Anchorage where the Glenn Highway splits from the Parks Highway, serving as a main entry point into the Mat-Su Valley.
- [Glenn Highway](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/glenn-highway): The Glenn Highway is a major highway connecting Anchorage to the Mat-Su Valley and points north, carrying heavy daily commuter traffic.
- [Golden Heart Plaza](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/golden-heart-plaza): Golden Heart Plaza is a public plaza in downtown Fairbanks, Alaska, located along the Chena River.
- [Golden Valley Electric Association](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/golden-valley-electric-association): Golden Valley Electric Association is a member-owned electric cooperative serving Fairbanks, North Pole, Delta Junction and surrounding Interior Alaska communities.
- [Goose Lake](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/goose-lake): Goose Lake is a public freshwater lake and swimming beach in Anchorage, Alaska, managed by the Municipality of Anchorage.
- [Government Hill](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/government-hill): Government Hill is a neighborhood in Anchorage located near the Port of Alaska and Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport.
- [Government Peak Recreation Area](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/government-peak-recreation-area): Government Peak Recreation Area is a trail network near Hatcher Pass in the Mat-Su Valley managed under a long-range plan by the Mat-Su Borough.
- [Governor Dunleavy](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/governor-mike-dunleavy): Mike Dunleavy is the Governor of Alaska, responsible for signing or vetoing legislation passed by the Alaska Legislature.
- [Great Harvest Bread](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/great-harvest-bread): Great Harvest Bread is a franchise bakery chain known for milling wheat on site and selling fresh bread, sandwiches, and baked goods.
- [Greater Palmer Chamber of Commerce](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/greater-palmer-chamber-of-commerce): The Greater Palmer Chamber of Commerce is a business association that promotes and supports commerce in Palmer, Alaska, including hosting the weekly Friday Fling market.
- [Green Line](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/green-line-macs-transit): The Green Line is a MACS Transit bus route connecting Fairbanks and North Pole.
- [Grey Line](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/grey-line-macs-transit): The Grey Line is a MACS Transit shuttle route that loops Farmers Loop Road between Fred Meyer East and the UAF Wood Center.
- [Grier Hopkins](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/grier-hopkins): Grier Hopkins is the Mayor of Fairbanks North Star Borough, leading the borough's current comprehensive planning process.
- [H5 Construction](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/h5-construction): H5 Construction is the builder constructing the Home2 Suites by Hilton hotel at the Shoppes at Sun Mountain in Wasilla.
- [Haines](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/haines): Haines is a small Southeast Alaska town connected to Skagway by road and by the Alaska Marine Highway System ferry system.
- [Handmade Holiday Market](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/handmade-holiday-market): The Handmade Holiday Market is an annual Fairbanks Arts event held on Small Business Saturday at Pioneer Park featuring local artists and family activities.
- [Harry J. McDonald Memorial Center](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/harry-j-mcdonald-memorial-center): The Harry J. McDonald Memorial Center is a municipal recreation facility in Eagle River operated under the Municipality of Anchorage.
- [Hatcher Pass](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/hatcher-pass): Hatcher Pass is a historic gold mining area in the Talkeetna Mountains of the Mat-Su region of Alaska.
- [Hawaiian Airlines](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/hawaiian-airlines): Hawaiian Airlines is a U.S. airline based in Honolulu that merged with Alaska Airlines and operates flights connecting Hawaii to the mainland and Alaska.
- [Head Start](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/head-start): Head Start is a federally funded early childhood education and family support program serving low-income children from birth to age five across the United States, including Alaska.
- [Healthy Homes grant](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/healthy-homes-grant): The Healthy Homes grant is a $2 million program administered through Fairbanks Neighborhood Housing Services to help income qualified homeowners repair serious issues like plumbing and moisture damage.
- [Healthy Spaces team](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/healthy-spaces-team): The Healthy Spaces team is an Anchorage Parks and Recreation crew tasked with removing litter, illegal dumping, and camp debris from the city's parks, trails, and public land.
- [Herring Pete's Cove](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/herring-petes-cove): A roughly 24 acre coastal site on the west side of Nuka Island, Alaska, now protected as part of Kachemak Bay State Park.
- [High Country](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/high-country): High Country is a cannabis shop that opened in downtown Anchorage near West Sixth Avenue.
- [Hiland Road](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/hiland-road): Hiland Road is a road in Eagle River that runs near the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson perimeter.
- [Hilcorp](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/hilcorp): Hilcorp is a private oil and gas company operating major production fields in Alaska's Cook Inlet and North Slope regions.
- [Hillside](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/hillside-anchorage): The Hillside is a residential area in southeast Anchorage known for larger lots and mountain-view properties.
- [Hilltop Ski Area](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/hilltop-ski-area): Hilltop Ski Area is a small ski and snowboard hill in Anchorage used for recreational and community winter sports events.
- [Hilton](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/hilton): Hilton is a global hospitality company that franchises hotel brands including Home2 Suites.
- [Hilton Home2 Suites (Mat-Su)](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/home2-suites-mat-su): A planned Hilton-branded Home2 Suites hotel with 107 rooms set to open in the Mat-Su growth corridor in fall 2026.
- [Holtan Hills](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/holtan-hills): Holtan Hills is a residential subdivision project behind Girdwood Elementary in Anchorage, approved for 39 lots on about 16 acres.
- [Home2 Suites by Hilton at the Shoppes at Sun Mountain](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/home2-suites-by-hilton-wasilla): A 107-room extended-stay hotel under construction at the Shoppes at Sun Mountain in Wasilla, Alaska, the first major national hotel brand in the Mat-Su Valley.
- [Homer](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/homer): Homer is a city on the Kenai Peninsula in Southcentral Alaska known as the halibut fishing capital of the world.
- [Homer City Council](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/homer-city-council): Homer City Council is the governing body of the city of Homer, Alaska, responsible for local legislation and long-range planning.
- [Homer Electric Association](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/homer-electric-association): Homer Electric Association is an electric utility cooperative serving the southern Kenai Peninsula in Alaska.
- [Homer Spit](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/homer-spit): The Homer Spit is a narrow gravel bar extending into Kachemak Bay in Homer, Alaska, home to shops, harbor facilities and Pier One Theatre.
- [Hope Valley Health and Wellness](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/hope-valley-health-and-wellness): Hope Valley Health and Wellness is a residential addiction and trauma treatment center in Wasilla, Alaska, built specifically for veterans and first responders.
- [Hotel Captain Cook](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/hotel-captain-cook): The Hotel Captain Cook is a hotel in downtown Anchorage that hosts events and conferences.
- [House Bill 184](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/house-bill-184): House Bill 184 is Alaska legislation that authorizes the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority to finance workforce housing projects of three or more units.
- [House Bill 78](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/house-bill-78): House Bill 78 is Alaska legislation that would restore a defined benefit pension option for public sector employees after the state ended its pension system in 2006.
- [Houston](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/houston-alaska): Houston is a city in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in Southcentral Alaska.
- [Houston City Council](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/houston-city-council): The Houston City Council is the governing body for the city of Houston, Alaska.
- [Houston Fire Department](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/houston-fire-department): The Houston Fire Department is the municipal fire agency serving Houston, Alaska, in the Mat-Su Borough.
- [Houston Industrial Park](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/houston-industrial-park): The Houston Industrial Park is a proposed industrial development near Houston, Alaska involving a state land conveyance to AIDEA for rail, logistics and utility infrastructure.
- [Hughes Family LLC](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/hughes-family-llc): Hughes Family LLC is a family-owned company that holds the fifth lot under the former Nordstrom building in downtown Anchorage.
- [Huna Totem Corporation](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/huna-totem-corporation): Huna Totem Corporation is an Alaska Native corporation based in Hoonah that operates Icy Strait Point and develops tourism and real estate projects in Southeast Alaska.
- [Hungry Robot](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/hungry-robot): Hungry Robot is a pizzeria in Fairbanks, Alaska known for creative pizza offerings.
- [Hurricane Gulch Bridge](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/hurricane-gulch-bridge): The Hurricane Gulch Bridge is a steel arch structure built in the early 20th century that carries the Alaska Railroad main line across a canyon north of Talkeetna.
- [Hyder](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/hyder): Hyder is a small community in Southeast Alaska that receives little mainstream news coverage.
- [Icy Strait Point](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/icy-strait-point): Icy Strait Point is a cruise ship port and tourism destination near Hoonah, Alaska, operated by Huna Totem Corporation and serving as the town's largest employer.
- [Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/iditarod-trail-sled-dog-race): The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is an annual long-distance sled dog race across Alaska that follows historic mail and supply routes through rural villages.
- [IGLU Construction](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/iglu-construction): IGLU Construction is a road accessible vertical construction company launched by UIC to build commercial, industrial, and community focused projects across Alaska.
- [Indian Health Pathway](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/indian-health-pathway): The Indian Health Pathway is a WWAMI training track built around tribal health care and traditional healing for students pursuing medicine in Indigenous communities.
- [Inlet View Elementary](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/inlet-view-elementary): Inlet View Elementary is an Anchorage School District elementary school being replaced with a new building despite a 2022 bond rejection and declining citywide enrollment.
- [Instagram](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/instagram): Instagram is a Meta-owned photo and video sharing social media platform subject to new time-limit and safety requirements for minors under the 2026 settlement.
- [Interior Alaska](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/interior-alaska): Interior Alaska is the central region of the state, including Fairbanks and North Pole, known for long, cold winters that make home heating a major household expense.
- [Interior Alaska Veterans Cemetery](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/interior-alaska-veterans-cemetery): Alaska's first state cemetery set aside for veterans, under construction in Salcha near Fairbanks and funded by a federal VA grant.
- [Interior and Arctic Alaska Aeronautical Foundation](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/interior-and-arctic-alaska-aeronautical-foundation): The Interior and Arctic Alaska Aeronautical Foundation is a Fairbanks-based nonprofit that operates the Pioneer Air Museum and promotes Alaska aviation history.
- [International Mountain Bicycling Association](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/international-mountain-bicycling-association): The International Mountain Bicycling Association is a nonprofit that promotes mountain biking and recognizes cities as Trail Towns for their trail systems.
- [Izembek National Wildlife Refuge](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/izembek-national-wildlife-refuge): The Izembek National Wildlife Refuge is a protected federal habitat area in Southwest Alaska that the proposed Izembek road would cross.
- [Izembek Road](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/izembek-road): The Izembek road is a long proposed 19 mile route through the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge meant to connect King Cove to the all weather airport at Cold Bay, Alaska.
- [Jacobson's Greenhouse](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/jacobsons-greenhouse): Jacobson's Greenhouse is a Mat-Su Valley plant nursery and garden business that supplies local landscaping and seasonal plants.
- [JAG Marine Group](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/jag-marine-group): The company that took over operations of the Ketchikan Shipyard, expanding its workforce and contract business.
- [Janet Goetz](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/janet-goetz): Janet Goetz was a longtime Anchorage resident whose bequest created the trust funding a downtown Anchorage public library.
- [Jay Ramras](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/jay-ramras): Jay Ramras owns Pike's Waterfront Lodge in Fairbanks, Alaska.
- [JBER Boundary Fence Project](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/jber-boundary-fence-project): The JBER Boundary Fence Project is a U.S. Air Force proposal to build a fence along the base's boundary with Northeast Anchorage neighborhoods.
- [Jewel Lake](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/jewel-lake): Jewel Lake is a public freshwater lake and swimming beach in Anchorage, Alaska, managed by the Municipality of Anchorage.
- [Johnson River Bridge](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/johnson-river-bridge): A World War II era bridge on the route between Tok and Fairbanks, built by the Army Corps of Engineers and now scheduled for federally funded replacement starting in 2027.
- [Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/joint-base-elmendorf-richardson): Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson is a U.S. military installation in Anchorage, Alaska, combining Air Force and Army facilities.
- [Jonesville Public Use Area](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/jonesville-public-use-area): A public use area near Sutton, Alaska managed for recreation including shooting and camping.
- [Juneau](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/juneau): Juneau is Alaska's capital city, located in Southeast Alaska and accessible only by air or sea.
- [Juneau Assembly](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/juneau-assembly): The Juneau Assembly is the city and borough's legislative body that votes on local ordinances, budgets and development decisions.
- [Juneau Creek Bridge](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/juneau-creek-bridge): The Juneau Creek Bridge is a single-span steel bridge under construction over Juneau Creek Canyon on the Kenai Peninsula as part of the Cooper Landing Bypass.
- [Juneau International Airport](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/juneau-international-airport): The primary airport serving Juneau, Alaska, located near the Mendenhall Valley.
- [Juneau School District](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/juneau-school-district): The public school district serving Juneau, Alaska, which has closed and consolidated school facilities including Marie Drake.
- [K&A Design Studio](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/k-and-a-design-studio): K&A Design Studio is the architectural firm that designed Central Emergency Services' new Soldotna fire station.
- [Kachemak Bay State Park](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/kachemak-bay-state-park): A state park in Southcentral Alaska across Kachemak Bay from Homer that protects coastal wilderness, wildlife habitat, and public recreation land.
- [Kelly Moneymaker](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/kelly-moneymaker): Kelly Moneymaker is a Fairbanks-born vocalist, songwriter, and filmmaker who sang in the platinum-selling vocal group Exposé and has recorded with artists including Ringo Starr, Diana Ross, and Meat Loaf.
- [Kenai Fjords National Park](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/kenai-fjords-national-park): Kenai Fjords National Park is a federally protected national park on the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska, known for its glaciers and marine wildlife.
- [Kenai natural gas storage project](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/kenai-gas-storage-project): The Kenai natural gas storage project was a proposed $240 million plan for Enstar to store a reserve of natural gas in a depleted reservoir near Kenai, Alaska.
- [Kenai Peninsula](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/kenai-peninsula): The Kenai Peninsula is a region in Southcentral Alaska that includes the city of Kenai and surrounding communities.
- [Kenai Peninsula Borough](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/kenai-peninsula-borough): The Kenai Peninsula Borough is a borough in Southcentral Alaska encompassing communities such as Soldotna and Kenai.
- [Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/kenai-peninsula-fairgrounds): The Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds in Ninilchik is a venue used for community and regional events on the southern Kenai Peninsula.
- [Kenai Performers](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/kenai-performers): Kenai Performers is a community theater company based in Soldotna on the Kenai Peninsula that stages local productions.
- [Kenai River](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/kenai-river): The Kenai River is a major salmon river in Southcentral Alaska and home to one of the state's largest personal-use dipnet fisheries at its mouth near the city of Kenai.
- [Ketchikan](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/ketchikan): Ketchikan is a Southeast Alaska city and one of the state's busiest cruise ship ports of call.
- [Ketchikan Shipyard](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/ketchikan-shipyard): A state-owned ship repair and construction facility in Ketchikan, Alaska, operated by JAG Marine Group.
- [Kevin McCabe](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/kevin-mccabe): Kevin McCabe is a State Representative from Big Lake in the Alaska State Legislature.
- [Kincaid Elementary](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/kincaid-elementary): Kincaid Elementary is an Anchorage elementary school recognized with the 2026 National Gold Star Schools award.
- [Kincaid Park](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/kincaid-park): Kincaid Park is a large municipal park in Anchorage known for its singletrack mountain biking and ski trails.
- [King Cove](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/king-cove): King Cove is a Southwest Alaska community whose residents rely on boats and medevac flights during severe weather and have long sought a road connection to Cold Bay's all weather airport.
- [Klondike Road Relay](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/klondike-road-relay): The Klondike Road Relay is an overnight relay race of more than 100 miles run between Skagway, Alaska, and Whitehorse, Yukon, each September.
- [Knik Arm ferry project](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/knik-arm-ferry-project): The Knik Arm ferry project was a proposed passenger ferry service intended to connect Port MacKenzie and Anchorage that was never completed.
- [Knik Goose Bay Road](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/knik-goose-bay-road): Knik Goose Bay Road is a road in the Mat-Su Valley running through Wasilla and surrounding communities.
- [Kodiak](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/kodiak): Kodiak is a city on Kodiak Island in the Gulf of Alaska and a major commercial fishing hub.
- [Kodiak Island](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/kodiak-island): Kodiak Island is an Alaska island community with an economy historically built on commercial fishing, now also hosting a launch complex at Narrow Cape.
- [Kuskokwim region](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/kuskokwim-region): The Kuskokwim region is an area of Southwest Alaska where the Donlin gold project is located.
- [Kut Rate Kid](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/kut-rate-kid): Kut Rate Kid was a liquor store in Anchorage that used a 60 foot windmill as an advertising gimmick starting in the 1960s before closing in 1984.
- [Lacey Street](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/lacey-street): Lacey Street is a downtown Fairbanks street running past the former Polaris site.
- [Lacy Street](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/lacy-street): Lacy Street is a street in downtown Fairbanks where a long-vacant lot now hosts the Starter Block ice rink.
- [Larson Elementary](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/larson-elementary): Larson Elementary is a public elementary school in Wasilla, Alaska, operated by the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District.
- [Larson Elementary School](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/larson-elementary-school): Larson Elementary School was a Mat-Su Borough School District elementary school in Wasilla closed in 2026 due to budget cuts.
- [Lazy Landing](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/lazy-landing): Lazy Landing is an area in the Mat-Su Valley near Wasilla, Alaska, where Big Dipper Homemade Ice Cream operates a shop.
- [Leasure Street](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/leasure-street): Leasure Street is a road in South Fairbanks, Alaska, located near South Cushman Street.
- [Linda's Place](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/lindas-place): Linda's Place is a city-run homeless shelter in Anchorage, Alaska that began accepting pets alongside residents.
- [Lisa Murkowski](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/lisa-murkowski): Lisa Murkowski is a U.S. Senator from Alaska who has served in the Senate since 2002.
- [Little Richard's Family Diner](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/little-richards-family-diner): Little Richard's Family Diner was a restaurant in North Pole, Alaska, operated by owners Edward and Ann Richards from 2010 until its closure in 2026.
- [Little Rituals](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/little-rituals): Little Rituals is a woman-owned coffee and bagel shop that opened in downtown Anchorage off 2nd Avenue in the former Cafe Clash space.
- [Little Susitna River Campground](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/little-susitna-river-campground): The Little Susitna River Campground is a campground along the Little Susitna River near Houston, Alaska.
- [Little Susitna Rotary Park](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/little-susitna-rotary-park): Little Susitna Rotary Park is a public park along the Little Susitna River near Houston, Alaska.
- [Live After 5](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/live-after-5): Live After 5 is a recurring summer concert series held in downtown Anchorage.
- [LM6000 Turbine Generator Purchase](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/lm6000-generator-purchase): The LM6000 Turbine Generator Purchase is an $80 million proposal under study by Golden Valley Electric Association's board to add a used 60 megawatt turbine at its North Pole Expansion plant.
- [Loki Tobin](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/loki-tobin): Loki Tobin is an Anchorage state senator in the Alaska Legislature who sponsors SB 250 addressing AI data center development.
- [Loussac Library](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/loussac-library): Loussac Library is Anchorage's main public library and a frequent venue for municipal public hearings and civic meetings.
- [Lucky Grocery and Deli](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/lucky-grocery-and-deli): Lucky Grocery and Deli is a longstanding grocery store on Fourth Avenue in downtown Anchorage selling dry goods, fresh fruit, cheese and milk.
- [Lucky Shot mine](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/lucky-shot-mine): The Lucky Shot mine is a historic gold mining operation in the Willow Mining District near Hatcher Pass that produced gold from 1922 to 1942 before closing under federal order L-208.
- [Lucky Shot project](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/lucky-shot-project): The Lucky Shot project is a roughly 8,600 acre gold mining lease package at Hatcher Pass in the Willow Mining District that historically produced about 250,000 ounces of gold between 1922 and 1942.
- [Lucky Wishbone](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/lucky-wishbone): Lucky Wishbone is a fried chicken and milkshake restaurant that has operated continuously in Anchorage, Alaska since the 1950s.
- [Lyle Lovett](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/lyle-lovett): Lyle Lovett is a country music artist scheduled to perform the final show at the Alaska State Fair's Borealis Theatre before its demolition.
- [M/V LeConte](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/m-v-leconte): The M/V LeConte is an Alaska Marine Highway System ferry that has served the Juneau to Sitka route since 1974.
- [M/V Tustumena](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/m-v-tustumena): The M/V Tustumena is a 62-year-old Alaska Marine Highway System ferry that is the oldest active mainliner in the fleet, serving Kodiak and communities down the Aleutian Chain.
- [MAC Federal Credit Union](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/mac-federal-credit-union): MAC Federal Credit Union was a Fairbanks-based credit union founded in 1952 at Fort Wainwright to serve military and civilian members before merging into Credit Union 1 in 2026.
- [Machetanz Theater](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/machetanz-theater): The Machetanz Theater is a 170-seat venue on Swanson Avenue in Wasilla that serves as the home stage of Valley Performing Arts.
- [MACS Transit](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/macs-transit): MACS Transit is the public bus system operated by the Fairbanks North Star Borough, running routes including the Red Line, Green Line and Grey Line.
- [Marie Drake Building](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/marie-drake-building): A former school building in downtown Juneau that closed in 2024 after district consolidation and is being repurposed for city parks and recreation use.
- [Marine Rotational Force Alaska](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/marine-rotational-force-alaska): Marine Rotational Force Alaska is a Marine Corps unit that conducts recurring arctic training rotations through bases across Alaska.
- [Mark Begich](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/mark-begich): Mark Begich is cited as a driving force behind the push for investment and revitalization in Anchorage's east downtown corridor.
- [Mat-Su Borough Assembly](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/mat-su-borough-assembly): The Mat-Su Borough Assembly is the elected legislative body that sets the annual budget and property tax mill rates for the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in Southcentral Alaska.
- [Mat-Su Borough Fiscal Year 2027 Budget](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/mat-su-fiscal-year-2027-budget): The Mat-Su Borough Fiscal Year 2027 budget is the annual spending plan adopted by the Mat-Su Borough Assembly that sets property tax mill rates and funds borough services including roads, parks, recreation and education.
- [Mat-Su Borough School Board](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/mat-su-borough-school-board): The Mat-Su Borough School Board is the elected body that sets policy for the Mat-Su Borough School District.
- [Mat-Su Borough School District](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/mat-su-borough-school-district): The Mat-Su Borough School District operates public schools across the Matanuska-Susitna Borough and contracts bus transportation to Durham School Services.
- [Mat-Su Central](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/mat-su-central): Mat-Su Central is a Mat-Su Borough hybrid homeschooling school serving students in the Mat-Su region.
- [Mat-Su Convention and Visitors Bureau](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/mat-su-convention-and-visitors-bureau): The tourism promotion organization for the Matanuska-Susitna Valley that now operates out of the new Gateway Visitors Center on the Glenn Highway.
- [Mat-Su Gateway Visitor Center](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/mat-su-gateway-visitor-center): The Mat-Su Gateway Visitor Center is an $8.4 million visitor facility under construction near the Glenn and Parks Highway interchange, targeted to open in May 2026 as an entry point into the Mat-Su Valley.
- [Mat-Su Gateway Visitors Center](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/mat-su-gateway-visitors-center): A 9,400-square-foot visitor center at mile 36 of the Glenn Highway near Palmer offering trip-planning kiosks, tourism office space and seasonal activity displays for the Mat-Su Valley.
- [Mat-Su Metropolitan Planning Organization](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/mat-su-metropolitan-planning-organization): A newly established transportation planning body for the Mat-Su Valley that coordinates access to state and federal infrastructure funding.
- [Mat-Su Valley](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/mat-su-valley): The Mat-Su Valley is the Matanuska-Susitna region of Southcentral Alaska encompassing Palmer, Wasilla and surrounding communities.
- [Matanuska Colony](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/matanuska-colony): The Matanuska Colony was a 1935 federal relocation program that brought farming families to the Mat-Su Valley, founding the town of Palmer, Alaska.
- [Matanuska Electric Association](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/matanuska-electric-association): Matanuska Electric Association is a member-owned electric utility serving the Mat-Su Valley region of Alaska.
- [Matanuska Lake](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/matanuska-lake): Matanuska Lake is a lake located at the entrance to the Mat-Su Valley in Southcentral Alaska.
- [Matanuska-Susitna Borough](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/matanuska-susitna-borough): The Matanuska-Susitna Borough is an Alaska borough north of Anchorage known for gravel soil and comparatively light building permitting.
- [Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/matanuska-susitna-borough-assembly): The Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly is the elected legislative body governing the Matanuska-Susitna Borough.
- [Matson](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/matson): Matson is an ocean shipping company that provides container freight service to Alaska and the Pacific.
- [Matson Ocean Education Center](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/matson-ocean-education-center): The Matson Ocean Education Center is an off-grid building on Turnagain Arm built from reused Matson shipping containers that features exhibits on Cook Inlet beluga whales and ocean ecosystems.
- [Mayor LaFrance](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/mayor-lafrance): LaFrance serves as Mayor of Anchorage, where she oversees city policy including proposed tax and budget measures.
- [McCarthy](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/mccarthy): McCarthy is a small community in Alaska's Interior that receives little mainstream news coverage.
- [Meadow Lakes Elementary](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/meadow-lakes-elementary): Meadow Lakes Elementary is a public elementary school in Wasilla, Alaska, operated by the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District.
- [Meadow Lakes Elementary School](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/meadow-lakes-elementary-school): Meadow Lakes Elementary School was a Mat-Su Borough School District elementary school in the Wasilla area closed in 2026 due to budget cuts.
- [Meier Lake Resort](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/meier-lake-resort): Meier Lake Resort is a lake resort property off Wasilla-Fishhook Road near Hatcher Pass in the Mat-Su Valley.
- [Menard Sports Complex](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/menard-sports-complex): Menard Sports Complex is a sports facility in Wasilla, Alaska, that has been used as an emergency shelter site during local disasters.
- [Mendenhall Glacier](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/mendenhall-glacier): A glacier near Juneau, Alaska, flowing from the Juneau Icefield into Mendenhall Lake and a popular recreation destination.
- [Mendenhall River flood wall](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/mendenhall-river-flood-wall): A flood protection barrier along the Mendenhall River in Juneau built to guard Mendenhall Valley homes from glacier outburst floods.
- [Mendenhall Valley](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/mendenhall-valley): Mendenhall Valley is a residential and commercial area of Juneau, Alaska, home to businesses including Superbear IGA.
- [Meta](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/meta): Meta is the parent company of Instagram and Facebook and the defendant in a multistate lawsuit over child safety design, settled for $17.1 billion.
- [Meta Platforms](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/meta-platforms): Meta Platforms is the parent company of Instagram and Facebook that agreed to a $17.1 billion multistate settlement over child safety features.
- [Meta Platforms Inc.](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/meta-platforms-inc): Meta Platforms Inc. is the company that owns Facebook and Instagram and has faced multistate litigation over alleged harms to young users.
- [Midnight Market](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/midnight-market): Midnight Market is a late-night grocery store in Sunshine Plaza in downtown Anchorage that stays open until 3 a.m.
- [Midnight Sun Brewing](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/midnight-sun-brewing): Midnight Sun Brewing is an Anchorage-based brewery that has partnered with the Wildbirch Hotel in east downtown Anchorage.
- [Midtown Anchorage](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/midtown-anchorage): Midtown Anchorage is a commercial district in Anchorage, Alaska, known as a busy retail corridor along streets like Benson Boulevard and A Street.
- [Midtown Mall](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/midtown-mall): Midtown Mall is a shopping center in Anchorage known for steady indoor foot traffic.
- [Mike Dunleavy](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/mike-dunleavy): Mike Dunleavy is the governor of Alaska.
- [Mike Robbins](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/mike-robbins): Mike Robbins is the director of the Anchorage Community Development Authority.
- [Mindy O'Neall](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/mindy-oneall): Mindy O'Neall is the Mayor of the City of Fairbanks, Alaska.
- [Minnesota Drive](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/minnesota-drive): Minnesota Drive is a major north-south arterial road in Anchorage, Alaska, that intersects with Tudor Road in the midtown area.
- [Missing Middle Housing Opportunity Overlay](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/missing-middle-housing-opportunity-overlay): The Missing Middle Housing Opportunity Overlay is an Anchorage zoning proposal letting property owners along certain traffic corridors opt in to looser rules for units per lot and building size without a rezone.
- [Missing Middle Housing Overlay](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/missing-middle-housing-overlay): The Missing Middle Housing Overlay is an Anchorage Assembly zoning proposal intended to allow more housing units on existing lots in established neighborhoods with lower building height limits than an earlier version.
- [Moose Loop](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/moose-loop): A local Anchorage trail loop that connects with the Coastal Trail and Ship Creek Trail system.
- [Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/morris-thompson-cultural-and-visitors-center): The Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center is a visitor and cultural facility in downtown Fairbanks, Alaska.
- [Mount Jumbo Gym](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/mount-jumbo-gym): A gym facility on Douglas Island in Juneau previously used by the city's parks and recreation facilities maintenance division.
- [Muldoon Road](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/muldoon-road): Muldoon Road is a major north to south arterial road in Anchorage carrying heavy daily traffic through the city.
- [Muldoon Transit Hub](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/muldoon-transit-hub): The Muldoon Transit Hub is a bus transfer facility serving the Muldoon area of East Anchorage.
- [Municipal Clerk's Office](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/municipal-clerks-office): The Anchorage municipal office responsible for administering official city records and registration processes, including the new short-term rental portal.
- [Municipality of Anchorage](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/municipality-of-anchorage): The Municipality of Anchorage is the local government body overseeing city services, housing policy and land use for Alaska's largest city.
- [Municipality of Anchorage Material Recovery Facility](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/municipality-of-anchorage-material-recovery-facility): The Municipality of Anchorage's material recovery facility accepts plastic types 1, 2 and 5 from residents six days a week for recycling.
- [Municipality of Anchorage Parks and Recreation Department](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/municipality-of-anchorage-parks-and-recreation-department): The Municipality of Anchorage Parks and Recreation Department manages city parks, trails, and recreational facilities including Taku Lake Park.
- [Museum of the North](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/museum-of-the-north): A museum on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus housing natural and cultural history collections from Alaska and the North.
- [Mushing District](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/mushing-district): A downtown Anchorage area near Fourth Avenue being developed to honor Alaska's mushing heritage with a bronze arch, planned sculptures, plaques, and interpretive signage.
- [Mushing District Arch](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/mushing-district-arch): A bronze arch installation near Fourth Avenue in downtown Anchorage honoring Alaska's mushing history, completed after nearly ten years of planning.
- [Mystery at the Black Dog Tavern](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/mystery-at-the-black-dog-tavern): Mystery at the Black Dog Tavern is a whodunit play set in 1840s Virginia, written by Christopher Hencke, premiering worldwide at the Kenai Performers in Soldotna.
- [NANA Management Services](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/nana-management-services): NANA Management Services is an Alaska-based company that provides facility, hospitality and operations support services across Alaska.
- [Napakiak](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/napakiak): Napakiak is an Alaska Native village on the Kuskokwim River with roughly 600 to 700 residents.
- [Narrow Cape](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/narrow-cape): Narrow Cape is a site on Kodiak Island, Alaska, that hosts the Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska launch facility.
- [Natasha von Imhof](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/natasha-von-imhof): Natasha von Imhof is a former Alaska state senator who co-chaired the Senate Finance Committee, chaired Legislative Budget and Audit, served on the Anchorage School Board, and has sat on the Rasmuson Foundation board for over 20 years.
- [National Gold Star Schools award](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/national-gold-star-schools-award): The National Gold Star Schools award is a national recognition given to schools for positive culture, support systems and family and staff engagement.
- [National League of Cities](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/national-league-of-cities): The National League of Cities is a national organization representing municipal governments and reporting on city infrastructure and policy issues.
- [National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration): The federal agency that operates the United States' fleet of oceanographic and fisheries research ships, including the Henry B. Bigelow.
- [National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/national-petroleum-reserve-in-alaska): The National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska is a federally administered area on Alaska's North Slope set aside for oil and gas exploration and production.
- [National Weather Service Anchorage office](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/national-weather-service-anchorage-office): The National Weather Service's Anchorage office forecasts weather for Southcentral and Southwest Alaska and issues advisories including, as of 2026, heat advisories.
- [Nationwide Permits](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/nationwide-permits): Nationwide Permits are a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authorization program used to streamline approval of common wetlands and in water construction activities such as roads, utilities, and housing sites.
- [Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/nahasda): NAHASDA is the 1996 federal law that funds block grants to tribally designated housing entities for affordable housing construction and operation across Alaska and Indian Country.
- [Native Voices Film Festival](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/native-voices-film-festival): The Native Voices Film Festival is a film festival presented at the Alaska State Fair featuring screenings and panels, including a 2026 appearance by Kelly Moneymaker.
- [Near Point](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/near-point-adu-design): The Near Point is a 460 square foot one bedroom accessory dwelling unit design by WILMWORKS with a vaulted kitchen and living space, included in the Municipality of Anchorage's pre-approved ADU design library.
- [Nenana Volunteer Fire Department](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/nenana-volunteer-fire-department): A volunteer fire department serving the Interior Alaska village of Nenana.
- [New Fairbanks North Star Borough Animal Shelter](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/fairbanks-animal-shelter): A new animal shelter under construction at Old Richardson Highway and Leasure Street in Fairbanks to replace the borough's 60-year-old facility, expected to open in summer 2028.
- [NewPlayFest](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/newplayfest): NewPlayFest is a national new-play development program run by the American Association of Community Theaters that selects a small number of community theaters to produce winning scripts.
- [Nome](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/nome): Nome is a city in western Alaska where students are organizing a local measure to raise the minimum wage to as much as $25 an hour.
- [Nordic Spaces](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/nordic-spaces): Nordic Spaces is a home design retail brand operating in Midtown Anchorage, Alaska.
- [North Pole Chamber of Commerce](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/north-pole-chamber-of-commerce): The North Pole Chamber of Commerce is a community business organization serving North Pole, Alaska.
- [North Pole Community Chamber of Commerce](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/north-pole-community-chamber-of-commerce): The North Pole Community Chamber of Commerce is a nonprofit business association serving North Pole, Alaska.
- [North Pole Elementary School](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/north-pole-elementary-school): North Pole Elementary School is a public elementary school in North Pole, Alaska, located near Fifth Avenue Park.
- [North Pole Expansion plant](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/north-pole-expansion-plant): The North Pole Expansion plant is a Golden Valley Electric Association power generation facility located in North Pole, Alaska, that already houses an LM6000 turbine.
- [North Pole Middle School](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/north-pole-middle-school): North Pole Middle School is a public middle school in North Pole, Alaska, located near one of the proposed data center sites.
- [North Pole, Alaska](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/north-pole-alaska): North Pole is a city in the Fairbanks North Star Borough in Interior Alaska known for its North Pole-themed attractions and residential community.
- [North Slope](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/north-slope): The North Slope is Alaska's northernmost region, home to the state's major oil and gas fields and increasingly eyed for large energy-intensive industrial projects.
- [Northern Lights Boulevard](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/northern-lights-boulevard): Northern Lights Boulevard is a major east-west arterial road in Anchorage, Alaska, slated for lane reductions to calm traffic and reduce high-speed crashes.
- [Northern Rail Extension](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/northern-rail-extension): The Northern Rail Extension is a proposed Alaska Railroad project to extend rail lines further north to connect new areas for freight and resource transport.
- [Northrim Bank](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/northrim-bank): Northrim Bank is an Alaska-based commercial bank that provides loans and financial services to individuals and businesses across the state.
- [Northway Business Park](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/northway-business-park): Northway Business Park is a commercial area in East Anchorage near major roads, adjacent to land proposed for residential rezoning.
- [NTIA](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/ntia): The National Telecommunications and Information Administration is a federal agency that administers broadband funding programs including BEAD, Tribal Broadband and Middle Mile.
- [Nuka Island](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/nuka-island): A remote island in Kachemak Bay, Alaska, south of Kenai Fjords National Park, now entirely in public ownership as part of Kachemak Bay State Park.
- [Old City Hall](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/old-city-hall): An 80-year-old historic building on Fourth Avenue in downtown Anchorage being converted into a public library branch.
- [Old Glenn Highway](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/old-glenn-highway): Old Glenn Highway is a road in the Eagle River area of Anchorage, Alaska, that runs parallel to the Glenn Highway.
- [Old Richardson Highway](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/old-richardson-highway): Old Richardson Highway is a road in the Fairbanks area of Alaska's Interior near where the new borough animal shelter is being built.
- [Orion Construction](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/orion-construction): Orion Construction is a Wasilla-based construction company with more than 45 years of experience in Alaska public works projects.
- [Pacific Corner Market](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/pacific-corner-market): Pacific Corner Market is a mother and son owned grocery store in Sunshine Plaza in downtown Anchorage specializing in Asian and Pacific Islander goods.
- [Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/pacific-spaceport-complex-alaska): Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska is a rocket launch facility at Narrow Cape on Kodiak Island operated by Alaska Aerospace Corp.
- [Palmer](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/palmer-alaska): Palmer is a city in the Mat-Su Valley of Southcentral Alaska.
- [Palmer Financial Center](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/palmer-financial-center): The Palmer Financial Center is a Northrim Bank branch on South Valley Way in Palmer, Alaska, offering retail banking and business lending.
- [Palmer Public Library](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/palmer-public-library): Palmer Public Library is the municipal library serving the city of Palmer, Alaska.
- [Palmer-Fishhook bike path](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/palmer-fishhook-bike-path): A long-delayed bike path project connecting Palmer and the Fishhook area in the Mat-Su Valley.
- [Parks Highway](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/parks-highway): The Parks Highway is a major Alaska road connecting the Glenn Highway junction near Anchorage to Wasilla, Willow, Denali and Fairbanks.
- [Patricia B. Wolf Family Galleries](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/patricia-b-wolf-family-galleries): The Patricia B. Wolf Family Galleries are exhibit spaces within the Anchorage Museum.
- [Patrick Simpson](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/patrick-simpson): Patrick Simpson is the founder of Alaska Plastic Recovery, an Anchorage company that turns recycled plastic into building material.
- [People Mover](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/people-mover): People Mover is the public bus transit system operated for the Municipality of Anchorage.
- [Permafrost Discovery Gateway](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/permafrost-discovery-gateway): The Permafrost Discovery Gateway is an international research effort that uses artificial intelligence on satellite imagery to map and monitor permafrost thaw features, including lake drainage, across the Arctic in near-real time.
- [Permanent Fund Dividend](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/permanent-fund-dividend): The Permanent Fund Dividend is an annual cash payment made to eligible Alaska residents from earnings of the Alaska Permanent Fund, with the amount set each year through the state legislative budget process.
- [Phil Morin](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/phil-morin): Phil Morin is a director with the Kenai Performers community theater in Soldotna, Alaska.
- [Pier One Theatre](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/pier-one-theatre): Pier One Theatre is a community theater company that stages productions each summer on the Homer Spit in Homer, Alaska.
- [Pike's Waterfront Lodge](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/pikes-waterfront-lodge): Pike's Waterfront Lodge is a hotel along the Chena River in Fairbanks, Alaska, owned by Jay Ramras.
- [Pioneer Air Museum](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/pioneer-air-museum): The Pioneer Air Museum is a Fairbanks aviation museum operated by the Interior and Arctic Alaska Aeronautical Foundation that showcases vintage Alaska aircraft.
- [Pioneer Park](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/pioneer-park): Pioneer Park is a historical theme park and gathering site along the Chena River in Fairbanks, Alaska.
- [Pioneer Peak](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/pioneer-peak): Pioneer Peak is a mountain in the Chugach Range visible from the Mat-Su Valley near Palmer, Alaska.
- [Pleasant Valley](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/pleasant-valley): Pleasant Valley is a location in the Interior Alaska region used as a turnaround point for mushing routes near Fairbanks.
- [Polaris Building](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/polaris-building): The Polaris Building was an 11-story, 144-unit tower on Lacey Street in downtown Fairbanks built in 1951 and demolished in 2025 after 72 years.
- [Polaris Commons](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/polaris-commons): Polaris Commons is a phased mixed-use affordable housing and retail project proposed for the former Polaris Building site and an adjacent city lot in downtown Fairbanks.
- [Polaris site](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/polaris-site): The Polaris site is a long-vacant lot in downtown Fairbanks along Lacey Street now hosting a nomadic ice skating rink.
- [Port MacKenzie](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/port-mackenzie): Port MacKenzie is a deepwater port facility in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough being developed as a logistics hub for Southcentral Alaska.
- [Port MacKenzie Rail Extension](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/port-mackenzie-rail-extension): The Port MacKenzie Rail Extension is an infrastructure project intended to connect Interior Alaska resources directly to tidewater at Port MacKenzie, bypassing Anchorage.
- [Port of Alaska](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/port-of-alaska): The Port of Alaska is the Anchorage-based cargo port that handles the majority of goods, fuel, and food shipped into Southcentral Alaska.
- [Post Office Mall redevelopment](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/post-office-mall-redevelopment): The Post Office Mall redevelopment is a planned downtown Anchorage project expected to add residential condos, an indoor market and a basement supermarket by the end of 2027.
- [Powder Reserve West](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/powder-reserve-west): Powder Reserve West is a large housing development in Eagle River expected to add a significant number of new housing units to one of the fastest growing areas outside Anchorage.
- [Powder Ridge](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/powder-ridge): Powder Ridge is a site in Anchorage, Alaska identified as a buildable but currently frozen housing lot.
- [Powder Ridge subdivision](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/powder-ridge-subdivision): Powder Ridge is a proposed residential subdivision in Eagle River within the Municipality of Anchorage, identified as a site that could add up to 1,000 new homes if infrastructure funding is secured.
- [Pre-approved ADU Plan Catalog](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/pre-approved-adu-plan-catalog): The pre-approved ADU plan catalog is an Anchorage municipal program offering free, code-compliant accessory dwelling unit building designs to speed up construction and lower costs for homeowners.
- [Prince Rupert](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/prince-rupert): Prince Rupert is a Canadian port city in British Columbia that currently serves as the Alaska Marine Highway's southern ferry terminal connection.
- [Prince Rupert ferry terminal](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/prince-rupert-ferry-terminal): The Prince Rupert ferry terminal in British Columbia, Canada is the current southern link used by the Alaska Marine Highway System.
- [Proposition 2](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/proposition-2-election-date-change): Proposition 2 is a Fairbanks North Star Borough ballot measure that would move borough elections from October to November to align with state and federal election dates.
- [Proposition 3](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/proposition-3-hand-count-initiative): Proposition 3 is a Fairbanks North Star Borough citizens' initiative that would require all borough ballots to be hand counted and ban optical scan machines from certifying official results.
- [Providence Alaska](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/providence-alaska): Providence Alaska is a nonprofit health system operating hospitals and behavioral health facilities in Anchorage and across Alaska.
- [Providence Region Building](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/providence-region-building): The Providence Region Building on Piper Street in Anchorage houses Providence Alaska administrative and clinical operations.
- [Quyana Qenq'a expansion](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/quyana-qenqa-expansion): The Quyana Qenq'a expansion is a $60 million, 44,178-square-foot tribal health facility planned at Eagle Street and East Third Avenue in Anchorage, serving tribal members with case management and combined medical and behavioral health services.
- [Rage City Vintage](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/rage-city-vintage): Rage City Vintage was a vintage clothing shop in Anchorage known for community events before it closed amid declining sales.
- [Railbelt](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/railbelt): The Railbelt is the interconnected electrical grid region of Alaska stretching roughly from the Kenai Peninsula through Anchorage to Fairbanks.
- [Rainey Spurlock](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/rainey-spurlock): Rainey Spurlock is a 17 year old from Palmer, Alaska, who became UAA's youngest graduate on record and works as an actress.
- [Raiz Brazilian Jiu Jitsu](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/raiz-brazilian-jiu-jitsu): Raiz Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu gym at 12551 Old Glenn Highway Unit B in Eagle River, Alaska, founded by Mateus and Kylli.
- [Raiz Scholarship](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/raiz-scholarship): The Raiz Scholarship is a training program through Raiz Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in Eagle River that covers free training for community members, starting with a local police officer.
- [Randy Hoffbeck](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/randy-hoffbeck): Randy Hoffbeck is Alaska's former revenue commissioner and Bill Walker's running mate in the 2026 governor's race.
- [Rasmuson Foundation](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/rasmuson-foundation): Rasmuson Foundation is an Alaska-based philanthropic organization that funds community, arts, and nonprofit projects across the state.
- [Raspberry Townhouses](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/raspberry-townhouses): Raspberry Townhouses is a 58-unit market-rate rental development on the west side of Anchorage built under the city's new multi-family property tax break program.
- [Real-Time Crime Center](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/real-time-crime-center): The Real-Time Crime Center is a proposed Anchorage Police Department system that would link up to 750 cameras and license plate readers into one monitoring operation.
- [Red Cross](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/red-cross): The Red Cross is a nonprofit disaster relief organization that operates emergency shelters and provides aid during fires, storms, and other crises.
- [Red Line](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/red-line-macs-transit): The Red Line is MACS Transit's busiest bus route serving the Fairbanks area.
- [Redfin](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/redfin): Redfin is a national real estate brokerage and data company that tracks home sale trends in markets across the United States, including Anchorage.
- [Regulatory Commission of Alaska](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/regulatory-commission-of-alaska): The Regulatory Commission of Alaska is the state agency that reviews and approves utility rate changes, including electric and gas rates, across Alaska.
- [Remote Area Medical](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/remote-area-medical): Remote Area Medical is a Tennessee-based nonprofit that runs free pop-up medical, dental and vision clinics across the United States, including past events in Fairbanks and Anchorage.
- [Richard Wies](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/richard-wies): Richard Wies is a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Alaska Fairbanks specializing in isolated power systems.
- [Richardson Highway](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/richardson-highway): A highway corridor in Interior Alaska connecting Tok and Fairbanks that carries the Johnson River and Gerstle River bridges.
- [Rocket Lab](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/rocket-lab): Rocket Lab is an aerospace company that builds and launches rockets for commercial and government customers, including U.S. military test missions.
- [Roger Hickel Contracting](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/roger-hickel-contracting): Roger Hickel Contracting is an Anchorage area construction company performing Phase 1 work on the 42nd Avenue Upgrade project.
- [Romig Middle School](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/romig-middle-school): Romig Middle School is a public middle school in Anchorage, Alaska operated by the Anchorage School District.
- [Ron's Apothecary](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/rons-apothecary): Ron's Apothecary was a Juneau pharmacy that operated for nearly 50 years and was the city's only compounding pharmacy before closing at the end of 2023.
- [Rosie Creek Trail](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/rosie-creek-trail): Rosie Creek Trail is a trail system near Fairbanks used year round for recreation, with heavy use in winter.
- [Royal Caribbean](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/royal-caribbean): Royal Caribbean is a major global cruise line that operates Alaska sailings including Southeast Alaska itineraries.
- [Rural Health Transformation Program](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/rural-health-transformation-program): A federal program that allocated $272 million to Alaska this year to support rural health care infrastructure and services.
- [S. 5354, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Modernization Act of 2026](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/s-5354): S. 5354 is a Senate bill introduced by Sen. Lisa Murkowski to reauthorize NAHASDA appropriations through fiscal 2033 and let tribal housing entities set their own rent rules.
- [Sacred Acre](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/sacred-acre): Sacred Acre is an annual electronic music festival held at the Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds and ARCHES Amphitheater in Ninilchik, Alaska, that also promotes ocean conservation against industrial bottom trawling.
- [Salcha](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/salcha): An unincorporated community in Alaska's Interior located just south of Fairbanks.
- [Santa Claus Lane](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/santa-claus-lane): Santa Claus Lane is a commercial corridor in North Pole, Alaska associated with the town's Christmas theme.
- [SB 239](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/sb-239-alaska): SB 239 is an Alaska state law that allows Kei trucks and other K-class vehicles at least 25 years old to be registered and titled as fully road-legal vehicles.
- [SB 250](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/sb-250): SB 250 is an Alaska Senate bill sponsored by Senator Loki Tobin that would block data center power costs from being folded into utility rates and require community benefit agreements for data center developers.
- [Senate Armed Services Committee](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/senate-armed-services-committee): The Senate Armed Services Committee is a U.S. Senate committee that oversees defense policy and authorizes military spending.
- [Senate Committee on Indian Affairs](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/senate-committee-on-indian-affairs): The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is a standing U.S. Senate committee with jurisdiction over legislation affecting Native American and Alaska Native tribes and programs.
- [Settlers Bay Drive](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/settlers-bay-drive): Settlers Bay Drive is a road in the Mat-Su Borough near Wasilla that underwent a borough pavement preservation project in 2026.
- [Settlers Bay Drive Pavement Preservation Project](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/settlers-bay-drive-pavement-preservation-project): A Mat-Su Borough road project to repave and extend the life of Settlers Bay Drive that required corrective work after quality assurance testing found contract failures.
- [Settlers Bay Lodge](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/settlers-bay-lodge): Settlers Bay Lodge is a restaurant and golf course property on Knik Goose Bay Road in Wasilla, Alaska.
- [Seward](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/seward): Seward is a city of about 3,000 people on the Kenai Peninsula in Southcentral Alaska known for its cruise and tour traffic.
- [Seward Peninsula](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/seward-peninsula): The Seward Peninsula is a region in northwest Alaska identified as a hot spot for permafrost-driven lake drainage.
- [Shamrock Shuffle 5K](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/shamrock-shuffle-5k): The Shamrock Shuffle 5K is an annual St. Patrick's Day themed race held through downtown Anchorage, drawing costumed runners, walkers, and families each spring.
- [Ship Creek Trail](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/ship-creek-trail): A paved trail in downtown Anchorage running along Ship Creek near the small boat launch.
- [Shoppes at Sun Mountain](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/shoppes-at-sun-mountain): The Shoppes at Sun Mountain is a retail shopping center in Wasilla, Alaska, housing local businesses including Big Dipper Homemade Ice Cream.
- [Short-Term Rental Registration Program](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/short-term-rental-registration-program): The Short-Term Rental Registration Program is a Municipality of Anchorage requirement that all units rented for fewer than 30 days register with the city, with a July 30 deadline and no registration fee.
- [Sierra Club Alaska](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/sierra-club-alaska): The Alaska chapter of the national Sierra Club, which opposes fossil fuel and extractive projects in sensitive Alaska habitats.
- [Sikuliaq](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/sikuliaq): The Sikuliaq is a research icebreaker owned by the National Science Foundation and operated by the University of Alaska Fairbanks, homeported in Seward, Alaska.
- [Sit' Ya' Hit' Cabin](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/sit-ya-hit-cabin): A newly opened U.S. Forest Service recreational cabin on Mendenhall Lake in Juneau bearing a Lingit name meaning the house in the face of the glacier.
- [Sitka](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/sitka): A coastal city in Southeast Alaska with a significant commercial fishing industry and working waterfront.
- [Skagway](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/skagway): Skagway is a Southeast Alaska town and major cruise ship port known for its historic Klondike Gold Rush era downtown and heavy summer cruise traffic.
- [Skagway ferry terminal](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/skagway-ferry-terminal): The Skagway ferry terminal is an Alaska Marine Highway System facility in Skagway operated by the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities.
- [Skeetawk Ski Area](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/skeetawk-ski-area): Skeetawk Ski Area is a nonprofit ski hill in Palmer, Alaska, run by locals in the Mat-Su Valley.
- [Slav Lund](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/slav-lund): Slav Lund is the founder, host and publisher of The Daily Alaska, an independent Alaska news publisher. Lund is a U.S. Army veteran with 14 years of service, a father, and a resident of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough who began posting daily Alaska community news videos from his phone before building the brand into a newsroom with a website, newsletter and events calendar.
- [Small Business Saturday](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/small-business-saturday): Small Business Saturday is an annual shopping day encouraging consumers to patronize locally owned businesses instead of large retailers.
- [Soldotna](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/soldotna): Soldotna is a city on the Kenai Peninsula in Southcentral Alaska and a hub for the central peninsula region.
- [Solid Waste Services](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/solid-waste-services-anchorage): Solid Waste Services is the Municipality of Anchorage department responsible for trash collection, disposal and landfill operations.
- [South Addition](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/south-addition): South Addition is a residential neighborhood near downtown Anchorage.
- [South Park Estates](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/south-park-estates): South Park Estates is a longtime mobile home park near Arctic Boulevard and Benson Boulevard in Midtown Anchorage, in existence since around the late 1950s.
- [Southcentral Alaska](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/southcentral-alaska): Southcentral Alaska is a region of the state including Anchorage and the Mat-Su Valley that would be crossed by the proposed Alaska LNG pipeline route.
- [Southcentral Foundation](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/southcentral-foundation): Southcentral Foundation is an Alaska Native-owned nonprofit health care organization serving Alaska Native and American Indian people in the Anchorage area.
- [Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/southcentral-foundation-land-transfer-act-of-2025): The Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025 is federal legislation that passed the U.S. House and, as of the story, awaits a vote in the U.S. Senate.
- [Southeast Alaska](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/southeast-alaska): Southeast Alaska is a coastal region of the state known for its island communities, fishing economy, and small tourism-driven businesses.
- [Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/southeast-alaska-regional-health-consortium): Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium is a tribal health consortium that provides health services, including pharmacy care, to communities across Southeast Alaska.
- [Southwest Airlines](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/southwest-airlines): Southwest Airlines is a major U.S. low cost carrier known for point to point service and no change fees.
- [Southwest Alaska](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/southwest-alaska): Southwest Alaska is a region of the state that includes the Kuskokwim region and has historically lacked large-scale energy infrastructure.
- [Special Olympics Alaska](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/special-olympics-alaska): Special Olympics Alaska organizes statewide athletic competitions, including an annual Winter Games, for athletes with intellectual disabilities.
- [Spenard Road](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/spenard-road): Spenard Road is a commercial corridor in the Spenard neighborhood of Anchorage, Alaska.
- [Starlink](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/starlink): Starlink is SpaceX's satellite internet service, used by airlines to provide onboard wifi that works in remote and polar regions.
- [Starter Block](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/starter-block): The Starter Block is a nomadic outdoor ice rink and planned micro-retail pop-up project on a vacant lot on Lacy Street in downtown Fairbanks.
- [Stephanie Ellis](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/stephanie-ellis): Stephanie Ellis is an Anchorage mother who rented a $40 community garden plot to cut her family's grocery and gas costs amid rising Alaska living expenses.
- [Sterling Highway](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/sterling-highway): The Sterling Highway is a major road on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula connecting Soldotna, Kenai, Homer and Cooper Landing.
- [Storefront Improvement Program](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/storefront-improvement-program): A City of Fairbanks program that provides matching funds of up to $50,000 per project to upgrade commercial building exteriors in downtown Fairbanks.
- [Stuckagain Heights](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/stuckagain-heights): Stuckagain Heights is a hillside residential neighborhood in Anchorage, Alaska, located near state park land where the city is building a new wildfire fuel break.
- [Su Dog 300](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/su-dog-300): The Su Dog 300 is a mid distance sled dog race based in Willow, Alaska, that replaced the former Willow 300.
- [Suka's Polynesian Cuisine](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/sukas-polynesian-cuisine): Suka's Polynesian Cuisine is a restaurant founded by Jamie and Jedidiah Stewart that started as a Fairbanks food truck in 2021 and opened a second location on Fireweed Lane in Anchorage.
- [Sullivan Arena](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/sullivan-arena): The Sullivan Arena is a city-owned multi-purpose ice arena in Anchorage used for hockey, events and community gatherings.
- [Sunshine Plaza](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/sunshine-plaza): Sunshine Plaza is a shopping plaza at Fourth Avenue and D Street in downtown Anchorage housing multiple small retailers.
- [Supporting Arms Liaison Team Alaska](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/supporting-arms-liaison-team-alaska): Supporting Arms Liaison Team Alaska is a full time Marine Corps unit based at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson under the 6th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company for ongoing arctic operations.
- [Susitna River Coalition](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/susitna-river-coalition): The Susitna River Coalition is an Alaska environmental group that has raised concerns about development projects affecting the Susitna River watershed.
- [Susitna Rotary](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/susitna-rotary): The Susitna Rotary is a Mat-Su area Rotary club that has used recycled plastic lumber to build community projects.
- [Susitna-Watana Hydro](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/susitna-watana-hydro): Susitna-Watana Hydro is a long-discussed proposed hydroelectric dam project on the Susitna River in Southcentral Alaska.
- [Susitna-Watana Hydroelectric Project](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/susitna-watana-hydroelectric-project): Susitna-Watana is a long-discussed proposed large-scale hydroelectric dam project on the Susitna River in Southcentral Alaska.
- [Sutton](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/sutton-alaska): A community in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough along the Glenn Highway in Southcentral Alaska.
- [Suzanne LaFrance](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/suzanne-lafrance): Suzanne LaFrance is the Mayor of Anchorage, Alaska.
- [SWOOP](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/swoop): SWOOP is an Anchorage-based apparel company founded by Virginia Lynn Peterson that designs functional, design-forward underwear and clothing.
- [Taku Lake Park](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/taku-lake-park): Taku Lake Park is a public park in south Anchorage featuring a lake, trails, tennis and pickleball courts, a FitLot outdoor fitness area, a skatepark, and an inclusive playground.
- [Talkeetna](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/talkeetna): Talkeetna is an unincorporated community in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough known as a gateway to Denali.
- [Tanana Valley State Fair](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/tanana-valley-state-fair): The Tanana Valley State Fair is an annual summer fair held on a 100-acre fairgrounds in Fairbanks, Alaska.
- [Ted Stevens](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/ted-stevens): Ted Stevens represented Alaska in the U.S. Senate from 1968 to 2009, the longest tenure of any Republican senator, after serving as a decorated Army Air Corps pilot in the 1940s.
- [Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/ted-stevens-anchorage-international-airport): Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport is Alaska's largest airport and a major air cargo and passenger hub serving Anchorage.
- [Telephone Hill](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/telephone-hill): Telephone Hill is a city-owned residential neighborhood in a prime downtown Juneau location that the city bought from the state and planned to redevelop.
- [Terra Energy Center](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/terra-energy-center): A proposed 1,250-megawatt coal-fired power plant with integrated carbon capture west of Skwentna in the Susitna River watershed, selected for an $89 million Department of Energy study grant.
- [Terra Energy Center Corporation](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/terra-energy-center-corporation): Terra Energy Center Corporation is a private company that entered a public land marketing partnership with the Matanuska-Susitna Borough for a proposed data center or industrial facility.
- [the Archive](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/the-archive): The Archive is a large parcel of land in Midtown Anchorage identified as buildable but currently frozen pending infrastructure funding.
- [The Beach Boys](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/the-beach-boys): The Beach Boys are an American rock band formed in 1961 known for surf rock hits and vocal harmonies.
- [The Boatel](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/the-boatel): The Boatel is a venue located at 3368 Riverside Drive in Fairbanks, Alaska.
- [The Conservation Fund](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/the-conservation-fund): A national nonprofit land conservation organization that acquires and transfers private land to public ownership for protection.
- [The Daily Alaska](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/the-daily-alaska): The Daily Alaska is an independent Alaska news publisher founded by Slav Lund, a U.S. Army veteran and Mat-Su resident, that reports on housing, energy, politics, the economy and everyday life for readers in Anchorage, the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Fairbanks and the rest of Alaska through short plain-language articles at thedailyalaska.com, a free email newsletter, and daily short-form video on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.
- [The Dome](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/the-dome): The Dome is a 180,000-square-foot air-supported sports facility in Anchorage featuring a full-size field, a USA Track and Field-certified indoor track, and batting cages, serving roughly 1,000 visitors a day.
- [The Hungry Robot](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/the-hungry-robot): The Hungry Robot is a restaurant in Fairbanks owned by Randy Bezdek that uses large volumes of firewood for heating or operations.
- [The Kobuk](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/the-kobuk): The Kobuk is a shop located next to Town Square Park in downtown Anchorage.
- [The Side Quest](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/the-side-quest): The Side Quest is a tabletop board game business in Anchorage, Alaska built around in person community play and events.
- [The Williwaw](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/the-williwaw-adu-design): An 811 square foot pre-approved accessory dwelling unit design released by the Municipality of Anchorage, built over a two-car garage.
- [Third Avenue and Ingra Street RV Resort](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/third-avenue-ingra-street-rv-resort): A proposed 15 acre RV resort and mixed use development planned for Third Avenue and Ingra Street on the edge of downtown Anchorage, combining RV hookups, cultural space, recreation, and housing.
- [Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/thoma-sea-marine-constructors): Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors is a Louisiana shipyard with more than 35 years of shipbuilding experience, including a research vessel already operating in Alaska waters.
- [ThunderCat](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/thundercat): ThunderCat is a technology company contracted to supply surveillance camera integration services to government clients.
- [TikTok](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/tiktok): TikTok is a short video social media platform whose participation in the same child safety terms would raise Alaska's settlement payout to $23 million.
- [Time Equities](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/time-equities): Time Equities is a global real estate investment firm that acquires and manages commercial properties across multiple markets, including Anchorage, Alaska.
- [Tiny Town](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/tiny-town): Tiny Town is a free dedicated play area for toddlers and young children at the Tanana Valley State Fair, located apart from the midway.
- [Tom Begich](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/tom-begich): Tom Begich is a Democrat running as a candidate in Alaska's 2026 governor's race.
- [Tongass National Forest](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/tongass-national-forest): The largest national forest in the United States, covering much of Southeast Alaska and managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
- [Tony Knowles Coastal Trail](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/tony-knowles-coastal-trail): A paved multiuse trail along Cook Inlet in Anchorage used by runners, cyclists, and families.
- [Tote Maritime](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/tote-maritime): Tote Maritime is a shipping company that operates barge and vessel service between Alaska and the Lower 48.
- [Tote Maritime Alaska](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/tote-maritime-alaska): Tote Maritime Alaska is a shipping company that provides ocean freight service between Alaska and the continental United States.
- [Town Square](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/town-square): Town Square is a downtown Anchorage park that has hosted public events and commemorative installations, including a brick program dating back more than thirty years.
- [Town Square Park](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/town-square-park): Town Square Park is a downtown Anchorage green space on West Fifth Avenue next to the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts that hosts summer events including Live After 5.
- [Tozier Track](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/tozier-track): Tozier Track is a nearly 10-acre parcel south of Tudor Road in Anchorage that formerly hosted the Alaskan Sled Dog and Racing Association.
- [Tracy Arm Fjord](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/tracy-arm-fjord): Tracy Arm Fjord is a glacier-carved waterway south of Juneau, Alaska, long popular as a cruise ship excursion destination.
- [Trans-Alaska Pipeline](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/trans-alaska-pipeline): An 800-mile oil pipeline built between 1975 and 1977 that carries North Slope crude across federal and state land to Valdez, Alaska.
- [Transit-Supportive Development Overlay](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/transit-supportive-development-overlay): The Transit-Supportive Development Overlay was an earlier Anchorage zoning proposal aimed at easing housing density rules along transit corridors, paused in 2025 after public pushback.
- [Treeforms Furniture Gallery](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/treeforms-furniture-gallery): Treeforms Furniture Gallery is a furniture and home design retailer operating in Anchorage, Alaska.
- [Treeforms Furniture Gallery building](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/treeforms-furniture-gallery-building): The Treeforms Furniture Gallery building is a 102,000-square-foot retail property located at 4831 Old Seward Highway in Anchorage's Midtown corridor.
- [True North Recovery](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/true-north-recovery): True North Recovery is a nonprofit organization operating behavioral health and recovery services in the Anchorage area.
- [Trunk Road and Palmer-Fishhook Road Roundabout Project](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/trunk-road-palmer-fishhook-roundabout-project): A single-lane roundabout under construction at the Trunk Road and Palmer-Fishhook Road intersection in the Mat-Su Valley, replacing a stop-sign corner prone to ice and collisions.
- [Tudor Road](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/tudor-road): Tudor Road is a major east-west arterial road in Anchorage, Alaska, that intersects with Minnesota Drive in the city's midtown area.
- [Turnagain Arm](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/turnagain-arm): Turnagain Arm is a tidal inlet of Cook Inlet southeast of Anchorage along the Seward Highway known for beluga whale sightings and tidal bore activity.
- [Two Coppers Casino](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/two-coppers-casino): Two Coppers Casino is a Class II tribal gaming facility on Douglas Island near Juneau operated by the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska.
- [Two Rivers](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/two-rivers): Two Rivers is a rural community located about 30 miles outside Fairbanks, Alaska.
- [Typhoon HaLong](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/typhoon-halong): Typhoon HaLong was a storm that struck Western Alaska last year, displacing residents who evacuated to communities including Anchorage.
- [U.S. Air Force](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/us-air-force): The U.S. Air Force is the branch of the U.S. military responsible for air and space operations, including bases like Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.
- [U.S. Army Corps of Engineers](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/us-army-corps-of-engineers): A federal agency that builds and funds civil infrastructure projects, including flood control works, across the United States.
- [U.S. Coast Guard](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/us-coast-guard): The U.S. Coast Guard is a federal armed service that operates bases and vessels across Alaska, including a major installation on Kodiak Island.
- [U.S. Department of Energy](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/us-department-of-energy): The U.S. Department of Energy is the federal agency that funds and oversees energy research, development and infrastructure grants nationwide.
- [U.S. Department of Justice](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/us-department-of-justice): The U.S. Department of Justice is the federal executive agency responsible for enforcing federal law and representing the United States government in litigation, including settlements with tribal health organizations.
- [U.S. Department of the Interior](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/us-department-of-the-interior): The U.S. Department of the Interior is the federal agency responsible for managing public lands and issuing legal guidance on tribal land and gaming matters.
- [U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/us-department-of-veterans-affairs): The federal agency that provides benefits and services to U.S. military veterans, including burial and cemetery programs.
- [U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/us-district-court-northern-district-of-california): The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California is the federal court where the multistate Meta child safety lawsuit was filed and must approve the settlement.
- [U.S. Forest Service](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/us-forest-service): Federal agency that manages national forests, including the Tongass National Forest in Southeast Alaska and its public recreation cabins.
- [U.S. Small Business Administration](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/us-small-business-administration): The U.S. Small Business Administration is a federal agency that supports small businesses and administers awards including the National Small Business Person of the Year recognition.
- [UAF Wood Center](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/uaf-wood-center): The UAF Wood Center is a student union building on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus used for community meetings and events.
- [UIC](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/uic): UIC is an Alaska Native corporation historically focused on heavy civil construction that has now expanded into vertical construction through its new subsidiary IGLU Construction.
- [United States Navy](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/united-states-navy): The United States Navy is the maritime branch of the U.S. Armed Forces responsible for building, commissioning, and operating warships such as the USS Ted Stevens.
- [University of Alaska](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/university-of-alaska): The University of Alaska is the state's public university system, which holds significant land assets across Alaska.
- [University of Alaska Anchorage](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/university-of-alaska-anchorage): University of Alaska Anchorage is a public university in Anchorage that is part of the University of Alaska system.
- [University of Alaska Anchorage Health Sciences Building](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/university-of-alaska-anchorage-health-sciences-building): The University of Alaska Anchorage's Health Sciences Building is the Anchorage campus facility where WWAMI medical students complete their Alaska-based training.
- [University of Alaska Board of Regents](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/university-of-alaska-board-of-regents): The University of Alaska Board of Regents is the governing body that sets policy, including tuition rates, across the University of Alaska system.
- [University of Alaska Fairbanks](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/university-of-alaska-fairbanks): University of Alaska Fairbanks is a public research university in Fairbanks, Alaska, that hosts engineering research including rural power system studies.
- [University of Alaska Southeast](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/university-of-alaska-southeast): University of Alaska Southeast is a public university with campuses in Juneau, Ketchikan and Sitka that is part of the University of Alaska system.
- [University of Alaska system](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/university-of-alaska-system): The University of Alaska system is the statewide public university system governing UAA, UAF and UAS campuses.
- [Usibelli Stage](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/usibelli-stage): The Usibelli Stage is the main performance venue at the Tanana Valley Fairgrounds in Fairbanks, recently renovated to host nightly concerts.
- [USS Anchorage](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/uss-anchorage): USS Anchorage is a U.S. Navy amphibious transport dock ship commissioned in Anchorage, Alaska in 2013, the last Navy commissioning held in the state before the USS Ted Stevens.
- [USS Ted Stevens](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/uss-ted-stevens): USS Ted Stevens, DDG 128, is a Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer named for former Alaska Senator Ted Stevens and homeported in Norfolk, Virginia.
- [Valley Performing Arts](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/valley-performing-arts): Valley Performing Arts is an all-volunteer community theater organization in the Mat-Su Valley founded in 1976.
- [Village in the City](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/village-in-the-city): Village in the City is a multi-phase Chugach Alaska Corporation development in Midtown Anchorage combining offices, tribal services, a museum, apartments, childcare and retail space.
- [Virginia Lynn Peterson](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/virginia-lynn-peterson): Virginia Lynn Peterson is the founder of SWOOP, an Anchorage-based apparel company.
- [Vision Zero](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/vision-zero): Vision Zero is a traffic safety strategy framework adopted by cities worldwide aiming to eliminate traffic deaths and severe injuries through road redesign, speed reduction, and enforcement.
- [Visit Anchorage](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/visit-anchorage): Visit Anchorage is the destination marketing organization that promotes tourism in Anchorage, Alaska, and currently occupies space in Old City Hall.
- [VRBO](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/vrbo): VRBO is an online marketplace for booking vacation and short term rental properties.
- [Walt and Marita Babula Planetarium](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/walt-and-marita-babula-planetarium): A 65-seat, 5,700 square foot planetarium at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, the largest in Alaska, funded by a roughly $7.4 million donation from Walt and Marita Babula.
- [Wasilla](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/wasilla): Wasilla is the largest city in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in Southcentral Alaska.
- [Wasilla High School](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/wasilla-high-school): Wasilla High School is a public high school in Wasilla, Alaska, serving students in the Mat-Su Borough School District.
- [Wasilla-Fishhook Road](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/wasilla-fishhook-road): Wasilla-Fishhook Road is a route in the Mat-Su Valley connecting Wasilla to the Hatcher Pass area.
- [Watterson Construction](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/watterson-construction): Watterson Construction is a construction company building the Fairbanks North Star Borough's new animal shelter.
- [Wedgewood Resort](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/wedgewood-resort): Wedgewood Resort is a hospitality property in Fairbanks that previously hosted the Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum.
- [West Chatanika River Recreation Subdivision](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/west-chatanika-river-recreation-subdivision): West Chatanika River Recreation Subdivision is a new borough land development about 38 miles north of Fairbanks near the Chatanika River, created for recreational and seasonal use parcels.
- [West High School](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/west-high-school): West High School is a public high school in Anchorage, Alaska, operated by the Anchorage School District and home to an indoor swimming pool used by the public.
- [West Susitna Access Road](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/west-susitna-access-road): A proposed new road of more than 60 miles intended to provide access to remote resource development sites west of the Susitna River.
- [Westchester Lagoon](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/westchester-lagoon): Westchester Lagoon is a popular park and birdwatching site along the Anchorage coastal trail system.
- [Western Alaska](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/western-alaska): Western Alaska is a coastal region of the state that includes communities vulnerable to typhoons and other storm-driven flooding.
- [Whittier](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/whittier): Whittier is a small port city in Southcentral Alaska accessible by a single-lane tunnel shared with rail traffic.
- [Wildbirch Hotel](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/wildbirch-hotel): The Wildbirch Hotel is a lodging property in Anchorage's east downtown that reopened with 252 refreshed rooms, new dining, and a brewery partner.
- [Wildfire Interface Service Area](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/wildfire-interface-service-area): The Wildfire Interface Service Area is a proposed Anchorage funding mechanism that would charge properties in wildfire prone areas to pay for brush thinning and fuel break maintenance.
- [Williwaw](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/williwaw-adu-design): The Williwaw is an 811 square foot one bedroom accessory dwelling unit design by workshop AD, intended to be built above a two car garage, included in the Municipality of Anchorage's pre-approved ADU design library.
- [Willow 300](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/willow-300): The Willow 300 was a mid distance sled dog race in Willow, Alaska, that was replaced by the Su Dog 300.
- [Willow Mining District](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/willow-mining-district): The Willow Mining District is a historic gold mining district in the Mat-Su region of Alaska that includes the Lucky Shot, War Baby and Coleman mines.
- [Winter Trails Challenge](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/winter-trails-challenge): The Winter Trails Challenge is an annual Fairbanks North Star Borough program encouraging residents to log time on local trails through activities like skiing, walking, fat biking, and snowshoeing.
- [Wooden Spoons](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/wooden-spoons): Wooden Spoons is a bagel supplier used by Little Rituals in downtown Anchorage.
- [WWAMI](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/wwami): WWAMI is the regional medical school program that Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho share to train physicians, with Alaska students completing coursework at the University of Alaska Anchorage.
- [YouTube](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/youtube): YouTube is a video sharing platform owned by Google whose agreement to matching child safety terms could increase Alaska's Meta settlement payout.
- [Yukon Quest Alaska 750](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/yukon-quest-alaska-750): The Yukon Quest Alaska 750 is a long distance sled dog race through Interior Alaska starting in downtown Fairbanks.
- [Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/yukon-kuskokwim-delta): A rural region of southwestern Alaska made up of communities connected mainly by river and air, home to many Yup'ik and Cup'ik communities.
- [Zac Johnson](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/zac-johnson): Zac Johnson is a member of the Anchorage Assembly who sponsored the short-term rental registration requirement.
- [Ziggy Marley](https://thedailyalaska.com/codex/ziggy-marley): Reggae musician and son of Bob and Rita Marley, touring for nearly four decades with nine Grammy Awards and nine solo studio albums.

## Recent stories
- [seven hours around a broken dock](https://thedailyalaska.com/story/seven-hours-around-a-broken-dock): The Skagway ferry terminal, run by the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, reopened around September 10, 2026, after a weeks-long closure for structural repairs, including fixing all 19 float chains, that forced Klondike Road Relay racers and seasonal workers to detour roughly seven hours from Haines.
- [the valley builds three times more](https://thedailyalaska.com/story/the-valley-builds-three-times-more): Alaska Public Media reports the Mat-Su Borough builds about three times as many homes yearly as Anchorage, driven by gravel soil, lighter permitting and faster approvals, while Anchorage's international building code adds safety review. After the 2018 earthquake, damage north of Anchorage ran five times higher than in the Anchorage Bowl.
- [no id, no insurance, free](https://thedailyalaska.com/story/no-id-no-insurance-free): Remote Area Medical, a Tennessee-based nonprofit, is running a free two-day pop-up clinic at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks on Saturday, September 12 and Sunday, September 13, offering medical, dental and vision care with no insurance, ID or registration required, first come first served until capacity.
- [220 acres for free](https://thedailyalaska.com/story/220-acres-for-free): Alaska DNR proposed a no cost charitable sale of 220 acres near Rosie Creek Trail and 30 acres near Ester to AHFC for affordable housing. Trails advocate Eric Troyer opposes it over access and location concerns. Public comment closes September 21, 2026.
- [the maps missed 5,000 homes](https://thedailyalaska.com/story/the-maps-missed-5-000-homes): Federal broadband programs totaling billions of dollars are funding Alaska infrastructure after officials found more than 5,000 properties and communities, including Napakiak, missing from maps used to decide funding eligibility. Sen. Dan Sullivan, NTIA's Arielle Roth and Christine O'Connor of the Alaska Telecom Association discussed the programs and the remaining permitting and seasonal construction constraints.
- [mat-su rents jumped 13 percent](https://thedailyalaska.com/story/mat-su-rents-jumped-13-percent): The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development's annual rent survey found Mat-Su Borough rents rose 13 percent against March 2025, the fastest in Alaska, even as Mat-Su led the state with a 10-year-high building boom in 2025.
- [11 dollars off your power bill](https://thedailyalaska.com/story/11-dollars-off-your-power-bill): Golden Valley Electric Association's board voted 4 to 3 to keep studying an $80 million purchase of a used 60 megawatt LM6000 turbine for its North Pole Expansion plant, projected to cut average member bills by about $11 a month over 30 years. No purchase made; board revisits next month.
- [a parking lot for 10 acres](https://thedailyalaska.com/story/a-parking-lot-for-10-acres): The Anchorage Community Development Authority proposes swapping the 10-acre Tozier Track parcel south of Tudor Road for the state-owned 1.6-acre Block 102 downtown parking lot, requiring 70 percent housing development there; Anchorage Assembly votes later in September 2026.
- [they charged everyone the alaska rate](https://thedailyalaska.com/story/they-charged-everyone-the-alaska-rate): University of Alaska Southeast's Alaska Unlocked pilot charged all undergrads in-state tuition, driving a 36 percent jump in new out-of-state students (over 80 from 28 states) while total enrollment held at about 3,600. UA Board of Regents votes in November on a system-wide expansion.
- [ted stevens comes home in october](https://thedailyalaska.com/story/ted-stevens-comes-home-in-october): The U.S. Navy will commission the USS Ted Stevens (DDG 128), a Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, on October 3, 2026 in Whittier, Alaska, the first Navy commissioning in Alaska since 2013's USS Anchorage. The ship honors Senator Ted Stevens (1968-2009) and will homeport in Norfolk, Virginia.
- [juneau gets its pharmacy back](https://thedailyalaska.com/story/juneau-gets-its-pharmacy-back): SEARHC is opening a compounding pharmacy in Juneau's Mendenhall Valley, in the former Ron's Apothecary space, with compounding services starting September 8. Pharmacy Manager Thad Mowdy, formerly of Ron's, will run it; the pharmacy serves any patient and mails prescriptions across Southeast Alaska, ending a gap since Ron's closed in late 2023.
- [410 million for the ferries](https://thedailyalaska.com/story/410-million-for-the-ferries): The Federal Transit Administration awarded $410 million plus $304,476 in operating assistance to the Alaska Marine Highway System, announced by Senator Lisa Murkowski, funding a replacement for the M/V LeConte and upgrades to terminals and operations across Southeast Alaska.
- [27 apartments where polaris stood](https://thedailyalaska.com/story/27-apartments-where-polaris-stood): The City of Fairbanks got one proposal, Polaris Commons, for the former Polaris Building site on Lacey Street: 27 apartments plus retail in phase one ($23.8 million) and 10 more units on Noble Street in phase two, with council review September 8.
- [30 more years on the table](https://thedailyalaska.com/story/30-more-years-on-the-table): The U.S. Bureau of Land Management opened a 15-day public comment period, August 27 to September 10, 2026, on renewing the trans-Alaska pipeline's federal right of way for roughly 30 more years. The 800-mile pipeline, built 1975-1977, was first authorized in 1974 and last renewed in 2003.
- [325 thousand to cut the diesel](https://thedailyalaska.com/story/325-thousand-to-cut-the-diesel): The U.S. Department of Energy gave UAF $325,000 for AURORA-AI, an AI tool to cut diesel use on isolated rural Alaska grids. Total project funding is about $725,000. Phase one starts October 1 with Cordova Electric Cooperative, Colorado State University and a national lab.
- [a lake can vanish in hours](https://thedailyalaska.com/story/a-lake-can-vanish-in-hours): An international team using the Permafrost Discovery Gateway tracks AI-analyzed satellite imagery of more than 4 million Arctic lakes in near-real time. In June and July 2026, about 30 more lakes drained in northwest Alaska's Seward and Baldwin peninsulas, signaling permafrost thaw.
- [the air force is offering space](https://thedailyalaska.com/story/the-air-force-is-offering-space): The U.S. Air Force is seeking proposals to lease space for AI data centers at Eielson Air Force Base, Clear Space Force Station, and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly is asking Alaska to halt such projects on state and municipal land until electricity, water, and environmental standards exist. Gov. Dunleavy, Sen. Sullivan, and Sen. Murkowski hold differing positions.
- [82% of anchorage is in the zone](https://thedailyalaska.com/story/82-of-anchorage-is-in-the-zone): Anchorage's wildfire prevention crew, funded by a federal grant ending in 2027, has thinned 150 acres and built fuel breaks. Assembly members Zac Johnson and George Martinez want a Wildfire Interface Service Area to fund the $2.5 million annual cost; four options are under review, with recommendations due by end of October.
- [the spenard windmill is gone](https://thedailyalaska.com/story/the-spenard-windmill-is-gone): A crew removed the top of the 60 foot windmill outside Chilkoot Charlie's (Koot's) on Spenard Road in Anchorage on Monday, August 24, for a months-long repair. General manager Doran Powell said the base needs structural work and the neon is being replaced with LED, with fundraising planned to cover costs.
- [september 7th is the last show](https://thedailyalaska.com/story/september-7th-is-the-last-show): The Alaska State Fair will demolish and rebuild the Borealis Theatre amphitheater at the Palmer fairgrounds after this year's fair closes September 7, targeting completion for the 2027 season. The $10 million project will expand capacity from 5,200 to 6,500 seats. Lyle Lovett headlines the last show in the current bowl.
- [your kid's phone changes](https://thedailyalaska.com/story/your-kid-s-phone-changes): Alaska will receive at least $16 million, potentially $23 million, from a $17.1 billion settlement between 47 states, D.C., several territories and Meta over child-safety design in Instagram and Facebook. Teen accounts gain usage limits and quiet hours, pending approval by a federal court in California.
- [fairbanks, she's coming home](https://thedailyalaska.com/story/fairbanks-she-s-coming-home): Fairbanks-born vocalist Kelly Moneymaker, formerly of platinum group Exposé, returns to Alaska for four shows August 28 to 31, 2026, at The Boatel in Fairbanks, Bernie's Bungalow in Anchorage, and the Alaska State Fair in Palmer, including the Native Voices Film Festival.
- [750 cameras and one vote](https://thedailyalaska.com/story/750-cameras-and-one-vote): Anchorage police seek a 600,000 dollar contract with ThunderCat to link up to 750 cameras and license plate readers into a Real-Time Crime Center. Assembly members McCormick, Volland and Scout propose a privacy ordinance limiting data retention and AI use. The Assembly votes September 1, 2026.
- [the firewood supplier is closing](https://thedailyalaska.com/story/the-firewood-supplier-is-closing): Aurora Energy Solutions, Interior Alaska's main firewood supplier since 2020, announced in mid-July it will wind down by the end of 2026, cutting ten jobs. Households and businesses, including Fairbanks restaurant The Hungry Robot, now face finding new wood sources or costlier heating system swaps before winter.
- [30 square miles, zero notice](https://thedailyalaska.com/story/30-square-miles-zero-notice): Alaska DNR proposed transferring about 30 square miles of state land near Houston to AIDEA for a logistics hub, gas and electric infrastructure, manufacturing and data centers. Houston City Council unanimously passed two resolutions on August 13, 2026 opposing the process; a data center ban ordinance failed 4-2. Comment closed August 21; DNR review and a September meeting follow.
- [$28 million for one bridge](https://thedailyalaska.com/story/28-million-for-one-bridge): The Federal Railroad Administration awarded the Alaska Railroad $28.8 million to repair the 105 year old Hurricane Gulch Bridge near Talkeetna, part of a $36 million project and a $5.3 billion national rail program. The grant was announced August 19 at the Anchorage depot.
- [18 days short of gas](https://thedailyalaska.com/story/18-days-short-of-gas): ENSTAR President John Sims told Alaska lawmakers his company is 18 days short of natural gas in a normal winter. ENSTAR serves over 136,000 customers in Anchorage, Mat-Su and the Kenai Peninsula. Chugach Electric has raised the possibility of cutting power. Lawmakers hear more testimony in September; legislation expected in January.
- [$7 billion lands at jber](https://thedailyalaska.com/story/7-billion-lands-at-jber): The U.S. Air Force plans to spend nearly $7 billion over the next decade rebuilding Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage under the Fightertown Recapitalization program, with construction expected from 2027 to 2035. Sen. Dan Sullivan called the spending historic. Anchorage's mayor has a resolution calling housing essential to the region's economic stability.
- [who owns the old nordstrom?](https://thedailyalaska.com/story/who-owns-the-old-nordstrom): The Anchorage Community Development Authority, which owns 80% of the former Nordstrom building at Sixth and D, sued minority owners Hughes Family LLC and Anchorage Innovation District LLC, asking a court to force a full sale of all five lots after redevelopment talks stalled.
- [hatcher pass gold is back](https://thedailyalaska.com/story/hatcher-pass-gold-is-back): Contango Silver and Gold bought the Lucky Shot, War Baby, and Coleman mine leases near Hatcher Pass from Alaska Hardrock Inc. for $18.75 million in June 2026. The mines, closed since WWII-era order L-208, now have two drill rigs and 30 year-round workers; a production decision is expected in about 18 months.
- [alaska's $272 million is stuck](https://thedailyalaska.com/story/alaska-s-272-million-is-stuck): Alaska has distributed just $4.5 million, or under 2%, of the $272 million it received through the federal Rural Health Transformation Program for rural health care. Nineteen projects got funding; Kodiak, the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, and the North Slope got none. The remaining $267 million faces an October federal deadline to be obligated.
- [fairbanks votes on how it votes](https://thedailyalaska.com/story/fairbanks-votes-on-how-it-votes): On October 6, Fairbanks North Star Borough voters decide Proposition 3, which would ban vote-counting machines and require hand counts, and Proposition 2, which would move elections from October to November. Barbara Haney backs Prop 3; Mayor Grier Hopkins opposes it. Tammie Wilson backs Prop 2; Mayor Mindy O'Neall opposes it. Changes take effect in 2027.
- [the city cashed both checks](https://thedailyalaska.com/story/the-city-cashed-both-checks): Anchorage resident Blake Galvin's bank and his home sale's title company both paid his $3,600 property tax bill when he sold his home in late June. The City of Anchorage cashed both checks and refused to refund the duplicate, saying taxes attach to the property, not the person.
- [there's no cap right now](https://thedailyalaska.com/story/there-s-no-cap-right-now): Alaskans vote August 18, 2026 on a ballot measure reinstating campaign contribution limits for state and local races, five years after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the old caps in 2021. Sponsor Rep. Calvin Schrage backs it; Mat-Su Borough Mayor Edna DeVries opposes it.
- [the valley's $700 tax trade](https://thedailyalaska.com/story/the-valley-s-700-tax-trade): Mat-Su Borough voters decide in November on a 1% areawide sales tax paired with a $75,000 property tax exemption for owner-occupied homes, worth about $700 a year to eligible homeowners; the Assembly sent it to the ballot 2 opposed, alongside a separate 5% alcohol tax question.
- [one thing before school starts](https://thedailyalaska.com/story/one-thing-before-school-starts): Fairbanks Regional Public Health Center and Chief Andrew Isaac Medical Center are running back-to-school measles vaccination clinics through Aug. 25, 2026, as Interior vaccination rates lag state and national averages amid elevated national measles rates and summer tourism.
- [the playground the fire took](https://thedailyalaska.com/story/the-playground-the-fire-took): A new inclusive playground for children of all abilities is opening at Taku Lake Park in south Anchorage, replacing the original playground destroyed by fire in 2014. The Anchorage Park Foundation and the Municipality of Anchorage Parks and Recreation Department led the project, funded by Anchorage voters, Tote Maritime Alaska, the Reitman Family Charitable Fund, and the Rasmuson Foundation.
- [a $789 weekend in ninilchik](https://thedailyalaska.com/story/a-789-weekend-in-ninilchik): The fifth annual Sacred Acre electronic music festival returns to the Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds and ARCHES Amphitheater in Ninilchik September 11 through 13, 2026. New shuttle and travel packages bring a full weekend cost to roughly $789, and the festival promotes ocean conservation against industrial bottom trawling.
- [this deck used to be trash](https://thedailyalaska.com/story/this-deck-used-to-be-trash): Alaska Plastic Recovery, an Anchorage company founded by Patrick Simpson, turned 18,390 pounds of recycled plastic collected from Anchorage's material recovery facility into Grizzly Wood lumber. The Susitna Rotary used the boards to build a flood-resistant deck in Houston, Alaska.
- [two anchorage schools made the list](https://thedailyalaska.com/story/two-anchorage-schools-made-the-list): Bear Valley Elementary and Kincaid Elementary, two Anchorage elementary schools, received the 2026 National Gold Star Schools award, one of roughly 220 schools nationwide honored this year. Both schools were recognized at a national conference in Orlando, Florida, ahead of the new school year.
- [2,700 military families are coming](https://thedailyalaska.com/story/2-700-military-families-are-coming): Anchorage Economic Development Corp.'s annual report says a $2 billion investment at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson will bring 2,600 to 2,800 active-duty personnel and families, worsening a 3,500-home shortage. Average Anchorage home price is $481,000, up 42% in a decade. Mayor Suzanne LaFrance cites rising permits and growth in health care, logistics, construction.
- [anchorage wants to burn your trash](https://thedailyalaska.com/story/anchorage-wants-to-burn-your-trash): The Municipality of Anchorage is planning a waste-to-energy plant at the Anchorage Regional Landfill near Eagle River, generating 20 to 30 megawatts (about 20,000 homes). A financial plan goes to the Anchorage Assembly in May 2027; construction could start in 2030, operation by 2032.
- [$125,000 just landed in homer](https://thedailyalaska.com/story/125-000-just-landed-in-homer): The Alaska Legislature distributed $37.5 million in unspent cruise ship passenger tax funds to 16 port towns. Homer will receive $125,000. Skagway, Ketchikan and Juneau received the largest shares. The tax, $34.50 per passenger on large cruise ships, was created by a citizens initiative about 20 years ago.
- [soldotna's $18 million fire station](https://thedailyalaska.com/story/soldotna-s-18-million-fire-station): Central Emergency Services opened a new $18 million Fire Station 1 at 265 Wilson Lane in Soldotna, funded by a bond Kenai Peninsula Borough voters approved in October 2022. The 26,665-square-foot facility, built by Blazy Construction and designed by K&A Design Studio, replaces a 1950s community hall and serves about 25,000 central peninsula residents.
- [who's actually running the home](https://thedailyalaska.com/story/who-s-actually-running-the-home): A grand jury charged the operators of three Anchorage group homes with billing Alaska Medicaid almost $15 million over five years. Prosecutors say the required program administrator left in 2019 while billing continued for care allegedly not provided, understaffed, or undocumented. The charges are allegations, not convictions.
- [the dome is $1.5 million short](https://thedailyalaska.com/story/the-dome-is-1-5-million-short): The Dome, Anchorage's 180,000-square-foot air-supported sports facility, must replace its 2007 fabric shell at a cost of $6 million. More than $4.5 million is secured; about $1.5 million more is needed before May 2027 construction or the facility will close permanently.
- [your last word on houston](https://thedailyalaska.com/story/your-last-word-on-houston): Alaska's Department of Natural Resources is accepting public comment through 5 p.m. Wednesday, August 19, 2026 on a proposal to convey about 19,950 acres near Houston, Alaska to AIDEA for the Houston Industrial Park. Only timely written commenters can later appeal the decision.
- [the feds bet on alaska coal](https://thedailyalaska.com/story/the-feds-bet-on-alaska-coal): The U.S. Department of Energy awarded an $89 million grant to study the Terra Energy Center, a proposed 1,250-megawatt coal plant with carbon capture west of Skwentna in the Susitna River watershed. Anchorage-based Terra Energy Center Corp., tied to Flatlands Energy Corp., is matching the funds; no mine, design or buyers exist yet.
- [juneau's empty school just got claimed](https://thedailyalaska.com/story/juneau-s-empty-school-just-got-claimed): The City and Borough of Juneau is moving its Parks and Recreation facilities maintenance division into the long-vacant Marie Drake building in downtown Juneau this October, relocating 13 staff from the Mount Jumbo gym on Douglas Island. The $150,000 move includes a new gravel parking lot, and the building's gym reopens for community programs right after Labor Day weekend.
- [lynx are back on the kenai](https://thedailyalaska.com/story/lynx-are-back-on-the-kenai): Alaska is opening a lynx hunting and trapping season on the Kenai Peninsula (Game Management Units 7 and 15) from December 15 through the end of February. No trapping limit; hunters capped at two. The printed regulations booklet wrongly lists January 1 as the opener. The season, closed since 2020, may close again in 2027 as the roughly 10-year population cycle turns down.