Oyster Roundup – Bears, Bones and a Brrrricane!
~Thick and fast they came at last, and more, and more, and more! Enjoy today’s dose of random stuff on the half-shell! Links in the titles. Brrrrrricane Makes Landfall The Bering Sea megastorm that made landfall yesterday on the West Coast of Alaska did damage to buildings, caused massive erosion in some areas, and flooding in others. So far, thank goodness, there have been no reports of injury or loss of life. Hardy and sensible coastal Alaskans prepared well, and the Coast Guard rode out the storm with no distress calls to answer. The storm surge is expected to continue…
Open Thread – Moore Up North Premiere (Season 3)
Those of you who have been suffering Moore Up North withdrawal, be sure to tune in Sunday at 3pm on KYUR Channel 13 for the premiere of Season 3! Shannyn’s panelists this week are Senator Bill Wielechowski, Craig Medred of the Alaska Dispatch, and Tom Brennan of the Anchorage Daily Planet. The interview is with David Linck, the Unit Publicist for the film Frozen Ground with John Cusack and Nicholas Cage which is currently filming in Anchorage. Don’t miss the fun! [photos by Mudflatter Thomas]
Treatment of Anchorage Community Leaders and Workers by the Sheraton is No Joke
It sounds like the beginning of a joke: A priest, an African American woman and a “union thug” walk in to the Sheraton… But, in reality, it’s no joke at all for the hard working hotel workers in Anchorage. First, a little background. Currently, two hotels in Anchorage are under boycott – The Anchorage Hilton and The Anchorage Sheraton. The simple reason is that their treatment of employees leaves a lot to be desired. There have even been huge rallies and demonstrations from the labor community, and concerned citizens from many areas in the community on behalf of these workers…
Open Thread: An Afternoon at the Symphony
I had planned to post the video(s) of the absolutely wonderful performance of Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf” by the Anchorage Civic Orchestra and Shannyn Moore as narrator. However, the download seems to be taking FOR-EVA! (It couldn’t POSSIBLY have anything to do with the video game being played on the other computer…nooooo…) Ya’ll will have to wait until tomorrow for that. However, I have a couple of still photos off of my little Sony-version of a “Flip” (called a “Bloggie”…yeah, I hate the name too…). They aren’t the quality of my Nikon pics but you’ll see those tomorrow as…
The Best Bill in Juneau on Moore Up North TONIGHT!
Join us TONIGHT, Thursday, March 3, 2011 for the 52nd taping of Moore Up North with Shannyn Moore, at the world-famous TAPROOT! Taproot is located in the Republic of Spenard at 3300 Spenard Road. It’s Mr. Whitekeys’ old Fly By Night Club! The taping starts promptly 5:30pm. Senator Bill Wielechowski, the best Bill in Juneau, will be Shannyn’s guest for the entire hour! Senator Wielechowski is bringing his outstanding power point presentation/takedown on oil company greed and disengenuous fiscal claims to our fine stage. Do not miss this program. We will have a large projection screen set up for our…
Open Thread – Moore Up North
Tune in Saturday at 4pm, and Sunday at 9am to KYES Channel 5 for Moore Up North! The show films Thursday nights at 5:15 at the Taproot Cafe on Spenard Road. The photo shows this week’s panel beginning (ironically on the far left) with Tom Brennan, Jill Burke from the Alaska Dispatch, and (also ironically on the far right) Scott Turner-Scofield. There was lively debate and great conversation. Shannyn also interviewed the indomitable Jeff Mittman from the Alaska ACLU. Don’t miss it! Jeff Mittman is the Executive Director of the ACLU in Alaska which just celebrated 40 years in The…