‘Great Streets’ Loan Program to Improve Anchorage Building Façades
The Anchorage Community Development Authority and UAA are launching the Great Streets Façade Improvement Loan Program to spruce up buildings in Muldoon and Downtown.
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How Much Parking Does One City Need? The Anchorage Assembly eliminates parking requirements city wide
The Anchorage Assembly voted unanimously to wipe out parking requirements citywide; the amount of parking is left to the judgment of individual developers.
Top Shelf: Craft and Design at Whisky & Ramen
The co-owners of the Anchorage restaurant fell in love with a historic, three-story building that provided opportunity and challenges in equal measure.
AEDC’s 2023 Forecast: ‘No Signs of a Looming Banana’
Population decline in Alaska’s largest city is holding back modest job growth. AEDC’s Choose Anchorage campaign aims to attract new residents.
“Secret Shoppers” Test Anchorage as a Tourism Destination
Wayfinding for tourists is the top priority suggested in a report commissioned by the Anchorage Economic Development Corporation.
Women’s Business Center Opens in Anchorage
The US Small Business Administration cut the ribbon on a Women’s Business Center in Anchorage, extending the network to all fifty states and Puerto Rico.
Anchorage Museum “Re-Indigenizes” Downtown Mural
A mural overlooking the parking lot of Anchorage city hall is being reworked as new art that represents the Indigenous history of the place in more than a single corner.
Foo Fighters Prove Alaska Is a Viable Stop for Premier Touring Acts
Last August Foo Fighters performed a three-night run of concerts that marked the return of large-scale events in Alaska after COVID-19.
Broadway Alaska Series Coming to Anchorage PAC
A partnership between the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts and event producer Nederlander will bring touring Broadway shows to Anchorage in 2023.
Cook Inlet Tug & Barge Adds Powerful Vessel to Fleet
The harbor tug named Dr Hank Kaplan is the first built in North America with Caterpillar integrated propulsion systems.