For a few months every summer, though, sandy hangouts do wash up along Anchorage's coastline. One of the best such spots? The beach running the length of the popular Point Woronzof Park.

May 7—Anchorage is at a turning point in the way it addresses homelessness, and what comes next may be largely influenced by the next mayor. The visions of the two candidates, Forrest Dunbar and ...