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The 2025 Alaska cruise season is officially underway. On Monday, Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Bliss sailed into Juneau, kicking off another summer of visitors exploring No. 49. The next ship, ...
Juneau, Alaska, has implemented cruise ship and passenger caps to curb its cruise boom. Three local businesses told BI they support these limits despite relying on cruisers for revenue.
The parent company of Alaska Airlines reported a higher-than ... on discretionary spending,” according to Forbes. About 7% of Juneau’s summer visitors arrived by air in 2023, according to ...
The City and Borough of Juneau clerk’s office has certified a ballot petition that would put harder limits on cruise ship tourism in Juneau. The local advocates who filed the petition earlier ...
Alaska’s public schools did not fail my children. The teachers didn’t fail. The system didn’t fail. But our representatives in Juneau did — and continue to. They have failed to fund ...
Hundreds of miles of hiking trails may surround Juneau, Alaska, but living there year-round is no walk in the park. In the winter, the state's capital city sees less than seven hours of sunlight ...
Less than a year after Juneau voters shot down a ballot initiative to ban large cruise ships on Saturdays, advocates are trying again to put hard limits on tourism’s growth. On Monday ...
News-Miner opinion: Here we go again. For the second year in a row, the Alaska Legislature passed an education funding bill — and Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed it. Just like last year, the debate is ...
A planned state cemetery for Interior Alaska veterans received a major funding boost this month, according to Alaska’s director of Veterans Affairs. Verdie Bowen Sr. told the News-Miner on ...
Starting at 4 p.m. Saturday, Evergreen Cemetery on Oracle Road will host its first annual Spring Cemetery Movie Night in partnership with The Loft Cinema. The family-friendly affair will feature a ...