Alaska Life
Wayne and Wanda: Being dependable these days feels like I’m on a lonely one-way street
Advice: Let’s find ways to avoid spending your life helping everyone else make memories while you miss out on your own.
How much does it cost to stay at a hotel in Alaska? That depends on a number of factors
It varies from location to location, but rates are up nationwide in recent years.
Got fresh salmon? We have expert advice and 8 well-loved recipes
Grilling? Smoking? Curing? Baking? Freezing? Here are some how-tos from Alaskans.
Seaweed smothers beaches from the Caribbean to Mexico
Swaths of sargassum are suffocating shorelines and snuffing out marine life while spooking visitors in areas that depend heavily on tourism.
Anchorage is loaded with feral cats. What does that mean for the birds?
Gardening columnist Jeff Lowenfels recommends joining the Audubon Society or learning more about birds using an ID app.
These are the 7 weirdest TSA finds of the summer
Cannonballs, grenades and other questionable items passengers tried to bring on board planes.
In photos: Bob Hallinen’s Alaska
Hallinen’s body of work spanned several decades at the Anchorage Daily News and continued to expand long after he retired.
Bachman-Turner Overdrive to perform at 2026 Alaska State Fair
The band was booked as a replacement for The Beach Boys, who last week canceled their scheduled state fair appearance.
5 facts and 5 commercials about legendary car salesman Cal Worthington
Known for his perpetual and memorable advertisements, Worthington owned dealerships in California, Arizona, Nevada, Texas, Washington and Alaska.
Wayne and Wanda: I feel like I’ve entered a relationship on a timetable years ahead of mine
Relationship advice: It’s understandable to want to experience major milestones together, but this couple’s journey still has many chapters left.
O’Malley’s on the Green offers casual fare for the golfer and non-golfer alike
The restaurant at the Anchorage Golf Course has a panoramic deck and a menu with some stalwart items.
Once an adventurer, Dr. Anne Zink offers health and safety tips for travelers
While the crisis of COVID-19 is mostly behind us, new health-related issues are causing travelers to pay attention to how and where they travel.
Beware of orange hawkweed, a beautiful but invasive plant
Although the plant may look like an orange variation of a dandelion, they need to be removed or smothered before they can spread.
The Spam Dog is too much of a good-ish thing
This new dog floods your palate with pork flavor, but then the stomach gurgling begins.
Lawmakers want to ban in-flight phone calls. Should they ever be allowed?
A move to permanently ban phone calls on planes comes after some airlines in Europe relaxed their in-flight rules.
When Porsche was surprised that there was a Porsche in Alaska
In 1961, the Porsche Club of America reached out to its sole member based in Alaska, “where we would imagine driving could become a bit difficult at times.”
It’s a long drive from Anchorage, but Homer offers plenty to see, do and eat
To boost your adventure to the next level, set your sights on the far side of Kachemak Bay.
Every Alaska kitchen needs a blueberry muffin recipe. This one is picture perfect.
This fragrant muffin rises high out of the cup, chock full of berries with plenty of streusel topping.
Sometimes it’s what you don’t mow that is the key to lawn maintenance
Leaving areas unmowed can provide a natural path or barrier from other portions of the yard.
The cyclosporiasis outbreak is ruining peak salad season
It’s summer, and suddenly we’re afraid of what dangers may be lurking in the produce drawer.
Most Alaskans can identify it, but there are many reasons to be wary of cow parsnip
Its sap can cause nasty burns that can leave permanent scarring and associated discoloring.
The 42 definitive rules for sharing a group vacation rental
From planning and activities to meals and checking out, here’s how to make sure you’re still friends at the end of the trip.
How to stop ChatGPT from ruining how you think
Studies show that using AI can lead people to “cognitive surrender.” But with the right approach, it can also elevate your thinking.
US airlines are redesigning travel around their highest-paying passengers
The strategy embraced by Delta and rivals American Airlines and United Airlines marks a notable evolution for an industry that spent decades making air travel more accessible.
Avoid these 8 foreign currency mistakes to save money when traveling
Don’t exchange at airports, choose local currency at the ATM and other tricks to stop losing money.
A sympathetic shooter and botched prosecution: How did Lovely Lois get away with murder in 1960s Anchorage?
Lois Harris, who was just 23 at the time, admitted to killing her 48-year-old husband Bill Harris.
Photos: Anchorage celebrates nation’s 250th Independence Day
Crowds gathered despite damp weather to commemorate the Fourth of July with a parade on Ninth Avenue.
Some of the best America has to offer can be seen at its national parks
Alaska has some of the best and biggest offerings in the United States.
Now is the time to identify and remove any dead limbs on trees in your yard
There are a few simple rules that will prevent damage to trees and maximize the organic matter.
4 surprising (and evidence-based) health benefits of drinking coffee
For a while, scientists suspected that drinking coffee was hazardous to your health.