Hundreds of people crowded around Saturday as the first escalator ever installed in Sitka began operation during the city’s open house event for the new, two-story terminal building at Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport. People queued up before...
The annual drive for donations of locally caught seafood for school lunches will launch next week as the Fish to Schools program gets underway for the coming school year. A cooperative nonprofit program, Fish to Schools is organized by the Sitka...
After five years in operation, Sitka’s local brewery will celebrate its anniversary Saturday with live music, food from a host of vendors and, of course, beer and cider made on the premises. Harbor Mountain Brewing Company launched at 1209...
Inspired by Sitka's steadfast fishing community, artist Stephen Lawrie and curator Maite Lorente are preparing for a Saturday afternoon debut of their new exhibit in the Pioneer Bar, a nostalgic venue for a collection of Lawrie's large,...
Conditional use permits for a marijuana retail facility and approval of on-site marijuana consumption — both for a facility at 4509 Halibut Point Road — were approved, after additional conditions, by the Planning Commission at its regular...
Now that the Sitka Assembly has accepted a proposal from Highmark Marine LLC of Kodiak to operate the city’s new haulout at the Gary Paxton Industrial Park, locals are working with the GPIP board of directors to plan uses of adjacent lands and...
SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer Visual art, music, food and fundraising will be on display Saturday night in the three-hour Art Walk downtown. “We’ve got some unique experiences this …
By Sentinel Staff Silver Bay Seafoods will be acquiring an interest in OBI Seafoods, and managing all OBI facilities and operations including plants in Southeast, …
By SHANNON HAUGLAND Sentinel Staff Writer The Gary Paxton Industrial Park board has set a work session for March 13 to more thoroughly compare the costs of a city-run haulout versus a bid …
By Sentinel Staff Dozens of Sitkans were applauded Saturday night at the Greater Sitka Chamber of Commerce’s annual awards night. Among those recognized for their contributions to the community …