Out North, a nonprofit in Anchorage home to KONR 106.1 has moved to Spenard. The organization was originally founded to support LGBTQ theater productions and will turn 34 this month. Jason Sear is the station manager at KONR and has been on the board of Out North since 2016. Sear says as a nonprofit, funding…
2019-04-04T15:02:42-08:00
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Sitting in the Koot’s parking lot is arguably one of the largest — both physically and figuratively — symbols of Spenard. The ornamental windmill, decorated with lights of green, red and white looms over the neighborhood. “I didn’t think it would become the icon it is today,” former owner of Chilkoot Charlie’s, Mike Gordon said….
Photos by Young Kim A new mural is up in Spenard, spanning 60 feet across the side of Enlighten Alaska, a cannabis retail store. The painting features silhouettes of life-size creatures including a killer whale, flamingo and elephant, to name a few. The mural is titled, “Life Enlightened.” Taylor Gallegos, a California-based artist, visited Alaska…
Spenard is a part of my identity. My great-grandparents homesteaded near Romig Hill. My parents met at local watering hole, Chilkoot Charlies. I made my pilgrimage there 21 years later. I had my first kiss in the history section of Title Wave. When I was born, I was brought to a home that sits on…
Words and photos by Ryan Chernikoff Spenard resident Terry Holtman has been keeping bees for over 20 years. “It’s a hobby of love,” Holtman said from the front porch of his Spenard home, surrounded by stacks of multi-colored wooden boxes containing thousands of European honey bees. Holtman first became interested in beekeeping in Wisconsin before…
