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Recipe: Chicken wings two ways, perfect for busy Alaska summers

Summer is finally here, and along with the season comes al fresco dining, grilling (a Father’s Day favorite activity), and lots of other outdoor adventures. Everyone loves finger food, and hot wings are perfect for picnics, camping, or as a post-fishing snack.

Kim Sunée

Summer 2013: Fairs and festivals until the Alaska sun goes down

From bluegrass and berry-picking festivals to renaissance fairs, Salmonstock and Primus, Alaskans have a lot of recreating to do this summer. Here's your 2013 guide to fairs and festivals across the state.Alaska Dispatch
June 18, 2013

Photos: Alaska summer finger food, chicken wings two ways

Summer is going gangbusters in Alaska, and along with the season comes outdoor dining, grilling (a Father’s Day favorite), and lots of other outdoor adventures. Chicken wings are perfect.

Kim Sunée
June 15, 2013

Need 10 pounds of Copper River sockeye? Write a $349 check.

Copper River salmon are a hot item on restaurant menus from Anchorage to Seattle in early summer -- and at seafood counters, too.Cordova Times
June 15, 2013

Photos: Bethel farmer feeds rural Alaskans

For about a decade, Tim Meyers has run a farm in Western Alaska -- one of the harshest environments in America to make a go at agriculture. Here's what his world looks like.

Loren Holmes
June 9, 2013

This Weekend: Ben's back in time for fiddleheads, beer and pirate gear

With lots of opportunities for running and fun-walking, beer, music and pirate treasure, this weekend in Alaska can't be beat.Ben Anderson, Katie Medred
May 30, 2013

Recipe: Summer salmon, out with the old and in with the new

Before filling a freezer with fresh seafood this year, it's best to clear out last year's catch. Greet the gathering summer with a fresh herbal flavors, bright enough to meet the rich flavor of wild Alaska salmon.Kim Sunée
May 28, 2013

Photos: The taste of summer, Italian Salsa Verde and Alaska Salmon

Before filling a freezer with fresh seafood this year, it's best to clear out last year's catch. Greet the gathering summer with a fresh herbal flavors, bright enough to meet the rich flavor of wild Alaska salmon.

Kim Sunée
May 28, 2013

Alaska's Dixon family opens cafe on Homer Spit

La Baleine Café brings the talents of Kirsten and Carl Dixon and daughters Mandy and Carly to Homer, an artsy Alaska town with its own special food culture.Michael Armstrong
May 25, 2013

This Weekend: Alaska gets doused in music, 1920s make a comeback and more

Have plans for this long Memorial Day weekend? No? How about live music in Talkeetna, an award winning choreographer in Homer, a celebration of the mighty crab in Kodiak or a bluegrass festival in Trapper Creek? Want more? Read on.Katie Medred, Laurel Andrews
May 23, 2013

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Sikahn in Homer
Jun 19 2013 - 7:30pm
Pier One Theater
Poetry parley at Out North
Jun 19 2013 - 7:00pm to 8:30pm-May 21 2014 - 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Out North Contemporary Art House
Alaska Zoo's 'Feast for the Beasts'
Jun 20 2013
The Alaska Zoo
Classics, Spirituals and More
Jun 19 2013 - 7:30pm to 9:00pm
Anchorage Lutheran Church
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Sikahn in Homer
Jun 19 2013 - 7:30pm
Pier One Theater
Sikahn and Suzanne Little will play a show at PPier One Theater in Homer on Wednesday, June 19... Read more
Sikahn in Soldotna
Jun 18 2013 - 7:30pm
Triumverate Theater
Sikahn will play with Suzanne Little on Tuesday, June 18 at the Triumverate Theater in Soldotna... Read more
Pandora Boxx in Anchorage
Jun 21 2013 - 7:00pm
Mad Myrna's
"Lick this Boxx," a "new" stand-up comedy show, will premier at Mad Myrna's in Anchorage Friday, Jun... Read more
Creative writing workshops in Anchorage
Jun 15 2013-Jun 21 2013
Out North Contemporary Art House
"Writing Creatively" is a series of workshop and intensives for both youth (12-18) and adults presen... Read more
Youth Comic Drawing workshop
Jun 15 2013 - 10:00am to 1:00pm-Jun 22 2013 - 10:00am to 1:00pm
Out North Contemporary Art House
Out North Contemporary Art House will host 'Youth Comic Drawing' with artist Nic Sweet, a workshop f... Read more
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Drug Free Schools Coalition: Prosecute marijuana farmers, sellers

Anyone who is cultivating, selling, or distributing marijuana is violating the federal Controlled Substances Act, regardless of state law. Obama must enforce federal law and begin prosecutions to stop the proliferation of "medical" and recreational marijuana that is harming our kids.David G. Evans
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