Northway News

If you're looking for a unique treat, check out what Cade Smith at FishEx is offering this week: fresh St.

Julia O'Malley writes a general interest column about life and politics in Anchorage and around Alaska.

Julia O'Malley writes a general interest column about life and politics in Anchorage and around Alaska.

Food has been the focus of movies for nearly a week at the Bear Tooth Theatrepub.

TRAGEDY: Some plan hasty trips to homeland while others raise funds. Published: October 4th, 2009 10:57 PM Last Modified: October 4th, 2009 10:58 PM Masae Fanene, a 29-year-old who grew up in Anchorage, lost nine extended family members in the tsunami that pounded Samoa and American Samoa last week.

The market season is slowing down, but it's far from over. This week, bring home some fresh veggies and help send some hard-working youngsters on a trip.

One of the best things about late summer in Alaska is the arrival of the sweet orange gold at local farmers' markets.

Alex Davis of A.D. Farms says it best: "Things are getting good." If you enjoy Alaska's vegetable bounty, now is the season.

Walk to Remember , 9 a.m., Providence Alaska Medical Center, 3200 Providence Drive.

Music in the Park , noon-1 p.m., Peratrovich Park, E Street and Fourth Avenue. The Asteroids will perform.

Martha Stramp can't remember exactly when she began visiting Anchorage farmers' markets but she remembers why.

It's hard to beat fresh Alaska produce. It's pretty much impossible to beat that produce when it's free.

Martha Stramp can't remember exactly when she began visiting Anchorage farmers markets but she remembers why.

Martha Stramp can't remember exactly when she began visiting Anchorage farmers markets but she remembers why.

Department of Transportation and Public Facilities bridge officials today announced upcoming intermittent bridge closures near McCarthy and Northway.

The lazy, hazy days of summer are bringing quite a crop of goods to the local farmers markets.

Aviation fuel is again available at the Northway airport near the Canadian border after dispensers were shut down for more than two months at this official U.S. Customs entry point.

If you're looking for fresh Alaska fruit, the season has arrived. Arthur Keyes from Glacier Valley Farm in Palmer will have tons of strawberries at markets this week.

DAY'S DUTY DONE - A Search and Rescue technician and a civilian observer leave a Canadian military Hercules at the Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport on Thursday following an afternoon of searching for an aircraft that has been missing for almost two weeks.

If you're going to be out of town this weekend celebrating the holiday -- or if you can't wait for fresh vegetables and such -- then you're in luck today.