Spenard News

For the sixth year, the Thanksgiving Blessing Project provides the food, including a turkey and all the trimmings, to make a complete Thanksgiving meal for families in need.

CHANGE: Even surviving shops are looking at new business plans. Published: November 15th, 2009 09:54 PM Last Modified: November 15th, 2009 09:54 PM The emergence of new bestsellers priced for cheap and the rise of digital books are prompting bookstore owners in the state's largest city to rethink their stores and position themselves for an ...

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

A fire at a Spenard duplex Friday morning displaced three people and killed a dog, according to the Anchorage Fire Department.

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

Daylight savings is kaput. We're inexorably plunging toward five dim hours of winter equinox light, losing more than five minutes of sunshine per day.

An early morning fire in Turnagain Heights sent a woman to the hospital with serious injuries, killed three pets and significantly damaged a single-family home, according to the Anchorage Fire Department.

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

STUDY GROUP: Join Infinite Way for meditation and study of the \writings of Joel Goldsmith at 10054 Thimbleberry Drive, 11 a.m. Saturdays, except holiday weekends.

Alaska History Reading Group, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Anchorage Museum, 625 C St. The museum's chief curator, Marilyn Knapp, will discuss the books "The Native People of Alaska: Traditional Living in a Northern Land" by Steve Langdon and "Sakuuktugut: We Are Working Incredibly Hard" by Alexandra J. McClanahan.

Mideastern Belly Dance class, 9:30-10:30 a.m., Powerhouse Gym, 202 E. Northern Lights Blvd.

On a recent rainy evening, Wendy Baker hauled her antiquated bicycle up a half-flight of stairs at the old Mat Maid building on Northern Lights Boulevard and pushed it through a maze of used bike parts and do-it-yourself bicycle mechanics.

The Department of Parks and Rec is laying off 13 employees and leaving 5 vacant positions unfilled.

Zoo Yoga, 9 to 10 a.m., Alaska Zoo Gateway Building, 4731 O'Malley Road. $5. Weird, Wild and Wacky, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m., Anchorage Museum of Natural History, 201 N. Bragaw St.

Rock Hounding, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Nature's Jewels, 5861 Arctic Blvd. An Anchorage Parks and Recreation novice/intermediate class and field session hike to identify rocks and discuss options for turning trailside treasures into gifts, jewelry and useful items.

Bartlett Political Forum, noon- 1 p.m., Denny's Restaurant, 3950 DeBarr Road. Patrick Higgins, Anchorage School Board member and business executive, will speak on back to school and other issues.

Fit Teen, 123fit, Carrs Huffman Shopping Center. Free summer memberships through August for ages 13-17. Music for Little Ones, noon-1 p.m., Peratrovich Park, E Street and Fourth Avenue.

Worms & Worms Composting, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Terra Bella Bakery Cafe, 601 E. Dimond Blvd.

The Anchorage Assembly voted Tuesday not to supplement funding for the city's Graffiti Busters Program.

A Spenard house fire caused about $20,000 in damage early Saturday morning and another blaze in a Girdwood duplex displaced five people, according to the Anchorage Fire Department and the Alaska Red Cross.