Anchorage is an exciting place to visit and this summer it’s only getting better with new attractions, activities, and experiences coming to Alaska’s biggest city. Everything from hiking across bridges suspended thousands of feet in the air to learning about local flavors on a food tour. Catch a…
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We’ve rounded up a list of some fantastic Black-owned businesses to stop by while you’re visiting Alaska’s largest city. Food & Beverage Anchorage is known to have one of the highest concentrations of coffee shops per capita, so you’ll have an abundance of choices for your morning brew. The Drip…
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Looking for ways to enjoy Anchorage during the winter season? Look no further! Just because it’s snowy doesn’t mean you have to stay inside. In fact, in Anchorage, there is much more to do outdoors in our winter wonderland. Here are five ways to embrace the season. Cross-country Ski at Kincaid Park…
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Olympic Gold medalist Kikkan Randall has skied in countless places around the globe and boasts that her hometown Tour of Anchorage race offers something unmatched. “It’s such a cool opportunity to race point-to-point in an urban environment,” says Randall, now a retired racer and executive director…
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It’s three in the morning and I’m covered in paint. I’m floating thirty-five feet up in the air on G Street in downtown Anchorage. I can barely see the buildings surrounding me, it’s foggy, dark, silent, and I am having a ball. I’ve been this high up before, but this is my largest mural by far. At a…
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I almost never know where I’m going when I get to the Glen Alps parking lot, yet somehow I always manage to find myself exactly where I want to be. Sometimes a long jog out Powerline Pass leads me to an encounter with a stealthy coyote; others it’s an after-work quad blaster up Flattop Mountain…
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Halloween is fast approaching, and Anchorage has a lot to do this October, from family-friendly activities to a spooky show. With fall foliage on full display, the BOOtanical garden is underway at the Alaska Botanical Garden and can be seen every Saturday, Sunday, and Monday until Monday, Oct. 24th…
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As we drive into Anchorage on the Glenn Highway, I point to the right, at a neighborhood called Mountain View, and tell my out-of-State guests that over there is one of the most diverse neighborhoods in the United States. They nod with surprised looks on their faces, after-all, Anchorage is a…
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Anchorage Glacier Pilots baseball player Brayden Miraki jogs to retrieve a foul ball from inside the fence at Mulcahy Stadium and casually tosses it to a little girl standing just on the other side. Above the snow-capped mountains behind them rise puffy white clouds, the only blemish against the…
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If New York is the city that never sleeps, Anchorage is the municipality that never sleeps in. Ask the locals. On summertime weekends, it’s common for folks to get up far earlier than usual in order to take advantage of every possible hour of recreational opportunity. And if you’ve got enough…
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