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Straight from the cow

Daily News reporter Stephanie Komarnitsky and her husband, photographer Stephen Nowers, tried to eat only locally grown and raised food for a week. Can two grocery-store addicts embrace an all-Alaska diet? See what they found out. In part three of four, they go in search of local milk.

Taste test

Daily News reporter Stephanie Komarnitsky and her husband, photographer Stephen Nowers, tried to eat only locally grown and raised food for a week. Can two grocery-store addicts embrace an all-Alaska diet? See what they found out. In Part 4 of four, the c

Farm fresh

Daily News reporter Stephanie Komarnitsky and her husband, photographer Stephen Nowers, tried to eat only locally grown and raised food for a week. In part two of four, their family hunts down Valley produce.

Resources

Farmers, buyers, state and university officials and other information outlets helped in the research of this series.

Eating 'local' can mean next door or miles away

WASILLA -- Type the phrase "local food" into an Internet search engine and you'll get a cascade of hits from sites advertising local food festivals to an ever-growing number of eat-local challenges. But just what does the "local" in eating local mean?

PHOTOS

Alutiiq visors

Three generations of Linds make Alutiiq hunting visors for collectors and museums.

PLAY

Wayne & Wanda

Offering clarity on the mixed-up world of relationships.

READER-SUBMITTED

Dad & Me

Give dad a shout-out by showing off photos of you together.

PHOTOS

Traditional kayak

Troy and Ethan Wilkinson are the latest generation in a dynasty of kayak makers.

BLOG

Play Blog

Check out the Play Blog, an insider’s guide on everything from music to pop culture, local dining, drinking, art and nightlife.

READER-SUBMITTED

Your cabin

Remote cabins are a way of life in Alaska, each holding its own personal touch. Share your place and check out others

SLIDE SHOW

Rabbit Creek flowers

Volunteers plant flowers in the median at Rabbit Creek Road and Seward Highway.

PHOTOS

Mike Stepovich

View photos pulled from our archive of Alaska's most nationally recognized and covered governor, not named Palin.

VIDEO

Museum

Director James Pepper Henry offers a tour of the Anchorage Museum expansion.

Pets

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other transportation

Other Transportation

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Merchandise, Miscellaneous

Antiques, apparel, even the kitchen sink. Find deals on general merchandise here. More...

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