Despite her Quaker faith, Mahala Dickerson was known for her ferocity. Her confrontations, fueled by an utter lack of patience for fools, became the stuff of Anchorage legal legend.
Relationship advice: Stop trying push your grumpy, winter-hating man or woman into snowy, moonlit hikes and afternoons ice skating. Do these things instead.
It’s best to use your Alaska Air frequent flyer points to get to Juneau. The airline also offers a “constituent fare.”
Lowenfels: Why do people keep saying orchids are difficult to grow?
Recipe: You can add any quick-cooking sliced vegetables to this rich stock for a satisfying winter soup.
Vigils to honor the life of Kristen Huntington were held simultaneously in Fairbanks and Selawik, where Huntington was from originally. Organizers said the vigil was held to raise awareness of the violence Native women face.
Ugiaqtaq Wesley Aiken of Utqiagvik, who died Jan. 6 at the age of 92, was witness to some of the greatest political and social changes in Arctic Alaska.
Histories of Anchorage: Chief John Sturgus was shot with his own gun in February 1920. No one was ever arrested for the crime, and Sturgus became Anchorage’s first unsolved murder.
Are you open to a nudge to go somewhere new? Or maybe a suggestion to go to a familiar place and do something different?
The temperatures aren’t extreme by Interior Alaska standards, but Fairbanks hasn’t had a cold stretch like this in years.
Advice: It’s not too early -- or too late -- to hit reset on your resolutions and make some positive changes that stick. Be SMART and try these tips.
Recipe: This make-ahead salad is also easy to transport — think desk lunch or post-workout snack. Feel free to add your favorite vegetables, fruit and nuts.
Gardening: These crops may succeed in the north, or they may not, but things are warming enough to warrant trying new stuff.
Like the burger, Impossible Food’s pork and sausage are made from soy but mimic the taste and texture of ground meat.
Histories of Anchorage: The old Anchorage Parking Authority made a mistake when it provoked Linny Pacillo in the mid-1990s.
For students whose tests and textbooks have migrated to screens, technology as gym equipment may have been only a matter of time.
Relationship advice: I’m 33, and I know it’s cliché but the clock is ticking, and I want to do these things with my boyfriend but I feel like he doesn’t get the pressure or the timing.
Some of the deals are straightforward, while travelers have to jump through some hoops to take advantage of the cheapest of the cheap.
Alaska is being affected by earlier thaws and later first frosts. It’s time to admit that it is warmer and incorporate that into the growing calendar.
Recipe: Smaller hand pies are perfect for snacking or as an appetizer. Larger ones make a full meal with a fresh green salad.
