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DOT plans to install another pedestrian barrier, this time on Anchorage’s Fifth Avenue
DOT plans to install another pedestrian barrier, this time on Anchorage’s Fifth Avenue By Bella Biondini Published: March 20, 2026 Alaska DOT&PF and the Federal Highway Administration have proposed installing a…
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Preventing pedestrian deaths | Line One
Alaska Public Media: Preventing pedestrian deaths | Line One By Hannah Flor Pedestrian deaths in Anchorage and around the nation have increased dramatically in recent years. On this Line One,…
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Last week of the year for Free Farm Stand in Fairview and Spenard neighborhoods
Last week of the year for Free Farm Stand in Fairview and Spenard neighborhoods Max Treece-Noran, Your Alaska Link Sep 16, 2025 Updated Sep 17, 2025 It’s only been a month since…
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Anchorage gardener starts free farm stand for residents in need
Anchorage gardener starts free farm stand for residents in need Alaska Public Media | By Sophia Downie Published September 12, 2025 at 10:31 AM AKDT Anchorage is home to a new free…
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‘This is a blessing’: Anchorage shuttle connects Fairview residents to food and prescriptions
‘This is a blessing’: Anchorage shuttle connects Fairview residents to food and prescriptions Alaska Public Media | By Hannah Flor Published September 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM AKDT Listen • 4:22 Matt Faubion /…
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Local leaders hope to grow more food – by lowering taxes – in a fight against food insecurity
Local leaders hope to grow more food – by lowering taxes – in a fight against food insecurity By Joe Allgood Published: Jun. 27, 2025 at 8:33 PM AKDT Watch story here…
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People who live in Anchorage’s Fairview neighborhood will be able to get a free ride to the grocery store
People who live in Anchorage’s Fairview neighborhood will be able to get a free ride to the grocery store Published: Jul. 17, 2025 at 5:20 PM AKDT Watch the video here!…
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Paint the Town event spruces up the Spenard neighborhood in Anchorage
Paint the Town event spruces up the Spenard neighborhood in Anchorage Max Treece-Noran, Your Alaska Link Jun 3, 2025 Updated Jun 4, 2025 Watch the Video here! The annual Paint the Town…
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Annual ‘Paint the Town’ event kicks off supporting homeowners in Spenard
Annual ‘Paint the Town’ event kicks off supporting homeowners in Spenard Published: Jun. 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM AKDT Watch the video coverage of the 2025 Paint the Town event…
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Building an Equitable and Sustainable Future: Community Engagement and Design Collaboration in Alaska
Building an Equitable and Sustainable Future: Community Engagement and Design Collaboration in Alaska University of Texas at Arlington Friday, Feb 28, 2025 Engaging students through community design has been a…
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The Empty Office Podcast – Affordable Housing
The Empty Office Podcast – Season 3, Episode 3 A panel discussion about housing policy and the challenges to obtaining affordable housing in Anchorage featuring representatives from the Cook Inlet…
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NeighborWorks Alaska’s ‘Paint the Town’ gives homes a new coat of paint
NeighborWorks Alaska’s ‘Paint the Town’ gives homes a new coat of paint Ian Stewart, Your Alaska Link Aug 20, 2024 Updated Aug 21, 2024 Watch the video here! NeighborWorks Alaska and its…
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Allgood News KTUU: Paint the Town
Paint the Town – A new coat of paint can brighten a mood and change attitudes Watch the story here! 67-year-old Darance Carter and her disabled sister have lived together…
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Helping Neighbors Find Affordable Housing
Helping Neighbors Find Affordable Housing Alaska Housing Finance Corporation May 8, 2024 at 8:00am in Community, Our Stories, Homelessness, Public Housing As Executive Director of NeighborWorks Alaska, Jim MacKenzie admits it can be challenging to explain the…
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Stroad to Recovery: Balancing the Needs of Roads and Streets
Stroad to Recovery: Balancing the Needs of Roads and Streets by Scott Rhode, Alaska Business Magazine Feb 5, 2024 During a late autumn sunrise, Charles Marohn walked through Anchorage’s Fairview neighborhood.…
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Highways connecting in Anchorage’s Fairview have long marred the neighborhood. Renewed efforts aim to fix that.
Highways connecting in Anchorage’s Fairview have long marred the neighborhood. Renewed efforts aim to fix that. By Alex DeMarban, Anchorage Daily News Published: April 30, 2023 Vehicles travel south along Gambell…
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