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The Anchorage ATHENA Society is pleased to announce the inductees into the Class of 2025. A group of 14 women and this year’s Leadership Award recipient will be honored at the annual Anchorage ATHENA Society luncheon Monday, March 17, 2025, at the Hotel Captain Cook. This year’s inductees are: Kay Brown,Arctic Policy Director, Pacific EnvironmentDianne Blumer, Principal, NavigateAKKate ...read more

After a special meeting of the Anchorage Assembly, new plans were announced today to ensure the future of the Mountain View Community Center. Starting June 1, the Municipality’s Parks and Recreation Department will take on the center’s operations to implement access and continuity for the community.  Boys & Girls Clubs of Southcentral Alaska (BGCSAK), which has managed the Mountain View Community ...read more

Community members are invited to a summit on Anchorage’s Coordinated Response to Homelessness March 20-21, 2025 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Organized by the Mayor’s Office, the Anchorage Assembly’s Housing and Homelessness Committee, and the Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness, this 2-day summit is an opportunity for community members to understand the systems and strategies the Municipality and ...read more

ANCHORAGE, AK – Forbes selected Alaska’s largest community bank, First National Bank Alaska, as one of the top ten banks in the country for their annual list America’s Best Banks. First National ranked sixth in the nation and was the only bank in Alaska to make the list.   The global media company evaluates 11 metrics, including growth, credit quality, profitability and stock ...read more

Estimates suggest Anchorage needs 10,000 more homes over the next ten years to meet the community’s needs. So, in summer 2024, Assembly members and Mayor LaFrance formed a working group of local design professionals, policymakers, developers, community members, and the Planning Department to make it easier to build housing in the Municipality of Anchorage.“We have been working on our housing ...read more

Mayor LaFrance invites community members to apply for the 2025 Mayor's Community Grants. The application period will be open February 11 to March 10, 2025. Each year, the mayor awards Community Grants to local charities and nonprofits working to improve the Municipality’s well-being. This long-standing tradition of local grants provides financial support and recognition for organizations working ...read more

What is Leadership Anchorage? Leadership Anchorage is a unique leadership learning experience lasting nine months (September - May), which includes both deep personal growth and a rich breadth of experiences with a dynamic, diverse cohort from all parts of our community. The program is entering its 29th year, and we are excited to select ~20 new members to join the more than 450 distinguished ...read more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) proudly announces the graduation of 19 entrepreneurs from the 2024 SBA T.H.R.I.V.E. Emerging Leaders Reimagined program -Alaska cohort.  This marks the culmination of an intensive six-month journey that united small business owners and bolster their capabilities by preparing them for future challenges.     The T.H.R.I.V.E. Emerging ...read more

For the first time this summer, we're connecting Anchorage to both Detroit and Sacramento with seasonal nonstop flights, as well as resuming nonstop service between Fairbanks and Portland. We’ll offer the most nonstop destinations ever this summer from Alaska’s largest city along with daily Portland-Fairbanks service; other new nonstops begin this week across our network For the first time ...read more

Anchorage, AK – The Global Credit Union Foundation donated $65,000 to community nonprofits in Alaska and Arizona. The donations were part of the Foundation’s 2024 quarterly distribution of funds to its nonprofit partners in areas served by the credit union.  “We’ve partnered with these nonprofits because we’ve seen firsthand the good they do in the community,” said Noël Gabler, Executive ...read more