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“Today’s actually our last day,” Andy Ethington, 26, said as he walked through a warehouse in South Anchorage. “So, we’re just cleaning out all the trucks, cleaning out the storage room. This is where we keep all the chainsaws and stuff,” he said, pointing inside. Ethington is one of 25 tree removal employees the city hired last August to tackle the widespread issue of beetle-killed spruce trees around Anchorage. Since September, they’ve worked seven days a week felling dead trees, and chopping them into free firewood for the neighborhood.  Pre-COVID, Ethington planned to work...

Anchorage Zine Fair presses on during the pandemic with new, online format Published December 21, 2020 Share on Facebook Print article At a typical Anchorage Zine Fair, artists line tables with their prints and booklets while customers stop by to chat, flip through their work and squeeze through the crowded room to see the latest, loveliest and wildest local zines. The in-person fair is on hold this year, but a crew of local artists are aiming to maintain that energy with an online event instead. Rather than a bustling one-night bazaar, this year’s Anchorage Zine Fair is a virtual, mo...