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During his life, Jerome Rappaport made great donations to hospitals, colleges, and museums. He also razed an entire neighborhood to the ground and fought fervently to degrade tenant rights.
Heather Lende, whose memoirs chronicle life in Haines, is named Alaska State Writer Laureate Author: Anchorage Daily News Print article Author Heather Lende, who gained national recognition for memoirs of her life in Haines, has been selected to be Alaska State Writer Laureate for 2021-2023. Lende’s best-selling 2006 debut, “If You Lived Here, I’d Know Your Name: News from Small-Town Alaska,” chronicled her life in Haines and work writing obituaries for The Chilkat Valley News, her local newspaper. Lende followed that with “Take Good Care of the Garden and the Dogs” (2011) a...
Pope’s View: ‘Venturing out’ is turning point to new normal Margo Pope Tuesday, I passed 60 days out from the last of two shots of the Pfizer vaccine. It is a great feeling. Since mid-March, which was a month out from the second shot, I am more comfortable venturing out while observing COVID-19 protocols: masking up, social distancing, carrying hand sanitizer, and washing the hands often. Venture-out stops are not the usual trips for groceries, meds, general shopping or church. Those are back in my weekly getting out routine. In general, our grocery shopping is now a mission-driven expe...
As part of Black History Month, St. Augustine's Ximenez-Fatio House Museum will launch a new exhibit called “I Lived Here, As Well,” highlighting African Americans who may have spent their entire lives in this 1800s boarding house, yet never used the front door. The exhibit and accompanying tour continues through the end of February. The display encompasses a timeline from 1806 through 1934 and includes historical photos showing Black men and women who worked at the Ximenez-Fatio House. Archivist/Curator Taryn Rodriquez-Boette was assisted by staff member Cheyenne Koth and Flagl...
As part of Black History Month, St. Augustine's Ximenez-Fatio House Museum will launch a new exhibit called “I Lived Here, As Well,” highlighting African Americans who may have spent their entire lives in this 1800s boarding house, yet never used the front door. The exhibit and accompanying tour begins Saturday and continues through the end of February. The display encompasses a timeline from 1806 through 1934, and includes historical photos showing Black men and women who worked at the Ximenez-Fatio House. Archivist/Curator Taryn Rodriquez-Boette was assisted by staff member Che...