Alaskan SpringBy Barbara Njaa, NikiskiIt’s spring again on the Cook Inlet.Every year finds us more aware of the seasonal rhythmsSnow dying and black currant buds… Continue reading
For better, for worse.You promised that once, and you meant it. For richer, for poorer was okay, too; you’d do it together. And over the… Continue reading
“Transcendence” Alcon Entertainment 1 hour, 59 minutes Johnny Depp is so well-known playing over-the-top crazy characters it would only stand to reason the critics… Continue reading
Best Bet ■ Nikiski High presents “Hello Dolly,” Friday and Saturday and May 2-3 at the Nikiski High Auditorium. Shows start at 7 p.m. and… Continue reading
When I Grow Up and Become a VeterinarianBy Robert Romig, NikiskiMy mom asked me one day when I was eating my dinner:What will you choose… Continue reading
Sometimes, you just can’t fit in.You stick out like a sore thumb, totally unable to melt into the crowd. You feel like you have a… Continue reading
“Draft Day” 1 hour, 49 minutes Summit Entertainment What if they made a movie all about the day leading up to the Oscar… Continue reading
Events and Exhibits ■ The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District High School and Middle School Student Group Show is on display at the Kenai Fine… Continue reading
A watercolor Harry Potter snatches a golden snitch from the sky on one end of the gallery, while a human-sized cardboard and burlap creation dominates… Continue reading
Events and Exhibits ■ The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District High School and Middle School Student Group Show is on display at the Kenai Fine… Continue reading
For just a few hours Saturday, all of the traditional rules of library etiquette will be suspended as the Soldotna Library Friends throw a party… Continue reading
“Captain America: The Winter Soldier”Marvel Entertainment2 hours, 16 minutesThe Marvel Studios juggernaut just keeps on rolling. With high quality, high-concept series’ like “Iron Man,” “Thor”… Continue reading
Lately, it seems as though everything sets your teeth on edge. The neighbors are way too noisy. Customer service … isn’t. Your in-laws are a… Continue reading
First Thursday ■ At the age of 3, her mother put her down for a nap. Not tired, Cyndye grabbed a pen off the night… Continue reading
“Noah” Paramount Pictures 2 hour, 18 minutes It’s common for a certain percentage of a theater-going audience to take umbrage when Hollywood translates a… Continue reading
NEW YORK — Many people have a bonsai story: a first bonsai, a struggling bonsai. And many of these stories do not end happily, at… Continue reading
For SalvadorBy Byron Nalos, Nikiskipulling anchors from the seaand squinting in Susitna’s breeze,anchorlines ten fathoms longsnagged and gilled Leviathan, snagged in mud, or even morea… Continue reading
Humming with fresh critiques about the first half of an afternoon run-through, Soldotna High School students clustered on the half-lit stage in an otherwise empty… Continue reading
All Shook Up Bill Lowe, Sterling Fifty years ago started out another normal day, but at five thirty six pm Alaska entered disarray. Suddenly… Continue reading
Events and Exhibits Kenai Peninsula College and the Alaska Native Oratory Society invite the public to attend a presentation by renowned storyteller Jack Dalton… Continue reading
