Ch’atanaltsegh: A weird and wonderful parade marks return of a Dena’ina place name in Anchorage
Larger-than-life salmon and sandhill cranes joined Indigenous dancers near Fish Creek, just west of downtown.
BY Nathaniel HerzAug 29, 2026
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At $20, Anchorage’s parking tickets are a bargain. That could be about to change.
A $15 increase has been proposed by the city agency that oversees parking.
BY Nathaniel HerzJul 14, 2026
Northern Journal 🤝 Anchorage Press
We're (re-)launching a newspaper.
BY Nathaniel HerzJun 16, 2026
A remembrance: Rich Mauer shaped Alaska journalism — and me.
I wish I kept a journal of all the lessons I learned from the longtime Anchorage Daily News reporter and editor. Here are a few.
BY Nathaniel HerzMar 1, 2026
Need a place to sleep at Anchorage’s international airport? An on-site hotel could be in the works.
A proposal from a Utah real estate firm and an Anchorage developer.
BY Nathaniel HerzJan 9, 2026
Anchorage electricity prices could go up again. Blame the warm winter.
Anchorage utility executives say that a mild winter translated into lower electricity sales — and a hole in their budget.
BY Nathaniel HerzJul 18, 2025
Interesting stuff: Anchorage water wars, a Doyon pipeline deal and a law firm’s look at the Permanent Fund
Interesting Stuff is back from hibernation. Items include a feud between bottled water companies and Anchorage's water utility, a Doyon subsidiary's acquisition of a share of a major pipeline on the North Slope and continuing turnover at the Regulatory Commission of Alaska.
BY Nathaniel HerzSep 18, 2024
Inside the “titanic” legal case that will help determine Alaska’s energy future: an analysis of what’s at stake
Northern Journal waded through hundreds of pages of written testimony and hours of recorded public hearings to explain how an Anchorage electric utility’s proposal to raise its rates could affect consumers — and the region’s scarce supply of natural gas.
BY Nathaniel HerzAug 8, 2024