Girdwood News

INDIAN: Drivers going 55 and more too fast for 300 residents and their businesses.

Jennifer McCard and Alex Peterson of Soldotna were married Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009, at the Our Lady of the Snows Chapel in Girdwood, surrounded by family and friends.

An article about the wonders of a dog's nose prompted a message about an example of that fine tool at work in Alaska.

An article about the wonders of a dog's nose prompted a message about an example of that fine tool at work in Alaska.

A leaner, tighter city budget that would lay off dozens of full- and part-time city employees is before the Anchorage Assembly tonight as Mayor Dan Sullivan puts his first real mark on local government.

Two Sterling residents were found dead after a fatal crash off the Seward Highway on Dec.

Alaska State Troopers say a man and woman were trapped upside down in a pickup truck after it left the Seward Highway south of Portage, flipped and broke through ice in a ditch with about four feet of water.

A Ford F-150 crew cab pickup left the Seward Highway and flipped early this morning, breaking through the roadside ice and trapping the two occupants inside, according to troopers and firefighters.

The Department of Transportation says the Seward Highway was closed in both directions Friday afternoon because of an avalanche south of Girdwood and north of Seward.

The National Weather Service is calling for up to three more inches of snow after midnight tonight, mostly on the Hillside and East Anchorage.

Public libraries all over the country are coming under the knife and the Anchorage public library is no exception.

Mayor Dan Sullivan and his administration have altered plans to close the South Fork Auxiliary Fire Station on Hiland Road, restoring $10,200 originally cut from the proposed city budget.

A humpback whale breaches off Kodiak Island. Travel deals Get travel brochures for: More on Wildlife viewing Wildlife Alaska is the place to see moose, sheep, bears, eagles, caribou, whales and more.

Photo provided - Emily Johnson explores issues of displacement through a series of theatre pieces entitled "The Thank You Bar." The pieces feature Johnson in contemporary dance, and will be performed at the Bunnell Street Gallery Oct.

George Sullivan was a hands-on guy, and even after all the years you can still see his fingerprints all over town.

I was sitting around the other day trying to think of something new to add to the "now is the time to plant spring flowering bulbs" column.

At this rate, Geoff Roes of Douglas is going to become known as "The 100-Mile Man.'' Roes, 33, late Friday night won his fifth 100-miler in five attempts when he seized the Wasatch Front 100-Mile Endurance Run in Utah for the second straight year.

The Girdwood Alaska Backpackers Inn has opened as a hostel in Girdwood. The hostel has capacity for 39 guests, with five private rooms with double beds and a bunk, and dorm-room beds in separate male and female quarters, said Amy Johnson, co-manager. Owner James Boring, who also owns the Alaska Backpackers Inn in Anchorage, said he aims to make the ...

These are hard times for Anchorage libraries. More to the point, these are hard times for Anchorage library users.

Link: Turnagain Times You've done Girdwood's Forest Fair. Now consider checking out this weekend's Girdwood Fungus Fair.