Her First Deneege
"SHOOT THAT M*****F*****!"
BY Brittany Woods-OrrisonOct 24, 2026
ARTS & CULTURE DESK
ARTS & CULTURE
Independent coverage of Anchorage's music, food & dining, galleries, theater, literary scene, cinema, and Alaskan creative life.
No trivial pursuit: Lifetime of knowledge pays off for Mat-Su Jeopardy! champion
A jack of many trades takes on Jeopardy!, with Alaska flair.
BY Matt TunsethOct 23, 2026
There’s no free lunch. But in Anchorage this week, there’s really free coffee.
A mysterious donor spots everyone at Dark Horse Coffee downtown during the AFN convention.
BY Hannah DoroughOct 22, 2026
Igyamcuk and bricks of gold: A conversation with a Yup’ik artist and advocate
Nikki Quluqaaq Corbett runs the Sew Yup'ik business and has advocated against the proposed Donlin mine.
BY Dewey Kk’ołeyo Putyuk HoffmanOct 21, 2026
Seeing Dena’ina clearly: A new exhibition at the Alaska Native Heritage Center
A new exhibition at the Alaska Native Heritage Center features Dena'ina belongings that had been taken outside the state.
BY Melissa Nenantaxnen ShaginoffOct 20, 2026
Dancing in the dark: the rise of Terrorwave
A biweekly goth party at Chilkoot Charlie's has become wildly popular since launching five months ago.
BY Robin O'DonoghueOct 6, 2026
Alok writes and jokes about gender, and they're coming to Anchorage. First, they took our questions.
"Gender is not what people look like to other people; it is what we know ourselves to be," Alok writes in their book, Beyond the Gender Binary.
BY Anchorage PressSep 26, 2026
Meet the Press's new arts and culture editor
Her favorite movie is not The Sun Never sets.
BY Anchorage PressSep 24, 2026
Favorite plate: La Michoacana’s mangonada is the perfect respite from Anchorage winter
Okay, it’s maybe more of a favorite slurp, but this salty-sweet slushy takes the edge off, no alcohol needed.
BY Adelyn BaxterSep 21, 2026
Some big spills: Our first crossword
An Alaska-themed puzzle.
BY Julia BedellSep 19, 2026
Your September horoscope!
Did you know the Anchorage Press is a Gemini?
BY Kaitlin Jade ArmstrongSep 19, 2026
A backyard music festival in Spenard crowns a beet-eating king
“Oh, gosh. Pee was purple. Poop was purple, for a solid couple days.”
BY Max GrahamSep 16, 2026
Van’s is on Fire
At a legendary local venue, a fire, a recovery and now, a transition.
BY Brian 'BMac' MacMillanSep 9, 2026
The lounge, the bull and the $10,000 ‘rider’
Anchorage’s most infamous mechanical bull disappeared. We went looking for it.
BY Nathaniel HerzSep 8, 2026
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
Favorite Plate: My love-at-first-bite affair with Ginger’s General Tso’anders Fried Chicken
The Anchorage Press' 'Favorite Plate' feature debuts with a fried chicken dish from Downtown Anchorage's Ginger.
BY Lily MillerAug 26, 2026
Food review: This Californian ate five Valdez burritos in 72 hours – on purpose
A Northern Journal contributor explores the culinary delights of a community whose name he hoped would denote a thriving Latino culture.
BY Matt DrangeOct 7, 2025
A new film highlights the traumas inflicted on Indigenous children by residential schools. Alaskans say that history needs more attention.
“Sugarcane” is set in British Columbia. But after recent screenings in Sitka and Anchorage, advocates say the documentary’s themes are as relevant and urgent just across the Canadian border in Alaska.
BY Nathaniel HerzSep 23, 2024