Anchorage News and Events

The annual Anchorage Festival of Flowers comes to downtown Anchorage on Friday, June 1st, 2012. Town Square Park plays host to this annual Anchorage event that offers seminars about caring for flowers, sales, an auction, live music and more. The Anchorage Festival of Flowers isn’t just about flowers, though. There will be face painting, stilt walkers, an art fair and much more fun for the entire family to enjoy. You can even plant a marigold. The festival acts as an annual fundraiser for the...Read Full Story

This Sunday, May 6, 2012, is Lemonade Day in Anchorage.  What is Lemonade Day, you ask?  It’s a fun way to instill an entrepreneurial spirit into kids via their first business…a lemonade stand.  Each child that participates in Lemonade Day in Anchorage will receive a backpack containing a workbook that shows them how to create a budget, set a profit-making goal, serve customers, pay back investors and generally give back to the community.  Kids who participate will keep any money they earn...Read Full Story

Three senators (Scott Brown from Massachusetts, Sherrod Brown from Ohio and our very own Lisa Murkowski from Alaska) have proposed a bill that will help shorten the time it takes to complete a short sale.  This will help prevent more American homeowners, including those here in Anchorage, from losing their homes to foreclosure.  In order to sell your Anchorage home in a short sale, you must reach an agreement with your lender where they allow you to sell your home for less than is owed.  This...Read Full Story

Beginning this Thursday, February 9th and continuing on through the weekend until Sunday, February 12th, 2012, the Dena’ina Civic and Convention Center will be hosting the Anchors Aweigh Boat Show in Anchorage.  The Alaska Marine Dealers Association and the Coast Guard are just a few of the organizations that will be on hand offering safety and education classes throughout the event.  Several financial institutions will also be available to discuss payment options for buying your very own...Read Full Story

If you love folk music, you’re going to love the Anchorage Folk Festival.  Beginning Thursday, January 19, 2012 and continuing through Sunday, January 29, 2012, musicians from around the world as well as our own state will be performing for the public all around the City of Anchorage.  There will also be workshops given throughout the free 10 day event. Several different acts will be performing on various days at the main stage (Wendy Williamson Auditorium, UAA campus, Lake Otis & 36th Ave...Read Full Story