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1. Anchorage Assembly considers housing overlay proposal to boost inventory (news-usa.today) — Anchorage residents could see big changes in neighborhood housing as the Assembly debates the Missing Middle Housing Opportunity Overlay, aimed at allowing more duplexes, fourplexes, and small apartments. The piece argues that streamlining permits, zoning, and fees is crucial to easing Anchorage's housing shortage, even if it means pushing past neighborhood resistance to added density and parking pressures.
2. 4 hurt in shooting outside Spenard bar after closing, owner and Anchorage police say (adn.com) — Four people were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after a 3 a.m. shooting in an alley behind Chilkoot Charlie's on Spenard Road, Anchorage police say. The bar's owner says the venue was closed and secured at the time, and security cameras captured a suspect vehicle's license plates as officers continue to investigate and determine who was involved.
3. About Us (alaskapublic.org) — Alaska Public Media, based in Southcentral Alaska, runs KSKA radio in Anchorage and recently expanded free over-the-air TV access in the city by adding Channel 11 to its longtime Channel 7 lineup. The nonprofit highlights its partnerships with Anchorage institutions, its independence from PBS and NPR, and new community-funded model while outlining strict guidelines for responsible use of AI in its journalism.
4. Anchorage woman creates little villages filled with gnomes, fairies, hermits and trolls (alaskasnewssource.com) — An Anchorage woman has turned the woods around her Rabbit Creek home into whimsical miniature villages filled with gnomes, fairies, and tiny handmade furnishings. She's spent 16 years building these sentimental scenes, which delight visiting children and even attract curious wildlife, before covering them each winter to protect them from the snow.
5. Anchorage Welcomes You: Documentary Explores Homelessness in Alaska (news-usa.today) — Anchorage residents will soon have chances to see "Anchorage Welcomes You," a documentary by Norwegian filmmakers that follows people currently or formerly living on the city's streets. The film examines addiction, housing insecurity, and violence while connecting Anchorage's struggles to broader human stories, with local screenings featuring Q&A sessions and updates shared on social media.
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