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Sinopsis
In Juneau, quirky people, untold stories and little mysteries are as abundant as the rain. For the things about Juneau you cant Google, why not work with a KTOO reporter to satisfy your curiosity? Curious Juneau is a recurring news feature driven by questions and reporting from our audience, starring you and your questions.
Episodios
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Why is gas cheaper in Auke Bay? And why is it cheaper to fly to Seattle than Ketchikan?
02/05/2024Somehow, we found a Clemson economist who studies competition between gas stations.
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How well does Juneau recycle, and where does it all end up?
18/04/2024Over the years, several Curious Juneau listeners have asked where Juneau’s recycling goes. A few even wonder if it’s really getting reused, or if some of it ends up in a landfill.
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What are the original Lingít names for Juneauʼs mountains?
08/03/2024A listener asked KTOO what the local mountains’ original Lingít names are. For this installment of Curious Juneau, Yvonne Krumrey spoke with Lingít educators to find out.
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Curious Juneau: How big is the Coast Guard’s presence in Juneau?
28/05/2023“It's a major footprint. And then we also have people who work for the Coast Guard who are not active duty,” she said. “It does end up being a significant economic driver in the community.”
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What happened to Juneau’s Taco Bell?
03/05/2022In the late '90s Juneau had two Taco Bells. But by the early 2000s they were both gone.
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Why are some of Juneau’s street lights glowing purple?
24/01/2022Some Juneau residents have noticed street lights with a purple glow popping up around town. A KTOO listener asked why.
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Is there an Indigenous name for this cloud formation in Juneau?
28/08/2021A Curious Juneau listener wrote in saying they'd witnessed a snake-like cloud forming along the Gastineau Channel and wondered if there are any Lingít stories or a Lingít name for this cloud feature.
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Was there really a gun range in the basement of Harborview Elementary School?
06/08/2021The short answer is yes. It was there for decades, and there are plenty of people still around in Juneau who remember it.
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Is there gold in them thar beaches?
30/05/2019One Curious Juneau listener has noticed janky-looking rafts and unnatural pits proliferating in recent years at his go-to fishing spot. So we asked one of the raft owners what they’re up to.
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Does Juneau really have the smallest Costco in the world?
29/03/2019Sure it's small, but is it the smallest? When inside, do you shop clockwise or counterclockwise? And what's up with ToshCo in Gustavus?
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Volunteers get thumbs up on spruced-up peace sign redesign
22/03/2019The plan is for volunteers this summer to prune some encroaching vegetation, and to plant spruce seedlings in the footprint of the peace sign. Eventually, they expect the spruce will outgrow and contrast with the existing alders on the hillside.
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Curious Juneau: Why do Norah Jones tickets cost over $500?
15/02/2019Professional ticket reselling is rare for events in Juneau. A longtime local event organizer says the nine-time Grammy Award winner's upcoming concert in Juneau has caused the biggest stir she can think of.
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How a mischievous Home Depot surveyor turned this hill into guerrilla art
12/01/2019Theodolites, semaphore, trigonometry and some "Big Lebowski" references — everything you wanted to know about the peace sign and a few things you didn't.
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What happened to the downtown bells?
04/11/2018They've been gone for about four years. The system was originally installed by a private downtown bank in the 1960s.
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Did Wyatt Earp really leave his gun in Juneau?
07/09/2018How did the Red Dog Saloon come to have an antique Smith & Wesson No. 3 mounted behind the bar — and did it really belong to Wyatt Earp? Curious Juneau tries to find out.