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Mayor keeps most COVID limits on Anchorage businesses, allows sporting events

FreedomJanuary 30, 2021

Anchorage’s Acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson is slightly easing up on her COVID mandates while reminding residents of her power to shut the city down again if they do not follow orders. Claiming Anchorage must “loosen restrictions in a way consistent

‘Yes! We’re Back’ – Anchorage’s Peggy’s Restaurant reopens Jan. 4

CultureJanuary 3, 2021

One of Anchorage’s oldest and most beloved eateries is down but not out. “We will not let this pandemic beats us!” Peggy’s Restaurant announced on its Facebook page on Sunday. The 66-year old diner will be “ready to welcome the New Year with renewed

Opposition to Felix Rivera is not about his sexual orientation

FeaturedDecember 30, 2020

So, LGBTQ activists have decided to come to the defense of Anchorage Assembly Chair Felix Rivera’s recall effort. Very disappointing they decided to inject themselves into this recall which has absolutely nothing to do with his sexual orientation. It’s

Open letter to all people of Anchorage: Political power is yours

FeaturedDecember 30, 2020

Let’s play the game of True Confessions. Admit it: you see the Kenai Peninsula as your private playground. You take us over for a few months every summer, especially in July, take what you want and leave some of us happy but others grumbling. For us, we are

Anchorage bars and restaurants can open at 25% on Jan. 1

FeaturedDecember 29, 2020

Under mounting pressure as local businesses continue to shutter in the wake of crippling COVID-19 mandates, the unelected Acting Mayor of Anchorage Austin Quinn-Davidson signed Emergency Order 17 in what she called a “response to the changing conditions of

After 66 years, Peggy’s diner is latest casualty of Anchorage’s COVID mandates

CultureDecember 25, 2020

Peggy’s Restaurant, one of Anchorage’s most enduring and beloved hangouts, closed its doors on Christmas Eve and the owners don’t know when or if they will be able to reopen. The owners posted a Facebook notice on Christmas Eve saying, “It is with a

Under mounting pressure, acting mayor agrees to revisit plan to reopen Anchorage restaurants

FeaturedDecember 21, 2020

She’s late to the game, but Anchorage’s unelected Acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson is now intently interested in a plan to partially reopen the city’s bars and restaurants. First developed and presented to her by Anchorage restaurant and bar owners

A few ‘courageous’ restaurants defy Anchorage mandates on ‘Day of Reckoning’

CultureDecember 20, 2020

On Dec. 19, precious few Anchorage restaurants dared to challenge the ban on in-person dining that has decimated the once thriving industry. Several caravans drove from the Mat-Su, Kenai and Valdez, braving snow and wind to shop and dine in Anchorage. Billed

Will the light of Christmas crack Anchorage’s COVID lockdown?

CultureDecember 18, 2020

When it comes to bringing humanity together for worship, celebration, parties, feasting and shopping, nothing compares to Christmas. It is the absolute antithesis to emergency order lockdowns and restrictions which Anchorage’s acting mayor Austin

Alaskans to rally behind Anchorage businesses that open Dec. 19

CultureDecember 17, 2020

“The Day of Reckoning” is headed to Anchorage on Saturday, Dec. 19, when Alaskans plan to flood Anchorage businesses that have been severely crippled by the citywide lockdown. The planned event in direct response to Acting Mayor Austin

Acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson