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Grab & Go Snack Program
For Youth of All Ages. Every Wednesday from 10-11:30am until August 3. Stop by the library’s window and ask for a free to-go bag with...
Alaska Aquaculture Semester
Study Sustainable Ocean Farming at UAS Sitka Campus – the 2024 Fall semester runs from August 26th to December 14th. Hands-on learning and research includes...
Sitka Tribe Family Activities
Sitka Tribe of Alaska Social Services Department invites STA Tribal Citizens and their families to register for Summer 2024 activities June 15th 2-5:30pm – Wildlife...
Cello Seminar Concert Series
The music magic continues with the Cello Seminar Concert Series starting Friday June 28 from 7-8pm, at the Miner Music Center at Stevenson Hall. And...
Calling all Local Artists!
The Indigenous Peoples Day Planning Committee has an opportunity for you! We’re looking for someone to design our logo for our program this year! Based...
2024 Sitka Farmers Markets
Vendor registration is open for the 2024 Sitka Farmers Markets. This 17th annual community event is hosted by the Sitka Local Foods Network, a nonprofit...
Art Students Craft Xóots Piece
Students in Ms. Manewal’s Glass & Tile class and Advanced Formline students of Mr. Skultka’s collaborated to transform this red cedar brown bear into a...
Recycling Plastics
Recycling is now easier than ever in Sitka: Plastics #1, #2, and now #5, can now be put in the same bin! Simply remove lids...
Online Dictionary: Three Languages
Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) has launched a new online dictionary that allows users to search for words and phrases in Lingít (Tlingit language), X̱aad Kíl...
Rotary Club of Sitka
Our club is seeking new members who want to make a difference – locally and internationally. The Sitka Rotary Club was chartered on January 30,...
Quilt Raffle 2024
Sitka Cancer Survivors Society Annual Raffle – Tickets $10. Drawing October 27, 2024. Tickets are sold all summer. Three prizes – you choice when ticket...
Walk Southeast
It’s time to Walk Southeast!! – Join us for the 297-mile Virtual Trek that takes you from the Sitka Parks & Recreation office all the...
Local Seafood Shares in 2024
We’ve extended the Alaskans Own CSF Seafood Share “Early Bird Sale” until Saturday, April 20! Order now to get your wild Alaska monthly seafood shares throughout the...
Join the Circus Summer 2024?
This summer, we’re offering classes for teens, youth, and adults, with space in all beginner classes and all sessions of our popular pole class. And...
T&H Summer Youth Employment
The Tlingit & Haida Summer Youth Internship program helps eligible tribal youth between the ages of 14 and 24 to find summer employment opportunities in...
Summer Music Mondays
Registration is now open for “Summer Music Mondays” – a program of CBS Parks & Recreation Dept. To Register, visit https://sitka.recdesk.com/Community/Program and Scroll down to...
NW Coast Beginning Basketry
“Art S183 Harvest and Preparation of Basketry Materials” – Saturdays and Sundays from April 27 through May 5 from 9am-5pm at Sealaska Heritage Arts Campus,...
New Parks & Rec Website
A New Website for CBS Parks & Rec Activities & Facilities – announcements & reservations. Find the website at https://sitka.recdesk.com/Community/Home You can also go to...
Head Start Enrollment 2024-25
Head Start is a nationwide, federally funded program that promotes school readiness by enhancing the social, physical and cognitive development of children. Head Start is...
Sea Life Garden Compost
Slow-turned in-house for a potent fish waste and alder chip-based compost. 1.5 cubic feet bags, 35 lbs. each, $15.89 (tax included). piatribal.org The IGAP program...
Celebration 2024 Design Winner
SHI announces winner of Celebration 2024 Art Contest. Five other entries were chosen for honorable mentions. An artist from Seattle has won Sealaska Heritage Institute’s...
Recycling Changes & Simplification
Changes & Simplifications (per CBS PSA dated April 5, 2024) at Recyling Center, 802 Sawmill Creek Rd. (across from National Cemetery): CBS Public Works Dept....
Xóots Elementary School
According to a March 8, 2024 article by KCAW’s Robert Woolsey, “Baranof Elementary School in Sitka has a new name. The Sitka School Board voted...
AMHS Summer Ferry Schedule
The AMHS 2024 Summer Schedule is now available for reservations – extending from January – Sept. 2024. “We’re pleased to announce the release of the...
U.S.-Built Spacecraft Lands on Moon
A U.S.-built spacecraft lands on the moon for the first time in half a century. For the first time in more than 50 years, an...
SE Dough Co. Baked Goods
SE Dough Co. Menu update: Challah loaves are now on the menu weekly! You can find them under the “yeasted” section below. Community Loaf (gets...
Fish Eye Coffee Drive-Thru
(907) 623-0384 – Open 6am-5pm Mon-Fri, 7am-5pm Saturday, 8am-4pm Sunday. Walk-up or Drive-thru for hot beverages & snacks. 607 Halibut Point Road in the AC...
What are you in the mood for?
In the Mood for: Sushi? Pho or Korean BBQ? Classic Stir-Fry? Remember these restaurants – Open 7 days a week for Dine-in or Take-out Little...
Documenting Tlingit Gesture System
Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) is launching a groundbreaking new program to document 100 gestures used in Tlingit communication identified nearly 40 years ago, to recover...
Sitkans Advertise in Daily Sitka Sentinel
A collection of Sitka citizens published a full-page paid advertisement in the Daily Sitka Sentinel on Wed. Nov. 29, 2023, in an effort to focus...
Humpback Whale Re-Articulation Project
What does it take to rebuild a whale skeleton? Scientists, faculty, and students from UAS and Sitka High School – plus numerous community volunteers –...
Native Pollinators, Plants & Gardening
Here is some valuable information from Yakutat Tlingit Tribe about pollinators, plants & gardening! What are Pollinators? Pollination is the first step that creates new...
Traditional Foods & Seasonal Harvest
Seasonal harvest allows us to be active, learn about local flora/fauna, and obtain nutrient dense foods. There are numerous wild foods that we can harvest...
Sitka Tribe’s Kayaaní Commission
Sitka Tribe of Alaska’s Kayaaní Commission meets the Last Monday of Every Month from 6:30-8:30pm. All are welcome to attend, including STA Tribal citizens, plant knowledge...
Arctic Institute Colonialism Series
“Indigenous peoples have inhabited the Arctic since time immemorial, establishing rich regional cultures and governance systems long before the introduction of modern borders. The Arctic...
Raven as Trickster & Cultural Hero
Sealaska Heritage Institute will sponsor a lecture series on “Raven as Trickster and Cultural Hero” by traditional Tlingit and Tsimshian storytellers. Free event to be...
T&H Central Council and Tanana Chiefs
Two large Alaska tribal organizations have announced their departure from the Alaska Federation of Natives. Per a May 10, 2023 piece by Rhonda McBride on...
Local Food & Garden Resources
Sitka Local Foods Network (SLFN) – The Sitka Local Foods Network is a 501(c)3 non-profit group whose mission is to increase the amount of locally...
Bear Country Convenience & Coffee
Open Tuesday-Saturday 7am-11pm, Sunday + Monday 7am-8pm. Cafe Bar open every day till 6pm, with espresso drinks, Kaladi Bros. coffee, Italian sodas, chai teas and...
Animal Friends Non-profit
Friends of Sitka Animal Shelter is a local non-profit group, focused on caring for animals housed at the City-operated shelter, creating fostering and adoption networks,...
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