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Jack Leveque, a 16-year-old from Service High School, became one of the youngest athletes ever inducted into the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame alongside Olympic silver medalist Gus Schumacher. The teen skier medaled at U.S. Junior Nationals and finished 10th at World Junior Championships as the youngest competitor in the top 25.
Volunteers in Anchorage rolled up their sleeves this week to prepare community gardens for the growing season, helping residents grow their own fresh food. The city is welcoming more helpers all summer long for garden cleanups, invasive plant removal, and tree plantings.
Community gardens across Anchorage are calling for volunteer helpers to prepare growing spaces for summer planting season. The Parks and Recreation department is hosting quick cleanup events to get gardens ready after a long winter.
Dozens of volunteers gathered at an Anchorage cemetery to clean veteran headstones before Memorial Day, continuing a five-year tradition of remembering those who served. Armed with shovels and cleaning supplies, they restored dignity to the graves of fallen heroes.
Fifty Black entrepreneurs gathered at the Anchorage Museum for the 11th annual Alaska Black Business Expo, proving their thriving community continues to grow. The event brought together an estimated 1,500 Black-owned businesses across the state for what attendees called "a family reunion."