The AnchorED City

BTS #39 – Anchorage Wolverines Part #1 - w/ Merit Waldrop

Hockey is back in the Sullivan Arena! After the departure of the Anchorage Aces in 2017, the premier hockey venue in Anchorage was without a team until 2024, when the North American Hockey League team, the Anchorage Wolverines, moved in, and the atmosphere is electric! On this episode, we talk with the Wolverines' general manager, Merit Waldrop.

 

@anchoragewolverines

https://www.facebook.com/anchoragewolverines/

https://www.anchoragewolverines.com/

 

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The history of the Nordstrom Building - BTS 24: What is the Connection Between Seattle and Anchorage? - Encore Episode

The history of the Nordstrom Building - BTS 24: What is the Connection Between Seattle and Anchorage? - Encore Episode

Last week, Anchorage Mayor Susan LaFrance and the Anchorage Community Development Authority expressed a desire to convert the old Nordstrom department store building in downtown, which has sat vacant for nearly five years, into housing and commercial space.

In this encore episode, the history of the vacant building that once housed Nordstrom's is discussed.

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Resources Used to Make This Episode:

https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2026/02/16/lafrance-administration-eyes-developing-old-nordstrom-building-into-new-housing-and-retail-space/ (encore)

https://www.filson.com/blog/field-notes/ss-portland-ship/#:~:text=The%20Portland's%20arrival%20was%20nothing,before%20the%20day%20was%20done.

https://www.adn.com/alaska-life/2021/05/09/whatever-happened-to-the-ton-of-gold-ship-that-kickstarted-the-klondike-gold-rush/

https://www.ragsrag.com/pr/pr.html  - Echoes from the Snowball Club (Piano Roll)

https://www.ragsrag.com/vp/vp.html - Harlem Rag & Mandy’s Broadway Stroll

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Bluffton_Carnival_Rag_by_Verdi_Karns_(1899,_Ragtime_piano).ogg

https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2017/08/24/a-moment-15-years-in-the-making-the-old-northern-lights-inn-is-coming-down/

https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2019/11/13/nordstrom-building-to-remain-vacant-for-foreseeable-future/

https://adn.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2%3A14454275A04DAA79%40NGPA-AKADN-16BC84557AEF83EC%402442468-16BC8371F6380428%400-16BC8371F6380428%40?search_terms=Nordstrom&text=Nordstrom&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%255B0%255D=14454275A04DAA79&sort=old&page=7&pdate=1975-02-24

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https://adn.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2%3A14454275A04DAA79%40NGPA-AKADN-16BC84557AEF83EC%402442468-16BC8371F6380428%400-16BC8371F6380428%40?search_terms=Nordstrom&text=Nordstrom&content_added=&date_from=1975&date_to=1975&pub%255B0%255D=14454275A04DAA79&sort=old&pdate=1975-02-24

https://www.nordstrom.com/browse/about/company-history

https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2019/11/13/nordstrom-building-to-remain-vacant-for-foreseeable-future/

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Seattle_Post_Intelligencer_newspaper_front_page_for_July_17,_1897,_announcing_the_arrival_of_the_steamer_PORTLAND_in_Seattle_(SEATTLE_2718).jpg

Jasper, P.B., & Blasongame, B.M., 1983, A gathering of saints in Alaska: An informal chronicle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the State of Alaska, Hiller Industries, Salt Lake City.

(Aunt Phil’s Trunk #3 p.36) & https://www.muni.org/Departments/OCPD/Planning/Publications/Historic%20Preservation%20Plan/05-HPP-HistoricContxtSurveys.pdf

http://www.anchoragecreeks.org/media/publications/Campbell_Creek_History.pdf

https://www.muni.org/Departments/parks/cemetery/Pages/honored.aspx

https://www.alaskahistory.org/anchorage-timeline/

https://www.loc.gov/resource/2019271003/1915-06-05/ed-1/?sp=8&r=0.402,1.045,0.692,0.31,0

Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park – Seattle -  https://www.nps.gov/klse/index.htm

S5: E8 – North To The Future: Listener Visions

This season, we used the Alaska State Motto – “North to the Future” –as a model for how we might positively imagine the future of Anchorage. In this episode, we hear a number of short positive visions for Anchorage’s future.

 

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Encore Episode: S1:E5 – Captain Cook Removed From The City Seal

On December 17, 2025 the Alaska Watchman reported, “In a split decision, the Anchorage Assembly narrowly voted to erase all historical references to the famous Captain James Cook from the city’s official seal.”

In light of the new Municipal Seal, and the controversy about the removal of Captain Cook from it, we return to Season 1: Episode 5. I hope you enjoy this Encore Episode about Captain Cook originally titled, The Legacy of Colonialism Part 1: A Statue, a Banner, and a Covenant.

 

We want to hear your positive vision of the future!

Record a voice memo on your phone of your positive vision for Anchorage’s future and send the audio file to anchorageutc@gmail.com. Please put in the subject line of your email “North to the Future – My Vision.”

 

#anchoredcity

https://anchorageutc.org

https://www.facebook.com/AnchorageUTC

@AnchorageUTC

 

 

Resources Used To Make This Episode:

https://alaskawatchman.com/2025/12/17/anchorage-assemblyman-blasts-colleagues-for-ignoring-public-and-ditching-historic-city-seal/?fbclid=IwY2xjawOwK3NleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeYL4ga-dBxk_uQKg2-t6_n6FyOXsttgf_U3X_3ak8GZ9LXwqEov4HZS-GirE_aem_TkaaknsJa6DMueAYQDgh0w

http://www.cc.com/video-playlists/qkhul9/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-between-the-scenes/g34af5

https://www.alaskapublic.org/2020/06/29/most-agree-on-the-story-of-captain-cooks-time-in-cook-inlet-they-differ-on-how-to-tell-it/

Oleksa, M., 1992, Orthodox Alaska: A theology of mission, St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, Crestwood.

Newcomb, S., 1992, ‘Five hundred years of injustice’, Indigenous Law Institute, n.d., viewed 30 January 2019, from http://ili.nativeweb.org/sdrm_art.html.

Indigenous Values Initiative, 2018, Dum diversas, viewed 14 February 2019, from https://doctrineofdiscovery.org/dum-diversas/.

Charles, M., 2016, ‘The doctrine of discovery, war, and the myth of America’, Leaven 24(3), 147-154.

http://www.alaskool.org/projects/JimCrow/cov_res.htm

https://www.alaskapublic.org/2020/02/28/illegal-for-decades-many-anchorage-homes-still-have-covenants-that-prohibit-sale-to-blacks-and-alaska-natives/

Wohlforth, C., 2017, ‘How some Anchorage neighbors redeemed the city's racist past’, Alaska Daily News, 27 February, 2017, viewed 30 January 2019, from https://www.adn.com/opinions/2017/02/27/how-some-anchorage-neighbors-redeemed-the-citys- racist-past/.

Ford, A., 2017, ‘Redlining in Fairview’, Anchorage Press, 23 February, 2017, viewed 30 January 2019, from https://www.anchoragepress.com/news/redlininginfairview/article_cb0037a0-f9a7-11e6- b9eb-5fef409ab819.html.

https://www.alaskapublic.org/2020/09/07/hundreds-gather-in-anchorage-over-holiday-to-commemorate-march-on-washington-anniversary/

https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2020/09/07/anchorage-labor-day-rally-urging-racial-equality-draws-hundreds-of-supporters/

https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2020/06/25/mayor-berkowitz-to-have-native-village-of-eklutna-decide-what-to-do-with-downtown-captain-cook-statue/

www.smallchurchmusic.com/Song_Display-New.php?SID=2644

HELP! WE NEED YOUR POSITIVE VISION OF THE FUTURE IN ANCHORAGE

We want to hear your positive vision of the future. During this season, we are gathering your optimistic imaginings of Anchorage’s future. To share your vision, simply record a voice memo on your phone and email the audio file to anchorageutc@gmail.com. In the Subject line type, “North to the Future – My Vision.” Once again, send your positive vision for Anchorage’s future to anchorageutc@gmail.com and put in the subject line of your email “North to the Future – My Vision.”

#anchoredcity

https://anchorageutc.org

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@AnchorageUTC

BTS 38: All I Want For Christmas Is A Headlock: An Anchorage Holiday Story from 1916

We are reaching back into history to a very early Christmas in Anchorage to talk about wrestling. Yep, you read that right, wrestling. In the early days of Anchorage, wrestling was extremely popular, and it didn’t even stop for Christmas.

 

We want to hear your positive vision of the future!

Record a voice memo on your phone of your positive vision for Anchorage’s future and send the audio file to anchorageutc@gmail.com. Please put in the subject line of your email “North to the Future – My Vision.”

 

#anchoredcity

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@AnchorageUTC

 

Theme Music for this Episode:

Sleigh Ride Party, Jingle Bells [1898] by Edison Male Quartette is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 Canada License.

 

 

Resources Used To Make This Episode:

 

https://adn.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2%3A14454275A04DAA79%40NGPA-AKADN-16F886801FADD3B1%402421137-16F8842D266007FC%404-16F8842D266007FC%40?search_terms=Christmas&text=Christmas&content_added=&date_from=1916&date_to=1916&pub%255B0%255D=14454275A04DAA79&sort=old&pdate=1916-09-30

 

https://adn.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2%3A14454275A04DAA79%40NGPA-AKADN-16F88707D23B702A%402421210-16F718AB969D0A0B%409-16F718AB969D0A0B%40?search_terms=wrestling&text=wrestling&content_added=&date_from=1916&date_to=1916&pub%255B0%255D=14454275A04DAA79&sort=new&page=1&pdate=1916-12-12

 

https://www.adn.com/alaska-life/2020/12/27/a-legendary-1989-wwf-match-in-anchorage-is-one-of-the-last-holy-grails-in-pro-wrestling/

 

https://adn.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2%3A14454275A04DAA79%40NGPA-AKADN-16F886626C19B013%402421169-16F7189E80052E86%403-16F7189E80052E86%40?search_terms=Wrestling&text=Wrestling&content_added=&date_from=1916&date_to=1917&pub%255B0%255D=14454275A04DAA79&sort=old&page=2&pdate=1916-11-01

 

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https://adn.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2%3A14454275A04DAA79%40NGPA-AKADN-16F886637B5D0206%402421171-16F7189F2F4E2069%400-16F7189F2F4E2069%40?search_terms=Wrestling&text=Wrestling&content_added=&date_from=1916&date_to=1917&pub%255B0%255D=14454275A04DAA79&sort=old&page=3&pdate=1916-11-03

https://adn.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2%3A14454275A04DAA79%40NGPA-AKADN-16F88664A1A5EECB%402421174-16F718A02962394A%403-16F718A02962394A%40?search_terms=Wrestling&text=Wrestling&content_added=&date_from=1916&date_to=1917&pub%255B0%255D=14454275A04DAA79&sort=old&page=3&pdate=1916-11-06

 

https://adn.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2%3A14454275A04DAA79%40NGPA-AKADN-16F88667A65A357C%402421179-16F718A2020A5DEF%400-16F718A2020A5DEF%40?search_terms=Wrestling&text=Wrestling&content_added=&date_from=1916&date_to=1917&pub%255B0%255D=14454275A04DAA79&sort=old&page=3&pdate=1916-11-11

 

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https://adn.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2%3A14454275A04DAA79%40NGPA-AKADN-16F88681B3C5DF8E%402421196-16F718A7A1950132%4011-16F718A7A1950132%40?search_terms=Wrestling&text=Wrestling&content_added=&date_from=1916&date_to=1917&pub%255B0%255D=14454275A04DAA79&sort=old&page=3&pdate=1916-11-28

 

https://adn.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2%3A14454275A04DAA79%40NGPA-AKADN-16F886AA30146928%402421199-16F718A90D9487CF%4011-16F718A90D9487CF%40?search_terms=Wrestling&text=Wrestling&content_added=&date_from=1916&date_to=1917&pub%255B0%255D=14454275A04DAA79&sort=old&page=3&pdate=1916-12-01

 

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https://adn.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2%3A14454275A04DAA79%40NGPA-AKADN-16F8869BD20084A0%402421200-16F718A8B431FCD8%4011-16F718A8B431FCD8%40?search_terms=%22Young%2BViking%22&text=%22Young%20Viking%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%255B0%255D=14454275A04DAA79&sort=old&page=1&pdate=1916-12-02

 

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S5: E7 – North To The Future: Alaska Version 3 w/ Kitty Farnham and Ky Holland

This season, we are considering the Alaska State Motto – “North to the Future” as a model for a positive imagining of Anchorage’s future. In this episode, I talk with Kitty Farnham and Ky Holland about Alaska Version 3. AKV3, like this season of the podcast, is imagining the future of Alaska.

 

We want to hear your positive vision of the future!

Record a voice memo on your phone of your positive vision for Anchorage’s future and send the audio file to anchorageutc@gmail.com. Please put in the subject line of your email “North to the Future – My Vision.”

 

www.akv3.com 

www.facebook.com/AlaskaV3

www.facebook.com/RepKyHolland

https://kyholland.com

 

#anchoredcity

https://anchorageutc.org

https://www.facebook.com/AnchorageUTC

@AnchorageUTC

 

Resources Used To Make This Episode:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_of_the_North

https://www.adn.com/arts/article/sculpture-personifies-worlds-watchman/2010/04/26/

https://www.adn.com/alaska-beat/article/anchorage-welcomes-massive-new-sculpture/2010/04/26/

S5: E6 – North To The Future: Wellness w/ Alisa Marie Selvaggio & Jay Butler

This season, we are considering the Alaska State Motto – “North to the Future” as a model for a positive imagining of Anchorage’s future. In this episode, I talk with Alisa Marie Selvaggio & Jay Butler about their positive visions for wellness in Anchorage.

 

We want to hear your positive vision of the future!

Record a voice memo on your phone of your positive vision for Anchorage’s future and send the audio file to anchorageutc@gmail.com. Please put in the subject line of your email “North to the Future – My Vision.”

 

https://www.burnbloom.com

https://www.facebook.com/burnbloom

@burn.bloom

 

https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/academics/college-of-health/index.cshtml

 

#anchoredcity

https://anchorageutc.org

https://www.facebook.com/AnchorageUTC

@AnchorageUTC

 

Resources Used To Make This Episode:

https://www.adn.com/alaska-life/2020/02/02/the-spa-unified-a-generation-of-anchoragites-heres-what-happened-to-it/

https://www.adn.com/sports/running/2018/09/11/50-years-later-tuesday-night-is-still-the-time-to-run-in-anchorage/#:~:text=The%20original%20series%20was%20part,in%20crazy%20colors%20at%20another

https://alaskasportshall.org/programs/healthy-futures/

S5: E5 – North To The Future: The Economy w/ Yereth Rosen

This season, we are considering the Alaska State Motto – “North to the Future” as a model for a positive imagining of Anchorage’s future. In this episode, I talk with Yereth Rosen about her positive vision for Anchorage’s economy.

 

We want to hear your positive vision of the future!

Record a voice memo on your phone of your positive vision for Anchorage’s future and send the audio file to anchorageutc@gmail.com. Please put in the subject line of your email “North to the Future – My Vision.”

 

https://alaskabeacon.com

https://www.facebook.com/AlaskaBeacon

https://bsky.app/profile/yjrosen.bsky.social

 

#anchoredcity

https://anchorageutc.org

https://www.facebook.com/AnchorageUTC

@AnchorageUTC

 

Resources Used To Make This Episode:

https://www.alaskarailroad.com/sites/default/files/Communications/Alaska_Railroad_Historic_Timeline_or.pdf

https://www.anchoragechamber.org/about-us/

https://labor.alaska.gov/trends/trendspdf/dec99.pdf

https://www.adn.com/alaska-life/2020/09/06/a-1944-contest-asked-the-question-whats-wrong-with-anchorage-this-was-the-winning-response/

https://adn.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2%3A14454275A04DAA79%40NGPA-AKADN-16C00FD5BB54D70B%402446851-16C00DA348DE96F2%4018-16C00DA348DE96F2%40?search_terms=%22anchorage%27s%2Beconomic%2Bfuture%22&text=%22anchorage%27s%20economic%20future%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%255B0%255D=14454275A04DAA79&sort=old&pdate=1987-02-24

https://adn.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2%3A14454275A04DAA79%40NGPA-AKADN-16F772045A8D46F3%402435893-16F6716D5B20056F%404-16F6716D5B20056F%40?search_terms=Scandinavian%2BAirlines%2BSystem&text=Scandinavian%20Airlines%20System%20&content_added=&date_from=1957&date_to=1957&pub%255B0%255D=14454275A04DAA79&pdate=1957-02-23

https://adn.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2:14454275A04DAA79@NGPA-AKADN-16F7722BE3EAB32E@2435865-16F6716674D83203@7?pdate=1957-01-26

https://dot.alaska.gov/anc/passengers-about.shtml

North To The Future: Taking A Break...Your Vision of the Future

We are taking a break this week from Season 5: “North to the Future,” but it’s an excellent time for you to consider your dream for Anchorage’s future.

We want to hear your positive vision of the future!

Record a voice memo on your phone of your positive vision for Anchorage’s future and send the audio file to anchorageutc@gmail.com. Please put in the subject line of your email “North to the Future – My Vision.”

 

#anchoredcity

https://anchorageutc.org

https://www.facebook.com/AnchorageUTC

@AnchorageUTC

S5: E4 – North To The Future: Non-Profits w/ Laurie Wolf

This season, we are considering the Alaska State Motto – “North to the Future” as a model for a positive imagining of Anchorage’s future. On this episode, I talk with Laurie Wolf about her positive vision for Anchorage’s non-profits.

We want to hear your positive vision of the future!

Record a voice memo on your phone of your positive vision for Anchorage’s future and send the audio file to anchorageutc@gmail.com. Please put in the subject line of your email “North to the Future – My Vision.”

 

www.facebook.com/theforakergroup

@ theforakergroup

https://www.forakergroup.org/

 

#anchoredcity

https://anchorageutc.org

https://www.facebook.com/AnchorageUTC

@AnchorageUTC

 

Resources Used To Make This Episode:

http://www.combsandcombsaia.com/pioneer-schoolhouse-restoration-rehabilitation-phase-i---ii--anchorage--1986-1987..html

https://adn.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2%3A1445094F387BC7E2%40NGPA-AKADN-1947205992C71960%402438868-1945264DDFA85A49%4017-1945264DDFA85A49%40?search_terms=%22Pioneer%2BHall%22&text=%22Pioneer%20Hall%22&content_added=&date_from=1965&date_to=1965&pub%255B0%255D=1445094F387BC7E2&pdate=1965-04-17

https://adn.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2:1445094F387BC7E2@NGPA-AKADN-19477977985EAFEB@2438907-19471C87454E9CAA@0?pdate=1965-05-26

https://pioneerschoolhouse.com/our-history/

https://alaskapublic.org/uncategorized/2014-11-26/annual-salute-to-community-volunteers

S5: E3 – North To The Future: Religion w/ Joel Kiekintveld

This episode is going to get weird. This season, we are considering the Alaska State Motto – “North to the Future” as a model for a positive imagining of Anchorage’s future. On this episode, AnchorED City Podcast host Joel Kiekintveld interviews himself about the future of religion in Anchorage.

We want to hear your positive vision of the future!

Record a voice memo on your phone of your positive vision for Anchorage’s future and send the audio file to anchorageutc@gmail.com. Please put in the subject line of your email “North to the Future – My Vision.”

 

https://www.facebook.com/akReclaim

@akReclaim

#anchoredcity

https://anchorageutc.org

https://www.facebook.com/AnchorageUTC

@AnchorageUTC

 

 

Resources Used To Make This Episode:

https://www.christiannewswire.com/over-45000-individuals-in-the-most-unchurched-region-in-america-to-hear-about-jesus-at-the-pdx-crusade/

https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2025/02/26/decline-of-christianity-in-the-us-has-slowed-may-have-leveled-off/

https://www.pewresearch.org/religious-landscape-study/metro-area/portland-vancouver-or-wa/

https://www.pewresearch.org/religious-landscape-study/region/united-states/

https://www.pewresearch.org/religious-landscape-study/state/alaska/

https://www.oca.org/parishes/oca-ak-eklsnc

https://www.stseraphim.org/radonitsa-the-orthodox-rejoicing-day-for-the-dead/

https://www.adn.com/alaska-life/2023/10/29/anchorages-oldest-building-a-russian-orthodox-church-gets-new-life-in-restoration-project/

Smith, Gregory A. “Religious ‘nones’ in America: Who They Are and What They Believe.” Pew Research Center, January 24, 2024. https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2024/01/24/religious-nones-in-america-who-they-are-and-what-they-believe/. 

See: Smith, Gregory A. “Has the Rise of Religious ‘nones’ Come to an End in the U.S.?” Pew Research Center, January 24, 2024. https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/01/24/has-the-rise-of-religious-nones-come-to-an-end-in-the-us/. 

“Religious Change in America.” PRRI, May 15, 2025. https://www.prri.org/research/religious-change-in-america/#:~:text=Slightly%20more%20than%20three%20in,sexual%20abuse%20scandals%20(31%25). 

Jones, Jeffrey M. “U.S. Church Membership Falls below Majority for First Time.” Gallup.com, March 26, 2025. https://news.gallup.com/poll/341963/church-membership-falls-below-majority-first-time.aspx. 

Earls, Aaron. “Small Churches Continue Growing-but in Number, Not Size.” Lifeway Research, August 21, 2024. https://research.lifeway.com/2021/10/20/small-churches-continue-growing-but-in-number-not-size/. 

Burge, Ryan. “Is Anyone Going to Church More Now than They Used To?” Graphs about Religion, November 2, 2023. https://www.graphsaboutreligion.com/p/is-anyone-going-to-church-more-now. 

Kiekintveld, J.S., 2019. Join Me in the Commons: Towards a Contextual Urban Ministry Education Model for Anchorage, Alaska (Doctoral dissertation, University of Pretoria (South Africa)) - https://repository.up.ac.za/items/1627110e-393d-4b3b-abc2-5389ddd94f91

S5: E2 – North To The Future: Politics w/ Matt Schultz and Erin Baldwin Day

During Season 5, we are considering the Alaska State Motto – “North to the Future” as a model for a positive imagining of Anchorage’s future. On this episode, we hear from Erin Baldwin Day, who represents District 4 (Midtown) on the Anchorage Assembly, and Matt Schultz, who is running for Alaska’s seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, as they dream of Anchorage's future in politics.

 

We want to hear your positive vision of the future!

Record a voice memo on your phone of your positive vision for Anchorage’s future and send the audio file to anchorageutc@gmail.com. Please put in the subject line of your email “North to the Future – My Vision.”

 

https://www.erin4anchorage.com

https://www.muni.org/Departments/Assembly/pages/about%20us%20-%20member%20profiles.aspx

www.mattschultzforalaska.com

 

#anchoredcity

https://anchorageutc.org

https://www.facebook.com/AnchorageUTC

@AnchorageUTC

 

Resources Used To Make This Episode:

https://www.cookinlethistoricalsociety.org/resources

https://www.adn.com/alaska-life/2020/11/15/1920-was-the-year-anchorage-voted-to-became-a-self-governing-town-not-everyone-was-happy-about-it/

https://adn.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2%3A14454275A04DAA79%40NGPA-AKADN-16ECC56FF0702983%402422630-16EB516DEF6DC769%404-16EB516DEF6DC769%40?search_terms=election

https://www.adn.com/alaska-life/2022/05/08/how-clashing-voting-ordinances-caused-municipal-election-turmoil-and-signaled-anchorages-growth-from-bucolic-town-to-big-city/

https://adn.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2%3A14454275A04DAA79%40NGPA-AKADN-16ED1C396A8D8243%402436658-16EC94D330F5BE1C%4025-16EC94D330F5BE1C%40?search_terms=%22Statehood%2Bcelebration%22&text=%22Statehood%20celebration%22&content_added=&date_from=1959&date_to=1959&pub%255B0%255D=14454275A04DAA79&pdate=1959-03-30

BTS 37: Day of Storytelling for the Tikahtnu Upper Cook Inlet - Part 2 - w/ Joel Kiekintveld

On Saturday, November 8, 2025, there will be a Day of Storytelling for the Tikahtnu Upper Cook Inlet as part of an effort to have our area designated as a National Heritage Area. At that event, more than fifty "storytellers from across the Anchorage-Tikahtnu Upper Cook Inlet area are coming together to reflect on who we’ve been, who we are now, and who we want to become. "

In this episode, AnchorED City Podcast host Joel Kiekintveld shares the story he will tell at the event.

 

https://www.akhf.org/events/tikahtnu-upper-cook-inlet-national-heritage-area-day-of-storytelling

https://sites.google.com/akhf.org/tuci-nha/home 

 

#anchoredcity

https://anchorageutc.org

https://www.facebook.com/AnchorageUTC

@AnchorageUTC 

S5: E1 – North To The Future: Season 5 Introduction

S5: E1 – North To The Future: Season 5 Introduction

This episode is the first of a new season. In Season 5 we will be considering the Alaska State Motto – “North to the Future” as a model for how we positively think about the future.   

 

#anchoredcity

https://anchorageutc.org

https://www.facebook.com/AnchorageUTC

@AnchorageUTC

 

Resources Used I Make This Episode:

https://www.sloww.co/meta-crisis-101/#:~:text=“There%20are%20a%20large%20number,driving%20a%20multitude%20of%20crises.

Brueggemann, W., 2001, Prophetic imagination: Revised edition, Fortress Press, Minneapolis.

https://sites.kpc.alaska.edu/jhaighalaskahistory/timeline/

https://history.state.gov/milestones/1866-1898/alaska-purchase

https://www.loc.gov/collections/meeting-of-frontiers/articles-and-essays/alaska/the-alaska-purchase/

https://adn.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2%3A14454275A04DAA79%40NGPA-AKADN-16ECE792ABD24C01%402439510-16ECE6ADAD9C84CD%400-16ECE6ADAD9C84CD%40?search_terms=%22North%2Bto%2Bthe%2Bfuture%22&text=%22North%20to%20the%20future%22&content_added=&date_from=1967&date_to=1967&pub%255B0%255D=14454275A04DAA79&pdate=1967-01-19

https://adn.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2%3A14454275A04DAA79%40NGPA-AKADN-16ECF36AB617AF4B%402438383-16EB964A551A4594%401-16EB964A551A4594%40?search_terms=state%2Bmotto%2Bcontest&text=state%20motto%20contest&content_added=&date_from=1963&date_to=1963&pub%255B0%255D=14454275A04DAA79&sort=new&pdate=1963-12-19

https://adn.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2%3A14454275A04DAA79%40NGPA-AKADN-16ECF361B3337BC3%402438369-16ECF09BF7EE588A%408-16ECF09BF7EE588A%40?search_terms=state%2Bmotto%2Bcontest&text=state%20motto%20contest&content_added=&date_from=1963&date_to=1963&pub%255B0%255D=14454275A04DAA79&pdate=1963-12-05

https://adn.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2%3A14454275A04DAA79%40NGPA-AKADN-16ECE90537133808%402439579-16ECE89290A8E94B%4025-16ECE89290A8E94B%40?search_terms=%22North%2Bto%2Bthe%2Bfuture%22&text=%22North%20to%20the%20future%22&content_added=&date_from=1967&date_to=1967&pub%255B0%255D=14454275A04DAA79&pdate=1967-03-29

https://adn.newsbank.com/doc/image/v2%3A1445094F387BC7E2%40NGPA-AKADN-194760379DE2579B%402438486-194526309F9863C2%4072-194526309F9863C2%40?search_terms=state%2Bmotto%2BContest&text=state%20motto%20Contest&content_added=&date_from=1964&date_to=1964&pub%255B0%255D=1445094F387BC7E2&pdate=1964-03-31

https://www.netstate.com/states/mottoes/ak_motto.htm#:~:text=In%201963%2C%20as%20the%20100,The%20Alaska%20Statutes%202004

BTS 36: Returning to The Hydra of Homelessness – Micro-Unit Housing

BTS 36: Returning to The Hydra of Homelessness – Micro-Unit Housing

Season three of this podcast was titled “The Hydra of Homelessness.” In that season, back in 2022, we looked at a number of different issues connected to homelessness to get a more complete view of the complexity of that issue. On this episode we are returning to the Hydra of Homelessness.

Joel talks with Julie Graham the Board Chair of In Our Backyard – “a nonprofit founded by members of Central Lutheran Church in Anchorage, Alaska that proactively addresses the needs of our unhoused neighbors using micro-units.”

Joel also speaks with Eric Visser from Visser Construction about the mirco-units The municipality is building for the purposes of recovery residences. Mayor LaFrance has stated that “These micro-units will be a vital bridge to stability for people as they transition out of homelessness.” 

 

https://inourbackyard-ak.org

facebook.com/InOurBackyardAK

https://www.visser.com/

https://www.muni.org/Departments/Mayor/PressReleases/Pages/Mayor-LaFrance-and-ACDA-announce-builder-for-Microunit-Recovery-Residences-project.aspx

 

#anchoredcity

https://anchorageutc.org

https://www.facebook.com/AnchorageUTC

@AnchorageUTC