Twelve teams swarmed the BizBee stage, but only the AAHKword Bees brought home the honey.
The Pioneer Park Centennial Center writhed with excitement on Saturday as Fairbanksans turned out in droves to check out a bounty of creatures at the inaugural ScaleFest Reptile and Exotic Animal Expo.
As soon as the first notes are played, the gymnasium floor fills with dancers.
Ryan Middle School celebrated nearly 200 honor students — with teachers and staff serving tea and treats — at its cherished, decades-old Honor Merit Tea tradition.
A steady stream of residents and students showed up at Healy’s Health & Safety Fair last week on Thursday, March 27. They came for affordable blood tests and to visit booths representing a roomful of Alaska organizations.
Think food prices are terrible today? This isn’t the first time Fairbanks has felt the pinch at local grocery stores. In the mid-1970’s the United States was suffering from rising inflation rates that are reflected in this local Fairbanks article about the prices on grocery items here in our town.
Dozens of Fairbanks North Star Borough elementary school students participated in the district's first K-5 Native Youth Olympics contest on Friday and Saturday at Tanana Middle School.
Pioneer History Nugget
March 27th will be the 50th anniversary of the laying of the first pipe of the Alaska Pipeline. That occasion launched the beginning of one of the world’s biggest engineering accomplishments right here in Alaska and became a pivotal moment in our state’s history. Here is how it all happened:
Warm temperatures and sunshine brought hundreds to Tanana Lakes on Thursday to celebrate spring at the annual Spring Fest.
Mushers left the official restart of the Iditarod Sled Dog Race in Fairbanks on March 3 and headed down the Tanana River for the first checkpoint at the riverside community of Nenana.
