For the Guardian: A postcard from Mooselandia
What is it like when 1,500 moose roam free in your city?
Green chile + squash enchiladas (cuz sometimes you gotta)
Allow me to present these simple, crowd-pleasing, extra customizable vegetarian enchiladas.
For The Guardian: Meet Santa Claus, North Pole politician and marijuana advocate
This Santa Claus doesn’t really believe in presents. And he has cancer. But he makes a pretty endearing Santa Claus all the same.
Family shakshuka breakfast with Noam and Tamar
It’s a staple in Israel, and is usually served up in a sizzling cast-iron pan with a half loaf of Israel’s subsidized (dense and comforting) white bread
DIY: Flower crowns with Natasha
Since it’s costume season, Natasha was generous enough to share her easy tutorial.
DIY wild thing costumes! (To go with mom’s wolf suit)
Cheap, easy costumes for your Wild Things with Leslie.
City Notebook: A class Instagram walk on 13th Ave
Here’s a walk down 13th Avenue, mostly in Fairview, through the eyes of my students in JPC201 at UAA.
Guest City Notebook: Jack’s Lot
Three summers ago, his 12-year-old son was struck by a car while riding his bike along Patterson Street. Vinson still keeps a laminated copy of the Anchorage Daily News report about the crash: It barely made 100 words, but it changed their lives forever.
For The Guardian: Alaskan opinions divided as Shell halts Arctic drilling
Here’s a quick-turn story I worked on for the Guardian yesterday, asking Alaskans about their reaction to the news that Shell would shut down Arctic drilling…
Fall day adobo-style chicken + rice (gluten-free version included!)
This adobo-style creation is an easy, satisfying fall meal, perfect to bring to someone after they have a baby.