For Al Jazeera America: Alaska, known for cold and snow, is on thin ice
Two-thirds of Alaska has below-normal snowpack, or accumulated snow, according to Daniel Fisher, a hydrologist and data collection officer with the Westwide Snow Survey Project.
See Alaska: Arctic Village in iPhone snaps
Here’s a tour of Arctic Village in iPhone pictures.
For Al Jazeera America: Listen to the Gwich’in
To understand the relationship between the indigenous Gwich’in who live in this village near the edge of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the massive caribou herd that migrates through their land, you might start in February with a ride on the back of Charlie Swaney’s old snowmobile.
Guest post: The one-week, $75 dinner challenge
I kept track of how much I spent to make dinners and lunches for my family of three. My goal was to spend no more than $75 this week on dinner and lunch.
How to buy an IKEA couch and have it delivered to Alaska
IKEA for Alaskans is a customer-service-free environment. You are a furniture-buying soldier going into hostile territory. Not scared? Read on.
Before and After: The Living Room
Here’s what we started with when we bought our 1967 “dream home” in downtown Anchorage last year.
For the Anchorage Press: Getting Sideways
I gave the car tiny amount of gas, trying to get control and back up. The wheels turned, but the car began to slide, sideways, downhill.