As the Anchorage Downtown Partnership (ADP) says, good Alaskans know that a little cold air can’t stop a good time. And although the air wasn’t all that cold on Friday, good times were a go at the Bunny Boots and Burn Barrels party!
Anchorage Veteran’s Memorial Renovation
The recently revitalized Anchorage Veteran’s Memorial is a peaceful, meditative oasis amidst the bustle of the Park Strip.
Celebrating @iloveanchorage
Friday night was the first Live.Work.Play I Love Anchorage event and, as the name suggests, was overflowing with love for our fair city. How could it not, when the event showcased all the photos posted to the I Love Anchorage Instagram account during the last 12 months?
Love Note: Vote!
Bumped into this guy outside Alaska Mill and Feed the other day – he cruises around with his bugle, balloons, and “Vote!” sign.
Don’t let him down: make sure to vote tomorrow!
Dude Like Hella – Living in Anchorage, AK
Most Alaskans became acquainted with Cory Williams, also known as Dude Like Hella, a couple of weeks ago when his YouTube video of skipping a rock on frozen Edmonds lake, resulting in a crazy, unexpected sound, went viral.
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Love Note: Fiddlers at City Market
A few weeks ago, I strolled into City Market after work to pick up a few ingredients for dinner and found the dining area filled with fiddlers and other musicians, sharing their cheerful sound with evening shoppers.
1M Cups – Building communities one cup at a time
One Million Cups has come to Anchorage! If you’re not familiar with the concept, it’s an engagement program by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs. Overall, it’s a great opportunity to enjoy a huge dose of creativity and inspiration while connecting with a community of brilliant thinkers who are the innovators, disrupters, and gritty dreamer-doers of Anchorage.
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Autumn
My mom sent me this perfect quote by George Eliot the other day to celebrate my favorite season: “…..if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.”
Fall is briefly back, and I’m reveling in it!
It’s been a while…
But just because Gretchen Loves Anchorage has been a bit quiet (for so long that since I last wrote summer ended, we sped through fall, and it snowed last week) it doesn’t mean there hasn’t been plenty going on in town – First Fridays, Salmon Daze, Pirate Pub Crawl, Hip to be (Town) Square, End of Summer Camp, PARK(ing) Day Anchorage… countless others. There’s always something fun to do!
Love Note: The Simple Things
Sometimes all you need is a good friend, a glass of wine, and some crayons. Thank you, Fat Bird.
(Please forgive juvenile illustrations…)