People, places, things, and ideas I love in Anchorage, AK
It’s election night, and downtown Anchorage is vibrating with anticipation. The fate of Ballot Measure One and the opportunity to select the republican candidate for U.S. Senate make the primary particularly exciting this year. Decisions made today will determine the tone of the next couple months as well as the future of our state.
Heady stuff, politics and the power of voting.
For some brides, shopping for a wedding dress is a culmination of childhood dreams swathed in tulle, silk, and sequins. For me, not so much.
Tonight was my first visit to Anchorage Community Works. I was a super fan back in May 2013 during the Kickstarter campaign, but somehow timing just never worked out for me to visit. But, tonight was “Emergence,” the first annual fundraiser and art auction. A friend invited us, so off we went for an art-filled evening of fun!
“Are you downtown by chance? We’re having a pop-up party at the 4th ave theater. With chalk!”
Drive across the railroad tracks and wind your way through towers of colorful shipping containers. At the end of the road you’ll find the the Ship Creek small boat launch.
I don’t always love graffiti – in fact, there are plenty of times that it just doesn’t belong. But this lookout shack (if that’s what it is!) down by the Ship Creek boat launch sits all alone, and the graffiti side looks out at the ocean. I can see how it’s the perfect canvas.
Sometimes when I walk downtown, I like to take the alleyways instead of the main streets. Often, this means I get to say hi to kitchen staff on their smoke breaks or skirt stinky dumpsters, but sometimes it means I get to see a special detail like this tile adorning the backside of the Muffin Man (a former tile shop).
Do you have a favorite Anchorage alleyway?
I just discovered that Fat Ptarmigan added an ice cream counter to their already fantastic combo of wood-fired pizza and espresso (not to mention the best caprese and canolis in town!).
Happened upon this little guy munching on grass and clover in my neighbor’s yard today. So random, such a surprise. If turtles had facial expressions, I’d say he looked happy…