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Curious Juneau

In Juneau, quirky people, untold stories and little mysteries are as abundant as the rain. For the things about Juneau you can’t Google, why not work with a KTOO reporter to satisfy your curiosity? Curious Juneau is a recurring news feature driven by questions and reporting from our audience, starring you and your questions.

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What happened to the ‘awooga’ button at the Gold...

Curious Juneau ·

2025/07/17

For this Curious Juneau, a listener asked KTOO why a local easter egg at the city’s oldest power plant has fallen silent.

What happened to the village, gardens and fish camp...

Curious Juneau ·

2024/05/30

A KTOO listener asked about the Áak’w Ḵwaan village where Auke Recreation Area is now.

Where do the Foodland ravens roost?

Curious Juneau ·

2024/05/17

Juneauites have fun watching the curious corvids that wander around town, but most of them disappear when the sun goes down. A KTOO listener asked us where they go.

Why is gas cheaper in Auke Bay? And why is it cheaper...

Curious Juneau ·

2024/05/02

Somehow, we found a Clemson economist who studies competition between gas stations.

Curious Juneau: Why does Alaska’s Capitol building...

Curious Juneau ·

2023/07/24

When Americans walk into a multi-story building, they’d usually say they’re on the first floor. Not in the lobby of Alaska’s Capitol building.

Curious Juneau: What caused the jumble of fallen...

Curious Juneau ·

2023/06/19

The fan of fallen trees on the west side of Auke Nu Cove may be evidence of one of Juneau’s weirdest wind phenomena.

Curious Juneau: Why does that speed limit sign say 19...

Curious Juneau ·

2023/05/04

Studies show drivers remember fewer details about routes they’re more familiar with. Around Juneau and in other parts of the U.S., experimenting with speed limits can improve road safety.

What happened to Juneau’s Taco Bell?

Curious Juneau ·

2022/05/03

In the late '90s Juneau had two Taco Bells. But by the early 2000s they were both gone.

Why are some of Juneau’s street lights glowing purple?

Curious Juneau ·

2022/01/24

Some Juneau residents have noticed street lights with a purple glow popping up around town. A KTOO listener asked why.

Is there an Indigenous name for this cloud formation...

Curious Juneau ·

2021/08/28

A Curious Juneau listener wrote in saying they'd witnessed a snake-like cloud forming along the Gastineau Channel and wondered if there are any Lingít stories or a Lingít name for this cloud feature.

Was there really a gun range in the basement of...

Curious Juneau ·

2021/08/06

The short answer is yes. It was there for decades, and there are plenty of people still around in Juneau who remember it.

Is there gold in them thar beaches?

Curious Juneau ·

2019/05/30

One Curious Juneau listener has noticed janky-looking rafts and unnatural pits proliferating in recent years at his go-to fishing spot. So we asked one of the raft owners what they’re up to.

Does Juneau really have the smallest Costco in the...

Curious Juneau ·

2019/03/29

Sure it's small, but is it the smallest? When inside, do you shop clockwise or counterclockwise? And what's up with ToshCo in Gustavus?

Volunteers get thumbs up on spruced-up peace sign...

Curious Juneau ·

2019/03/22

The plan is for volunteers this summer to prune some encroaching vegetation, and to plant spruce seedlings in the footprint of the peace sign. Eventually, they expect the spruce will outgrow and contrast with the existing alders on the hillside.

Curious Juneau: Why do Norah Jones tickets cost over...

Curious Juneau ·

2019/02/15

Professional ticket reselling is rare for events in Juneau. A longtime local event organizer says the nine-time Grammy Award winner's upcoming concert in Juneau has caused the biggest stir she can think of.

How a mischievous Home Depot surveyor turned this...

Curious Juneau ·

2019/01/12

Theodolites, semaphore, trigonometry and some "Big Lebowski" references — everything you wanted to know about the peace sign and a few things you didn't.

What happened to the downtown bells?

Curious Juneau ·

2018/11/04

They've been gone for about four years. The system was originally installed by a private downtown bank in the 1960s.

Did Wyatt Earp really leave his gun in Juneau?

Curious Juneau ·

2018/09/07

How did the Red Dog Saloon come to have an antique Smith & Wesson No. 3 mounted behind the bar — and did it really belong to Wyatt Earp? Curious Juneau tries to find out.

What’s the deal with Juneau’s barefoot guy?

Curious Juneau ·

2018/04/20

Xtratufs, Bogs, Muck Boots -- comfortable, waterproof footwear is pretty much a necessity here in Juneau. But not for the local some know as “the barefoot guy.”

Juneau’s recorded wind speed blows away Coast Guard...

Curious Juneau ·

2018/04/13

In this Curious Juneau, John Hollis asks: What’s the highest wind speed recorded in Juneau? The answer will blow away this Coast Guard retiree.

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