BearTown Market. (Photo by Daysha Eaton/KMXT) The BearTown Market featuring arts and crafts is open for business on the ground floor of the Kodiak Harbor Convention Center. “It’s just a conglomerate of Alaskan artists, so everything is made here on island or Alaskan-made,” said Maggie Delleman, an organizer for the market. She sells plant-based skincare products and Sitka spruce essential oil. She’s one …

Two Kodiak groups teamed up and held a town hall meeting last weekend to solicit public opinion about bears in the community. It’s one of the first steps towards revising Fish and Game’s policies surrounding the furry critters.  Summer is finally reaching Kodiak, and soon, bears will, too. The animals will soon be seen again around beaches and dumpsters. To …

Today’s guests are Melissa Haffeman – owner, The Islander Bookshop; Sarah Culbertson – owner, The Frame Shop; and Natasha Pristas – artist and member of BearTown Market. The discussion centered around how their businesses are doing and innovative ways they are and have dealt with opening their businesses.