Kayla Desroches/KMXT The City of Kodiak has an eye on its investments, an ever-pressing concern with the state’s looming fiscal crisis. Tonight at its regular meeting, The Kodiak City Council will holds its second reading of an ordinance to create an investment committee. The council and staff are concerned the city is not getting good returns on investments and, according …

Sprouts. Jenn Durfey/Flickr Kayla Desroches/KMXT Shoppers may be tempted to pick up a bag of fresh sprouts at the supermarket to add to their salads and maybe even their sandwiches, but sprouts are actually easy to grow at home. The first step is getting a rundown on how to do it. That’s part of what Jill Wittenbrader will provide tonight …

A wood mallet used for basic bushcraft tasks.teejaybee/Flickr Kayla Desroches/KMXT If a person gets lost in the mountains or forests of Kodiak, they’d benefit from knowing a bit about woodworking, sharpening tools, and starting fires. A series of three presentations as part of the Baranov Museum’s History Speaks spring lecture series will teach audience members those very skills. Speaker Jim …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT Two items on tonight’s Kodiak City Council work session agenda address marijuana. The meeting packet includes a wide range of informational material about regulations and laws that apply to marijuana in the state. That includes a Marijuana Initiatives FAQ from the Alaska Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office which answers questions potential marijuana business license holders may have. It …

On today’s Talk of the Rock, host Kayla Desroches speaks with two food co-op organizers, Dana Myers from the Kodiak Bounty Cooperative and Healthy Tomorrows Executive Director, Merissa Koller Williams, who’s putting together a food co-op with a committee as part of a year-long Kodiak initiatives plan. Koller Williams is currently in the process of requesting public input from Kodiak …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT Kodiak has transitioned from a temperate, rainy winter into a similarly temperate, rainy spring, but there’s one sure sign of the change of season – Strawberry Fields Nursery is open. Lorne and Elana White are two local experts in all things that grow, from flowers to root vegetables. The Whites explain they’ve been running the garden center since …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT The U.S. Navy in collaboration with other military forces is in the midst of a free healthcare program in Kodiak called Arctic Care, which falls under The United States Department of Defense Arctic Care Readiness Training Program, or IRT. They’re operating a number of medical services out of the former AC Value Center and there are eye doctors, …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT Sometimes people get so caught up with the daily grind that they forget to observe what makes the moments in their daily lives unique. A class about mindfulness Sunday will aim to make students more aware of the here and now. The leader of the workshop Sunday, yoga instructor Veronica Costa-Bolton, says mindfulness is a personal effort to …

Kodiak Outdoor Film Festival poster. Courtesy of Island Trails Network Kayla Desroches/KMXT There’s an upcoming film festival that will make you want to leave the room – and go hiking, probably. Island Trails Network is a nonprofit dedicated to maintaining Kodiak’s trails and shorelines, and its annual outdoor film festival reflects that goal. ITN’s Andy Schroeder says they get a …

Dance class in progress. MaryBeth Loewen dances with a student on the left. MaryBeth’s parents, Walt and Kate Loewen, stand in the background on the right. Kayla Desroches/KMXT Kayla Desroches/KMXT An ongoing dance class series is raising money for the Kodiak Arts Council and making the town just a little more coordinated at the same time. Fish and Game salmon …