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Brianna Gibbs/KMXT A recent survey details what some residents may already know: affordable housing is hard to find in Kodiak. The Kodiak Chamber of Commerce conducted an economic development and housing survey last month to capture the opinions and concerns of community members on all aspects of living on Alaska’s emerald isle. Joe Bailor is an economic development specialist and …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT After almost two months, the Unified Command for the Kulluk response decided to stand down Wednesday afternoon. The Royal Dutch Shell drilling rig had been under tow across the Gulf of Alaska when it broke free during a storm and ran hard aground on Sitkalidak Island, near Old Harbor, on New Year’s Eve. Since then, Unified Command worked …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Tonight the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly will meet for a work session and hear from the solid waste advisory board. Waste management is a growing concern in Kodiak. This fall city residents spoke out against the current curbside roll cart service in city limits because of bear encounters, and the idea to expand the service into the borough …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT It’s time now for the third installment of KMXT’s five-part series: Business on the Move. Each day this week KMXT will feature a local business that is changing things up in 2013. Since 1985, Kodiak Marine Supply has provided Kodiak’s maritime and outdoor enthusiasts gear and supplies from its storefront location on Shelikof Drive. That won’t change in …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Yesterday KMXT told you about the Child Advocacy Center, a new building that offers a collaborative space for various organizations involved in child abuse cases. The center is located across from the Kodiak Area Native Association office building on Rezanof Drive and shares space with another program designed to help children, the Cama’i Home Visiting Program. Cassie Hickey …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT It’s time now for the third installment of KMXT’s five-part series: Business on the Move. Each day this week KMXT will feature a local business that is changing things up in 2013. For the better part of a decade, Dean and Maridol Brown have owned and operated Cactus Flats and La Tienda at two separate locations. Cactus Flats …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT A new center is up and running in Kodiak that will help simplify the handling of child abuse cases throughout the archipelago. Joanna McFarlin is the manager of the Child Advocacy Center, a new kid-friendly facility on Rezanof Drive, across the street from the Kodiak Area Native Association office building. —          (Child Advocacy 1                  :21                   “we provide …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Kodiak is no stranger to talented writers, and this week one more local resident will join the ranks of published local authors. Sara Loewen spoke on KMXT’s Talk of the Rock about her first book, Gaining Daylight: Life on Two Islands, which will be released on Friday. Loewen said her passion for writing began long ago, but it …