Curious Juneau

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

For this Curious Juneau, a listener asked KTOO to take a look at where the question — and the debate — stand.

Some stay here, many visit Haines to feast on salmon and others travel even farther.

If you ask longtime Juneau residents what cake they want on their birthday or for special occasions, one answer comes up a lot. Its origins lie in a legendary local restaurant.

KTOO's Digital Content Director Adelyn Baxter joins Bostin Christopher for a look back at the creation of Curious Juneau ahead of its new 2025 season premiering on Friday, May 16.

Mary McEwen asked Curious Juneau about a long lost July 4 tradition — one her father told stories about.

A solitary wind turbine at Juneau’s Coast Guard station sparks curiosity about an untapped renewable resource.

The "Raven discovering mankind in a clamshell” mural is an iconic piece of downtown art — but is that enough to save it?

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

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.

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

Over the years, several Curious Juneau listeners have asked where Juneau’s recycling goes. A few even wonder if it’s really getting reused, or if some of it ends up in a landfill.

For this Curious Juneau, Clarise Larson investigates what it takes to make a fast-food restaurant survive in the capital city today.

A listener asked KTOO why it's so hard to donate clothes and other used items in town. For this installment of Curious Juneau, Anna Canny investigates why that is and some of the creative solutions people have found.

A listener asked KTOO what the local mountains’ original Lingít names are. For this installment of Curious Juneau, Yvonne Krumrey spoke with Lingít educators to find out. 

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.

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

“It's a major footprint. And then we also have people who work for the Coast Guard who are not active duty,” she said. “It does end up being a significant economic driver in the community.”

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.

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