Spring sure has been slow coming to town, but now the Betster feels safe in saying that, yeah, it might…
It takes nerves of steel to attempt the near-impossible during break-up: get your car washed (see above). Nonetheless, now that…
After decades of living in Alaska, the betster knows not to second guess the weather. Heck, you don’t even want…
If you’ve lived in Alaska at least one winter, you know that on Friday we’ll experience the biggest joke ever….
The Russians have a marvelous word for what we here in Alaska call “break up”: rasputitsa. Loosely translated, the word…
All through the pandemic a running joke has been “Oh, I didn’t expect [insert surprising news development here] on my…
Here in Alaska, March will roar in like a grizzly bear and also roar out like a grizzly bear. Forget…
BEST STORIES AND CRAFTS BET: The Pratt Museum & Park is back open and ready to welcome everyone in to…
As the days get lighter earlier and darker later, the Betster can feel the serotonin rising inside of them, bringing…
The cold and cloudy forecast for this weekend is making the Betster want to stay inside and curl up in…
See that photo of Kachemak Bay above? Notice how compared to last month around the winter solstice the sun appears…
Decades ago when the Betster started building the family cabin one chilly fall, Mama Betster had these words of advice.
The Juneau artist William Spear designed a special pin for 2020: a flaming trash Dumpster. That seemed to be the…
