For 30 years, Thanksgiving in Anchorage has given Alaskans a feast beyond the dinner table: The Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout. The annual college basketball tournament, hosted by the University of Alaska Anchorage, has brought a buffet of big-time basketball names into town from legendary coaches Bobby Knight to Mike "Coach K" Krzyzewski to future NBA stars Dwyane Wade and Ray Allen.
Check out a slide show and photos from this year's fur bikini contest. Submit your own partycrashers photos here.
Staying up late to take "Madden" home and tackle the game immediately? Share photos of the shopping frenzy here.
Disney animation takes a tentative step out of the shadows of Pixar with “Bolt,” a winning 3D-animated action-comedy that marries the best Disney traditions with Pixar polish.
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REVIEW
Botti concert featured smooth jazz, a dash of humor
A capacity crowd filled Atwood Concert Hall on Saturday night to hear a fine concert that balanced music, showmanship and even a dose of education delivered as smoothly as the jazz that flowed from Chris Botti's trumpet.
Goosefest ACE fundraiser concert
If you love Alaska’s natural beauty, why not put your money where your mouth is for a Goosefest ACE fundraiser concert at 8 p.m. today at Snow Goose Theater, 717 W. Third Ave.
My boyfriend, whom I've been dating and living with for nearly four years, has crossed a line. He's always been a party guy, meeting his buddies for drinks, watching the game, etc.
A central location and cosmopolitan atmosphere make Crush one of the coolest new places to drink and eat downtown.
Sweet field of drinks dukes it out for bragging rights as champ
Though it doesn't have the established tradition of the Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout, the Great Alaska Shootout of Drinks enters its second year with a sensational field of adult beverages contending for champion status.
Cheapeats: Pumpkin Spice Bundt Cake
Here's something to be thankful for this season: a little loaf that packs pumpkin, sugar and spice into a circle of love.
Down the Hatch: Execute your right to try killer Alaska brews, barleywines
Midnight Sun Brewing Co. signed a lease Nov. 7 to secure space in a South Anchorage industrial area. The owners still need to get licenses transferred and municipal permits/reviews completed, but they hope to move all brewing operations to the new site next year.
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