Yoly’s Bistro will be closing for the winter. Our last day will be December 22nd, 2007. Our time will be spent making up more delicious recipes for the Spring, organizing and spending time with family. The Ifflander family thanks our customers and staff for our second year! Happy Holidays to […]
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2nd Playground Fundraising Goal Met! Join the fun at the holiday arts and crafts fair
Thanks to an incredibly supportive community, a great project and a dedicated fundraising campaign the December 9th fundraising goal of $50,000 has already been met! That leaves only $150,000 left to raise, but the fundraising committee is hopeful! The next opportunity to add your personal touch to the playground is […]
2007 Economic Forum Results
Economic Forum Results Top 10 Things/Themes for Support of Business Encourage movement between downtown and harbor Install attractive and informative signage (wood) including maps Develop walking tours with graphic images along the designated route Develop an awning policy to encourage walking and incentives to install awnings Connect the […]
Coast Guard & Responsible Industry
Our mission as a community in regards to this situation should be to investigate why this industrial operation has failed. We need to develop synergies between local municipalities and governmental regulatory agencies such as the EPA and DEC so that they no longer work in organizational isolation and we need […]
Coast Guard & Responsible Industry
Our mission as a community in regards to this situation should be to investigate why this industrial operation has failed. We need to develop synergies between local municipalities and governmental regulatory agencies such as the EPA and DEC so that they no longer work in organizational isolation and we need […]
A big Thank You to all who are making the playground project a reality
PARKS (Parents Advocating Recreational Kid Stuff) would like to take this opportunity to thank: the Seward Phoenix Log for their on-going publication of events and thank you letters; Anchorage Sand and Gravel for the purchase of a bench and donation of dirt and dirt work, Qutekcak Native Tribe and St. […]
Seward PTSA Gives Huge Thanks to Safeway!
Seward PTSA (Parent Teacher Student Association which is our local PTA) thanks Safeway for their incredibly generous contribution to our local schools through their “10% Back to Schools” Program. From mid-September into October, Safeway provides the opportunity for all their customers to financially help our schools simply by dropping their […]
Seward, Alaska, November 9, 2007 Seward ranks as one of the top 10 hottest travel destinations in the U.S. for 2008, according to a travel trends survey released by TripAdvisor®. Alaska Starts Here®, in this quaint seaside community only 2.5 road hours from Anchorage along a National Scenic Byway and […]
Looking for Assistant Coach
With our swim season getting started, Seward Tsunami Swim Club has a great turn out of new swimmers. We are still looking for a person to do Assistant Coaching for our program. You do not have to have experience for this, our head coach can instruct. Two or more days […]
and More Budget Process Thoughts
Monday nights work session was one of the most productive budget work session I have attended in this city. The city managers revised Budget Introduction was well put, input and questions from the council and the audience, thank you Mayor Corbridge for allowing public input, was well thought out and […]
2008 Preliminary Operating Budget
Here is the budget in electronic [pdf] form thanks to the folks at the City Clerks Office. The file is also available from the City website in the ‘news‘ section. The file has been optimized for web viewing but is still quite large at 4.5 Mb. It may take some […]
Thoughts about the Budget Process
Based on the City Managers Budget Introduction the 08 budget is a work of art for a top down budget. As always at this time of the year its a matter of what services the citizens want to see cut if they are unwilling to pony-up for tax and/or […]
New Kids Computer at the Library
Thanks to the generosity of the Alaska Railroad, the Seward Community Library was able to purchase a new computer for the children’s room. Enjoying the new computer is Josh Simpson and Preston Williams.
City Legislative History Document Database
My vision to put the citys legislative history on a document imaging database, that can be viewed by the public anytime, and can be stored off-site for disaster recovery if needed, finally came to fruition TODAY with the final touch of linking it on our website. The citys legislative […]
KSWD-FM, Seward, Makes Changes
Seward’s only FM radio station moves to 105.3mHz Seward Media Partners, LLC, licensee of KSWD-AM, KSWD-FM and KSWD-LP, has moved it’s primary broadcast frequency to 105.3mHz and increased transmission power to 4 kiloWatts (kW). Coincidentally our studios have moved and are now located at 11447 Seward Highway, between Knots So […]
We are always encouraged to dream big and reach for the stars when plotting for the future. Practicality and sound economics invariably bring us back to the real world. What is accomplished after that come to your senses moment is usually the most fruitful, productive period of any process. The […]
Comments on Miller Landing
We have traveled from Massachusetts to Alaska to visit family and see the Glaciers of Southern Alaska in Seward. We love the outdoors and discovered the Miller Landing website. Their website described Forest Service Cabins for rent and showed a picture of a Forest Service Cabin. It was very appealing. […]
SBA and Trump University Launch Innovative Online Training Course for Entrepreneurs
WASHINGTON ? The U.S. Small Business Administration and Trump University have teamed together to develop a new free online training course on How to Start a Business on a Shoestring Budget, designed to help entrepreneurs understand how to take their small business ideas to market despite limited outside resources. The […]
Bring back the Tusty!
Its time for the annual Ferry Schedule Review. There will be a teleconference on Wednesday, July 11 at 2 PM to take public comment regarding adjustments to the proposed operating plans for the upcoming year. For details on that teleconference go to the State of Alaska home page www.state.ak.us and […]
PWS Tanker Oil Discharge Prevention and Contingency Plan Renewal
Seward City Council, City administration and others, The renewal process of the PWS Tanker Oil Discharge Prevention and Contingency Plan (c-plan) has entered the public comment phase. This is the prevention and response plan which protects Seward in the advent of another oil tanker incident in Prince William Sound. The […]
