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Be sure to catch Candlelight: Tribute to ABBA & More on the Anchorage Patch calendar
What's up Anchorage! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How are Black students at UAA actually faring after six years?
- Where should Anchorage's unexpected $32 million for schools really go?
- What will you pick from Anchorage's jam-packed September events lineup?
Also on today's calendar: Candlelight: Tribute to ABBA & More and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Where do math teachers go on vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Cloudy, with a high of 68 and low of 50 degrees.
- Sunday: Rain and drizzle in the p.m., temps: high: 59, low: 52.
- Monday: Cloudy, rain, mainly early, with a high of 58 and low of 50 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Anchorage Municipality's six-year bachelor's degree completion rate for Black or African American students was 19.4% by 2024 (scalaskanews.com) — For Anchorage families tracking college success, new federal data show only 19.4% of Black students who started bachelor's programs at University of Alaska Anchorage in 2018 finished within six years, below the statewide rate. The report details how many transferred, stayed enrolled, or left school, and places Anchorage's numbers in the context of persistent national racial gaps in graduation rates. 
2. Anchorage school officials release spending plan for $32M in 'waterfall' funding (adn.com) — Anchorage School District leaders have unveiled a draft plan for spending about $14 million of the district's $32.19 million in new state "waterfall" funding, while saving the rest to ease next year's deficit. The proposal boosts tutoring, teachers, transportation, snow removal, security, and charter schools, and residents are urged to weigh in before the school board's Sept. 15 vote.
3. Events & Community Calendar — Anchorage Press (anchoragepress.com) — If you're looking for something to do in Anchorage, this packed September calendar highlights dozens of concerts, theater shows, festivals, workshops, and family events across town and nearby communities. From museum talks and comedy nights to runs, Pirate Fest, and Oktoberfest celebrations, you can browse dates, times, and venues to plan your weekends and weeknights around the city.
4. Della Keats program introduces Alaskan high schoolers to degrees and careers in healthcare University of Alaska Anchorage (alaska.edu) — A summer on the University of Alaska Anchorage campus is giving Alaska Native and American Indian high schoolers hands-on exposure to health careers through the revived Della Keats Health Sciences Program. Students from Anchorage and rural communities take pre-college classes, practice clinical skills, and explore the city, then can continue receiving support through a new UAA-based learning community.
5. Search Archive — Anchorage Press (anchoragepress.com) — Anchorage readers can now more easily dig through 300‑plus Anchorage Press stories, from investigations into cloud‑seeding on the Kenai Peninsula to local election coverage and food features like a fried chicken favorite in downtown Anchorage. The searchable archive also surfaces recent pieces on Indigenous celebrations near Fish Creek and statewide political races that shape life in the city.
📸 Around Anchorage
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Anchorage
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- Candlelight: Tribute to ABBA & More →
49th State Brewing - Anchorage, 717 W 3rd Ave, Anchorage
5:30 pm - Candlelight: Coldplay & Imagine Dragons →
49th State Brewing - Anchorage, 717 W 3rd Ave, Anchorage
7:45 pm - Labor Day holiday
Benson Secondary/S.E.A.R.C.H. Anchorage, AK 99507 - Center for Safe Alaskans Board Meeting
Center for Safe Alaskans , 4241 B Street, #100, Anchorage, AK, 99503, United States
12:00 pm - Texas Roadhouse Dine to Donate
Aquarian Charter School Anchorage, AK 99517
4:00 pm - Flag JV @ Bartlett
West High School Bartlett High School, 1101 Golden Bear Dr, Anchorage, AK 99504\
4:30 pm - Flag Varsity @ Bartlett
West High School Bartlett High School, 1101 Golden Bear Dr, Anchorage, AK 99504\
6:30 pm - Tennis Open @ East
West High School Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School, 4025 E Northern Lights B
5:00 pm - Flag JV @ Service
West High School Service High School, 5577 Abbott Rd, Anchorage, AK 99507, USA
5:30 pm - XC Running Jamboree
Hanshew Middle School Bartlett High School, 1101 Golden Bear Dr, Anchorage, AK 99504\
6:00 pm - Tennis Varsity vs East
West High School West Anchorage High School, 1700 Hillcrest Dr, Anchorage, AK 99
6:00 pm - Flag Varsity @ Service
West High School Service High School, 5577 Abbott Rd, Anchorage, AK 99507, USA
7:30 pm
Saturday September 5
Monday September 7
Tuesday September 8
Wednesday September 9
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- A few weeks ago I passed by the most gorgeous setting of Alaskan wildflowers I had ever seen in Airport Heights neighborhood.
First is a photograph, I took. It was so stunning I had to make my own little snap shot on my art studio. Second photo, acrylic on canvas. … (Nextdoor Scenic Foothills) - Surgery update:
Went very well! I'm receiving wonderful care at Alaska Regional, Dr. Haughom and Zachary from OPA are truly then best! I'm shocked at the small… (Nextdoor Bear Valley)
- Three Bears Alaska, Inc posted a job opening for Meat Wrapper in Big Lake. Apply here.
- TradeJobsWorkforce posted a job opening for Costco Forklift Operator in Houston. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Anchorage here.
Ok Anchorage! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Times Square (Thank you Jean K. for sending it in!)
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