🌱 After School Special + Anchorage Airport + Light Up Downtown

Good morning, Anchorage! Happy Thanksgiving! Please know that, like most of you, I will be taking the day off to enjoy the festivities, so there will not be a newsletter in your inbox tomorrow. We appreciate your understanding of the slight pause in the Anchorage Daily, and we'll be back to our normal routine Saturday morning!

First, today's weather:

Cloudy, flurries; very cold. High: 13 Low: 0.

Here are the top stories in Anchorage today:

1. An upcoming film festival is offering youth filmmakers a chance to show off their work. After School Special is a youth film screening organized by Alaska Teen Media Institute. Filmmakers 21 and younger can submit short films that will be viewed in the Anchorage Museum at the Rasmuson Center as part of the Anchorage International Film Festival on Dec. 10th. Submissions close at midnight on Nov. 29. (Alaska Public Media News)
2. The Anchorage Airport is encouraging travelers to be prepared during their upcoming holiday travel. According to a release by the airport, the predicted increase of passenger numbers will bring longer lines at check-in and security, and more congestion at curb drop off and pick up. The federal mandate requiring masks inside the airport is still in effect, so plan accordingly by bringing masks and wearing them over the nose and mouth. (kinyradio.com)
3. Anchorage Downtown Partnership, Ltd. has announced upcoming events, Light Up Downtown: Holiday Tree Lighting and Small Business Saturday. On Nov. 27, this year's celebration will kick off at 5:00 pm with Mayor Dave Bronson lighting the holiday tree in Town Square Park. Small Business Saturday participants in Downtown Anchorage will be offering discounts or specials, highlighted on the Small Business Saturday downtown map. In addition, shoppers who make a purchase at any participating businesses or highlighted pop-up events will have the opportunity to win two round-trip plane tickets, courtesy of Alaska Airlines. (Anchorage Press)

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— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander. She works as a freelance copywriter for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and as an assistant producer for a live-lit storytelling show in Chicago. She holds a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies from The University of Rhode Island. In her free time, you can find her traveling, hiking, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.