🌱 BroadwayWorld Anchorage Awards + $2.1M UAA Nursing Grant

Happy Tuesday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening today in town.

First, today's weather:

Considerable cloudiness. High: 35 Low: 26.

Here are the top 3 stories in Anchorage today:

1. Attention, Anchorage residents: This is your last chance to vote for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Anchorage Awards! The BroadwayWorld Regional Awards are the largest theatre audience awards, with over 100 cities worldwide participating. The 2021 awards honor productions which had their first performance between Oct. 1, 2020, through Sept. 30, 2021. Voting is open through Dec. 31; winners will be announced in January. (Broadway World)
2. Governor Mike Dunleavy announced that $2.1 million from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Funds have been awarded to the University of Alaska Anchorage College of Health to increase capacity to train registered nurses. Alaska was experiencing a nursing shortage even before the COVID-19 pandemic, which has strained the medical sector. The grant will help the university attract qualified instructors and keep faculty at the school, allowing the UAA College of Health to enroll more nursing students who will be qualified to serve communities throughout Alaska. (Must Read Alaska)
3. Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed John Kuhn, the former U.S. attorney for Kentucky's western district, as the U.S. attorney for Alaska while President Joe Biden considers a permanent nominee for the position. Kuhn's appointment took effect on Sunday, according to a news release from the U.S. attorney's office for the District of Alaska. (U.S. News & World Report)

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Today in Anchorage:

• Port Committee Meeting (2021/22) At The Anchorage Chamber of Commerce (2:30 PM)
• Leap into Science - Light and Shadows At The Anchorage Public Library (2:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Early Monday morning, the Parks Highway was closed in both directions between Nenana and Healy due to extremely hazardous driving conditions and multiple vehicles in the ditch. (Facebook)
• Ready to ring in the new year in Anchorage? Find fireworks, outdoor festivities, and more family fun. (Facebook)
• In the first arrangement of its kind, the Smithsonian Institution has loaned hundreds of Indigenous Alaska artifacts to their place of origin, allowing access for hands-on study by Alaska Native elders, artists and scholars. (Instagram)

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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.