🌱 Downtown Anchorage Bar Shooting + Max Osborne Joins UAA Hockey

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

First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy. High: 49 Low: 36.

Here are the top three stories today in Anchorage:

1. A shooting inside a downtown Anchorage bar left one man wounded on Sunday. According to police, officers were called to the Gaslight Lounge, which is directly across the street from police headquarters, at 2:12 a.m. for “some type of altercation inside the bar.” The unidentified victim was brought to an Anchorage hospital and is expected to survive. No charges have been filed in connection with the incident. (Anchorage Daily News)
2. An Anchorage native will be joining the University Of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) Hockey Team. According to an announcement by UAA head coach Matt Shasby, Max Osborne will be joining the team for the 2022-23 season. Osborne started his college career at St. Thomas as a defenseman, where he recorded two assists in seven games during the 2020-21 season. (Press Release Desk)
3. Across Alaska, thousands of animals are looking for their forever homes. Check out these adoptable pets in the Anchorage area and find your new best friend! Sweet pups, like German Shepherd-Husky Mix Ketchup, and lovable kittens, such as Siamese cat Ashe, are available now at local shelters. (Anchorage Patch)

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Today in Anchorage:

• People Mover Table, At Mountain View Branch Library (1:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Anchorage Wolverines completed the NAHL playoff series sweep with a 4-3 overtime win over Springfield. (Anchorage Daily News)
• Anchorage historian David Reamer delves into the name of Suicide Peaks, movies about pipeline construction, and the story of a unique low-tide-only ballpark in Ketchikan. Learn more at the link. (Twitter)
• The University Of Alaska Anchorage has a new job opening for a skills lab assistant. Click the link to find out more and apply. (Press Release Desk)

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— Dominique-Noelle Rafael

About me: Dominique is a self taught UX/UI designer based in Princeton, NJ. She recently graduated from the University of Maryland last spring with a bachelor's degree in Information Science. She is excited to begin working on the Patch newsletter project this year!