🌱 East Anchorage Collision + Alaska Community Foundation Grant

Morning, Anchorage! Let's get you started this Friday with everything you need to know going on today in town.

First, today's weather:

Cloudy with a snow shower. High: 23 Low: 10.

Here are the top stories in Anchorage today:

1. One person died, and another was injured in a car crash on Thursday morning in East Anchorage. The collision occurred at the intersection of Kingston Drive and East Tudor at 9:33 am. Upon arrival, Anchorage police opened a preliminary investigation that found that while driving southbound on Kingston Drive, a Toyota Highlander, upon reaching the intersection at East Tudor, collided with a GMC traveling Westbound. Following the initial collision, a Toyota Four Runner traveling eastbound on Tuder collided with the Highlander. (Alaska Native News)
2. In a unanimous vote late Tuesday, the Anchorage Assembly approved a measure giving the Alaska Community Foundation a $6 million grant to help implement the city's homelessness strategy. Another $6 million is expected in philanthropic matches toward the city's plan. As a part of the city's strategy, Anchorage leaders have set aside $3.2 million toward the possible purchase of two hotels — the Sockeye Hotel in Midtown and the Barratt Inn in Spenard — and another $2.8 million toward the possible design of a large East Anchorage homeless shelter and navigation center. (Yahoo)
3. There are a lot of events happening in the area this weekend, including a Winter Craft Spree, Self-Guided Storytime Journey, and Holiday Music with the 9th Army Ensemble. (Anchorage Patch)
4. This past Saturday, the Alaska Zoo hosted its annual Christmas for the Animals event. (Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman)
5. Anchorage Assembly is set to consider a handful of changes to the city’s election code. (Alaska News Source)

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Today in Anchorage:

• 2021 Holiday Do Good - Feel Good with Anchorage Chamber of Commerce (12:00 AM)
• Family Storytime - Muldoon Branch Library (11:00 AM)
• Community Resource Party - Muldoon Branch Library (2:00 PM)
• Winter Craft Spree - Mountain View Branch Library (2:00 PM)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Friday. I'll see you around!

— 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.