🌱 Freezing Rain Accumulation In Anchorage + Remembering Birder

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

First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy. High: 31 Low: 14.

Here are the top stories today in Anchorage:

1. According to the National Weather Service, freezing rain may cause major ice buildup throughout Anchorage and the Matanuska and Susitna valleys. Up to two-tenths of an inch of ice is possible around Anchorage and a quarter-inch could accumulate near Palmer and Wasilla. (Anchorage Daily News)
2. Birders remembered legendary Anchorage Birder Dave DeLap during Anchorage's 2021 Christmas Bird Count. This was the first year in more than a half-century DeLap didn't participate — he died on Oct. 31 at the age of 89. Participants in the Dec. 18 count observed 44 species and 13,137 individual birds, including some "unusual" birds such as a great gray owl, two trumpeter swans, a northern flicker, and a flock of snow buntings. (Anchorage Press)
3. Next month, the Anchorage Symphony Orchestra is presenting American Voices, featuring Timothy Smith on piano. The performance is at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, January 22. (Broadway World)

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Today in Anchorage:

• Leap into Science: Lights and Shadow At Mountain View Branch Library. (2:00 PM)
• Winter Wonderland At Anchorage Public Library (3:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Anchorage Police Department welcomed 15 new recruits to the Police Academy and asked followers if they are interested in becoming police officers. (Facebook)
• Visit Anchorage shared ways to ring in the New Year in Anchorage, including fireworks, outdoor festivities, and more family fun. (Facebook)
• The Anchorage Park Foundation shared a Facebook post thanking teachers and educators in Anchorage, and are prepared to support teachers during the upcoming darkest part of the year. (Facebook)

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

— 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.