🌱 Opera Shows Postponed + Bronson’s Admin Leadership Shakeup

Happy Saturday, neighbors! Let's get you all caught up on what's happening locally to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

A p.m. shower in places. High: 44 Low: 35.

Here are the top stories today in Anchorage:

1. The Anchorage Opera was scheduled to begin its season Oct. 22-24 with the ‘Pirates of Penzance’, but due to the ongoing COVID-19 Delta variant outbreak, the show was postponed to a date still to be determined. The Anchorage Opera is on track to go live at the Performing Arts Center Feb. 11-13, 2022 with ‘Missing’, a modern opera that highlights the tragedy and crisis of missing and indigenous women. (Anchorage Press)
2. Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson’s administration is shaking up leadership of the city’s mass homeless care shelter at Sullivan Arena. The city’s mass care branch chief, Shawn Hays, said she was fired Wednesday. Bob Doehl, another Anchorage official who had previously overseen operations at the Sullivan, also confirmed he submitted his resignation to the city this week. (Anchorage Daily News)
3. The Alaska Bureau of Investigation Cold Case Investigation Unit recently launched another attempt to identify the remains of one of serial killer Robert Hanson’s victims, a young woman who has been called Horseshoe Harriet for 37 years. Her name is Robin Pelkey. (Must Read Alaska)

Today in Anchorage:

• Crafting Healing Charms - Domestic Violence Action Month (11:30 AM)
• Free! COVID-19 and Flu Shot Clinic @ Muldoon (11:30 AM)

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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.