🌱 Two Dead In Northeast Anchorage + Schulze Named New Music Director

Happy Wednesday, Anchorage! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening locally today.

First, today's weather:

Plenty of sunshine. High: 42 Low: 32.

Here are the top stories today in Anchorage:

1. On Monday, police revealed a woman allegedly had killed a 3-year-old family member before taking her own life in an Anchorage home. According to a statement by police, officers were called to the 6100 block of Winding Way in Northeast Anchorage at 6:35 p.m. on Friday after a woman and boy were found dead inside the home. The statement names the woman as 29-year-old Jeannie Lowther; the child has not been identified. (Anchorage Daily News)
2. A 22-year-old man was jailed on Monday in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred in Midtown over the weekend. According to charging documents, Brent Avery Smith is accused of killing 30-year-old Julian Francis Jr. next to the indoor swimming pool at the Hyatt House hotel in Anchorage on Saturday. Smith is being held at the Anchorage Correctional Complex on $750,000 bail while facing charges of first- and second-degree murder. (Anchorage Daily News)
3. The Anchorage Symphony Orchestra has named Elizabeth Schulze as its new Music Director. Schulze has been acting Artistic Advisor and Chief Conductor and is praised by critics as "an ideal music director whose infectious energy is as contagious as her exuberant and thoroughly committed musicianship." Initially joining the ASO as Artistic Advisor in Jan. 2021, Schulze is also the Music Director and Conductor of the Maryland Symphony Orchestra. (Anchorage Press)

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Today in Anchorage:

• Gardening: Growing And Cooking With Herbs, At Anchorage Chamber Of Commerce (11:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• There are a lot of great choices when it comes to Chinese food in the area. Check out this list of the top five most popular Chinese restaurants in Anchorage! (NewsBreak Original)
• The city is asking for the public's input on its newest plan to build a homeless shelter in East Anchorage. (Anchorage Daily News)
• If you're in the market for a new home, check out this week's Anchorage area real estate roundup. (Anchorage Patch)

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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!