Utilities reject Assembly’s call for a pause on Eklutna dam mitigation

Plus: Anchorage gets a new soul food restaurant, a brewery and a shop that sells crystal and glitter body art ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( Today's sponsor: [Today's sponsor: Northrim Bank]( Good afternoon. It’s Monday, February 19. In today's newsletter: - In this edition of [Open & Shut]( Anchorage gets a new soul food restaurant with a long legacy, a brewery near Midtown and a shop that sells crystals and glitter body art. - Three utilities that own the Eklutna Hydroelectric Project [rejected the Anchorage Assembly’s recent call]( for a two-year halt to their proposed program to restore water flow and fish to the long-dammed Eklutna River. - The board in charge of the Alaska Permanent Fund is amplifying its warnings about an [impending state financial crisis](. Ice fog, once a regular phenomenon in Fairbanks, is no longer a common occurrence there. The fog, science writer [Ned Rozell explains]( has a magic number: minus 30 degrees Fahrenheit. It does not form until the air gets that cold, and it dissipates when the temperature rises above that. Anchorage weather It's mostly cloudy today with a high near 40 degrees and a chance of rain this afternoon that will last overnight. Starting on Tuesday, the next few days call for a chance of rain mixed with snow. This warmer trend is set to continue, with daytime temperatures in the low 40s and mid-30s for the next several days. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com [Open & Shut: Anchorage gets a new soul food restaurant, a brewery and a shop that sells crystal and glitter body art →]( Also opening: A new boba tea shop, a thrift store, and a cafe/coffee roasting business. Holiday Stationstores are also being converted to Circle Ks. ADVERTISEMENT [Utilities reject Anchorage Assembly’s call for a 2-year pause on Eklutna dam mitigation →]( Earlier this month, the Anchorage Assembly opposed the utilities’ proposal for how to restore water flow to the river, and asked for the delay to better asses options and their potential impacts. [Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. board again warns that the fund is running out of spendable money →]( A new analysis paper offers a menu of possible solutions, with a two-part constitutional amendment as the most durable repair. (via Alaska Beacon) [Schumacher’s World Cup win after two tough years shows world-class talent is ‘still in there’ →]( Gus Schumacher, a 23-year-old from Anchorage, won the men’s 10-kilometer freestyle race on Sunday, becoming the first American man to win a World Cup distance event since 1983. (via FasterSkier) [State contract worker killed during work on highway construction project near Portage →]( The incident occurred during work to remove a bridge at Twentymile River, the transportation department said in a statement. ADVERTISEMENT More from the ADN [Snowmachiner dies in collision on Denali Highway →]( [Who (or what) killed the scientists? Issa López explains the finale of ‘True Detective: Night Country’ (spoilers) →]( [One person found dead after North Pole house fire →]( [As DEI gets more divisive, companies are ditching their teams →]( [Travel: Airline credit cards, mileage plans and getting the most bang for your travel buck →]( [Trump, facing multimillion-dollar fines, is now selling $399 shoes →]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Anchorage Daily News, 300 W 31st Ave, Anchorage, AK 99503, United States