Neighbors: Stories from Anchorage's pandemic years

Small kindnesses and attention carry more weight than we think.

Dr. Luke Liu’s clinic will soon begin recruiting patients for a pilot study of a treatment for long COVID symptoms.

COVID hasn’t gone away, but with vaccines and treatments, Alaskans are returning to holiday traditions that feel more precious.

The retail sector shrunk, customers turned away from high-end brands and the future of the mall as most people know it isn’t clear.

Retirements, demographic trends and fewer foreign workers are among the factors limiting the labor force, economists say. There’s also never been a better time to look for a better job.

They started as “bubbles” and “pods” and became important parts of each other’s lives.

After the recent closure of the city’s emergency mass shelter, Anchorage Downtown Partnership employees are finding more people sleeping outdoors.

The Anchorage Senior Activity Center has never seen such high demand for social activities.

The Food Bank of Alaska is looking for donations. That is, if you’re ready to let go.

There were probably many acts of kindness happening that night in the city. Here’s the story of one.

Here’s how some moms say the pandemic magnified the difficulties and joys of becoming a mother.

Orso almost shuttered for good during the pandemic, but an employee’s gamble saved it.

The other side of the isolation of the last two years is the collection of people we’ve hung onto. Wendi Gratrix hung on to her Twitter friends. And they hung onto her, too.

The Anchorage Daily News and the Anchorage Museum are collaborating on the Neighbors project, collecting stories and making opportunities for residents to share experiences from the past two years.

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