Before You Become an Expat, Kick the Tires
Paradise looks different when you know what to look for. Before you become an expat, look beyond the view and kick the tires. The country may be beautiful. The cost … Read More
Author: Gina Hill
💅🚗 Memaw’s Morning Commute: Drive Kind, Arrive Safe, Do Some Good
Memaw’s Arctic Roll for Tuesday, August 18, 2026 💅 Memaw’s Morning Word Good morning, buttercups. 💅☕ The roads are mostly behaving, the clouds are playing hide-and-seek, and Southcentral Alaska is … Read More
👩🦳 Why I’ve Never Called Anyone a “Karen.” And Why I Never Will.
he familiar “Karen” stereotype: a blonde, middle-aged woman demanding to speak to the manager, portrayed here as a coffee-shop confrontation. The meme reflects how “Karen” has evolved into a shorthand … Read More
🚦📸 Wasilla “Flock Camera” Claim Meets a Traffic-Signal Reality Check
A handwritten sign labels a device at the Parks Highway–Palmer-Wasilla Highway intersection as a “Flock camera.” Alaska DOT&PF has been asked to identify the equipment; its location and the agency’s … Read More
💅🌧️💨 Memaw’s Arctic Roll: Wet Roads & Sassy Winds
Memaw’s Arctic Roll for Monday, August 17, 2026 Good morning, buttercups. 💅☕ Today’s commute comes with rain in the forecast, gusty south winds around Anchorage, soggy roads across the Mat-Su, … Read More
🏡 🌿 🫙 National Homesteaders Day in Alaska
A homesteader stands at the doorway of a hand-built log cabin, reflecting the self-reliant lives of Alaska’s settlers. Courtesy of the State of Alaska. Celebrating practical skills, self-reliance, and resilient … Read More
Memaw’s Arctic Roll: Rain’s Moving In, So Don’t Let Summer Fool You 💅
Memaw’s Arctic Roll for Saturday, August 15, 2026 ☕️ Good morning, hon. Southcentral starts with relatively gentle conditions, but the weekend pattern is turning wetter: scattered showers today, then increasingly … Read More
💅☀️ Sunshine, Showers & a Salute to the Code Talkers
Memaw’s Arctic Roll for Friday, August 14, 2026 Good morning, buttercup. ☕💅 Memaw has the coffee, the commute and a little history lesson for your Friday. Today is National Navajo Code … Read More
🎡 🎢 Win a Day at the Alaska State Fair
With the Chugach Mountains as its backdrop, the Alaska State Fair has been a late-summer Alaska tradition since 1936 | 📸 Courtesy: Alaska State Fair Six lucky winners will each … Read More