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Fairbanks, AK
12Events this week
2Free things to do
88New spots
96New stories

● Checked Monday, October 5, before the 6 AM send.

This week in Fairbanks

Five picks from this week's calendar. See all 12 events, day by day →

Baby Mingle

Wednesday 9am · Fairbanks Children's Museum · Free

Seismology Talk + "Listening to Alaska" Planetarium Film Premiere

Wednesday 7pm · University of Alaska Museum of the North

Fused Glass Open Studio

Thursday 11am · Back to Glass

Fairbanks Fiber Festival

Friday 5pm · Fairbanks North Star Borough Alaskaland · Free

Sip & Shop

Saturday 12pm · Fairbanks

New in Fairbanks

Places that opened, reopened, or earned a mention this month — the ones we'd go back to.

Furniture Warehouse

Home & Garden

Freshen up your space: Family owned in Fairbanks since 2002, Furniture Warehouse packs living room, bedroom, dining, and home office finds into one spot, from nap-worthy recliners and sectionals to mattresses and adjustable bases.

fwfairbanks.com ↗

Midnight Sun Golf Course

Entertainment

Year-round Fairbanks golf: Midnight Sun Golf Course is the northernmost 18-hole course in the U.S., with a driving range for quick tune-ups and a virtual simulator when winter digs in.

midnightsungolfak.com ↗

Studio 201 Beauty Co.

Beauty

Good hair days ahead: Whether you need a post-river cleanup or a full color glow-up before first frost, Studio 201 Beauty Co.

vagaro.com ↗

Fairbanks’s best businesses

Every spot worth knowing, in one place.

The restaurants, shops, and services the newsletter recommends, all in one place — every listing checked, and paid pins marked every time.

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Most read in Fairbanks

The five stories Fairbanks readers clicked most this month, from the daily editions.

  1. Four hunters, two rivers, one flight: Alaska Air National Guard rescues stranded parties in the Arctic - Alaska Story

    The Alaska National Guard has rescued four hunters stranded along two remote rivers in Arctic Alaska.

    Full story at thealaskastory.com ↗

  2. Next mayor of North Pole to see smaller salary

    The North Pole City Council voted to cut the mayor's salary from $69,000 per year to $2,000 a month, citing the position as a part-time job.

    Full story at alaskasnewssource.com ↗

  3. Freegold drills high-grade gold at Cleary

    Freegold Ltd. has reported high-grade grades of 71.46 grams per metric ton gold over 5.8 meters on the eastern margins of Cleary, a deposit on its Golden Summit project in Fairbanks, Alaska.

    Full story at miningnewsnorth.com ↗

  4. In Alaska, soil in permafrost regions is warming the fastest

    New research from Washington State University has found that soil temperatures are increasing rapidly across Alaska, with temperatures rising fastest in the state's permafrost region.

    Full story at news.wsu.edu ↗

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