The housing shortage is an everyone problem

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EXCERPTED FROM ANCHORAGE ASSEMBLY NEWSLETTER

 

 

The housing shortage is an everyone problem. Local businesses, like Writer’s Block, are impacted when employees can’t find housing nearby. Real data from real people and real rental prices tells the story.

The reality is that a person making minimum wage, or $10.85 per hour, would have to work 74 hours per week to afford a 1 bedroom apartment in Anchorage.

Thanks to private/public partnerships, recent hotel conversions have quickly added hundreds of units to supplement Anchorage’s affordable housing stock. Last week, the former Golden Lion opened as low-income housing. This month, the former Barratt Inn will open to extremely-low income tenants for only $800 per month with no credit check and no money down.

Our city needs more housing, especially housing that is affordable to community members across all economic backgrounds, and the Assembly is at work alongside housing experts, developers an​d the residents of Anchorage to act today for better housing tomorrow.

Coming off a year of record hotel demand, Anchorage’s 2023 tourism outlook is promising

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Tourism in Anchorage rebounded strongly last year as pandemic impacts continue to fade, with strong hotel demand helping to sharply boost municipal income from lodging and car rental taxes, according to a report by Visit Anchorage.

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4 Alaskans nominated for prestigious James Beard Awards [Alaska News Source]

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Alaskans are once again making their presence known on the national culinary scene, with three chefs and one restaurateur receiving James Beard Foundation Award nominations last week. READ MORE & WATCH THE VIDEO…

 

Congratulations to these Alaska chefs and restauranteur!

  • Laile Fairbairn, Locally Grown Restaurants (Snow City Cafe, South Restaurant + Coffeehouse, and Spenard Roadhouse), Anchorage, AK
  • Nathan Bentley, Altura Bistro, Anchorage, AK
  • Beau Schooler, In Bocca Al Lupo, Juneau, AK
  • Renee Trafton, Beak Restaurant, Sitka, AK