February 22, 2021 - 7:07 AM
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Newly purchased property and buildings adjacent to an Anchorage shelter are expected to serve as a resource hub for people experiencing homelessness.
Weidner Apartment Homes and the Rasmuson Foundation said the apartment company plans to buy parcels of land next to the Brother Francis Shelter and a building and property owned by Beanâs Cafe, which serves meals to the homeless community, the Anchorage Daily News reported. The area available for serving homeless and vulnerable individuals will change substantially,â Weidner and Rasmuson said in a joint statement Friday.
The sale is expected to be finalized this spring, with renovations beginning soon after. The acquisition cost was not immediately available.
Apartment giant Weidner teams with Rasmuson Foundation to buy properties adjacent to Brother Francis Shelter for new ‘resource hub’ Published February 19
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Print article Weidner Apartment Homes and the Rasmuson Foundation will purchase properties adjacent to Brother Francis Shelter in order to build a new “resource hub” to serve homeless people, and to end a long, bitter property dispute with a Ship Creek landowner. Weidner will buy parcels of land owned by Ron Alleva next to the Brother Francis Shelter on Third Avenue, as well as the building and property owned by Bean’s Cafe, the Weidner company said in a joint statement with the Rasmuson Foundation on Friday.
As groups clamor for vaccine, here’s how Alaska will decide who’s next in line Author: Nathaniel Herz, Alaska Public Media Updated: December 23, 2020 Published December 23, 2020
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Print article The vaccines from drug companies Pfizer and Moderna are being hailed as a game-changing weapon in the fight against COVID-19, which has killed more than 180 Alaskans and infected tens of thousands more. But for the next several months, there will be far fewer vaccine doses available than people who want to receive them. And that presents the difficult question of who should get the shots first. GOP Gov. Mike Dunleavy has the ultimate authority to decide, according to officials from his administration. But so far, the state has been heeding recommendations from a new advisory committee largely made up of health care providers, saying they’re best-suited to consider the science and data around the vaccine.
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