🌱 Mexico In Alaska + Job Openings + Tour of Anchorage Ski Titles

Anchorage AK

07 March, 2022

5:07 PM

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Good morning, Anchorage! Let's get you started this Tuesday with everything you need to know going on around Anchorage today. First, today's weather: A little snow; some ice early. High: 34 Low: 30. Here are the top three stories in Anchorage today: A Mexican restaurant in Anchorage is celebrating 50 years of business. Mexico in Alaska, now located on Old Seward Highway, has served burritos, tamales, and other Mexican staples to the Anchorage community for the past 50 years. The restaurant's owner, 81-year-old Maria Elena Ball, opened Mexico in Alaska in a small building in Mountain View on St. Patrick's Day in honor of the Irish soldiers who fought for the Mexican army during the Mexican-American War. (Alaska Public Media News)Check out this week's newest job openings in the Anchorage area! There are a lot of local employers looking for fresh talent. If you're in need of work, browse through various available positions in industries such as warehousing, customer service, and sales. (Anchorage Patch)Jessica Yeaton and David Norris took the Tour of Anchorage 2022 ski titles on Sunday. Norris topped Thomas O'Harra by 20 seconds, winning the 50K race in a time of 2 hours, 9 minutes, and 5 seconds. With a time of 2:25.43, Yeaton, a 2022 Winter Olympian representing Australia, took the top spot in the Tour women's division. (Yahoo) Today in Anchorage: AARP Tax Help, At Anchorage Public Library (12:00 PM) I Read What I Want Book Club, At Anchorage Public Library (5:30 PM) From my notebook: The Alaska exhibition at the Anchorage Museum tells the story of Alaska through multiple voices and perspectives reflecting the ingenuity, technology, ways of knowing, and intimate understanding of the landscape that have allowed people to survive and thrive across the North. (Instagram) Happy Women in Construction Week! To celebrate, the ASID Alaska Chapter of The National Association of Women In Construction will be hosting both in-person and virtual events all week long. (Instagram) If you are in need of food resources, please check the Food Bank of Alaska's mobile food pantry schedule and other resources. (Facebook) Loving the Anchorage Daily? Here are all the ways you can get more involved: Send a friend or neighbor this link so they can subscribe Get your local business listed in front of readers You're all caught up for today! I'll see you back in your inbox tomorrow morning with a new update. — Dominique-Noelle Rafael About me: Dominique is a self taught UX/UI designer based in Princeton, NJ. She recently graduated from the University of Maryland last spring with a bachelor's degree in Information Science. She is excited to begin working on the Patch newsletter project this year!