Crews chopped down 22 cottonwoods in the weeks before the 2023 Fourth of July fireworks show launched on the island. Advocates of the trees’ removal argued the cottonwoods were diseased, dangerous, or ...
Construction at the Foster City Community Center will limit the ability to accommodate large crowds for the Fourth of July, prompting city officials to suspend the fireworks show in 2025.
Alternatives to Juneau’s traditional July 4 fireworks show are being considered by city leaders due to safety concerns after a mishap on the barge they were being launched from two years ago, but ...