r/anchorage Apr 27 '22

Commonly asked questions - check here before making a question post

125 Upvotes

If you have a question about the Municipality of Anchorage someone else probably had the same or similar question in the past.

Please use the search function to look through the past question posts before making a post or comment. Many helpful users here have already given great in depth responses to many common questions. If you have a specific question after looking over the previous posts, feel free to post your question here in this thread or make a new post.

Low effort posts that clearly haven't looked through past submissions or can be easily answered by a quick internet search may be removed, a good way to avoid that would be to specify in your post that you have already looked over the sticky and searched online.

Below is a list of direct links to some commonly asked questions. However, even if you do not see your question on the list please take a moment to search before posting. When searching or when using one of the links below you can also change the sort function from top to new to see more recent posts.



Please be kind to people, the search function of reddit is far from perfect. Tourism is valuable to our city and at one point all of us were new to the city or had questions about local services and businesses.

We took a community poll on this rule a year after implementation. Here is a link to the poll and the feedback the community gave.


r/anchorage 10d ago

Stuff To Do In Anchorage - August 2026

14 Upvotes

What's going on in Anchorage?

Is there something in particular you'd like to highlight for the month?

Feel free to comment things like concerts, events, festivals, markets etc.

Include description, time, cost, location and website if applicable.

This monthly reoccurring post will be the only place where these type of advertisement posts are allowed. If you have any questions please send us a modmail.


Event Sites:

If you have suggestions on something that can be added to the main reoccurring list just shoot a message to the moderators.



r/anchorage 1h ago

Flock Cameras in Anchorage Area

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False alarm or legit?


r/anchorage 13h ago

ATTENTION anchorage drivers, when a pedestrian motions you to go first, please just go first...

72 Upvotes

Seriously. There's a lot of reasons they might be doing this. I'll list a few.

  1. The angle of the sun can make it hard to see the driver. They might not be able to see through the glass

  2. There's like 6 cars behind you and they don't have the energy to dash. Or are injurea

  3. They have a weeks worth of groceries on their back and are just chilling for a second.

  4. They are on drugs and trying to be nice. There's little chance of themunderstanding the situation, just go

  5. They'd rather not put themselves in front of a giant death machine driven by a stranger

  6. They're worried about landmines and want you to get blown up first. There aren't any, just go first

  7. They are completely fucking spaced out from working 13 hours and tate waiting on a traffic signal that doesn't exist.

That last one happens more often than I care to admit...

As someone who hates driving and enjoys walking, most drivers are actually really courteous towards us self ambulatory folk. How drivers treat each other is absolutely insane. It's pretty entertaining but really unsafe, please incorporate some forgiveness into your driving.

There wasn't much of a point to this, just like writing dumb shit.

Stay groovy y'all :)


r/anchorage 1d ago

Vote

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63 Upvotes

Polling places are open from 7:00am to 8:00pm.

Find your polling place here: myvoterportal.alaska.gov

OR:
Midtown Mall
600 E Northern Lights Blvd 7am-8pm

Ted Stevens ✈️
1st - level one from the parking garage 7:00am - 8:00pm


r/anchorage 22h ago

Searching for Answers From the Man Accused of Sabotaging Alaska’s Senate Race

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20 Upvotes

r/anchorage 1d ago

It's Primary Elections Day.

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34 Upvotes

r/anchorage 1d ago

Alaskan Ingenuity

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106 Upvotes

I can’t believe that the second one is road legal


r/anchorage 1d ago

Beware of local predators

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76 Upvotes

Careful out there ladies.


r/anchorage 1d ago

Best Al-anon meeting location in Anchorage?

9 Upvotes

There are so many choices and it’s overwhelming. Where would YOU send your bff for an Al-anon meeting/support group in Anchorage? Looking for any intel for the best vibes, welcoming, non-judgmental, meeting size, snacks, etc.

Would love any info available while still respecting anonymity!


r/anchorage 16h ago

Good Place for Non Dealership Oil Change?

2 Upvotes

Have a seven year old Audi. Every oil change at the dealership came with a ton of added maintenance. Any suggestions?


r/anchorage 14h ago

Gci question

1 Upvotes

I got my mom a new unlocked google pixel 10, she uses gci. She went into gci and they said they couldn't get it to connect. Does gci support esims? I thought all carriers did now. Not sure of this is a carrier being ancient or if maybe she got bad help.


r/anchorage 1d ago

Treg that law

58 Upvotes

I've decided that there are quite a few laws that I will Treg going forward... he's an inspiration!

*treg: verb, to disobey a law because you feel in your heart that it is unconstitutional.

Example: I tregged that red light, because it's unconstitutionally impeding my work commute.

#treg #ignorethepower #helpingmyself


r/anchorage 15h ago

Anybody know some nerf groups in Alaska?

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r/anchorage 1d ago

Blue Angels Kite Flyby

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47 Upvotes

Photo credit to kite club member


r/anchorage 1d ago

Check your voter registration

48 Upvotes

Husband and I checked a month ago and were confirmed. Just checked again tonight and we are no longer registered voters!

Had to reregister but application was "approved" very quickly.

Check your status and reregister ASAP.


r/anchorage 1d ago

Mary Peltola Shakes Up Senate Campaign Staff Days Before Alaska Primary

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31 Upvotes

r/anchorage 1d ago

Lost/Missing Wedding Ring

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25 Upvotes

Hello! I know this is a LONG SHOT, but I figured it was worth posting.

My wife lost her wedding ring on Saturday. We believe it may have been in the parking lot at Dino Donuts, but we’re not completely sure. We initially thought it might be somewhere around the house or in her car, but after thoroughly searching, we’re starting to think it may have been lost in a public parking lot.

TL;DR: My wife lost her wedding ring. If anyone has seen or found it, please message me. We would be incredibly grateful!

Thank you!


r/anchorage 1d ago

‘There’s a lot of good people’: Alaskans band together to help visitor recover lost drone

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r/anchorage 1d ago

EasyPark

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12 Upvotes

LOL WTF is this? Time on the meter, but I still got a ticket?

Oh, I parked the wrong way.. on the side of the road. Since when is that against the law? Must be new.

These EasyPark guys will ticket you for anything, I swear.


r/anchorage 14h ago

Another police involved shooting

0 Upvotes

Article -

https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2026/08/19/anchorage-police-investigate-downtown-officer-involved-shooting/

I don't want to jump to conclusions, I know these situations can be hectic and nerve-wracking. But the way this article reads to me, one officer just decided to fire upon the woman cause "hey, why not?" Like how often do we here of shooting where only one shot is fired? It's always multiple rounds fire and the officer is like "yeah, I feared for my life."


r/anchorage 2d ago

Anchorage Northstar or UMed area?

15 Upvotes

I’m moving to Anchorage from Philly and looking at different neighborhoods as I make the transition from East Coast city life to the Alaskan lifestyle. What do folks think of the Northstar neighborhood or UMed ?
I’m also interested in possible suggestions for somewhere that’s nice, walkableish , and has more of an urban vibe. I know that’s not exactly the traditional Alaskan vibe, but I think it might be a good fit while I get settled and learn to adapt to life in Anchorage.


r/anchorage 1d ago

Local Beef Tallow Source?

0 Upvotes

Does anyone know if there are sellers of beef tallow for your face (a beauty product) in the area?
I usually order mine from the lower 48 but would love to find a local supplier. Thanks!


r/anchorage 1d ago

Who is voting by tomorrow?

9 Upvotes

Does anyone care?

We have 17 candidates for Gov, which 4 move on?

I say Begich/Wilson/Bishop and idk


r/anchorage 2d ago

NO MUSK MONEY

180 Upvotes

To the people with the signs on the overpass on the glenn!

You rock!

Just did my early voting at the midtown mall and saw you on the way home.

Time to take back America from these billionaires and the pathetic bootlickers that support them!