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A 22-year-old Kodiak man has been charged with nine felony counts connected to a break-in at a restaurant. The Kodiak Daily Mirror reports Casey Brennick was arraigned late last week on charges of burglary, theft, criminal mischief and evidence tampering. Kodiak police say a suspect last week broke into Noodles Restaurant. Owners reported the theft of television sets, golf clubs and two motorcycles from a trailer behind the restaurant. Police acting on a tip served a search warrant at a home and recovered the property.

Olive Garden will finally open its first restaurant in Alaska on Monday, Jan. 23 in Anchorage, according to a press release sent Wednesday. The national chain, which boasts Italian specialties, said the Muldoon location will create 165 jobs and seat up to 246 guests. Location: 1186 N. Muldoon Road Hours of Operation: From Monday, Jan. 23 - Friday, Jan. 27 dinner only: Monday through Thursday: 4 - 10 p.m. - Friday: 4 - 11 p.m. The restaurant will be open for lunch beginning Saturday, Jan. 28. Lunch will be served starting at 11 a.m. every day. "We are excited to open the first Olive Garden in Alaska and are honored to join the Anchorage community," said Dan Kiernan, executive vice president of operations for Olive Garden.

If there's any Anchorage cuisine my colleagues and I at Channel 2 are familiar with, it's the Midtown restaurants in the immediate vicinity of the station where we grab a quick bite for lunch between stories. We're particularly blessed by the broad selection of Asian food clustered around the intersection of 36th Avenue and the Old Seward Highway: the Asian deli at New Sagaya, Yamato Ya's Japanese cuisine and Thai food from Chiang Mai Ultimate Thai Restaurant. This crowded field saw another entry this summer, but can it cut the hot mustard?

A new change to a controversial proposal in Anchorage to require everyone to show ID when purchasing alcohol would exempt restaurants from the requirements.   Under the previous idea, put forward by Anchorage Assemblyman Dick Traini, people would have been required to show ID at any place they bought alcohol in Anchorage, including liquor stores, bars and restaurants. The goal is to keep those with court-orders against drinking alcohol from buying any. Those such people with state IDs have special red stripes across their licenses.

One Anchorage restaurant has launched its annual fund-raising campaign for Juvenile Diabetes research. Boston's Restaurant and Sports Bar has partnered with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation for the past three years. Boston's is selling paper hearts for one dollar each, along with a heart-shaped dessert and appetizer to raise money for the charity. Between Feb. 11-14,  heart-shaped pizzas will be for sale. For every heart-shaped food item sold, Boston's will donate one dollar to research for Juvenile Diabetes.

by Lori Tipton Thursday, April 8, 2010 ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- One of Anchorage's Asian restaurants is in hot water. Asia Garden on Old Seward Highway is being accused of racial discrimination, but the owner says she is just trying to protect her business. Last Friday, a group of friends from all backgrounds and races met up at Asia Garden for a birthday celebration. But some of them were told they were not allowed inside, because of how they look -- and now they are sharing their story, as a way to fight back.

At Jens' Restaurant in midtown, Jens Hansen is reacting to Tuesday night's news that the Anchorage Assembly passed an ordinance requiring liquor stores to card everyone who buys alcohol there. "They knew they could not get the whole package, could not get it through, because it's idiotic," Hansen said. The ordinance, which passed 10-1, would only require liquor stores to check, not any other kind of business. But when it comes to getting carded at places like bars and restaurants, a couple of weeks ago, Jens had a prediction, when he said on May 5: "I think they're sitting us up like little ducks, and they're going to shoot us one at a time.

The Anchorage Police Department and the Alcoholic Beverage Control announced on Monday that a strip club and two restaurants were temporarily shut down for suspected illegal operations after a four-month investigation. APD alleged that the Showboat strip club, Three Amigo's restaurant, and Tropical Latin Food restaurant were serving alcohol illegally after hours or providing entertainment after hours along with drug activity. “These places were big party places and inter-agency cooperation is great here in Alaska,” Lt. Dave Parker, APD spokesperson, said.

So you want to walk on a glacier. The first order of business is to find a glacier to walk on. Turns out that a suitable speciman exists just a little more than a two-hour drive from Anchorage. The Matanuska Glacier is a 27-mile long, 4-mile wide river of ice that wends its way down out of the Chugach Mountains. And it happens to be one of the most car-accessible glaciers in the United States. Getting There - Take the Glenn Highway north of Anchorage. Your first choice is taking the Old Glen Highway at about milepost 29. The old road runs up along the Knik River and across to Palmer.

STORY UPDATED AT 10:41 a.m. at 5/11/13: On Saturday morning, Anchorage police released the name of the body found Thursday evening in a vehicle fire behind the Tokyo Garden Restaurant in Midtown. Police identified the body as 28-year-old Karl Leroy Cox Jr. and his family has been notified. In an emailed statement, police spokesperson Dani Myren wrote, "The investigation of this incident continues; no further information concerning this case is available for release at this time.