Alpenglow Wood Fired Pizza on Saturday, May 25, 2024, in Haines, Alaska. Owner Nolan Woodard has asked the borough to request more licenses from the state for local businesses to sell beer and wine onsite. (Rashah McChesney/Chilkat Valley News)
Alpenglow Wood Fired Pizza on Saturday, May 25, 2024, in Haines, Alaska. Owner Nolan Woodard has asked the borough to request more licenses from the state for local businesses to sell beer and wine onsite. The board denied Haines’ request on June 25, saying the borough assembly needs to allow more opportunity for local residents to weigh-in.(Rashah McChesney/Chilkat Valley News)

After extensive public testimony, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board voted unanimously to deny a Haines…

Rashah McChesney is a multimedia journalist and editor who has reported and edited newsrooms from the Deep South to the Midwest to Alaska. For the past decade, she has worked in collaborative news as the...