Peking and Sizzler Burger Restaurant in Kodiak will continue to keep its license despite being closed to the public for years. Now both Kodiak’s city and borough governments are asking the state to revoke the local restaurant’s license.

Kodiak folks had a chance to buy live Bristol Bay red king crab straight from a fishing boat last week for the second year in a row. Low population estimates completely shut down the fishery in 2021 and 2022. But now, there are signs the population is recovering. Fishermen say a small but consistent season is a huge relief.

It’s been more than a month since the Central Gulf of Alaska Pollock trawl fishery was abruptly shut down on Sept. 25, following an unusually large amount of Chinook salmon bycatch. As the dust settles, the economic ripple effects of that closure are being felt across Kodiak.

Sizzler Burger & Peking Restaurant, a longtime eatery in downtown Kodiak, has lost its support from the City of Kodiak to renew its restaurant license. That’s after the city council sent a letter to the state’s Alcoholic Beverage Control Board last week urging the board to reject Peking’s license renewal.

Brechan Construction has submitted an application to purchase more than 10 acres off of Trident Way, between Northend Park and the Kodiak Seafood and Marine Science Center on Near Island.

The federal government published an “economic snapshot” in October that said Alaska’s commercial fishing industry in 2023 was about half as profitable as it was in 2021. Last year in particular marked one of the worst years for commercial fishermen in modern history.

The Star of Kodiak plant in its namesake town is the last plant to sell after Trident Seafoods announced its plan to sell a third of its Alaska facilities in December 2023. Pacific Seafood already has a plant in Kodiak though — its CEO called the purchase an opportunity to expand their operations on the island.

State alcohol regulators have decided to not take action on the City of Kodiak’s request to increase its number of licenses for restaurants to serve beer and wine. For now the city is capped at four REPLs.

It's the latest cancellations of the year for the aging boat. The oldest ferry in the Alaska Marine Highway System and is showing its age — it had to be brought to a shipyard in Seward for repairs. Kodiak ferry terminal staff also warned there may be additional cancellations later.

Kodiak’s Maritime Museum has the opportunity to secure a physical space in downtown. That’s thanks to three properties that are being rezoned from residential, R3-multifamily, to business lots.