Baiz Hoen, Author at KFSK

Petersburg students bring ‘Dracula’ to Scotland for the world’s largest theater festival

Director Elsa Wintersteen has been working for two years to get her students to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. For most, it was their first time out of the country.

Petersburg’s volunteer-run whale rescue team saves 2-year-old entangled whale

After two days of attempts, the team of a dozen volunteers from Petersburg Marine Mammal Center, along with NOAA’s Large Whale Entanglement Response Coordinator, successfully freed the whale on July 29. (Featured photo – PMMC / NOAA Fisheries Permit #24359)

UPDATE: Petersburg volunteers rescue entangled whale

After a few hours, a volunteer group freed a humpback whale that was entangled in a gillnet near Petersburg around 6:30 p.m.

New Kito’s Kave management vows to maintain ‘core soul’ of iconic bar

Kito’s Kave has been an institution in Petersburg for decades. Brothers-in-law Jake Dougher and Anders Rosvold recently took up the helm as owners of the iconic bar, and say they want to keep what the community loves while opening a new chapter for the space.

‘I’m not in it to make a bunch of money:’ owner of Petersburg’s waffle truck says community is the best part of the business

Evan Prussack, the owner of Wander Waffle, debuted his sourdough waffles during Petersburg’s Little Norway Festival in May. The pastor-turned-waffle-chef said his new business is a way to connect with the community.