City warming centers may scale back soon as Anchorage cold snap ends – Alaska Public Media
Friday morning, Jason Smart volunteered to run a vacuum cleaner over a dingy, beat up orange carpet in what used to be a conference room in Anchorage’s former Golden Lion Hotel. The 58-year-old had his right pant leg rolled up, exposing a prosthetic foot. He lost his real foot in a motorcycle accident in 2010. It’s one of several serious health issues he’s managing.