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    Articles by Chloe Pleznac
    Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference attendees fill the room in Kachemak Bay Campus’s Pioneer Hall during the opening panel on Saturday, May 18, 2024 in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference announces 2026 keynote speaker,...
    By Chloe Pleznac • September 23, 2025 8:30 am

    Last week, on Sept. 19, the Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference announced the names of the 2026 writing faculty on their…

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    A still image from Michael Walsh's "His World and it's Harms" (2025). Courtesy of Michael Walsh.
    Porcupine Theater to host ‘LAT59: Filmmaker Forum,’ featuring...
    By Chloe Pleznac • September 23, 2025 8:30 am

    The inaugeral event will celebrate the Homer filmmakers over Sept. 25, 26 and 27.

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    This photo taken Beryl Air pilot Stephanie Greer on Friday, May 21, 2021, over Grewingk Glacier and Glacier Spit shows the mesodinium rubrum bloom to the left as contrasted with the normal ocean water of Kachemak Bay near Homer. (Photo courtesy of Stephanie Greer/Beryl Air)
    U.S. Senate unanimously approves bill to improve harmful...
    By Chloe Pleznac • September 17, 2025 7:30 am

    The bill, sponsored by Sen. Sullivan, establishes an interagency task force to assess impacts of HABs.

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    Homer High School Student Body President Marina Co and Vice President Reid Rauch cut the ribbon on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025 while KPB Mayor Peter Micciche and Homer High School Principal Eric Pederson look on. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)
    Borough celebrates new front entrance for Homer High...
    By Chloe Pleznac • September 17, 2025 7:30 am

    A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Thursday, Sept. 11.

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    Homer Harbor on Saturday, May 20, 2023. (Homer News file)
    Preliminary testing finds high levels of paralytic shellfish...
    By Chloe Pleznac • September 16, 2025 2:30 am

    Sample shellfish from Homer Harbor contained toxins over twice the regulatory limit.

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    The basket catches fire on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025 at Mariner Park in Homer, Alaska. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)
    Homer ‘OPENS’ itself to annual Burning Basket project
    By Chloe Pleznac • September 10, 2025 8:30 am

    This year’s basket was the 22nd to be created in Homer.

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    Alaska World Arts Festival returns for 7th year
    By Chloe Pleznac • September 10, 2025 8:30 am

    The annual event, which aims to cultivate connections through the arts, will kick off on Friday, Sept. 12.

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    A beach along Kachemak Bay is photographed in 2018. (Homer News file)
    State issues alert for toxic shellfish found in...
    By Chloe Pleznac • September 9, 2025 6:30 am

    Shellfish from “the inner bay” have been found to contain amounts of toxins responsible for paralytic shellfish poisoning.

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    Top finishers of the 3rd annual Run for Recovery pose with Borough Mayor, Peter Micciche, on Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025 at the Homer Deep Water Dock. (Photo courtesy of Kachemak Bay Recovery Connection)
    48 run for recovery
    By Chloe Pleznac • September 4, 2025 1:30 am

    More than a hundred others gathered in support.

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    Volunteers at Glacier Spit Cleanup in September 2022. Photo provided by Center for Alaska Coastal Studies
    CoastWalk 2025 kicks off this September
    By Chloe Pleznac • September 2, 2025 2:30 am

    CACS’s annual marine debris cleanup and data collection event starts Sept. 6.

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    A photo from July, 2025 of the backstage at Pier One Theatre. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)
    Out of the office and on the stage
    By Chloe Pleznac • August 29, 2025 4:00 pm

    Ruminations on a return to community theatre

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    Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File
The Tongass National Forest sign stands near the Auke Village Recreation Area.
    USDA announces intent to rescind Roadless Rule protections
    By Chloe Pleznac • August 28, 2025 8:00 am

    The deadline for public comment is Sept. 19

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    A piece of the poster for the 2025 Sacred Acre festival in Ninilchik, Alaska. This year's festival will take place Sept. 5-7.
    Alaska EDM festival ‘Sacred Acre’ returns for 4th...
    By Chloe Pleznac • August 28, 2025 2:30 am

    Started in 2022, the annual autumnal festival will be Sept. 5-7.

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    A poster from the Pier One Theatre website shows information about the upcoming spring performance. Rehearsals began last week.
    Community choir begins rehearsals for spring performance
    By Chloe Pleznac • August 28, 2025 2:30 am

    The Kenai Peninsula Community Chorus and Homer High School Concert Choir, under the direction of borough school district choral director…

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    SKP Resilience Coalition youth project manager Anna Meredith explains the history of the Icelandic prevention model at a Planet Youth Homer event hosted Feb. 6at Kachemak Bay Campus. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)
    SKP Resilience Coalition shares updates on local youth...
    By Chloe Pleznac • August 27, 2025 2:30 am

    They hope to garner guardian consent for their Planet Youth questionnaire, to be implemented in September.

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    The beginning of this year's Burning Basket on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)
    Burning Basket project returns for 22nd year
    By Chloe Pleznac • August 27, 2025 2:30 am

    Build week will begin Sept. 1.

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