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Lavrakas named chamber director
The Homer Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center board reached within its ranks for a new executive director…
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Teen charged in fake bomb incident released on bail
Kenai Magistrate Jennifer Wells on Friday morning released on bail a Homer High School teenager charged with terroristic…
Arts & Entertainment
Homer arts organization gets $265,000 Rasmuson grant
One of Homer’s more obscure art organizations doesn’t have an office, doesn’t have a gallery and only a…
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Troopers charge man in AP cabin robbery
Alaska State Troopers charged a man last week in relation to a burglary and theft of an Anchor…
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Council OKs Spit rezoning
A revised Homer Spit rezoning ordinance almost died on a 3-3 tie vote at Monday’s Homer City Council…
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Council ponders possibilities for future of Pier One area
A Homer City Council work session Monday afternoon started with a simple question: Should the city lease a…
Community
21st Annual Shorebird Festival: birds might be bouncing back
If visitors to the 21st annual Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival thought they might have been skunked last Thursday…
News
Dixon family café now open on Spit
From upscale white tablecloth restaurants to take-out sandwich shops, Homer’s creative chefs have been crafting a cuisine that,…
Arts & Entertainment
Biologist turned filmmaker schools other scientists on art of storytelling
For scientists to connect to citizens, it’s as easy as A-B-T. On April 17 at the Kenai Peninsula…
Arts & Entertainment
Namesake mountain drew shorebird artist to Alaska
The Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival featured artists have much in common in their choice of subject — shorebirds,…
News
21st Shorebird Fest Starting Out Strong
The 21st annual Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival has started with a junior birders discovery lab held Wednesday morning.…
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Public hearing on Spit rezoning set for Monday
The Homer City Council at its 6 p.m. Monday meeting holds a public hearing and could act on…
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The rib bone’s connected to …
In a photo on her Facebook page, Marissa Paul, a 2011 Homer High School graduate, holds a shiny…