News
Birding: It’s for anyone, anywhere
“The birds are always out there waiting for us to notice them,” said Jeffrey Gordon, this year’s keynote…
News
Man arrested in shooting tries, fails at jail break
An Anchor Point man arrested last week for a shooting incident faces a new charge after he allegedly…
Community
Cleanup day is annual rite of spring
Some nations celebrate the start of May with Beltane, the Celtic festival marking the halfway point between the…
News
June 3 deadline for initiative to repeal ban on plastic bags
With a month to the June 3 deadline for turning in petitions, a citizen initiative to repeal Homer’s…
News
Homer holds nose at spring scent
If the print edition of today’s Homer News had scratch ’n’ sniff ink, an eau de Homer this…
Arts & Entertainment
Wildlife art shows preview shorebird festival
As hundreds of geese, dozens of cranes and a few shorebirds descended on Homer last weekend, and with…
Arts & Entertainment
Requiem holds personal meaning for concert director
In the grand arc of Mark Robinson’s teaching and musical career, Johannes Brahms’ “Requiem” serves as a personal…
News
Huge flock of geese feeding at Beluga Slough
A huge flock of greater white-fronted geese flew in this weekend over Kachemak Bay, drawing a steady stream…
News
Council: Where’s money for HERC building, bike path?
Show me the money. While Mayor Beth Wythe and some council members didn’t say it in exactly those…
News
Council postpones action on Kachemak Drive path
In a work session on April 15 and at the Homer City Council meeting Monday night, the council…
News
Council moves forward on Spit rezoning
At the top of a list of items on the Homer City Council’s consent agenda were two items…
Arts & Entertainment
Writers’ conference faculty give advice
Although the Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference won’t happen until June 14 to 18 at Land’s End Resort, the…
Arts & Entertainment
Homer writer, teacher publishes first poetry collection
Reading Erin Coughlin Hollowell’s first poetry collection, “Pause, Traveler,” is like sipping single malt Scotch whisky, with its…