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    Business <p>Winter dining has always carried more weight than the menu might suggest. In the off-season, eating out isn’t just about comfort food or convenience; it’s a way of supporting local businesses as they hold steady through the slower months. Photo credit: Canva. </p>

    Raise a glass – or fork – to help keep community strong through Homer’s quieter season

    Supporting local cafés and restaurants help can keep the economy flowing

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    December 1, 2025 11:00 am
    Business Dancers in last year’s annual Nutcracker ballet rehearse “Waltz of the Flowers” on the Mariner Theatre Stage at Homer High School in Homer, Alaska. Photo courtesy of Chris Kincaid

    Finding the magic of the holidays close to home in Homer

    Business Participate in ‘Shop Local Bingo’ this holiday season – a community event designed to celebrate local shopping with a playful twist. Photo credit to Homer Chamber of Commerce.

    Keeping it local: How shopping close to home strengthens our community

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    Black Press Media concludes transition of ownership
    Black Press Media concludes transition of ownership
    March 25, 2024 10:00 am

    Hyperlocal news network Black Press Media, which operates Sound Publishing, completed its sale Monday (March 25), following the formerly announced…

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    Vessel style logo on the stern of the Naughtycal Dreams. Emilie Springer/ Homer News
    Naughtycal Dreams will soon open for tours by...
    By Emilie Springer • July 12, 2023 1:30 am

    The Stuart Cigarette boat is the only one operating in Alaska waters

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    Homer Farmers Market opens Saturday
    Homer Farmers Market opens Saturday
    By Kyra Wagner • May 25, 2023 2:30 am

    It’s that time again. You can tell by a thicker traffic on the streets and the greening of the trees….

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    Marine safety drills to take place this month in Naknek and Dillingham
    Marine safety drills to take place this month...
    By Cristy Fry • May 25, 2023 2:30 am

    As hordes of skippers and crew from Homer and elsewhere prepare to descend on Bristol Bay for what is expected…

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    Commercial fishing and other boats are moored in the Homer Harbor in this file photo. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    USDA to buy up to $119.5 million in...
    By Cristy Fry • May 18, 2023 2:30 am

    Alaska processors are benefiting from a USDA program that allows the federal government to purchase U.S.-harvested seafood to distribute through…

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    King salmon troll fishery takes another hit
    King salmon troll fishery takes another hit
    By Cristy Fry • May 11, 2023 2:30 am

    The lucrative king salmon troll fishery in Southeast came one step closer to being shut down when a federal judge…

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    Industry groups discuss incentives for limiting bycatch
    Industry groups discuss incentives for limiting bycatch
    By Cristy Fry • May 4, 2023 2:30 am

    Pollock fisheries groups made presentations last month to the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council Advisory Group about possible ways to…

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    Kachemak Bay Birders Sea Duck survey group head to Sadie Cove, March 2023. Photo by Joey Hausler/courtesy)
    Meet your neighbor: Kachemak Bay Birders
    By Christina Whiting For Homer News • May 4, 2023 2:30 am

    Local group birds for fun and to help ensure bird and habitat protection

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    Alaska senators introduce bill tackling illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
    Alaska senators introduce bill tackling illegal, unreported and...
    By Cristy Fry • April 27, 2023 2:30 am

    Illegal seafood harvests around the world have been an issue for quite some time, and Alaska’s senatorial delegation, along with…

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    Photo provided by Robert Tarnowske
Former owner, J.J. Carroll, pictured in the 1980s, when Sunny’s Service was a Chevron gas station.
    Meet your Neighbor: Sunny’s Service
    By Christina Whiting For Homer News • April 27, 2023 2:30 am

    Longtime Homer business closes after 66 years

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    Seawatch: Tanner crab season wraps up
    Seawatch: Tanner crab season wraps up
    By Cristy Fry • April 20, 2023 2:30 am

    The Bering Sea tanner crab season, the only one that was open this season after the closure of the snow…

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    Dharmic Spruce owner Branden Elded performs a Get Glowing spa facial treatment on a customer in April <ins>2023 in Homer, Alaska</ins>.
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    By Christina Whiting For Homer News • April 20, 2023 1:30 am

    Homer woman creates community space for wellness and well being

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    Tribal councils sue over salmon bycatch
    Tribal councils sue over salmon bycatch
    By Cristy Fry • April 13, 2023 2:30 am

    The battle over salmon bycatch in the Bering Sea and crashed runs in the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers has taken…

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