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Wheat grass offers a bright spot of green in an otherwise very snowy March on March 5, 2021, in the Kachemak Gardener's home in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Rosemary Fitzpatrick)

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Kachemak Gardener: Keep watering and rotating those seedlings

Let’s take a look at your seedlings. Do they have enough light? Good. I like to turn mine…

Snow covers the historic Harrington cabin and outhouse on Tuesday, March 9, 2021, at the Pratt Museum in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Best Bets

For the past few months the Betster has been working at home at the Fortress of Solitude in…

A collage of photographs surrounds the description of "Familiar Faces: Portrait of a Community," on exhibit through May 2021 at the Pratt Museum in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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New exhibit looks at connections between objects and portraits

Pratt Museum show also includes new work by photographers, writer

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Isabel Mae Head

Isabel Mae Head was born at 2:26 p.m. on Feb. 16, 2021 at South Peninsula Hospital to Angela…

The Homer Police Station as seen Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Cops and Courts

Information about fire, police and troopers is taken from public records consisting of logbooks and press releases.

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Town Crier

Are you a farmer, food vendor, or crafter looking to connect with local customers? The Homer Farmers Market…

Cubby McNubbins. (Photo courtesy Homer Animal Shelter)

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Pet of the week: Cubby McNubbins

Cubby McNubbins is a 3-year-old female cat.

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Years Ago

Homer happenings from years past

"My Kachemak Homer" by Sadie Mae Millard is one of the works in the Homer Council on the Arts show, "The Art of Wellness: Stories of trauma, loss, and resilience," opening Friday, March 5, 2021, at the gallery in Homer, Alaska. (Photo courtesy Homer Council on the Arts)

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Most First Friday art exhibit openings will be live but with COVID-19 restrictions

New work shown ranges from collages to sculptures

Waves during an extreme high tide and big seas pound the Homer Spit on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 28, 2021, on the Homer Spit, as seen through photographer Malia Anderson's windshield. (Photo by Malia Anderson / Homer News)

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Best Bets

All those social media photos of arms being poked as Alaskans get vaccinated are getting a little cliche…

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A typical pesto pasta night at our house Dec. 26 in Anchorage.

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Kalifornsky Kitchen: A fresh start with pesto

It’s bright. It’s green. It’s fresh. It’s cheesy. What’s not to love?

Chicken adobo simmering on the stove, on Monday, March 1, 2021, in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kalifornsky Kitchen: A dish all its own

Conjuring the Philippines with chicken adobo

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Ruby Anne Haynes

Ruby Anne Haynes was born at 5:48 p.m. on Feb. 23, 2021 to Nichole and Alex Haynes of…