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"The White Horse" is an acrylic painting by Felicity Jones Bechtel on display through August at the Art Shop Gallery. Photo provided by Felicity Jones Bechtel

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‘My season of originals’

Local artist exhibits her foray into a new medium and a new chapter in her life.

Fika co-owners Sierra Moskios-Schlieman and Tyler Moskios-Schlieman pose for a photograph with their Taste of Homer plaque at the 2025 HarborFest in June. (Photo courtesy of Fika Coffee Roasters)

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Local coffee roastery to compete in ‘Great Alaska Coffee Roaster Competition’

The competition will take place on Sunday, Aug. 17, at the Alaska State Fairgrounds in Palmer.

A vintage KBBI mug, repurposed and filled with various office supplies, rests in the Homer News office window on Friday, Aug. 8, 2025. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)

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KBBI seeks art submissions for annual membership mugs

The mugs will be released in October, as an incentive for the fall membership drive.

Team Seaweed presents their research on Monday, July 28, 2025 in Pioneer Hall at Kachemak Bay Campus. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)

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‘Girls on the Water’ expedition presents on summer adventures and research

The program, run through UAF, helps expose young women to coastal ecosystems

Lola, 6-year-old female, and Maui, 10-year-old male (bonded pair). Photo courtesy of Homer Animal Shelter

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Pets of the Week: Lola and Maui

These two would love a family to call their own.

A skilled woodworker and craftsman, Steve Melchior poses in Seward with his pleasure boat, the Prospector, which he completed in August 1931. (Photo courtesy of the Melchior Family Collection)

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Steve Melchior: Treasured peninsula pioneer with a sketchy past — Part 7

AUTHOR’S NOTE: Stephan “Steve” Melchior parleyed a partially fabricated past into a respected life as a miner and…

Concert-goers dance to music by Cousin Curtiss and Harrison B during Salmonfest on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025, at the Headwaters Stage in the Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds in Ninilchik, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Best Bets

Farewell to Salmonfest for this year — but say hello to the 2025 Kenai Peninsula Fair! The fairgrounds…

Woman of Wisdom Roberta Highland holds her award from South Peninsula Haven House in this photo taken July 25, 2020, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo courtesy South Peninsula Haven House)
Woman of Wisdom Roberta Highland holds her award from South Peninsula Haven House in this photo taken July 25, 2020, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo courtesy South Peninsula Haven House)

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Celebration of life — Roberta Highland

A Celebration of the Life of Roberta Highland will be held on Saturday, Aug. 9 at 2 p.m.…

These scones are an easy treat and feature locally-grown fruit. Photo provided by Tressa Dale

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Family meals and memories

These easy scones feature fresh cherries, grown locally.

A community member works with clay on a wheel in the ceramics studio at Homer Council on the Arts in Homer, Alaska. Photo provided by Homer Council on the Arts

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Homer’s art scene heads into fall

Like the fireweed blooming in fields around town, Homer Council on the Arts’ activities are bursting onto the…

The front page of the Detroit News on Oct. 14, 1928, featured photos of Steve Melchior and his pet moose Elsie. Melchior had traveled with Elsie from Seward to Detroit by steamship and railroad.

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Steve Melchior: Treasured peninsula pioneer with a sketchy past — Part 6

AUTHOR’S NOTE: Stephan “Steve” Melchior had parleyed a partially fabricated past into a respected life as a miner…

These childhood favorites are certainly not healthy, but they’re made with more wholesome ingredients than their drive-through equivalents. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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Chicken nuggets for the soul

This childhood classic is made with organic chicken breast and wholesome spices.

Homer's Shamwari Marimba Ensemble performs at the Homer Public Library's End of Summer Reading Celebration on Saturday, July 26, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. Photo courtesy of Cheryl Illg

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Best Bets

The Betster hopes you’ve gotten your Salmonfest tickets before they’re all sold out! With music, good vibes and…