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Biscuit and Beignet, 1-year-old sisters. Photo courtesy of Homer Animal Shelter

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Pets of the Week: Biscuit and Beignet

These two are gentle souls patiently waiting for adoption.

Posing in front of Steve Melchior’s cabin on the Killey River in 1912 are (left) packer/cook Ferdinand “Fritz” Posth and hunting guide William “Wild Bill” Dewitt, with two trophy Dall sheep heads. (Photo from E. Marshall Scull’s 1914 hunting memoir, “Hunting in the Arctic and Alaska”)

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Steve Melchior: Treasured peninsula pioneer with a sketchy past — Part 4

AUTHOR’S NOTE: An adulthood constructed on a web of lies eventually led Stephan “Steve” Melchior to leave his…

Peony farmer and artist Gerri Martin hold a bouquet of budding Red Charm peonies in front of her packhouse of Diamond Ridge Road near Homer, Alaska. Photo provided by Gerri Martin

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Budding flowers, budding art

Local artist and peony farmer showcases the flowers in a new body of work.

A sign on the Homer Public Library’s public phone, photographed on Saturday, July 12, 2025, notes that it’s the only public phone in the city of Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Out of the office: Nostalgia is calling

I had an encounter recently which both delighted me and left me feeling bittersweetly, nostalgically vintage.

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Years Ago

Homer happenings from years past

The cast of Anton Chekhov's "The Seagull" during rehearsal on July 6, 2025 at Pier One Theatre on the Spit in Homer, Alaska. The play will be performed this week on July 17, 18, 19 and 20, and next week on July 24, 25, and 26. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)

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Best Bets

It’s peony season! Peonies are starting to crop up in the public gardens on Pioneer Avenue and other…

Fiona, 2-year-old female. Photo courtesy of Homer Animal Shelter

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Pet of the Week: Fiona

She’s a quirky young gal with a heart of gold.

Artist Tom Reed begins to paint the silhouette of musician David Webster on July 2, 2025 in Homer, Alaska. Reed added 10 artists to the wall over the last few weeks, marking the end of the art project he began in 1985. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)

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Artist Tom Reed adds 10 local artists to iconic Homer wall mural

They mark the final additions to the 40-year art project.

Capt. Karl Kircheiß, a decorated German sailor, visited Steve Melchior in Seward in 1932.

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Steve Melchior: Treasured peninsula pioneer with a sketchy past — Part 3

AUTHOR’S NOTE: An adulthood constructed on a web of lies eventually led Stephan “Steve” Melchior to leave his…

A clipping from a Homer Death Cafe poster.

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Homer group tackles death and dying through open conversations

The local group mirrors a growing worldwide trend of “Death Cafes.”

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Years Ago

Homer happenings from years past

Keeper, a new moose calf who was born at the beginning of July, poses for the camera on Thursday, July 3, 2025, at the Cook Inletkeeper office in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Best Bets

Are you looking for something to do in this post-holiday lull? Look no further—there’s still plenty of summer…

Peonies bloom on Friday, July 4, 2024, in the garden beside Cosmic Kitchen on Pioneer Avenue in Homer, Alaska. Photo by Christina Whiting

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Chamber hosts 6th annual Peony Celebration

The weeks-long festival features art exhibits, events, flower sales, guided farm tours and more.