Britni Siekaniec stands by one of her paintings at the First Friday opening of her show, “Salt,” at Grace Ridge Brewery on April 6, 2018, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News)

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Be like Britni: Siekaniec balances art, motherhood, business

How does a new artist emerge into the Homer creative community? How does that community shepherd the next…

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‘Brouhaha’ opens April 20 What if all of Homer’s real City Council members and Mayor Zak all wound…

It’s all about the view A bald eagle sits on a tree branch while another eagle watches their nest on Monday morning, April 2, near the Lake Street and Homer Bypass intersection. Since 2010, a pair of bald eagles has built four nests in the area near Beluga Slough south of the Lake Street and Sterling Highway intersection. This pair returned to the nest earlier in March. The first nest was destroyed when the tree fell down in a winter storm. In 2012 the eagles built a new nest across from the Homer Post Office by the motorhome dump station. In 2014 they built another nest in a new tree closer to the slough. In 2016 they built another nest, but in 2017 moved to the post office location. This nest is the same one built in 2016. (Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News)

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“Here comes the sun — doo doo doo doo.” Or so we thought. Maybe the rest of Homer…

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Josephine Bryer Adams

Josephine Bryer Adams was born 11:09 a.m. Thursday, April 5, 2018 to Brianna Allen and Rob Adams at…

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Emerald Agnes Diamond

Emerald Agnes Diamond was born at 5:57 p.m. Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at South Peninsula Hospital to Heidi…

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A Conflict Resolution Skills/Alternatives to Violence basic workshop will be held from 5-9 p.m. Friday, April 27, from…

Pet of the Week: Sarah

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Pet of the Week: Sarah

Pet of the Week Sarah is an 8-year-old female. She is the shelter’s longest resident. How can this…

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Cops and Courts

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

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Emma Marie Shadley

Emma Marie Shadley was born at 9:57 a.m. Friday, April 6, 2018 at South Peninsula Hospital to Amber…

Think about trees in gardening

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Think about trees in gardening

Trees. They are somewhat problematic. Their size, the years it takes to reach maturity, placement. They take thought…

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Earlier this week the Betster drove by a big Bypass parking lot and saw sweepers in action. “Ruh-roh,”…

Wild kitchen: “The Alaska from Scratch Cookbook” highlights locally sourced food

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Wild kitchen: “The Alaska from Scratch Cookbook” highlights locally sourced food

It’s a scenario that Alaskans know well. A recipe calls for a specific ingredient, maybe fresh chives, but…

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Cops and Courts

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