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Ursa Major Fund logo. Photo courtesy of Bunnell Street Arts Center

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Bunnell Street Arts Center announces ‘Ursa Major Fund’ grant opportunity

The fund will support artist-led, risk-taking, public-facing projects.

This takeout favorite is deceptively easy and comes together faster than it can be delivered. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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A sweet and sour dinner for 3

I really wanted some sweet and sour takeout this weekend, but all my favorite restaurants are far outside…

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Pet of the Week: Truffle

Truffle is ready to shuffle her way into your heart and home.

Rhiannon Giddens and Dirk Powell, the featured guest artists for the 50th Alaska Folk Festival, perform the final concert of the weeklong event at Centennial Hall on Sunday night. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

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50th Alaska Folk Festival is one for the records

Capacity crowds, Grammy-winning artists, sellout of merchandise, future film make for resounding week.

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Best Bets

How will you celebrate Earth Day this weekend? There’s plenty of ways to do so, including a trash…

The Seward Sleeper Sharks present during the 28th Annual Alaska Tsunami Bowl in the Seward High School Auditorium in Seward, Alaska, on Feb. 28, 2025. (Photo provided by Mica Van Buskirk)

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Seward teams earn 2nd, 4th place at Alaska Tsunami Bowl

Seward students who competed this year were recognized Monday with a commending resolution by the Seward City Council.

Homer locals Don McNamara and Donna Rae Faulkner of Oceanside Farms pose with their Food Hero Award, presented by the Alaska Food Policy Council. (Photo courtesy of Alaska Food Policy Council)

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Homer’s Oceanside Farms honored as 2025 Alaska Food Heroes

The annual award is facilitated by the Alaska Food Policy Council.

Mixed media artworks by area youth are currently displayed in Homer Council on the Arts' annual Jubilee! youth art exhibit and celebration, ongoing through April, in Homer, Alaska. Photo by Christina Whiting

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Jubilee celebrates youth arts

This exhibit is held annually by Homer Council on the Arts

These poached pears get their red tinge from a cranberry juice bath. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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A dessert to stimulate the senses

These crimson-stained cranberry poached pears offer a soft and grainy texture.

Photo courtesy of the Penney Family Collection Mary L. Penney, one of only two women known to have joined the Kings County Mining Company’s 1898 expedition to the gold fields of Alaska.

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Mary Penney and Her 1898 Alaska adventure — Part 2

AUTHOR’S NOTE: The failed 1898 gold-seeking expedition to the Kenai Peninsula by the Kings County Mining Company has…

Students with the Paul Banks Preludes prepare to perform during the annual Art Extravaganza on Friday, April 4 at Paul Banks Elementary School. The students will join others on Thursday, April 10 onstage the Mariner Theatre to perform in the Sea of Strings music event. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)

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Sea of Strings to debut new, local compositions

More than 200 musicians — mainly students from the Homer OPUS program and the Homer Youth String Orchestra…

Jeff Dean is midway through the initial heat on a commission piece. Dean will be participating as one of the artists in this year’s Ready Set Art Ptarmigan Arts fundraiser. (Photo provided by Jeff Dean)

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Artistry for all to see

Ready… Set… Art! fundraiser brings artists together to complete works of art out in the public eye.

Photo submitted by Homer Animal Shelter Mayhem, 3.5 year old male.

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Pet of the Week: Mayhem

Mayhem is the opposite of what his name stands for.