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A community member peruses the ceramics on display at Homer Council on the Arts' First Friday showcase on Sept. 1 in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Art in the right hands

Ceramics showcase celebrates clay and community

Larry and Rusty Lancashire (at left) pose in front of a B-24 bomber in the early 1940s with another unidentified couple. Larry was a B-24 co-pilot during World War II. (Photo courtesy of the Lancashire Family Collection)

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The Lancashires: Evolving Lives on the Evolving Kenai — Part 2

Author’s note: In 1939, Rusty Tallman, an Illinois woman who had done some modeling and loved parties, married…

These cheesy crackers are easy to make at home and come without the dyes or preservatives of a store-bought brand. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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Never too old for cheesy crackers

This week I said goodbye to his babyhood and took him to his first day of preschool

Image via Homer Farmers Market

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Eye-catching colors at the Homer Farmers Market

As August winds down and September starts, we enter the last month of summer production at the Homer…

Sitka roses bloom outside the Homer News office on Friday, Aug. 25, 2023 in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Best Bets

Fall doesn’t seem like it can hold back much longer — the temperatures are already cooling down, the…

Years Ago

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Years Ago

Homer happenings from years past

Una, two-year-old female tabby, and Midnight, six-year-old male. Photo courtesy of Homer Animal Shelter

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Pets of the Week: Midnight and Una

These cats have been with us for way too long, and it’s their turn for adoption! Una is…

"Stacked," a ceramic sculpture by Sarah Julig is on display at Homer Council on the Arts during their September ceramics student showcase. Photo provided by Homer Council on the Arts

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September artworks usher in autumn

Environment, “Taking Care,” and new sculptures featured in September First Friday exhibits

Pioneer Hall at the Kachemak Bay Campus, Kenai Peninsula College, University of Alaska Anchoarge, as seen on July 2, 2019, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Campus to host discussion on cycling anthology

“Wheels on Ice: Stories of Cycling in Alaska” is a collection of stories, fiction and nonfiction by authors…

The poster for the Alaska World Arts Festival.

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Alaska World Arts Festival kicks off next weekend

The event will celebrate of all types of art, in many venues and performances space in the community

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“Pier 1.0: Staging Reality” cast perform on the Pier One Theatre stage on Saturday in Homer.

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Local musical takes on reality

“Pier 1.0: Staging Reality” celebrates Pier One Theatre’s 50th birthday

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Longtime Ninilchik restaurant now on the market

Rosco’s Pizza, a Ninilchik community fixture, will be changing hands in the near future

Homer Pratt Museum's new director Patty Relay on Aug. 21 in the museum.  Emilie Springer/ Homer News

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‘A museum is an identity’

New Pratt director on creating community