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Pet of the Week: Sam

Sam, a 9.5-year-old male, just might be the perfect cat. To say he is sweet would be an…

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Sutton Mackenzie Lynn Tangman birth announcement.

Sutton Mackenzie Lynn Tangman was born 9:58 a.m. on Oct. 25, 2022, at South Peninsula Hospital to Dora…

The northern lights shine early on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022, as seen from north of Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Callie Steinberg/Homer News)

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Best Bets

Here at Chez Betster the Betster always writes about the Betster’s Canine Companion, but does the B.C.C. ever…

Carla Klinker Cope, far left, and Nadia Jackinski-Sethi, center, co-curators of thethe Pratt Museum & Park's show "Salmon Culture: Kachemak Bay Connections," discuss the show in a talk on Friday, Nov. 3, 2022, at the museum. (Photo by Christina Whiting)

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Pratt exhibits celebrate salmon

Art exhibits show how salmon connect us to one another and to place

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Thanksgiving memories of the unhinged kind

Let’s take a first look at the oncoming day of feasting

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Pet of the Week: Valentine

Valentine, a 7-year-old female, is being very patient as she waits for her furever home. She is a…

"Raven Berry" by Susan Watkins is one of the pieces in the 5x7 show opening Friday at the Homer Council on the Arts. (Photo provided)

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November exhibits warm up town with the fire of creativity

First Friday for November shows that as the season grows colder, Homer’s art scene continues to warm with…

The hull of a wrecked boat lies on the Homer Spit beach on Friday afternoon, Oct. 21, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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A lone boat washed ashore, torn asunder. It looks pitiful and decrepit, with a stern completely annihilated and…

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Cops and Courts

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

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Pet of the Week: Artemis and Moo Moo

This 1-year-old brother-sister duo are just the sweetest. They’re about a year old and ready for their furever…

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A still photo from digital video, “The Runner,” by Sussanah Webster and Michael Walsh.

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‘All Souls Night’: A pop-up cinema event of performance and moving image art

“All Souls Night” will be an evening extravaganza of experimental and avant-garde film, music, and performance art. Curated…

There’s no shortage of pumpkins and gourds at local stores, just in time for the Halloween season. (Photo by Christina Whiting/Homer News)

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Across the Peninsula, and beyond, parents are in all stages of creating, mending, and/or shopping for their kid’s…

A Homer Youth Orchestra Club rehearsal is conducted by Abimael Melendez. (Photo Courtesy Kim Fine)

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Youth orchestra to bring the sounds of Halloween to costume concert

Homer OPUS’s Homer Youth String Orchestra Club will bring seasonal sounds and storytelling to the city on Sunday…