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Homer’s official peony patch is attached to a Nomar tote bag, available for purchase at the Homer Chamber of Commerce, during the month of July. (Photo by Emilie Springer/Homer News)

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Homer hosts peony celebration through July

The event started out as a business task force for the beautification of Pioneer Avenue.

Carla Klinker poses with a long nettle stalk at the Homer News office on Saturday, June 22, 2024 in Homer, Alaska. (Emilie Springer/Homer News)

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Carla Klinker to teach nettle fiber workshop at the Pratt Museum

Homer multimedia artist Carla Klinker will teach a nettle fiber workshop at the Pratt Museum on June 29…

The cast of Spit Tunes is photographed at Alice’s Champagne Palace in Homer, Alaska. Photo by Lee Johnson

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‘Spit Tunes,’ a local musical comedy, opens at Alice’s Tuesday

Sally Oberstein and Michael McKinney’s “Spit Tunes” musical comedy opens July 9 at 8 p.m. at Alice’s Champagne…

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New Homer artist debuts first local exhibit of her relief paintings

A copy of Howard Weaver’s memoir “Write Hard, Die Free” rests on an ink-splotched guard rail in front of the Peninsula Clarion’s defunct Goss Suburban printing press in Kenai, Alaska, on Thursday, June 20, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Off the Shelf: ‘Write Hard, Die Free’ an exciting and incisive window into history of Alaska, journalism

Immediately after the death of legendary Anchorage reporter and editor Howard Weaver, I picked up a copy of…

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A trio of sandhill cranes rambles around Grubstake Avenue on Sunday, June 16, 2024, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Best Bets

Well folks, we’ve reached the longest day of the year — it’s only downhill from now. In terms…

Homer students pose after their performance from the musical Shrek on Saturday after the three-day Broadway Bootcamp theater workshop with director Jim Anderson in October 2023, in Homer, Alaska. (Emilie Springer/ Homer News)

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Intensive Broadway Bootcamp offered in Homer in August

During the five-day bootcamp, youth participants will work with top performing artist educators to develop leadership skills through…

This summer salad is sweet and refreshing, the perfect accompaniment to salty meat and chips. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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Feeding happy memories

Fresh salad accompanies an outdoors Father’s Day meal

Image via Homer Farmers Market

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Evolutions at the Market

I was rushing to get to the Homer Farmers Market this week, I admit it. The day got…

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Shortly after the death of Jack Griffiths behind the Circus Bar in 1961, young Jim Bush was arrested and charged with murder.

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A violent season — Part 3

AUTHOR’S NOTE: Only a few months after the 1961 suicide of “Mrs. Oscar W. Pederson” behind a bar…

A female moose watches a Homer News reporter take photos of her and her calf on Thursday, June 6, 2024 in the Homer News parking lot in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Best Bets

The Betster can agree for once — it sure feels like summer out there! Hopefully everyone stayed hydrated…

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