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Dinner in the Street returns to Bunnell on Sunday

Bunnell Street Arts Center is bringing back “Dinner in the Street” summer evening dinner and entertainment event June…

The author guides clients on the Canning River in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in 2016. (Photo by Rich Wilkins/courtesy Michael Engelhard.

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Writing the rivers of life in Alaska

Alaska Arctic wilderness guide and author Michael Engelhard presents recently published books at Pratt event

Opening day at the Homer Farmer’s Market on May 25, Megan Long with Wild Wellness Farm stands in front of her products. Emilie Springer/ Homer News.

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Farmers market opens with local produce, craft stands

Homer’s 2024 Farmers Market opened the summer season on Saturday, May 25 with a packed parking lot and…

Image via Homer Farmers Market

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A blast from the past at the Homer Farmers Market

The market has a history of very dedicated farmers

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Learning through writing

Local author publishes her own work while encouraging other writers

While sitting in front of the wall-tent home he shared from several months with Ira Little, Soldotna homesteader enjoys a cup of coffee and a brief respite from cabin building. (Image from the Wayne Herald, of Nebraska, on March 10, 1949)

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Bound and Determined: The Smith & Little Story — Part 2

AUTHOR’S NOTE: Best friends Ira Little and Marvin Smith came from California to the Kenai Peninsula in 1947.…

Corn cheese is served alongside grilled beef, kimchi and lettuce. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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Planning barbecue with all the bells and whistles

Expect kimchi, lots of side dishes, piles of rice, marinated meat for the flame and cold fruit for…

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Best Bets

Scottish poet Thomas Campbell once wrote, “To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.” As…

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Pet of the Week: Asa

She is beautiful, smart, athletic, and ready for adoption. Asa gets along with some dogs and not with…

Noa (voiced by Owen Teague) in 20th Century Studios’ “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.” (Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios)

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On the Screen: New ‘Planet of the Apes’ expands, brings new ideas to franchise universe

“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” tells a story that feels more rooted in fantasy than the…

The Kachemak Bay Writers' Conference is held at Kachemak Bay Campus starting on Saturday, May 18, 2024 in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Writing in a wounded world

2024 Kachemak Bay Writers’ Conference grapples with the purpose of writing about wonder in a fractured world