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Unhinged Alaska: March madness is not all about basketball

It felt as though we were trekking through a deep freeze utopia as my wife and I moseyed…

Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion
A cheesecake is ready to be served.

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Making a cheesecake that’s all it’s cracked up to be

Sometimes, even if you do everything right, your dish will fail, and that’s OK.

Each issue of the Homer Homesteader featured a unique illustration by writer/publisher/editor W.R. Benson. This image appeared in April 1948.

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Hometown Booster: The W.R. Benson Story — Part 2

AUTHOR’S NOTE: W.R. Benson was a mover and a shaker throughout his life, but particularly so in Alaska.…

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A copy of Tom Kizzia’s “Cold Mountain Path” rests on a table on Thursday in Juneau.

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Off the Shelf: Ghosts come alive in Kizzia’s ‘Cold Mountain Path’

From boomtown to abandoned, the town of McCarthy sets the stage for a compelling narrative

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Best Bets

How’s the first week of March treating y’all? The Betster has been enjoying the sun, and hopes that…

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Years Ago

Homer happenings from years past

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Pet of the Week: Asa

Husky lovers, it’s your lucky day! Asa is young, sweet and smart as a whip. We’re told she…

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Artist Kendra Harvey, left, provides painting suggestions to Kathy Smith at Bunnell’s plate workshop on Saturday, March 2<ins>, 2024</ins> at the Bunnell Street Arts Center gallery in Homer<ins>, Alaska</ins>.

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Masterpieces made on dinnerware

Community members paint plates created by local potters for fundraiser

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Homer’s youth performing arts show returns to the Mariner stage

Jubilee has been a celebration of student art in Homer since 1985

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Passion for photography and nature

Homer photographer debuts her work in a solo exhibit

Poster for 2nd Annual Indigenous Language Film Festival. (Provided by Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s Indigenous Education Progam)

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Indigenous language film fest returns with 16 submissions

KPBSD’s Indigenous Education Program hosted its Second Annual Indigenous Language Film Festival

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This French onion frittata is delicious and not too filling.

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A light meal to fuel fun family outings

This French onion frittata is delicious and not too filling

Edna Ellen Benson was W.R. Benson’s older sister. They also had a younger sister, Ruth. (public photo from ancestry.com)

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Hometown Booster: The W.R. Benson Story — Part 1

On Nov. 23, 1941—just two weeks before the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor—it was bitterly cold in Seward.…