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Homer artist Jenna Gerrety poses with two of the paintings in her exhibit, "Omnipresence: A Blue Period," on display at Homer Council on the Arts through June. Photo provided by Jenna Gerrety

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Feeling blue

Inspired by the color blue, local artist exhibits her latest body of work

Photo by Christopher Kincaid
Sarah Brewer, Ken Goldman and Maggie Quarton watch Peter Pan fly on the Pier One Theatre stage on Homer Spit.

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‘For Peter Pan on Her 70th Birthday’ shows for 2nd weekend

The show opened June 15 on the Homer Spit

Photo provided by Carey Restino
Thea and Liam James.

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Youth learn vending rules, skills at Homer Farmers Market

Thea James was five years old when her mom started selling Homer Hilltop Farm produce at the Homer…

Photo from the Homer News 1982 article “Fishing, banking, family all add up for ‘Snooks’ Moore.” Photo from Homer News archives.

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Kenai Peninsula fisherman Snooks Moore retires from lifelong participation in Alaska commercial fisheries

Homer’s Snooks Moore has spent her life in Alaska commercial fisheries.

Photos by Christina Whiting/Homer News
Homer writer, photographer Taz Tally presents a talk about his annual adventures in Alaska’s Brooks Range at Grace Ridge Brewing on June 6.

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Best Bets

The sun is shining, lupine are blooming, fish will soon be running, and the visitors are here and…

Singer-songwriters Barbara Sim from South Carolina and Brandon Mills from Nashville, Tennesee, pose alongside Hal, a fiberglass halibut at the Chamber’s Spit visitor center, June 8. (Photo by Christina Whiting/Homer News)

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Singing through the longest day

Summer Solstice Festival celebrates summer and showcases veteran musicians

Photo provided by Josh Krohn, KBBI
English Bay Band performs at the 2022 Concert on the Lawn Event at the Down East Saloon.

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KBBI’s Concert on the Lawn finds its way home

Homer’s former longtime local musical event of the summer returns to its previous location

Tom Kizzia and Richard Chiappone present an author talk at the Homer Public Library, an event hosted by Friends of the Homer Public Library, September 2022. (Photo provided by Cheryl Illg)

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Meet Your Neighbor: Friends of the Homer Library

Local volunteers support the Homer Public Library’s programs, events, activities and fundraisers

When Takotna resident Alec MacDonald registered in February 1942 for the military draft, he falsely claimed to have been born in 1900 in Chautauqua County, Kansas.

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The Separate Lives of the Man Who Fell — Part 1

Even now, with much more of the truth laid bare, mysteries remain

A favorite of Korean kids and college kids alike, Korean black bean noodles are an everyday takeout staple. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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Comfort food for when it’s needed most

Korean black bean noodles provide a mild and soothing meal

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Pet of the Week: Opossum trapping ongoing; please keep cats inside

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is still working on live trapping possums in the area of…

Years Ago

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Years Ago

Homer happenings from years past

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Grappling with Mother Nature

It has been a strange spring, very cool and wet. So how does this affect our farmers? Asking…