After a late spring and subsequently late summer, the Betster is finally starting to see some happy results, some telltale signs of Homer in the… Continue reading
Wherefore art thou, nice weather? Hath Mother Nature forsaken us so easily? Maybe this didn’t happen to other Homerites, but the Betster was getting good… Continue reading
If the glint of motorhomes on the Homer Spit or the difficulty making a left turn off of Main Street didn’t hint at an increase… Continue reading
According to a press release from WalletHub that popped up in the Betster’s email, the top-10 beach towns include Lahaina and Kihei, Hawaii, a whole… Continue reading
According to a press release from WalletHub that popped up in the Betster’s email, the top-10 beach towns include Lahaina and Kihei, Hawaii, a whole… Continue reading
Ya know what? Sometimes even the great beauty held by the Kenai Mountains and Mother Kachemak Bay aren’t enough to keep the Betster from needing… Continue reading
The dog days of summer are here, folks. Do you, like the Betster, find yourself scrambling about the house, frantically searching your brain for where… Continue reading
This past Monday, Homerites young and old took time to remember the veterans who gave their lives for everything we enjoy in this country —… Continue reading
Blame it on a cold spring, a ripping and gnarly break up, or just being too darn busy, but the Betster has to admit the… Continue reading
“Skjdfsdan,” one of our hotshot reporters wrote as a draft lede to Best Bets. No, that’s not the French keyboard that Mr. Scarf Man got… Continue reading
Homer has really gone to the birds lately. Apologies, but this is the only time of year the Betster gets to make that joke. If… Continue reading
Our erstwhile editor escaped to Europe last month. Yes, he brought back chocolate, souvenirs and a copy of the Reykjavik Grapevine, a weekly newspaper in… Continue reading
Spring has sprung! And with it, all that mud and gunk that spent months in the back of your mind and covered by snow. The… Continue reading
“Are we out of the woods yet?” “Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.” These were just a few of… Continue reading
“Here comes the sun — doo doo doo doo.” Or so we thought. Maybe the rest of Homer was able to keep its cool, but… Continue reading
Earlier this week the Betster drove by a big Bypass parking lot and saw sweepers in action. “Ruh-roh,” yours truly remembers thinking, “It’s going to… Continue reading
As we Alaskans know, living here brings many benefits: an Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend, no state sales or income taxes, and not being pulverized by… Continue reading
