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Land’s End Chart Room reopens with new menu

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Land’s End Chart Room reopens with new menu

Land’s End Resort’s Chart Room Restaurant reopens on Wednesday, Jan. 16, the Homer Spit hotel announced in a…

Students sit on the front steps of the Alaska Capitol on April 6, 2018. (James Brooks photo | Juneau Empire)

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State minimum wage rose 5 cents on Jan. 1

Starting Jan. 1, 2019, Alaska’s minimum wage will be raised by 5 cents, from $9.84 to $9.89.

<span class="neFMT neFMT_PhotoCredit">Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News</span>                                The open sign for Uncle Herb’s, Homer’s first marijuana retail store, lights up on opening day, Thursday, May 24 on Ocean Drive in Homer.

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Control board approves rules for onsite marijuana use

JUNEAU — Alaska regulators last Thursday approved rules for onsite consumption of marijuana at specially designated shops, a…

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Hays receives CRS Realtor designation

The Residential Real Estate Council has awarded Brenda Hays of Wavefront Realty its Certified Residential Specialist designation, according…

In this file photo, Rep. Cathy Munoz, R-Juneau, greets Airlift Northwest pilots Randy Aspeluind, left, and Tyler Cousins during a bill signing by Gov. Sean Parnell at the air ambulance company’s hangar at the Juneau International Airport on Wednesday, April 23, 2014. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Former Rep. Muñoz back in state government

Cathy Muñoz was in Legislature from 2008-2016.

Skinny Owlz: Bringing a bright, warm style to Homer and beyond

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Skinny Owlz: Bringing a bright, warm style to Homer and beyond

Chelsey Arno expresses herself as “a self-taught seamstress.” She’s always been interested in fashion, but for clothing that…

A plastic bag is discarded at the side of C Street in Midtown on August 15, 2018. (Marc Lester / ADN)

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Habits change month after plastic bag ban

A month after banning single-use plastic bags in Soldotna, consumers and retailers throughout the community have adjusted to…

<span class="neFMT neFMT_PhotoCredit">Photo credit Juneau Empire</span>                                Robert Monteith, General Manager of the Juneau Empire.

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Empire, CCW get new general manager

His first journalism job was in Alaska.

<span class="neFMT neFMT_PhotoCredit">AP file Photo/Mark Thiessen</span>                                In this Feb. 20, 2015 file photo, Alaska Cannabis Club CEO Charlo Greene prepares to roll a joint at the medical marijuana dispensary in Anchorage.

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Alaska credit union to serve marijuana businesses

ANCHORAGE — A credit union will launch a pilot program to begin serving marijuana businesses in Alaska, giving…

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Alaska Marine Highway System takes step to replace old ferry

KODIAK (AP) — The Alaska Marine Highway System has taken the first step in the process of finding…

In this December 2016 photo, cannabis plants grow in a standard cultivation space inside Croy’s Enterprises near Soldotna, Alaska. (Peninsula Clarion file photo)

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Manufacturing license for new Homer pot shop gets OK from council

A new cannabis operation in Homer is another step closer to having all the licensing it needs in…

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Alaska nets $28M at oil, gas lease sale

ANCHORAGE (AP) — Alaska netted $28.1 million from its oil and gas lease sales in the North Slope…

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Groups protest plans for possible lease sale in Beaufort

ANCHORAGE — Federal regulators are preparing an environmental review for a possible offshore lease sale in Alaska’s Beaufort…