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    A local community member walks up Ben Walters Lane on a newly completed sidewalk on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    Council adopts walkability action plan goals
    By Delcenia Cosman • August 28, 2025 1:30 am

    Four goals for Homer were included in the Kenai Peninsula Walkability Action Plan, which was approved in July.

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    Jan Keiser speaks to members of the Homer Planning Commission during a public hearing on the latest draft of the 2045 Homer Comprehensive Plan on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, in the Homer City Hall Cowles Council Chambers in Homer, Alaska. Screenshot.
    Planning commission kicks off comp plan public hearings
    By Delcenia Cosman • August 27, 2025 1:30 am

    If the commission recommends the plan’s approval to the Homer City Council, the council will host two more hearings this fall.

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    Homer community members line up for delicious offerings from multiple food trucks and booths at the Taste of Homer Food Truck Festival on Saturday, May 10, 2024 at the Baycrest KOA Campground in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    Proposed ordinance would update city code on temporary...
    By Chloe Pleznac • August 20, 2025 2:30 am

    The ordinance was postponed to the Sept. 22 meeting.

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    A screenshot from the Homer Harbor Expansion project website shows one idea for Alternative 2, which the Corp selected in July as their tentative plan, moving forward.
    Army Corps chooses tentative plan for Homer Harbor...
    By Chloe Pleznac • August 20, 2025 2:30 am

    If constructed, the expansion would meet the currently existing harbor needs and demands.

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    A banner encouraging Homer residents to vote is displayed outside City Hall on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024 in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    6 vie for Homer city council
    By Delcenia Cosman • August 19, 2025 1:30 am

    The election will take place on Oct. 7.

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    A banner encouraging Homer residents to vote is displayed outside City Hall on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024 in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    Hansen, Mink join Homer City Council race
    By Delcenia Cosman • August 14, 2025 1:30 am

    The candidate filing period closes at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 15.

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    Bradley Parsons is sworn in as the newest Homer City Council member during a special meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in the Homer City Hall Cowles Council Chambers in Homer, Alaska. (Screenshot)
    2 file for city council candidacy
    By Delcenia Cosman • August 11, 2025 1:30 am

    Incumbents Bradley Parsons and Jason Davis have filed to retain their council seats.

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    A “Vote Here” sign directs voters to the voting station at Homer City Hall on Oct. 3, 2023, in Homer, Alaska. (Finn Heimbold/Homer News file photo)
    City election filing period opens Aug. 1
    By Delcenia Cosman • July 28, 2025 1:30 am

    The deadline to file for candidacy is Aug. 15 at 4:30 p.m.

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    Attendees of the open house event for the draft 2035 comprehensive plan evaluate potential land use maps on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, at the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    Comp plan team releases public hearing draft
    By Delcenia Cosman • July 25, 2025 1:30 am

    The first public hearing will occur during the Planning Commission’s Aug. 20 meeting.

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    The Cowles Council Chambers are seen in Homer City Hall on Pioneer Avenue in April 2025 in Homer, Alaska. (Homer News file photo)
    Council to hold public hearing on rec center...
    By Delcenia Cosman • July 23, 2025 1:30 am

    The public hearing will take place at the next regular meeting on Monday, July 28.

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    A sign on the Homer Public Library’s public phone, photographed on Saturday, July 12, 2025, notes that it’s the only public phone in the city of Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    Out of the office: Nostalgia is calling
    By Delcenia Cosman • July 17, 2025 1:30 am

    I had an encounter recently which both delighted me and left me feeling bittersweetly, nostalgically vintage.

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    The Homer Planning Commission meets on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in the Homer City Hall Cowles Council Chambers in Homer, Alaska. Screenshot.
    Planning commission receives 2 new appointed members
    By Delcenia Cosman • July 3, 2025 1:30 am

    Longtime commissioner Franco Venuti was re-appointed for a term expiring in 2028.

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    A variety of peony blooms grow vibrantly on Pioneer Avenue on Thursday, July 25, 2024, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    6th annual Peony Celebration begins July 1
    By Delcenia Cosman • June 26, 2025 8:30 am

    The festival will run in Homer through Aug. 17.

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