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“Maud of the Island” actors perform in the opening show on June 29 at the Pratt Museum outdoor stage in Homer.

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Homer playwright’s first play premieres

Golden’s ‘Maud of the Island’ came out of pandemic Zoom workshop

Photo courtesy of Homer Animal Shelter
Celeste.

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Pet of the Week: Celeste, two-year-old female husky

Celeste is a beautiful young gal looking for her furever family. She’s young and physically fit, therefore she’s…

Homer youth musician Silas Jones performs on stage alongside U.S. military veteran musicians Shannon Book and Brandon Mills during the Homer Chamber of Commerce and Visitor's Center Summer Solstice Festival on Wednesday, June 21, 2023 at the Deep Water Dock n Homer, Alaska. Photo by Christina Whiting

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What says summer more than the lupine blooms racing upward along the Homer Spit Road, Fourth of July…

The entrance to the Homer Farmers Market in Homer. (Photo by Sarah Knapp/Homer News)

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Freshness says ‘summer’

A cornucopia of vegetables and greens are available at the Homer Farmers Market

Sarah Vance (Photo provided)

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Vance hosts film screening to shed light on child trafficking

Advance tickets are available for free event

Photo courtesy of Homer Animal Shelter
Luna and Nova.

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Pet of the Week: Nova and Luna

OK folks, these ladies still need your help. With every passing day they shut down a little more…

Visitors enjoy coffee and treats along a boardwalk on the Homer Spit on Wednesday, June 14, 2023 in Homer, Alaska. Photo by Christina Whiting

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Holy summer solstice. With nearly 20 hours of daylight and the sun finally gracing us with its presence,…

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…

Sandwich board announcing Solstice Fair on June 21. (Photo by event coordinator Sage Anderson)

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Homer hosts summer solstice street fair

The event took place from noon to 10 p.m. on Hazel Avenue between Safeway and Homer Public Library

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

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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…