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New Year’s Eve weekend events
For New Year’s Eve in Homer, bars celebrate in two time zones: New York style at 8 p.m.,…
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Sourdough is the magic ingredient for Alaska cooking
I cannot write about Alaskan cooking and eating without mentioning sourdough, a magical ingredient that contributes leavening power,…
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Best Bets
Vacations in the 21st Century quite frankly baffle the Betster. Intrinsic in the meaning or common understanding of…
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Arts Briefs
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Bay Writers Conference Registration has started for the 2018 Kachemak Bay Writers Conference,…
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Wedding gift inspired cooking passion
The Other Fisherman and I will be celebrating 40 years of marriage this week. We moved to California…
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With all the hoopla surrounding the annual summer solstice (aka the best day to be an Alaskan), the…
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‘Root’ shows expand meaning of community, connection
The Pratt Museum’s Root shows invite lots of interpretations. Tree roots abound in both paper artist Lynn Marie…
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New artist finds patterns for fashion
Web commerce and new media technology has created challenges for brick-and-mortar stores and traditional publications, but it also…
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Sweet Treats For the Holidays
The Other Fisherman has expressed his unhappiness over the lack of Christmas cookies in our house. He loves…
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If you have hopes of a white Christmas, Betsteroids, you might think of a getaway to one of…
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Arts Briefs
Registration starts for 2018 Kachemak Bay Writers Conference Registration has started for the 2018 Kachemak Bay Writers Conference,…
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Cline sees creative flowering in art
In the Homer art scene, artists sometimes have shows in the same year at different galleries. If they’re…
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Grummy’s cookies bring back holiday memories
The Below kids and the Hahn kids were the best of pals growing up. Our families were special…