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Gardeners Weekend explores challenging local climate
Homer gardens can be festive, or restive, refined, or wildly imaginative. Come July 29 and 30: Gardeners’ Weekend,…
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New book captures some of Homer’s favorite flavors
The lunch rush is over, but there’s still a steady stream of customers through the door of Cosmic…
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HCOA presents dance and aerial festival
HCOA presents dance
and aerial festival The Homer Council on the Artists will hold its first Dance and…
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Best Bets
At the Battle of Little Round Top on July 2, 1863, at Gettysburg, Pa., as Union troops rallied…
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Take care of tools to take care of your garden
I have a new tool and I think I may be in love. It is a torch that…
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Years Ago
20 years ago in the Homer News A homeowner found a 100-pound black bear entered her cabin through…
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Salmonfest returns for its seventh year
For three days at the beginning of August, thousands of people will fill the Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds in…
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Arts Briefs
Library book group meets A monthly reading and discussion group at The Homer Public Library meets at 4:30…
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Time to tidepool
What happens rarely, features lots of red-and-green things and brings gifts? Nope — it’s not Christmas, but the…
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Years Ago
20 years ago in the Homer News A legal dispute over grandfather rights has led to proposed changes…
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Arts Briefs
‘Shoot for the Stars’ picnic scholarship fundraiser Friday A fundraiser picnic lunch and concert is noon-2 p.m. Friday…
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Inspired by Alaska, artists look at landscape, people, animals
Given the powerful influence of the Alaska landscape, wildlife and people, it should be no surprise that Alaska…
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First Friday events
Art Shop Gallery 202 W. Pioneer Ave. Ocean Treasures, by Bruce Nelson 5-7:30 p.m., First Friday Opening Reception…