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Masters of Hawaiian Music play in Seldovia on Tuesday

Masters of Hawaiian Music George Kakumoku Jr., Led Kaapana and “Uncle” Richard Ho’opI perform at 7:30 p.m. Sept.…

Artist Rachelle Dowdy’s sketch of her untitled loon figure shows the design and construction of her sculpture. It’s about 8- to 9-feet tall and the pole with windsock is 12-feet tall. The sketch shows a suggested location near the Bishop’s Beach pavilion.-Illustration by Rachelle Dowdy

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Council considers Old Town art sculpture

At Monday’s Homer City Council meeting, the council once again takes up an issue it last tackled with…

The Homer Downtown Rotary Club placed United States flags on the city park at Lake Street and the Sterling Highway to commemorate the events of Sept. 11. -Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Homer’s Best Bets

Today, history will be made. Today, a northern region rich with oil and populated by cantankerous individuals votes…

Josh Reynolds, right, from SpitwSpots, and Jason Sodergren, left, work on the Pratt Museum’s GullCam on Gull Island last month. The Alaska State Museum gave the Pratt a grant to upgrade its remote viewing camera. The camera is offline while the upgrade is being completed.-Photo by Scott Bartlett, Pratt Museum

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Thirteen years ago evil men flew planes into tall buildings and changed our world. One plane of heroes…

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Improv theater is Friday at K-Bay

Fresh Produce 2.0, Homer’s improvisational theater group, performs again at 6:30 p.m. Friday at K-Bay Caffé on Pioneer…

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‘Grow’ burns Sunday

Build week for the 11th annual Burning Basket continues noon-8 p.m. daily through Saturday at Mariner Park on…

Morgan Harness, who just celebrated her 4th birthday, poses beside the Marjorie Scholl mural, in which she is pictured flying a kite. The mural, which was unveiled Friday on the side of Fat Olives is one of the last works to be installed under a $150,000 ArtPlace America grant that funded public art and artists’ residencies in Old Town.-Photo by Mercedes Harness

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New art for Old Town

For most of August, the outside wall of Fat Olives nearest the Sterling Highway has been covered with…

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Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies CoastWalk

Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies CoastWalkSeptember-OctoberSign up at CACS, Smokey Bay WayOr call 235-667Started: November 1984Beaches first walked:…

A sea star sculpture from the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies Washed Ashore program is made from collected marine debris and hangs at Alaska USA Federal Credit Union.-Photo above by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Coastwalk: 30 years of monitoring beaches

Since November of 1984, volunteers have been walking Kachemak Bay beaches, trash bags and clipboards in hand, with…

Not too early to ponder next year’s garden

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Not too early to ponder next year’s garden

I just finished a charming book: “Beatrix Potter’s Gardening Life” by Marta McDowell. The second half gave me…

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Cleveland artist to visit Homer

Cleveland artist Elizabeth Emery visits Homerand Bunnell Street Arts Center from Sept. 16-Nov.15. A printmaker and multi-disciplinary artist,…

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Bunnell offers Sew September workshops every Sunday

In preparation for Wearable Arts, fiber artistsKari Multz, Lynn Burt and Ann-Margret Wimmerstedtoffer Sew September sewing workshops everySunday.…

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Homer’s Best Bets

Concerned citizens following statewide elections might have noticed how things have begun to heat up. Here at Latitude…