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Tela O'Donnell Bacher speaks at a TedX talk in Anchorage on Saturday, March 19, 2022. (Photograph by Charly Savely. Used under a Creative Commons license at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0)

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‘You don’t know what you don’t know’

Homer Olympian Tela O’Donnell Bacher speaks at TEDx talks in Anchorage.

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Unhinged Alaska: Here we go again …

If memory serves, the years leading up to 2008 inflation had quite a run

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It takes a cosmic village Kachemak Nordic Ski Club volunteers Roy Wilson, left, and Carl Brinkerhoff, right, keep a snow bridge over Diamond Ridge Road in shape for skiers competing in the Kachemak Marathon race on Saturday, March 19, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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The Russians have a marvelous word for what we here in Alaska call “break up”: rasputitsa. Loosely translated,…

Bunnell Street Arts Center visiting artist-in-residence Berith Stennabb poses next to one of her pieces, "Anomicholistic ar.35." (Photo by Sean McDermott)

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Connected Threads: A Swedish and Alaska Artist Exchange

By Sean McDermott

"Selected Works and Sketches by Gaye Wolfe," showing at the Homer Council on the Arts through March, includes these two paintings by Wolfe: a painting of a wildfire, right, and then a self-portrait of Wolfe, left, creating the painting. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Arts council shows eclectic collection of late artist

Gaye Wolfe estate donated vast collection of works to arts council.

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Several of Rafael de la Uz's photographs from his exhibit at the Pratt Museum & Park in Homer, Alaska. (Photograph by Sean McDermott)

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New photo exhibits at the Pratt celebrate community

Pratt Museum & Park photo exhibits feature works by three photographers.

Beachcombers walk the Homer Spit on Monday, March 7, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. Despite the clouds, the beach was more crowded than usual because of spring break. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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All through the pandemic a running joke has been “Oh, I didn’t expect [insert surprising news development here]…

Jen DePesa's art is on exhibit in March at Grace Ridge Brewing Co. (Photo provided)

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First Friday shows include painting, textile art and architecture

As the snow begins to thaw and daylight increases, more shows and First Friday receptions return to local…

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Art by Sarah Banks.

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Winners announced in writers’ contest

Twenty-fourth annual Kenai Peninsula Writers’ Contest features literary artists from around peninsula.

Susan Cushing’s lovely arrangement of succulents thrive on her kitchen window sill. (Photo by Rosemary Fitzpatrick)

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Kachemak Gardener: Hold off on starts for now and focus on houseplants

The end of February is the usual time for me to get seeds started. Tomatoes, artichoke, onions, shallots…