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New artist finds support, inspiration in Homer

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New artist finds support, inspiration in Homer

New Homer artist Lydia Johnston’s entry into the local arts scene ticks off all the boxes:

Cable series seeks couple for ‘off the grid’ love show

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Cable series seeks couple for ‘off the grid’ love show

She’s a rugged Alaska wilderness guide living in a remote cabin at the head of Kachemak Bay. He’s…

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Kachemak Cuisine: Find comfort in hard times with cooking good food

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Kachemak Cuisine: Find comfort in hard times with cooking good food

This is difficult for me to write today. The nation is divided and protests have broken out, we…

Galleries open cautiously for June First Friday shows

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Galleries open cautiously for June First Friday shows

As Alaska moves toward reopening businesses and nonprofit organizations, Homer’s local art venues have cautiously begun to open…

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If you dared to come into town over the weekend, Holy Los Angeles did this town ever change.…

Kachemak Gardener: Be bold but prudent in pruning

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Kachemak Gardener: Be bold but prudent in pruning

There is a rosa rubrifolia/glauca in the corner of the East Garden that puts on an excellent show…

Artist honors dead seabirds in Homer Spit project

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Artist honors dead seabirds in Homer Spit project

When faced with honoring the dead killed by tragedy or violence, artists grapple with the enormity of the…

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Homer Farmers Market: Market opens — with changes

The first Homer Farmers Market is coming up this weekend. This is the big one that farmers work…

Grace Ridge Brewery co-owner Sherry Stead shows the back side of a quilt by Patrice Krant and Karrie Youngblood commemorating the 50th anniversary of Kachemak Bay State Park on Saturday, May 16, 2020, at Grace Ridge Brewery in Homer, Alaska. Krant designed and sewed the quilt and Youngblood did the quilting. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Friday marks the opening of the traditional Alaska tourist season, but in this age of the COVID-19 pandemic,…

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Kachemak Cuisine: Teri’s Special Spinach Salad is perfect for Memorial Day weekend

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Kachemak Cuisine: Teri’s Special Spinach Salad is perfect for Memorial Day weekend

How is everyone doing? The Other Fisherman came home with fresh cod and rockfish last weekend and we…