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Top finishers of the 3rd annual Run for Recovery pose with Borough Mayor, Peter Micciche, on Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025 at the Homer Deep Water Dock. (Photo courtesy of Kachemak Bay Recovery Connection)

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48 run for recovery

More than a hundred others gathered in support.

Ceramics by Jenny Nakao are on display through September 2025 at Bunnell Street Arts Center in Homer, Alaska. Photo provided by Bunnell Street Arts Center

Community

1st Friday of fall

Fall is in the air and new art is on display in Homer’s galleries.

Volunteers at Glacier Spit Cleanup in September 2022. Photo provided by Center for Alaska Coastal Studies

Community

CoastWalk 2025 kicks off this September

CACS’s annual marine debris cleanup and data collection event starts Sept. 6.

The Homer Mariners varsity football team faces the Kenai Central High School Kardinals on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, at the Homer High School football field in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

Sports

Homer football shuts out Kenai

The Mariners have given up just eight points this season.

A poster from the Pier One Theatre website shows information about the upcoming spring performance. Rehearsals began last week.

Community

Community choir begins rehearsals for spring performance

The Kenai Peninsula Community Chorus and Homer High School Concert Choir, under the direction of borough school district…

A local community member walks up Ben Walters Lane on a newly completed sidewalk on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Council adopts walkability action plan goals

Four goals for Homer were included in the Kenai Peninsula Walkability Action Plan, which was approved in July.

Anna Meredith is the Youth Project Manager for the Southern Kenai Peninsula Resilience Coalition. Photo courtesy of Anna Meredith

Opinion

Point of View: Planet Youth Homer: Growing up in and around our community

Surrounded by natural environments that sustain our hearts, minds, souls and bodies, Kachemak Bay is a special place…

The northbound shoulder of the Sterling Highway is washed out at Mile 157, near the intersection with Old Sterling Highway between Homer and Anchor Point, on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. (Photo courtesy of the Alaska Department of Transportation

News

Update: Rainfall causes road damage on Sterling Highway, Whiskey Gulch Road

Whiskey Gulch Road and the Whiskey Gulch beach access are closed through the weekend due to storm damage.

The Sea Leg Stilts pose for a photo ahead of the 3rd annual 5K Run for Recovery this Saturday. (Photo courtesy of Kachemak Bay Recovery Connection)

Sports

Kachemak Bay Recovery Connection to host 3rd annual fun run on Saturday

The festivities will take place at the Deep Water Dock on the Homer Spit.

The beginning of this year's Burning Basket on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)

Community

Burning Basket project returns for 22nd year

Build week will begin Sept. 1.

SKP Resilience Coalition youth project manager Anna Meredith explains the history of the Icelandic prevention model at a Planet Youth Homer event hosted Feb. 6at Kachemak Bay Campus. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)

News

SKP Resilience Coalition shares updates on local youth initiatives

They hope to garner guardian consent for their Planet Youth questionnaire, to be implemented in September.

Artists in the Homer Independent Living Center's Artability program are photographed with their artwork on display at the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge during the 2025 Shorebird Festival in Homer, Alaska. Photo provided by the Independent Living Center

Community

Inclusivity in art

The Homer Public Library showcases work by local high school students and ‘Artability’ group members.

Jan Keiser speaks to members of the Homer Planning Commission during a public hearing on the latest draft of the 2045 Homer Comprehensive Plan on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, in the Homer City Hall Cowles Council Chambers in Homer, Alaska. Screenshot.

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Planning commission kicks off comp plan public hearings

If the commission recommends the plan’s approval to the Homer City Council, the council will host two more…