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Petals have started to fall off fireweed at the Homer Harbor on Tuesday — a sign that summer is either early or already fading.-Photo by Michael Armstrong

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Nature of the Spit

In 1966, when Daisy Lee Bitter, then a middle school science teacher in Anchorage, first brought a school…

Bay Welding’s Brad Howe caps 3 1/2-inch holes used to fill the circle hook sculpture with concrete to keep it from shuddering in a stiff breeze.-Photo by Miranda Weiss

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City ends hook’s shudders

You can’t venture onto the Homer Spit without noticing something new and interesting — totes of beautiful red…

John Edward “Ed” Tillman

Obituaries

John Edward “Ed” Tillman

John Edward Tillman, 48, died at home in Homer on July 10, 2015.  A memorial service will be…

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KHLT says thanks

Kachemak Heritage Land Trust would like to thank the Jack and Mary Lentfer Fund, a donor advised fund…

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Run & Ride set for Aug. 30

Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic is getting ready for another fabulous 1 K and 5 K beach run…

Two savannah sparrows fly around a sign at the Mariner Park Beach on the Homer Spit near the storm berm. Over the past years, the berm has built up, improving habitat for birds.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

Community

Homer’s Best Bets

You know how in all the hip cities neighborhoods have cool names? There’s Soho in New York for…

A crowd of nearly 300 runners starts the annual Spit Run at Homer High School on Saturday.-Photo by Aaron Carpenter, Homer News

Sports

Jake Moe finishes first in Spit Run for third time

A cool overcast morning made for perfect running weather on Saturday. Almost 300 people gathered at the high…

Community

Celebrate Independence Day with art

The Fourth of July weekend starts off with an affirmation of one of the basic rights of free…

Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Salty Dawg more than just another watering hole

Most of the traffic at the Salty Dawg at 11 a.m. on a recent Monday consists of tourists…

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Council opposes Navy’s exercises

The Homer City Council set an apparent record at its regular Monday night meeting with what may be…

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Burn ban continues

Firefighters and Homer Police responded to numerous calls last week for people burning campfires, but otherwise the lower…

Kathy Buys, left, on fiddle, and Lief Sorbye, right, on mandolin, perform with Tempest last Friday at Karen Hornaday Park for the opening of CeltFest and the Highland Games. They played several songs based on Robert Burns poems. For photos and results of the games, see page 12.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

Community

Homer’s Best Bets

Lately it seems like Homer has had some really important people come to visit. Earlier this month King…

Asia Freeman, left, and Michael Walsh, right, pose at the June 4 opening of their show, “Watermark,” at the Pratt Museum.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

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Watermark

When two artists join lives together, it’s inevitable that their art also will merge. For Asia Freeman and…