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    Results from the 2025 Best of Homer are printed in the Homer News on Dec. 4, 2025, in Homer, Alaska.
    Best of Homer 2025
    December 11, 2025 1:30 am

    See the results from this year’s contest, as voted by members of the Homer community.

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    The Homer Senior Citizens, Inc., facility is photographed on Nov. 14, 2025, on Svedlund Street in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    Senior center looks to future after year of...
    By Delcenia Cosman • December 3, 2025 1:30 pm

    After a tumultuous year, the Homer Senior Center now rests on steadier ground, thanks to community support and productive collaboration…

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    HEX, LLC and Furie Operating Alaska president and CEO John Hendrix speaks during the 2025 Premier Business Awards, hosted by the Alaska Chamber at the Alaska Business Summit, on Oct. 9, 2025, at the Alyeska Resort in Girdwood, Alaska. Photo provided by Lauren Hendrix
    HEX/Furie CEO, Kenai Chamber receive state business awards
    By Delcenia Cosman • October 15, 2025 8:30 am

    The awards were presented last week by the Alaska Chamber during the Alaska Business Summit.

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    A Fika Coffee Roasters sign sits outside of ZenDen Cafe on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    Realizing a not-so-distant dream
    By Delcenia Cosman • October 15, 2025 1:30 am

    The Homer Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for Fika Coffee Roasters’ new brick-and-mortar location last week.

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    JD Nolan and Lisa Nolan stand outside the newly reopened Cosmic Kitchen on Monday, April 28, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)
    Cosmic Kitchen returns under new ownership
    By Chloe Pleznac Homer News • May 7, 2025 12:30 pm

    The restaurant will pay homage to the original.

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    Dale Banks stands in his production facility in Kachemak City on Monday, April 28. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)
    Local manufacturer takes hit from tariff hike
    By Chloe Pleznac Homer News • May 7, 2025 2:30 am

    Loopy Lupine has provided Alaska restaurants with locally made paper products since 2010.

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    Bay Weld Boats launches new seiner
    By Delcenia Cosman • May 6, 2025 5:30 pm

    The custom-built fishing vessel represents a number of firsts for the Homer welding company.

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    A sign in support of Homer Senior Citizens Inc rests on display at the “Sustained Resistence, Makes a Difference” rally on Saturday, April 19. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)
    Homer senior center board seeks to declare bankruptcy
    By Chloe Pleznac Homer News • April 23, 2025 12:30 pm

    The IRS last week levied $138,000 from the local nonprofit’s bank accounts.

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    Owners Dahkota Larson and Kait Skundrich sit in a corner of the shop on Friday, March 28, 2025. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)
    New gear shop opens in Homer
    By Chloe Pleznac Homer News • April 3, 2025 2:30 am

    Old Sterling Outfitters is just a 10-minute drive from town.

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    Co-owner Derek Benson stands behind the counter on The Gilded Table’s first day open in their new space in Unit 105 at 345 Sterling Highway Road on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)
    The Gilded Table reopens in larger space
    By Chloe Pleznac Homer News • March 13, 2025 1:30 am

    The game shop hosts large gatherings, group game sessions and workshops.

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    A night out at the theater
    By Delcenia Cosman • February 6, 2025 1:30 am

    The Porcupine successfully held its long-awaited grand opening last weekend.

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    Homer theater to reopen in February
    By Delcenia Cosman • December 12, 2024 1:30 am

    Homer’s movie theater, now called The Porcupine, will host a grand opening gala in January

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    Authorized Verizon retailer opens in Homer
    By Delcenia Cosman • November 26, 2024 1:30 am

    The Homer store is the second on the Kenai Peninsula

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