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    Community members attending the Title 21 Open House hosted by the City of Homer share their ideas on proposed zoning district changes on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, at Kachemak Bay Campus in Homer, Alaska. Photo courtesy Karyn DeCino
    City hosts zoning code community meeting
    By Delcenia Cosman • November 11, 2025 8:30 am

    A community open house centered on updates currently underway to Homer’s Title 21 zoning and planning code was held last Thursday.

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    Crews work on the botanical garden on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at the Pratt Museum in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Pratt Museum names permanent executive director
    By Delcenia Cosman • November 10, 2025 12:30 pm

    Whitney Harness has been serving as interim co-executive director since February.

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    The cast of Kenai Central High School’s upcoming production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” pose for a photo on Nov. 6, 2025. The play will open on Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. Photo courtesy of Travis Lawson
    Kenai students prepare to open ‘A Midsummer Night’s...
    By Chloe Anderson • November 10, 2025 2:30 am

    The play will premiere Friday at Kenai Central High School, with additional showings the following weekend.

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    State of Alaska Department of Law logo. Photo courtesy of the State of Alaska Department of Law
    Homer man sentenced for sexual abuse of minor
    By Delcenia Cosman • November 6, 2025 12:30 pm

    Michael Robert Fisher was sentenced last week to 20 years in prison for crimes committed in 2012.

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    The sign at the front of Kenai River Campus’s main building as seen on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019. (Photos by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
    Kenai Peninsula College receives federal grant
    By Delcenia Cosman • November 6, 2025 8:30 am

    Grant funds will establish a program to support first-generation college students.

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    "Reflections" is a watercolor painting by Michael Murray, one of several paintings by members of the Kachemak Bay Watercolor Society on display through November at Fireweed Gallery. Photo provided by Fireweed Gallery
    November First Friday
    By Christina Whiting • November 5, 2025 5:30 pm

    See annual exhibits, photography, watercolors and more in Homer’s galleries this month.

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    Main Street South, photographed on Saturday, April 6, 2024 between Pioneer Avenue and Bunnell Avenue, is one of the locations selected for the Homer All-Ages and Abilities Pedestrian Pathway project approved in the 2024-2027 Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Statewide Transportation Improvement Program. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    City, DOT talk pedestrian pathway priorities
    By Delcenia Cosman • November 5, 2025 5:30 pm

    City of Homer staff met with state partners for a site visit to discuss the Homer All-Ages and Abilities Pathway project.

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    Recipients of the Alaska Travel Industry Association's 2025 Annual Industry Awards celebrate their awards at ATIA's annual convention in Anchorage, Alaska. Photo courtesy of the Alaska Travel Industry Association
    Seward lodging business earns industry award
    By Delcenia Cosman • November 5, 2025 12:30 pm

    Salted Roots Alaska was one of eight businesses to receive awards from the Alaska Travel Industry Association last week.

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    Halloween decorations adorn the parking lot at Alibi during Pioneer Avenue Trick or Treat on Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    A ‘spooktacular’ evening on Pioneer Avenue
    By Delcenia Cosman • November 5, 2025 8:30 am

    Dinosaurs roamed the streets of downtown Homer, as did princesses, cowboys, minions and more, on Halloween last Friday. Pioneer Avenue…

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    New Peninsula Clarion reporter Chloe Anderson photographs bison in Yellowstone National Park on Oct. 17, 2025. Photo provided by Chloe Anderson
    Photojournalist joins Clarion staff
    By Delcenia Cosman • November 5, 2025 1:30 am

    Chloe Anderson is a new reporter for the Peninsula Clarion.

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    Snow blankets Homer City Hall on April 10, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. (Homer News file photo)
    Council to hold 2nd comprehensive plan public hearing
    By Delcenia Cosman • November 4, 2025 8:30 pm

    Council members will meet Nov. 7 for a work session before holding a second public hearing on Nov. 10 during their regular meeting.

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    Lady Lions Marcia Lowe, Julie Small and Linda Petkash with the Homer Lions Club conduct sign-ups for Thanksgiving food boxes at the Homer United Methodist Church in Homer, Alaska. More than 230 families requested food boxes this year, an increase from 166 boxes in 2024. Photo provided by Deb Schmidt
    Feeding a hungrier community
    By Delcenia Cosman • November 4, 2025 5:30 pm

    The Homer Community Food Pantry is seeing increased local need in the face of federal government impacts.

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    The George A. Navarre Kenai Peninsula Borough building. (Peninsula Clarion file photo)
    Assembly amends ordinance capping tax exemptions
    By Chloe Anderson • October 31, 2025 2:30 am

    The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on Tuesday divided a large chapter of tax code into four new chapters.

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