The Homer Public Library held an open house to celebrate 20 years since the opening of their building on Hazel Avenue. Emilie Springer attended the event and has details from the speakers who presented there.

South Peninsula Hospital’s Senior Wellness Day will take place on Thursday September 17th at the Kachemak Bay Campus. Emilie Springer shares more information.

The Homer City Council kicked off its meeting last night by marking 20 years since the Homer Public Library opened its Hazel Avenue building through a mayoral proclamation. Council members then honored Jenny Carroll, the outgoing Special Projects and Communications Coordinator, for her work on everything from the harbor expansion study to the city’s COVID response.

This weekend Porcupine Theater is offering a film called Cookie Queens that explores features of American Girl Scout Cookie sales. Exact times for the films are available on the Porcupine website: porcupinetheater.org. Emilie Springer spoke with Girl Scout leader Tina Seaton more about local features of the organization.

SingerElla, a local musical composed by Sally Oberstein and Michael McKinney opens at Alice’s on September 11th at 8 pm. SingerElla Emilie Springer attended a rehearsal, talked to composers and performers and previewed the piece for KBBI.

A North Pole man reported missing in Kachemak Bay State Park was found safe by a hiker near Halibut Cove after losing his satellite communication device.

The 2026 Taste of Homer partners with Homer’s monthly First Friday event at local art galleries to share September art openings with local food providers. Emilie Springer spoke with Lindsay Triewieler at the Homer Chamber for more details on the first year of the combined celebration event.

“Another Dimension,” Homer’s 3rd annual ten-minute play festival opened last weekend at Pier One Theater. Local producers Christine Kulcheski and Rudy Multz along with a few participants shared comments about the event with KBBI’s Emilie Springer after the first show last Friday night.

A Homer High School class that graduated about 30 years ago held another reunion in August.

Homer Chamber of Commerce completed their 2026 boat raffle, a tradition of the Chamber for 77 years and announced an Anchorage resident as winner. Emilie Springer provides more details from the Chamber’s executive director Brad Anderson.