Simon Lopez

Ice is starting to block channels at Homer Harbor, limiting access for some boats; and long time dancer and artist, Ed Hutchinson will present a new painting at Homer’s Art Shop Gallery showing both his own long time love for dance as well as inspired by Homer’s long running Nutcracker performance tradition.

Ice is starting to block channels at Homer Harbor, limiting access for some boats. And that’s an ongoing concern with cold temperatures in the forecast.

Local vendors will gather at Christian Community Church in Homer this Friday and Saturday for the annual Procrastinator Fair; and Alaska voters may consider a ballot proposition next year aimed at tightening the state’s citizenship voting requirements.

Local vendors will gather at Christian Community Church in Homer this Friday and Saturday for the annual Procrastinator Fair; and Alaska voters may consider a ballot proposition next year aimed at tightening the state’s citizenship voting requirements.

The Kachemak Heritage Land Trust has selected a Homer-based research reserve for its annual salmon conservation award; and a press release provided by Homer’s Cook Inletkeeper in early December condemns the federal government’s 11th Outer Continental Shelf 5-year plan proposing five new oil and gas lease sales in Lower Cook Inlet between 2027 and 2031.

The Kachemak Heritage Land Trust has selected a Homer-based research reserve for its annual salmon conservation award; and a press release provided by Homer’s Cook Inletkeeper in early December condemns the federal government’s 11th Outer Continental Shelf 5-year plan proposing five new oil and gas lease sales in Lower Cook Inlet between 2027 and 2031.

The Kenai Peninsula Orchestra returned to the Mariner Theatre on Sunday for its annual holiday performance; and the 2025 Rasmuson Foundation Individual Artist Awards were announced recently and there are five recipients from the Kenai Peninsula who will each receive a $10,000 grant for the project ideas they have submitted.

The intergenerational ensemble will perform 13 pieces and a flute duet, culminating in a traditional audience sing-along of the "Hallelujah Chorus."

The Kenai Peninsula Orchestra returns to the Mariner Theatre this Sunday for its annual holiday performance; and the 2025 Rasmuson Foundation Individual Artist Awards were announced recently and there are five recipients from the Kenai Peninsula who will each receive a $10,000 grant for the project ideas they have submitted.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is going to come up about $7 million short if it wants to operate next school year with the same levels of staffing and programs as this school year; and the federal government’s official name for North America’s tallest peak is Mount McKinley. At a U.S. Senate hearing this week. Alaska’s senior senator argued that it shouldn’t be.