Simon Lopez

Anglers who purchased an Alaska sports fishing license in 2025 may soon receive a copy of the 2025 Alaska Sport Fishing Survey, according to an Oct. 22 press release; the float running parallel to the beach at Jakolof Bay Dock is no longer usable, according to a Tuesday, Oct. 21 public notice from the City of Seldovia, although boaters will still be able to access the beach from the approach; and dozens of communities in Western Alaska are working to restore essential infrastructure and repair damaged homes after the remnants of Typhoon Halong devastated coastal communities. But one stands out.

Anglers who purchased an Alaska sports fishing license in 2025 may soon receive a copy of the 2025 Alaska Sport Fishing Survey, according to an Oct. 22 press release; the float running parallel to the beach at Jakolof Bay Dock is no longer usable, according to a Tuesday, Oct. 21 public notice from the City of Seldovia, although boaters will still be able to access the beach from the approach; and dozens of communities in Western Alaska are working to restore essential infrastructure and repair damaged homes after the remnants of Typhoon Halong devastated coastal communities. But one stands out.

A Homer resident is organizing donations for evacuees from Western Alaska’s coastal villages after Typhoon Halong forced them to relocate to Anchorage and other communities.

A Homer community member is helping organize donations for evacuees from Western Alaska’s coastal villages after Typhoon Halong forced them to relocate to Anchorage and other communities; a rescued walrus from the Alaska SeaLife Center will appear on public television this week; and although voting for fat bear week in Katmai National Park closed last month, Juneau’s black bears are really starting to pack on the pounds to keep from starving during hibernation — and they’re going for whatever they can find.

Former State Sen. and 2026 gubernatorial hopeful Tom Begich kicked off a statewide listening tour on the Kenai Peninsula last weekend.

Homer Animal Friends is hosting a public talk about pet emergency care this weekend; the Seward City Council has approved the purchase of nearly three acres of land on Benson Drive for a new police department; and the City of Seldovia released a public notice on Oct. 8 noting that the drinking water for the city did not meet water treatment standards for the month of August.

Homer Animal Friends is hosting a public talk about pet emergency care this weekend; the Seward City Council has approved the purchase of nearly three acres of land on Benson Drive for a new police department; and the City of Seldovia released a public notice on Oct. 8 noting that the drinking water for the city did not meet water treatment standards for the month of August.

Julius Caesar, the newest collaboration between Pier One Theatre and the Mud BayBards, will take over the Mariner Theater stage for the next two weekends, starting this Friday; and the Homer City Council regular election results were certified and council members were sworn in for new terms on Monday.

On Saturday, Homer’s Kachemak Bay Campus held a meet and greet for Alaska gubernatorial candidate Tom Begich at an event hosted by the Citizens Action Network and also attended a dinner event later that evening with the Homer Women of Action with about 40 attendees.

Like its on-screen counterpart, the telephone booth-sized replica of the TARDIS from Doctor Who has been traveling.