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Less than one year after changing the city code on permitting, a new city ordinance returns to requiring conditional use permits for building additional housing.

Alaska could see more renewable energy use in the future. Data collection is underway on Mount Augustine as part of an effort to develop geothermal energy. This could bring a powerful renewable energy source to Alaska’s Railbelt region – which gets roughly 85 percent of its energy from natural gas.

South Kenai Peninsula medical staffing booms amid physician resignations in the central peninsula.

John Fraser and Wei-Ying Wong join the Alaska Sealiife Center to introduce social science practices into the organization’s work.

An annual autumnal tradition in Homer turns twenty this year, the Burning Basket is currently being constructed at Mariner Park at the base of the spit, and it will culminate with the burning ceremony this Sunday at sundown (about 8:30pm).

From its conception in 2019, the festival has included workshops, classes, films, and performances each year to build global connections using the arts.

A meetup held by the Kenai Peninsula Economic Development District connected industry members and identified challenges to address.

Stones, hammers and tree trunks hurled through the air at Karen Hornaday Park last weekend at the annual Kachemak Bay Highland Games. Homer has been hosting its own version of the games for over a decade.

The store was built in the 1950s as a community hall and today remains a hub for Fritz Creek. Emergency responders say the building seems close to a total loss.

Seaweed from Alaska’s beaches makes really great plant fertilizer, and more people on the Kenai Peninsula are catching on. A new study put seaweed debris from the Homer area — also known as wrack — under the microscope.