Business
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Bob Day, Homer Electric Association power production manager, gets visibly excited when he talks about the technology behind the utility’s new Nikiski Combined Cycle Conversion project. Day said he could go on talking for hours about the technology HEA uses to capture exhaust heat from its gas-pow...
Tue, 05/07/2013 - 4:36pm -
You’ve known it as the Glacier Drive-In. Now, it’s the “Glacier D” with new owners Lee and Jill Pedersen doing the driving. Or cooking, as the case may be. Long-time acquaintances of previous owners Sonny and Nancy Smith, the Pedersens have been hard at work putting a shine on the popular Gl...
Wed, 05/01/2013 - 3:35pm -
Homer Eye Care will have a Designer Frame Trunk Show from 10 a.m.-7p.m. today at its office in the Point of View Plaza, 3726 Lake St., Suite A. The show follows Dr. Andrew Peter’s visit in mid-March to the International Vision Expo and Conference in New York and will bring new European vendors not...
Wed, 05/01/2013 - 3:13pm -
This will be the fourth season the 150-passenger fast-ferry, the M/V Kachemak Voyager, will be providing a 45-minute trip between Homer and Seldovia twice a day. It begins operating May 23 and continues through Sept. 3. Operating Thursday through Monday, the Kachemak Voyager departs Seldovia at 9 a....
Wed, 05/01/2013 - 3:09pm -
In the heart of Homer on Pioneer Avenue, what started as a simple quick-serve restaurant has grown into one of Homer’s more eclectic and popular eating spots. This week, Cosmic Kitchen at the corner of Pioneer Avenue and Kachemak Way celebrates its 10th anniversary — a milestone for a street whe...
Wed, 05/01/2013 - 3:07pm -
JUNEAU — As the sun creeps into the sleeping quarters of the Tustumena, passengers who take a second to look out the window wake up to volcanic topography, sky blue lakes and wildlife that looks extraterrestrial even to most Alaskans. That ethereal experience only lasts a few seconds; the berth’...
Wed, 05/01/2013 - 3:03pm -
Prince William Sound is a busy place these days with three ongoing fisheries that are open entry, not requiring IFQ ownership or a limited entry permit. Shrimp fishing with pots entered its third four-day period this week, with the first two periods producing about 11,500 pounds of ...
Wed, 05/01/2013 - 2:59pm -
Homer Eye Care will have a Designer Frame Trunk Show from 10 a.m.-7p.m. May 2 at its office in the Point of View Plaza, 3726 Lake St., Suite A.The show follows Dr. Andrew Peter’s visit in mid-March to the International Vision Expo and Conference in New York and will bring new European vendors not ...
Fri, 04/26/2013 - 10:26am -
Homer Electric Association will provide public tours of its new Nikiski Combined Cycle Conversion Project from 1-4:30 p.m. May 1. The tours will be approximately 30-minutes long and provide the public with an opportunity to get an up-close look at the new power generation facility. The pl...
Wed, 04/24/2013 - 11:02am -
BANCHORAGE — A new non-partisan group seeking repeal of an oil tax cut says the measure approved by state legislators was a massive giveaway that will benefit major oil companies and hurt Alaskans.Members of Vote Yes! Repeal the Giveaway on April 18 announced the referendum’s prime sponsors are ...
Wed, 04/24/2013 - 11:01am
