Homer News moved from its longtime home on Landings Street this week. The new office is located at 345 Sterling Highway, Suite 202, above the Pho and Thai restaurant.

The move was necessitated after the former office building’s sale to Akre Holdings, LLC, which was finalized last week. Akre Holdings is the locally owned parent company for Emerald Air Service in Homer.

Josh O’Connor, president of Homer News’ parent company Sound Publishing and senior vice president with Carpenter Media, who acquired Sound Publishing earlier this year, said the move was a positive thing in terms of being able to “continue to be the city’s voice” and presenting everything that happens in Homer in a journalistic way.

“We’re thankful to be able to publish a newspaper in Homer because of the unbelievable support that we get from the community, both readers and advertisers alike,” he said. “This move simply is allowing us to sell a building and move to a space that gives us a greater storefront and access for the community. I’m hopeful that it’s a little bit more inviting for the community to engage with us on a day-to-day basis going forward.”

Homer News will be hosting an open house for the community to visit and view the new office space at a future date, to be determined. Details will be provided to the public once plans are confirmed.

For more on the Homer News move, see “Looking back on Landings Street.”

The Homer News sign hangs on the outside of the newspaper’s former office building on Landings Street on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)