The Octopus Garden, a Homer Spit shop open in the summer, holds a special winter show over the Thanksgiving weekend…
The deadline for the Homer Council on the Arts 21st annual Kenai Peninsula Writers Contest is fast approaching. Entries are…
Homer musician Caressa and video director Tehben Dean have won first place in F Magazine’s music video contest. The…
In the introduction to his book, “Snap Decisions,” photojournalist Jim Lavrakas calls himself “the last ambulance chaser.” A big hunk…
For women and children staying at South Peninsula Haven House, the domestic violence shelter has an in-house second-hand clothing supply….
Did this year’s election drive you nuts? For future reference, the Betster has discovered a sure-fire way to avoid the…
Ellis Paul and Radoslav Lorkovic play together in Homer on Friday Longtime friends and internationally touring folk-blues musicians Ellis Paul…
A 6 a.m. alarm clock signaled the beginning of Tuesday for Trisha Davis of Nikolaevsk. By 5:30 p.m., she was…
News of Super Storm Sandy’s destruction on the East Coast and beyond has the Betster thinking: Alaska is the place…
If variety is the spice of life, then think of this week’s First Friday as a smorgasboard of tangy treats….
The Kenai Peninsula Orchestra, in conjunction with Carnegie Hall, will present two concerts that include area students this weekend. The…
The Kachemak Bay Campus’s history department invites the public to the book launch celebration for Vic Fischer’s new memoir, “To…
The U.S Coast Guard’s motto, “semper paratus,” means always being ready. That means being ready no matter what the role…