A small-budget movie that’s being filmed on the Kenai Peninsula is holding auditions for numerous open roles this week. An otter pup that was rescued in Seldovia last October now has a new name. As charter schools remain the buzziest topic in Alaska education, the Kenaitze Indian Tribe is considering founding one of its own.

This month, a local nonprofit organization made a short documentary highlighting George Faust’s experience with Parkinson's disease, and Kodiak Public Library hosted the island’s second-ever popular culture convention, Fan Con, on March 22 and 23.

A local nonprofit organization made a short documentary highlighting George Faust’s experience with Parkinson's disease. An otter pup that was rescued in Seldovia last October now has a new name. Behind a weatherproof sliding-glass door, customers of a Kenai Peninsula meat shop may be surprised by the store's latest addition.

Community members in the Homer area gathered at the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Visitor’s Center Thursday night for an open house as the city continues the process of rewriting its comprehensive plan, and as charter schools remain the buzziest topic in Alaska education, the Kenaitze Indian Tribe is considering founding one of its own.

Community members in the Homer area gathered at the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Visitor’s Center last night [3/28] for an open house as the city continues the process of rewriting its comprehensive plan; and a new letter from the federal government says Alaska’s education department owes almost $30 million to four school districts.

As part of its Alaska Native studies program, Kenai Peninsula College is currently offering a Native beadwork traditions course, and the parent company behind three Alaska newspapers has officially been sold to a group of investors, after filing for creditor protection to avoid bankruptcy in January.

The parent company behind three Alaska newspapers has officially been sold to a group of investors, after filing for creditor protection to avoid bankruptcy in January; and an Alaska Native corporation filed an appeal for a rejected conditional use permit application for a hotel development at the base of the Homer Spit.

An Alaska Native corporation filed an appeal for a rejected conditional use permit application for a hotel development at the base of the Homer Spit, and over the weekend, over one thousand anglers across the state descended upon Homer for the 30th Annual Homer Winter King Salmon Tournament.

Last night’s city council meeting in Homer was packed with reports alongside public comment around the upcoming repaving project at the Homer Airport and an ordinance reassigning funds to buy a tractor and heavy-duty truck, and the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward has hired Wei Ying Wong as its new president and CEO, and if you have an email account with Alaska telecom firm GCI, the company says you can keep it – if you’re willing to pay a fee.

The Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward has hired Wei Ying Wong as its new president and CEO. An almost $3 million federal appropriation will help the Kenai Peninsula Borough and Homer Electric Association turn methane into usable fuel. As local art galleries gear up for next month’s installations, Kenai Peninsula College recently unveiled an art exhibit of its own.