Sandpoint Sailing Club screens Success, chronicling Race to Alaska
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
In the summer of 2023, four North Idaho sailors embarked on an adventure that saw them racing from Port Townsend, Wash. to Ketchikan, Alaska with …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
In the summer of 2023, four North Idaho sailors embarked on an adventure that saw them racing from Port Townsend, Wash. to Ketchikan, Alaska with …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Idaho Supreme Court justices ruled unanimously in June 2023 that the Festival at Sandpoint had the right to ban firearms on city-owned War Memorial Field …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Strap yourself in, dear reader. The future is here.
The idea of 3D-printed food isn’t a particularly new one, but the means by which we …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
There are few things more evocative of a North Idaho summer than frog song in the evening, but these musical neighbors don’t just serenade passersby …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
I’ve done a lot of dumb things in my life, but no matter what, I can always rest on my laurels as a fifth-grade chess …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Take a quick look at the reviews surrounding the new 10-episode FX/Hulu series Shōgun and you’ll be shocked at how over-the-top they can be.
The …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Earlier this week, tragedy struck in Baltimore when the container ship the MV Dali collided with the supports of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Staff
Local genre-bending duo The Sevens are set to perform at Idaho Pour Authority on Saturday, March 30, in a show that will bring the sunshine back …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
A public hearing before the Bonner County Planning Department has been scheduled for Wednesday, April 17 at 1:30 p.m. to take comments from the community …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
North Idahoans have become increasingly accustomed to negative campaign advertising over the past few election cycles, though typically related to hotly contested legislative seats. However, …
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