Kimekomi comes alive
By Reader Staff Celebrate Pend Oreille Arts Council artist of the year Jenni Barry at a free opening reception Friday, July 11, at the POAC Gallery (313 N. Second Ave.). Barry will unveil and...
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Sideboob and Thrown-Out Bones headline Sandpoint Pride
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The main stage of the fifth annual Sandpoint Pride Celebration at the Granary (513 Oak St.) will host two electrifying bands to close out the day’s festivities on Saturday,...
Havin’ a gay old time
By Reader Staff Break out the rainbow flags and glitter for the fifth-annual Sandpoint Pride, hosted Friday, July 11 through Sunday, July 13, by Sandpoint Alliance for Equality. The celebration includes workshops, performances, games...
Council punts on adopting preliminary $49.9M fiscal year 2026 budget
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The Sandpoint City Council voted July 9 to hold off on adopting the preliminary fiscal year 2026 budget — which would have established a maximum expenditure of $49,927,665 —...
Idaho congressional delegation applauds passage of ‘big, beautiful bill’
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The U.S. House passed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” on a 218-214 vote July 3, which President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4. While Trump proclaimed...
Bonner County crime rate dropped in 2024
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The Idaho State Police Bureau of Criminal Identification recently released its annual Crime in Idaho Report for 2024, showing a decrease in crime in 32 of 44 Idaho counties...
Sandpoint City Council approves final downtown parking plan
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff After more than half a year of presentations, Planning and Zoning meetings, community feedback and other City Hall deliberation, the Sandpoint City Council voted 3-1 at the tail end...
Why your neighbors go to Pride
By Ammi Midstokke Reader Contributor Most residents of the area seem eager participants in anything with a proximity to crepes, beer or live music, so I was recently surprised when someone asked me, “But...
Festival at Sandpoint unveils 2025 poster
By Reader Staff The Festival at Sandpoint unveiled the 2025 fine arts poster at its July 8 sponsor appreciation dinner at The Idaho Club. Local artist Perky Smith-Hagadone’s “Wild Cantata” was selected as the...
Sorry JD Vance, there is no ‘native-born’ American aristocracy
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Add another entry in the ever-expanding catalog of lies, intellectual abuses and inanities that define the Trump administration, with the remarks delivered July 5 by Vice President JD Vance...
