The Sandpoint Eater: Pucker up
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist When Sandpoint’s Dillon family opened Panhandle Cone and Coffee, I recall their new storefront having a lot of quiet days. Like many food startups, I wasn’t sure they were...
Author: Ben Olson
Week 1 of the Festival at Sandpoint
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The Festival at Sandpoint returns Thursday, July 25 for its 41st annual concert series, featuring a host of performers whose music runs the gamut from hip-hop to punk to...
Won’t you be my Neighbors?
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Growing up in Memphis, Tenn., and later moving to Nashville, Drew Holcomb has been steeped in regional musical traditions his whole life. “I grew up like a lot of...
Festival at Sandpoint: Know before you go
By Reader Staff The Festival at Sandpoint summer concert series is back, and whether you’re a first-timer or have attended the iconic shows since the Reagan administration, there are always a few things concertgoers...
Sandpoint council does away with city administrator position
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sandpoint has ended its eight-year stint with a city administrator form of government, as City Council members voted 5-1 on July 17 to eliminate the position. Mayor Jeremy Grimm...
Trustee Reinbold resigns from WBCSD
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff West Bonner County School Board Trustee Troy Reinbold has tendered his resignation, citing work and family obligations. WBCSD Board Chair Margaret Hall announced Reinbold’s departure at the regular July...
City Hall approves preliminary 2025 budget
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Budget season is off to a start at Sandpoint City Hall, with council members voting unanimously July 17 to approve the preliminary Fiscal Year 2025 budget and establish dates...
Dems push back against Herndon’s ‘misinformation’
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff There is no known motive for the alleged arson that destroyed the Army Surplus 1 store on July 4, but that hasn’t stopped many commentators from indulging in speculation....
Mad about Science: Huckleberries
By Brenden Bobby Reader Staff Idaho’s state fruit is a thing of natural wonder. Steeped in a sense of legendary mysticism, you hear locals talking about hucks (but never sharing their picking patches) and...
Two parts liquor, one part literary criticism
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The Lord of the Rings is my colloquial “Roman Empire” — I’ve thought about it every day since the winter of 2007 and I have no intention of stopping....
