Mad about Science: Batoids
By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist At the library’s Citizen Science events, which take place twice a month at the Waterlife Discovery Center on Lakeshore Drive, I love to ask a fun question of guests that...
Author: Ben Olson
Three millennia of relevance
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey proves the timelessness of Homer’s tale By Zach HagadoneReader Staff There’s no point in rehashing the specific plot points of The Odyssey. To the immortal credit of Homer (or whoever...
‘Connect first with yourself’
Grounded Yoga and Movement opens along the downtown waterfront By Ben OlsonReader Staff There isn’t any better place for Mariela Rebelo to be than inside a yoga studio. After teaching her speciality of yin...
A stranger by the lake: Notes from a Pole in North Idaho
By Marcin ProkopReader Contributor I came to your corner of Idaho the way I try to come everywhere — without a thesis. My name is Marcin Prokop; back home in Poland I host a...
Zoning Commission recommends denial of Ellisport Bay rezone
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff The Bonner County Zoning Commission met for a grueling seven-and-a-half-hour meeting July 23 to discuss, among other topics, the proposed rezone of a 15.6-acre property along Ellisport Bay from Rural-5...
Recall effort aimed at Sandpoint mayor and council president is official
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff The Sandpoint City Council is poised to reconsider the parking ordinance at its regular Wednesday, Aug. 5 meeting — likely addressing a raft of complaints and frustrations shared by area...
The Festival at Sandpoint — Week 1
By Reader Staff The 2026 Festival at Sandpoint Summer Concert Series is upon us. Here’s a quick rundown of what to expect for Week 1. Purchase tickets and find more information at festivalatsandpoint.com. Thursday,...
Sandpoint looking to ban data centers within city limits
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Sandpoint City Hall is aiming to get ahead of the proliferation of large-scale data centers, which have stirred up controversy in communities big and small throughout the country and, increasingly,...
Smith Creek Fire in Boundary County at 15% containment, with region under fire weather watch
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff While officials announced the Turner Fire was 100% contained as of July 25 — having burned about 681 acres five miles south of Copeland in Boundary County — the Upper...
A few thoughts… About a house’s history
By Sandy ComptonReader Columnist About 25 years ago, I decided to remodel the house in which I spent much of my youth. When I entered the eighth grade, we moved to a more conventional...
