Bring back the nondiscrimination ordinance
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff It seems like every year or so, The New York Times finds an opportunity to write about Sandpoint and surrounds — sometimes telling everyone in the world they should move...
Author: Ben Olson
Texas-based band to play genre-defying show at Panida
By Reader Staff If asked what genre his band Shinyribs plays, singer-songwriter Kevin Russell might respond, “All of them.” The Austin, Texas-based supergroup is a sonic melting pot of Texas blues, New Orleans R&B,...
PNW Latin band Milonga to headline Summer Series July 23
By Reader Staff Spokane’s hottest Latin band Milonga will play the next Sandpoint Summer Series at 6 p.m. on Thursday, July 23 in Farmin Park (Third Avenue and Main Street). The free outdoor concert...
Mad about Science: Latex Gloves
By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist My hobby involves going through a large number of latex gloves. Photopolymer resin is really bad for your skin, so you need to use gloves to handle the stuff when...
Rise of the Pend Oreille Phoenix
Terry Anderson launches his final boat after a lifetime of tinkering and building By Ben OlsonReader Staff For most people, dragging a 50-foot long and 20-foot-wide sailboat down an incline into the lake using...
School board unanimously votes to relocate alternative high school
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff A crowd of more than 80 community members, teachers, parents and former students of Lake Pend Oreille High School gathered July 14 at the Lake Pend Oreille School District Board...
Pedestrian Long Bridge reopens
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff The pedestrian portion of the Long Bridge is again open to non-motorized traffic, less than a month and half after the Idaho Transportation Department closed the span due to deterioration...
Court issues injunction against Panhandle Bike Ranch
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff The Panhandle Bike Ranch has halted all activities following an injunction issued by the First Judicial District Court in the nonprofit’s ongoing land use dispute with Bonner County. The two...
Emily Articulated: Ordinary miracle
By Emiy EricksonReader Columnist “If you took a very long ruler and stretched it from here to the planet Pluto, one inch of that distance would be you. The rest of the distance would...
The road ahead is getting rougher for Idahoans
By Lauren NecocheaReader Contributor A strong state needs strong infrastructure. Roads and bridges connect workers to jobs, products to markets and communities to opportunity. When infrastructure is neglected, the economy falls behind too. And...
