Author: Ben Olson

The Dissolution of the Iberian Religious Harmony

By Nick Gier Reader Columnist I’m just back from a one-month trip to Portugal, Spain and Morocco, and I was reminded, primarily because of the spectacular Islamic architecture, about the relative peace among the...

Mad About Science: 1776

By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist It’s almost America’s 242nd birthday, which usually means food, fireworks, booze and late-night emergency room visits for digit reattachments. To celebrate the Fourth of July a little early, I...

The glorious return of SummerFest

By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Just when Sandpoint SummerFest organizers thought they were out, the community pulled them back in.  After festivities wrapped up last year, they believed the sun was setting on SummerFest....

‘Simple, honest, good’

By Ben Olson Reader Staff When it comes to dining atmosphere, it’s hard to beat a beautiful spot like Bottle Bay. When Michael and Sarah Williams, owners of the popular Sandpoint restaurant Loaf and...

Winners selected for ArtWalk cover

By Ben Olson Reader Staff Last month, we printed a blank cover and asked our readers to create their own cover for the issue coming out before ArtWalk. We received over two dozen submissions,...