The Reader interviews The Head and the Heart
Seven years ago, I was managing a bar in Sandpoint called the Downtown Crossing. Kaylee Cole, a regular act I booked, recommended I check out a little-known Seattle band called The Head and the...
Author: Ben Olson
Sandpoint SummerFest: Thanks for all the memories
By McCalee Cain Reader Staff Writer For over two decades, the Sandpoint Summerfest has been an intimate celebration of community and culture. This year marks the festival’s last, and the nostalgic end of a...
BeerFest: Yet another excuse to enjoy beer
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Writer Few things beat a cold beer on a hot summer day, and lucky for those sticking around Sandpoint for what is predicted to be a hot weekend, there’s...
Mediators Beyond Borders founder to speak
By Reader Staff In these polarized times – when politics and arguments divide the nation, communities and even families – how can we constructively deal with conflict? That’s one of the ideas that will...
Ospreys rescued from nest
By McCalee Cain Reader Intern This Fourth of July, the great American bald eagle wasn’t the only bird getting buzz. While much of Sandpoint paraded downtown, a dedicated crew saved two orphaned osprey chicks...
Council talks pay increases
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff When the Sandpoint City Council tackles its budgeting process next month, members will decide whether or not to authorize pay increases for the next round of civil servants. Following...
Random Digital Madness: Regional technology news and commentary
By Bill Harp Reader Tech Columnist As a fan of near-future, dystopian, cyber-tech science fiction, I occasionally find a frightening book that warns how the future could unfold. “The Water Knife,” by Paolo Bacigalupi,...
Corner Bookstore in new location
By McCalee Cain Reader Intern For years, bibliophiles have turned to Jim Orbaugh of the Corner Bookstore for good reads and good conversations alike. Today, one in search of either would no longer go...
Single in Sandpoint:
By Scarlette Quille Reader Columnist It’s Fourth of July time, and Sandpoint is going to be swarming with people longing for that little piece of Americana. Our beautiful little idyllic town complete with a...
‘Sense the Wind’
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Sometimes a documentary film comes along and reminds us how resilient and powerful human beings really are. The upcoming documentary “Sense the Wind” playing Friday, July 7 at 7...
