Opening hearts and minds: The power of … the pause
By Suzen Fiskin Reader Columnist Once upon a time, there lived a Boomer Babe in a perfectly picturesque town. She was funny, she was kind, and for the very, very first time—life was easy....
Author: Ben Olson
Campground closed for repairs
By Reader Staff The Brush Lake Campground on the Bonners Ferry Ranger District is closing to allow for campground improvements Monday, August 1 through Aug. 12. The closure is for public health and safety...
City rolls out parking reform
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Downtown parking is about to get a lot more flexible. Starting Aug. 1, three parking lots—the ITD parking lot west of Fifth Avenue, the downtown city parking lot on...
Sandpoint PD receives award
The Sandpoint Police Department is getting a little credit for going the extra mile. The city announced this week that local police will receive the 2016 Tom McTevia Memorial Award. An honor given to...
Kochava ceremony brings in a crowd
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff There’s no clearer sign of a booming business than the need for a bigger workplace. Kochava employees and administrators demonstrated that fact Monday by attracting Idaho politicians and international...
Fact checking Trump’s convention speech: There he goes again!
By Nick Gier Reader Columnist Trump’s acceptance speech at the GOP convention was filled with lies and misrepresentations. Yes, it is true that “43 million Americans are on food stamps,” but the number rose...
The Reader Interviews Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff If time is a necessary ingredient in cooking up a legend, then the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band has servings to spare. The country-folk-rock outfit marks its 50-year anniversary this...
The Sandpoint Eater: Block out your summer celebration
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist We’re a hearty bunch here in North Idaho, and a few raindrops didn’t dampen our party spirits last weekend. Whether you gathered near the lake, on the lake,...
Dinner and a play: Panida to host dinner theater
By Mark Watson Reader Contributor Charades: the art of representing something through a set of clues, actions and misdirection, creating endless possibilities of unexpected efforts to solve the clues. “Charades at 5,” the upcoming...
Cone and Coffee featured on Buzzfeed
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Buzzfeed, the Internet repository for all things Millennial, gave Panhandle Cone and Coffee a sweet surprise last week. The massive web-based publication listed the ice cream shop as the...
