Taxi Tales: Free to be Weird
By Louie de Palma Reader Road Warrior What’s red and blue and white? A ton of newborn mammals with weird residue on them, the socks I’m currently wearing, the British flag, the French flag,...
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Pickleball: the fast growing sport with a funny name
By Ben Olson Reader Staff If you’ve never heard of pickleball, get ready, it’s coming. The sport has become one of the fastest-growing sports in the nation. With more than 13,000 indoor and outdoor...
A Reader interview with Festival at Sandpoint artist Bruce Hornsby
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The legendary Bruce Hornsby will be kicking off 2016’s Festival at Sandpoint concert series on Thursday, Aug. 4. Recently the Reader was honored to have a short conversation via...
SummerFest or bust
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Intern Tucked in the forests of North Idaho, a few things can be expected—plenty of wild animals, logging roads, an abandoned shack here and there, maybe a Sasquatch sighting. Less...
Mobile Gourmet
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Remember when food trucks used to be places where you were afraid to eat? You would find them parked on dark city streets, grease traps overflowing and a perpetual...
Duke Evers Band rocks the Panida
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The Duke Evers Band is on a roll. Over the past few months, the Seattle-based indie rock trio has tackled frequent tours and the recording of their first LP....
Timberline Helicopters
By Jim Ramsey Reader Contributor Capitalizing on the availability of surplus military helicopters, a local firm is currently “demilitarizing “ the revered Sikorski UH-60A Blackhawk—tailoring it for a number of civilian heavy-lift utility missions....
Nordic Club holds fundraiser to buy trail grooming equipment
By Reader Staff The Sandpoint Nordic Club is calling on the community of Sandpoint to help raise money to purchase grooming equipment so that grooming cross country ski trails in town can continue. For...
Opening hearts and minds: Telling ourselves a different story
By Suzen Fiskin Reader Columnist If I were to ask you to tell me about yourself, odds are that you would launch into the story of your life. It’s probably the same tale you’ve...
The Straight Poop: Panhandle Animal Shelter
By Drake the Dog Reader Pet Columnist Where am I taking my humans today? The Mister is washing and waxing the convertible, and the Missus is getting all pawfect so we can go to...
