The Sandpoint Eater: Italy meets Idaho
By Marcia PilgeramReader Columnist In the last column, I was lamenting the fact that I was long overdue for some local eatery meals, chiefly because I’d been traveling a lot. Trust me when I...
Author: Ben Olson
Be my Frankenstein
Guillermo del Toro has created the finest Frankenstein adaptation in 200 years By Zach HagadoneReader Staff There’s a reason that the novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, by Mary Shelley, has been in continuous...
Identify that skull
By Ben OlsonReader Staff Our readers bring some interesting items into the Reader offices from time to time, but Jim Armbruster gets the prize for showing up with the first animal skull. Armbruster said...
Chamber welcomes Northpoint Spa to Ponderay
By Reader Staff The Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce recently celebrated the official ribbon-cutting and grand opening celebration for Northpoint Spa, a new full-service wellness firm located at 30410 Highway 200, Suite 100, in...
Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce welcomes Numerica Credit Union
By Reader Staff The Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed Numerica Credit Union to the organization with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, inaugurating the new, full-service branch, which opened its doors Nov. 4 at 200...
Sing out in the face of fascism
Historic and modern protest music By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Modern protest music owes its existence to centuries of disenfranchised, disillusioned and oppressed minorities sharing stories that unite and strengthen spirits separated by time, place,...
Hunting for connection
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff I shot a turkey the other day — the first one I’ve ever shot, and really the first bird I’ve ever bagged. Unlike a lot of my country-kid pals back...
National Nurse Practitioner Week highlights importance of local providers
By Reader Staff The U.S. Congress recognized National Nurse Practitioner Week in 2004, establishing an observance in November that pays homage to the work of the health care providers who can be found in...
Happy trails
FSPW founding Director Phil Hough passes the torch to Rose Olson By Zach HagadoneReader Staff For 21 years, Phil Hough has been the face — and motive power — behind Friends of Scotchman Peaks...
New Bonner Mall owners plan for the future
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Ownership of the Bonner Mall in Ponderay changed hands over the summer in an off-market deal from longtime proprietors Bonner Mall Partnership, operated by the Magnuson family as majority owner,...
