By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Sandpoint was among 87 Idaho communities to receive a failing grade in an Idaho Conservation League report analyzing the health of the state’s wastewater treatment systems. According to the...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Strong Creek Bridge in Hope will remain inaccessible to cars over the upcoming holiday, as crews work to completely replace the nearly century-old structure. Original estimates of a...
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist Like it was yesterday, I can still recall the cocoa-brown dress, with candy-pink piping, that I wore for my first “real” restaurant experience. The occasion was my eighth...
By Katherine Greenland Reader Contributor Five local students from the Music Conservatory of Sandpoint brought home distinguished medals from MusicFest Northwest on May 17. Jacinta Howard earned a gold medal in the violin category....
By Ben Olson Reader Staff This is the fourth installment of an ongoing series exploring the origins of where we got some of our placenames from. Last week, we covered Newport/Oldtown, Scotchman Peak, Talache,...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff It’s nearly 80 degrees in the roasting room at Scotchman’s Coffee on a sweltering, early-summer day. The small drum roaster heats up while the three of us — roaster...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff On Friday, North Idaho will experience 16 hours, five minutes and 18 seconds of daylight. It marks the summer solstice, also known as the official start to summer in...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Editor’s Note: New businesses are springing up all over Sandpoint this summer, and here at the Reader, we’re making an effort to introduce them to the community. Are you...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Sometimes the best art is encountered when the observer is least expecting it. They’re shopping, just walking along the street or taking in a craft beer when there, on...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff From humble beginnings as a refurbished military infirmary to its sprawling, modern medical campus, Bonner General Health has come a long way in 70 years. Now it’s time to...
