Feel-good movies – without all the cheese
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Let’s face it: 2020 sucks. As we all find ways to supplant the constant bad news with ways to enrich our souls, feel-good movies often …
Category: Arts & Culture
You, at the Panida, with live theater
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
It’s no mystery that people love Clue. The murder-mystery game — originally an English creation called Cluedo — originated in the 1940s and shortly thereafter …
Giving goods a new life
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Brooke Moore, who owns Azalea Handpicked Style on First Avenue in Sandpoint, doesn’t forget a piece of clothing. That’s thanks to her belief that each …
The bells of Corfe
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Some places feel tired and are none too happy about it. There’s a restless, frustrated feeling to those places — as if they kick in …
Hunting for history with the Elks
By Chris Corpus and Hannah Combs
Reader Contributors
The weightlessness of being carried in father’s arms. A blast of sharp winter wind whistling through the crack of the door at …
Festival season passes on sale
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
To say that 2020 has presented some challenges to The Festival at Sandpoint would be an understatement — and even that understatement would be an …
James Bond: The ultimate cinematic time capsule
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Contributor
There are few more enduring pop culture icons than James Bond.
For 60 years, 007 has defined and redefined the action blockbuster. But there’s more …
Tanqueray tells her story
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Stephanie Johnson grew up in a wealthy part of Albany, N.Y. as one of very few Black children in her neighborhood. She danced ballet and …
On the side
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Exhausting the musical catalogs of our favorite musical artists, we are often left yearning for more. However, with a bit of research, chances are you’ll …
Complex creatures
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Midway through my first semester as a grad student in history I’d had enough of complexity. Reading about 1,000 pages a week, grading papers for …
Reader in Print
Special Report
TIMBER WARS: Six-part series, February-November 2022.
GO READ IT»
WHERE ARE THE WORKERS?: Five-part series, September-October 2021.
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THE AMERICAN REDOUBT: Seven-part series, November-December 2017.
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STANDOFF AT RUBY RIDGE: 25 Years Later. Five-part series, August-September 2017.
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Curious about what media the locals use? Check our 2018 Local Media Survey. GO SEE »
Community Calendars
Coming up this week! Don’t miss Concerts, Dance Madness, Follies Adjacent, and more! See the full list of events in the Community Calendars:
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Sandpoint in Pictures
Filmmaker Jimmy Matlosz of the Idaho Film Company has made a series of mini documentaries about influential Sandpoint locals, including the late Dann Hall and Erik Daarstad as well as icons Diane Michaels and Dan Shook. He is currently working on a series of interviews connected to the history of the Panida Theater. Jimmy is a 30-year veteran filmmaker who’s work can be seen at dpmatlosz.com.
