The medium is the message
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
It’s a common thing for people beyond a certain age — say, those who graduated high school before or immediately after the turn of the …
Category: Arts & Culture
Sandpoint Films offers free outdoor screening of ‘G-Dog’
By Reader Staff
G-Dog is a film about second chances. The documentary focuses on the charismatic visionary Greg Boyle, a Jesuit priest who rescued kids from gangs by launching the …
‘Leaving the Boys’ goes beyond ‘journalism memoir’ to tell a story of self-reinvention
By David Ledford
Special to the Reader
When some former journalists tell stories of their lives, the narratives often brim with bravado, journalistic conquest and self applause.
Mindy Cameron enjoyed …
Thermo-nuclear family
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
In the immediate days following Sept. 11, 2001, I sat for a junior-year class called “Apocalyptic Literature” at then-Albertson College of Idaho. I remember the …
Songwriting tips for budding musicians
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
A bright side of this pandemic has been embracing new talents that might not have been possible if we weren’t all spending a bit more …
Making music, making magic
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
For Joel Shoemaker, the combination of his two passions — woodworking and playing music — seemed a natural fit: building guitars.
Shoemaker delved into luthiery …
A real “American horror story’
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Look past the piety of the Puritans, their stovepipe hats and buckle shoes, and an earnest reader of early American history will find a thick …
That’s a wrap
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Observant city residents and visitors may have noticed a new splash of art throughout public spaces in Sandpoint over the past nine months. After the …
Sandpoint Film Festival celebrates 10 years with Labor Day weekend screenings at The Longshot
By Reader Staff
The Sandpoint Film Festival, usually hosted at the Panida Theater in the beginning of November, is celebrating its 10th anniversary but under different circumstances in the strange …
Heaven and hell
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Contributor
Camp Bay has been described as a little slice of heaven.
For the Green family, as well as several lessees who have built cabins on …
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Special Report
TIMBER WARS: Six-part series, February-November 2022.
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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.
