Bite-sized bliss
By Ben Olson Reader Staff There’s one thing both visitors and Sandpoint locals can always agree on: our restaurants are top notch. There is no better — or cheaper — way to taste morsels...
Category: Arts & Culture
Collier releases third book about experiences flying helicopters
By Ben Olson Reader Staff If it involves a helicopter, Bill Collier has probably done it. In his first book, The Adventures of a Helicopter Pilot: Flying the H-34 Helicopter in Vietnam for the...
Sandpoint Lions Club to host Fourth of July festivities in Sandpoint
By Ben Olson Reader Staff There are many timeless pairings in life: Romeo and Juliet, peanut butter and jelly, Batman and Robin. When July rolls around, though, Sandpoint gets to enjoy the winning combination...
Mad About Science: Ponderosa pine
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist Living in 7B, you can look in virtually any cardinal direction and spot a ponderosa pine. They are massive trees with thick trunks that can stand nearly 300 feet...
B-B-B-Benny on the Deck
By Ben Olson Reader Staff As one of Sandpoint’s most prolific musicians, Benny Baker has spent decades honing his craft. Whether playing solo, with his numerous bands around Sandpoint or shredding the “Star-Spangled Banner”...
Panida hosts second week of Pride-themed films
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The second of four films in the Panida Theater’s Pride Month series will screen Monday, June 27 and Tuesday, June 28. Made possible through a grant from the Bonner...
Dirt-y Secrets: Have patience in June and don’t give up on garden tasks
By Ranel Hanson Reader Columnist “Wherever you are planted in life, bloom with courage and grace.” — adapted from Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622) I can think of two people who epitomize this sentiment....
Intentional listening
By Ben Olson Reader Staff There are loads of venues regularly hosting live music in Sandpoint, but one element of the scene that always seems to be lacking is a “listening room” — where...
Panida to host four films in honor of Pride Month
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff In honor of Pride Month, the Panida Theater is screening four films featuring LGBTQ+ characters and themes. Made possible through a grant from the Bonner County Human Rights Task...
A Western with range
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff In one of the trailers for Emelie Mahdavian’s 2021 documentary Bitterbrush, Hollyn Patterson works with a colt as her fellow range rider, Colie Moline, watches, perched on sun-bleached wood...
