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Category: Arts & Culture

Arts & Culture / History

What’s in a name? (pt. 2)

By Ben Olson Reader Staff This is the second installment of an ongoing series exploring the origins of where we got some of our placenames from. Last week, we covered Pend d’Oreille, Sandpoint, Priest...

Arts & Culture / Humor

The Real Folk Horoscope

By Cody Lyman Reader Columnist Aries Strengths can sometimes be weaknesses, as in the overly-optimistic person who gets disappointed more often than not, but who needs that very optimism just to get out of...

Arts & Culture / Business

Welcome to First Thursdays

By Ben Olson Reader Staff Sandpoint is hopping these days, with a handful of new businesses joining tried-and-true retailers that have established a vibrant marketplace in downtown Sandpoint. To help launch the summer season,...

Arts & Culture / History

What’s in a name? (pt. 1)

By Ben Olson Reader Staff I’ve always been fascinated by how something gets its name. People have been asking questions about the origins of words since the time of the Greek philosophers. Why is...

Arts & Culture / Featured / Music

Kaylee Cole: A musician and more

By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Rarely is an artist’s origin story as unforgettable as Kaylee Cole’s. The Seattle-based singer-songwriter experienced a brutal car wreck in college. As Jeff Buckley’s “Hallelujah” played, the car’s radio...

Arts & Culture

Human heart shines in ‘Animation Show’

By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Animation can tap into something within the human spirit that other mediums struggle to reach. For proof, look no further than the “Animation Show of Shows.” The annual compilation...