Emily Articulated: Call me a snowflake
By Emily EricksonReader Columnist I came across a post on the “Sandpoint Local Forum” Facebook page from a woman outraged that an emergency contraception pill had been placed in the public bathroom of a...
Category: Arts & Culture
‘Mostly Jokes’ standup show brings dark comedy about mental health to the Panida
By Reader Staff Comedian Aaron Foster has been around. From performances at The Comedy Store, The Ice House, Flappers, The Ha Ha and The Comedy Chateau in the L.A. area, to Laughs Unlimited in...
‘This isn’t background music’
Deep Roots: Sandpoint’s Original Songwriter Showcase returns for 2nd year By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Some of North Idaho’s favorite stars will take the stage Saturday, Sept. 13 for the second annual Deep Roots: Sandpoint’s...
The Sandpoint Eater: In the chips
By Marcia PilgeramReader Columnist I’ve spent a lot of my life trying to make cookies “better.” That was the baker in me — the professional caterer — tinkering with recipes, adding special ingredients, like...
The unlikeliest of outcomes
By Ben OlsonReader Staff If you noticed some pigs flying by your living room window earlier this summer, the sun rising in the west and a fine frosty crust settling over Hell, don’t worry;...
Help Sandpoint win a $120K grant to expand the free outdoor Summer Music Series
By Ben OlsonReader Staff When it comes to free, outdoor music concerts in Sandpoint, nobody does it better than Robb Talbott. The owner of Mattox Farm Productions has spearheaded the annual Sandpoint Summer Music...
Gardeners grow 15,844 summer meals for local kids
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Local gardeners came together this summer to grow and donate more than 600 pounds of fresh produce to the Lake Pend Oreille School District Summer Lunch Program. The Bonner Community...
Replacing the ‘necktie noose with an apron’
POAC hosts People, Places and Things art exhibition By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff For its newest installment of the First Friday series, the Pend Oreille Arts Council will host a special reception with artist Daryl...
New FX-Hulu series Alien: Earth is already a must-watch after four episodes
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff The Panida Theater just screened director Ridley Scott’s 1979 sci-fi/horror masterpiece Alien as part of its $5 movie series; and, while there is an entire dark constellation of other films...
We all have a role in safeguarding North Idaho’s water
By Jennifer EkstromReader Contributor I’m once again marveling about how fortunate we are to live among the breathtaking lakes and rivers of North Idaho. These waterways provide so much: swimming and boating opportunities, drinking...
