‘No obstacles’ to a good time
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Robb Talbott of Sandpoint’s Mattox Farm Productions doesn’t just say he has a mission to “bring quality Americana music to North Idaho in a family-friendly …
Category: Arts & Culture
Just a taste
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
What’s for dinner? Mexican? Sushi? Korean barbeque? American comfort?
In Sandpoint, the available variety seems to shift and expand with each passing year as the …
Unite in the name of independence
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
From pancake feeds to foot races, fantastic parades to fireworks, North Idaho does the Fourth of July right. Here’s a selection of some local events …
The Great American Novel – brought to you by OxyContin™
By Danielle Packard
Reader Contributor
Amid the sea of books and films that have recently been released on the American opioid crisis, Empire of Pain, by Patrick Radden Keefe, …
Mad About Science: Arrows
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
One major technological development shifted humans from being fragile and awkward middling gatherers into apex predators that would go on to dominate the food chain …
POAC announces upcoming performing arts series
By Reader Staff
Announced as part of its annual ArtWalk kickoff on June 16, the Pend Oreille Arts Council’s 2023-’24 Performing Arts Series lineup includes eclectic performances in everything from …
Full Draw Film Tour to bring the best of bowhunting to the Panida
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
A good hunting story does not begin and end with a harvest. In fact, some of the best hunting stories have nothing at all to …
Spacepoint hosts presentation on Europa Clipper alongside Panida screening of Guardians of the Galaxy
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint’s new aerospace education nonprofit, Spacepoint, will host another in its series of events at the Panida Theater, with a screening Saturday, June 24 of …
Mad About Science: Watermelons
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
As you’re reading this, I’m currently living my best life as an international jet setter.
By that, I mean I’m in Vancouver, B.C., checking out …
Plumbers’ cracks (in democracy)
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
It’s a paradox to be deciphered by future historians, but for as much as we live in a time of tremendous technologically-driven capability, it is …
Reader in Print
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 the Sandpoint Winter Carnival, a Queer V-Day Dance Party, 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.
