That one time AI killed me
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
“O brave new world, that has such people in it!”
— William Shakespeare (or maybe it was a bot that said this. Who knows anymore?)…
Category: Arts & Culture
Mad About Science: Arquebuses, blunderbusses and muskets
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
We’ve explored the history of firearms before, but several thousand years is hard to cover in a page. Today, we’re going to take a look …
Michael Franti and Spearhead with SOJA to return to the Festival At Sandpoint
By Reader Staff
The Festival at Sandpoint announced the return of a crowd favorite for Thursday, Aug. 3; Michael Franti and Spearhead with SOJA. Franti and Spearhead are no strangers …
Little big death
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The thing about apocalypses is that they happen to everyone, and anything that happens to everyone all at once really freaks us out. I suspect …
Outside the stacks
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
The East Bonner County Library District has already proved itself committed to expanding the library’s reach beyond the walls of its brick-and-mortar branches by offering …
One man’s (gently used) trash
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
After I wrote a story about tips and tricks for successful thrift shopping in the Jan. 19 edition of the Reader, I received an …
Mad About Science: Muppets and puppets
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
“As children, we all live in a world of imagination, of fantasy, and for some of us that world of make-believe continues into adulthood.”
— …
Festival at Sandpoint announces REO Speedwagon
By Reader Staff
The Festival at Sandpoint has released its lineup announcement for the 2023 summer concert series, with REO Speedwagon set to take the stage on Friday, Aug. 4. …
Prepare to boogie
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Separately, the members of the Baja Boogie Band are all wildly talented and seasoned musicians. Together, they’ve created something that audiences across North American have …
‘Ready to be heard’
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Just after the U.S. Supreme Court effectively overturned Roe v. Wade, ending the federal right to abortion, Sandpoint woman Jen Jackson Quintano found herself eager …
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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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Community Calendars
Coming up this week! Don’t miss the Sandpoint Winter Carnival, the Heart Ball, Low Bar Chorale, 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.
