Carousel of Smiles restoration passes halfway point
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
If the renovation of the historic Carousel of Smiles was a horse race, it would be rounding the bend and heading for the home stretch.…
Category: Arts & Culture
Foundation seeks to revitalize the Rex Theater in Priest River
By Reader Staff
It has been almost 100 years — exactly — since the Rex Theater opened its doors in 1923 in the historic Beardmore Block of Priest River. In …
Mad About Science: Smells, sugars and you
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
What do hydrocortisone steroids, dryer sheets and Febreze all have in common?
Corn cobs.
I’m sure you’ve wondered how aerosol air fresheners work. They’re advertised …
The Hive revived
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The Hive is soon to come alive again, according to a post Nov. 30 on Facebook by Mack Diebel, who co-owns the once and future …
A captivating collaboration
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Two organizations dedicated to helping local youth develop skills in the arts — Allegro Dance Studio and Suzuki String Academy — have discovered that, in …
Panida hosts Christmas classics Polar Express and It’s a Wonderful Life
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The Panida Theater is hosting two of the biggest Christmas classics with a special double-feature screening Saturday, Dec. 3 of Polar Express and It’s a …
Feeling thankful for the Fall Folk Festival
By Ed Ohlweiler
Reader Contributor
My wife Pam and I have been attending the Fall Folk Festival for 15-20 years now (let’s just say “umpteen” years for argument’s sake); and, …
Mad About Science: The Artemis Program
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
“We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard; …
A hometown holiday
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
There is an energy in live music that seems impossible to capture on a record. When a musician truly connects with an audience, a conversation …
A little grunge, a lot of growth
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Sarah Vos, vocalist and guitarist for the Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based Dead Horses, describes the folk band’s 2022 album Brady Street as a “coming-of-age” work. It’s a …
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TIMBER WARS: Six-part series, February-November 2022.
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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.
