Rex Theater receives national grants
By Reader Staff The Foundation for the Rex Theater has been awarded a $15,000 grant by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, with a matching grant from the Marcus Anderson Family Foundation. The grants...
Category: Arts & Culture
Annual Sandpoint Apple Fest returns
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff Area businesses are gearing up for the Downtown Sandpoint Shopping District’s annual Apple Fest, which combines must-have sales with apple-themed activities and treats. Forty retailers and restaurants will participate...
The Hive hosts free concert with The Dead & Down
By Ben Olson Reader Staff In the early days of rock ’n’ roll, the music was born out of folk, blues and country origins to form a new sound. Bands that occupy the nebulous...
General Mojo’s bring their psychedelic rock sound to Eichardt’s
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Seattle’s shimmering psych rock quartet General Mojo’s are not strangers to Sandpoint. The band’s upcoming gig at Eichardt’s Pub at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 4 marks a half-dozen...
Mad about Science: Boeing Starliner: Part II
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist We’ve returned to explore what happened to the Boeing Starliner and why it stranded two astronauts on the International Space Station. Last week, we learned about Starliner’s Test Flight...
Theory of Unknown Origin: ‘They’re eating the pets’
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The rise in xenophobia in the U.S. has opened the door for a range of stereotypes to step into the spotlight — including the renewed popularity of the claim...
Civil War(s)
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Though art often imitates life, that’s not a good thing when the art in question is a vision of what a contemporary U.S. civil war might look like. That’s...
Our coffee cup runneth over
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff One of Sandpoint’s favorite community gathering spaces, Evans Brothers Coffee, will swing open its doors Saturday, Sept. 28 for a 15th-anniversary party — and everyone’s invited. The free celebrations...
Emily Articulated: U.S. history, 2050 edition
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist Flipping open to a glossy image of Barack Obama, the iconic “Hope” poster filled the page, with the former president’s calm, resolute expression etched in hues of blue, red...
Our local wildlife habitats aren’t promised — we need to protect them
By Jennifer Ekstrom Reader Contributor Heading home from the gorgeous views at Lunch Peak a few weeks ago, with a full bucket of huckleberries that were bursting with juicy goodness, I couldn’t imagine the...
