Mad About Science: Time
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Time is a tricky topic. On the surface, we all know what time is: It’s a measurement of our day. So why do some days …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Time is a tricky topic. On the surface, we all know what time is: It’s a measurement of our day. So why do some days …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Chris and Dan Brubeck, namesake members of the Brubeck Brothers Quartet, originally became jazz musicians because it happened to be the Brubeck family business.
As …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Board games are often cast as the communally healthier alternative to online or console gaming. There’s an implication that “staring at a screen” — whether …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
The days of using “nerd” as a pejorative term are long gone. In Sandpoint, the nerds are here to stay, and they’re proud.
Nerds of …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Theater-goers will have the chance to visit the south of Spain without leaving Sandpoint when Flamenco de Raíz takes the Panida stage on Friday, May …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
When it comes to the insane thrill of bowhunting, if you know, you know.
Those who know — and even those who don’t, but who …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Fans of Broadway musicals will already be familiar with Rent, the Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning work by Jonathan Larson. The production as it …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
You’ve probably heard techie 20-somethings talking about VR and AR and wondered to yourself: “What are they going on about?” Maybe you’ve got a VR …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The Festival at Sandpoint concluded its ongoing announcements of upcoming performances for the 2022 concert series, set to take place from July 28-Aug. 7.
Chart-topping …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Watching Batman movies is starting to feel like going to church. Every time we have a new interpretation of the “Caped Crusader” on TV or …
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