Portrait of the artist as an old man
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Digging through the Reader morgue, I found the obituary of sorts we wrote for Kurt Vonnegut in the April 12, 2007 edition — one day …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Digging through the Reader morgue, I found the obituary of sorts we wrote for Kurt Vonnegut in the April 12, 2007 edition — one day …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Those looking for healthy alternatives and ways to incorporate more self care into their lives in the new year are likely to find something to …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
As has become our custom, we like to set aside some time and space at the end of the year to reflect on the events …
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
Humans like to put labels onto things and organize them neatly into their own little boxes, from which they are never allowed to escape. However, …
By Rebecca Sanchez
Reader Contributor
My father grew up in a town on the outskirts of Zurich, Switzerland with his sister and five brothers. The lucky boy had the Alps …
By Kaleb Keaton
Reader Contributor
Seinfeld was a sitcom that took the ’90s by storm. It approached society with a unique look on the human condition and the behaviors to …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Sandpoint’s Granary District, located between Church and Oak streets and home to Matchwood Brewing and Evans Brothers Coffee, has become a popular hub for community …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Few films pack as much nostalgic punch as the aptly titled A Christmas Story. From the Battle of the Lamp to the Deranged Easter …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Films seem to appear out of nowhere these days, popping up with little to no fanfare on various streaming services. That can be good or …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
With the holiday shopping season rapidly approaching critical mass, many of us are left scrambling to find the perfect gift for our loved ones. Last …
The Sandpoint Reader is our town's local, independent weekly newspaper. "Independent" means that the Reader is locally owned, in a partnership between Publisher Ben Olson and Keokee Co. Publishing, the media company owned by Chris Bessler that also publishes Sandpoint Magazine and Sandpoint Online. Sandpoint Reader LLC is a completely independent business unit; no big newspaper group or corporate conglomerate or billionaire owner dictates our editorial policy. And we want the news, opinion and lifestyle stories we report to be freely available to all interested readers - so unlike many other newspapers and media websites, we have NO PAYWALL on our website. The Reader relies wholly on the support of our valued advertisers, as well as readers who voluntarily contribute. Want to ensure that local, independent journalism survives in our town? You can help support the Reader for as little as $1.