Taking the sand out of ‘Sand Point’
By Hannah Combs and Will Valentine
Reader Contributors
“‘Sandpoint’ suggests and always will suggest to the outsider a dreary waste of blowing sand,” wrote George R. Barker, editor …
Category: Arts & Culture
Even at their most inept, dads are the best
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
When I was a kid, I remember no authority more powerful and all-knowing than my dad. When you skinned your knee or needed help with …
Dads on film
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Stereotypes abound when it comes to “dad movies”: Dads love war movies, so the culture tells us. Dads like films about history in general: knights …
Father’s Day 2021
Every dad gets his day on Sunday, June 20, when we make an especial effort to honor the patres familias in our lives. Be they the dads we have by …
Sandpoint at its artsiest
By Claire Christy
Reader Contributor
The sun is shining, school is out and the tourists have arrived. That means ArtWalk season is upon us.
This year, the Pend Oreille Arts …
Cheers to the locals
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
When Sandpoint isn’t operating at full summer capacity, welcoming tourists from all over the world and serving itself up as a perfect mountain town getaway, …
Outdoor Experience turns 35
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Sandpoint may have changed a bit in the past three decades, but one thing remains the same: we have always loved the outdoors in this …
City seeking applicants for new Arts, Culture and Historic Preservation Commission
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Applications to serve on the newly created Sandpoint Arts, Culture and Historic Preservation Commission are being accepted through Friday, June 25, with an online form …
To sell or not to sell
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
About 35 people attended the Panida Theater’s Town Hall meeting June 7, where board members took the temperature of the community regarding an idea to …
Home away from home
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The 2020 film Minari, from South Korean writer/director Lee Isaac Chung, is a deft, affecting example of the notion that cultures are often best …
Reader in Print
Special Report
TIMBER WARS: Six-part series, February-November 2022.
GO READ IT»
WHERE ARE THE WORKERS?: Five-part series, September-October 2021.
GO READ IT»
THE AMERICAN REDOUBT: Seven-part series, November-December 2017.
GO READ IT»
STANDOFF AT RUBY RIDGE: 25 Years Later. Five-part series, August-September 2017.
GO READ IT»
Curious about what media the locals use? Check our 2018 Local Media Survey. GO SEE »
Community Calendars
Coming up this week! Don’t miss The Wardens, The Gothard Sisters Celtic Celebration, the Gun ‘n Horn Show, and more! See the full list of events in the Community Calendars:
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⋅ CIVIC EVENTS»
⋅ MOVIE SHOWTIMES»
⋅ SPORTS & OUTDOOR EVENTS»
⋅ YEAR CALENDAR»
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.
