Sandpoint Farmers’ Market sets May 1 opening day
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Spring has sprung in North Idaho and the Sandpoint Farmers’ Market is eager to launch into the 2021 season. Market Manager Kelli Burt announced the …
Category: Arts & Culture
Sipping in the shade
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
It’s been a heckuva 12 months since last spring. According to researchers, such as those at the University of South Carolina, it’s been a particularly …
Variety is the spice of Oak Street
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Those who frequent downtown Sandpoint have noticed that something is missing — Northern Grind coffee stand, previously located at the corner of Cedar Street and …
The Lumberjill: Shy Ronnie, use your chainsaw
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Columnist
“I want to be her in my next life,” I heard our client say to her husband. She said it about me. I ducked …
Voters must not reward their own suppression
By Idaho House Minority Leader Ilana Rubel, D-Boise
Reader Contributor
The ballot initiative is the voice of the people. It’s the only mechanism for Idahoans to enact a law when …
30 U.S. states now considering version of Idaho’s transgender athlete bill
By Clark Corbin
Idaho Capital Sun
A bill that bans transgender girls and women from participating in girls’ and women’s sports has quickly spread to more than 30 statehouses across …
‘We’ll be back’
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
For the second year in a row, Sandpoint’s Lost in the ’50s — a celebration of the cars, fashion and music of the 1950s — …
Space aliens invade North Idaho to escape ‘galactic tyranny’
By Owen Bolson
Reader Staff
North Idaho has been under siege by space aliens, as it has been recently targeted as a place free from “galactic tyranny” for interstellar travelers …
Officials: Lake will be mostly dry in summer 2021
By Clayton Rau
Special to the Reader
*FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NO ABILITY TO DETECT A JOKE, OR WHO CANNOT READ PAST A HEADLINE, THIS IS AN APRIL FOOL’S ARTICLE …
Mad About Science:
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
We human beings have accomplished a lot in our short time on Earth. We’ve harnessed the forces of nature to work for us, achieved technological …
Reader in Print
Special Report
TIMBER WARS: Six-part series, February-November 2022.
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WHERE ARE THE WORKERS?: Five-part series, September-October 2021.
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THE AMERICAN REDOUBT: Seven-part series, November-December 2017.
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STANDOFF AT RUBY RIDGE: 25 Years Later. Five-part series, August-September 2017.
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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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⋅ SPORTS & OUTDOOR EVENTS»
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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.
