Eating their words
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Startups often launch from Twitter, with creators sharing “personal news” that they’ve begun a new project and followers making sure the great new idea spreads …
Category: Arts & Culture
The future in black and white
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
What would you do with tomorrow’s newspaper today? This is the narrated theme that opens each episode of Early Edition, a four-season show that …
Panida announces new leadership, to embark on strategic planning for the future
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint’s oldest arts institution is under new management, as the Panida Theater announced in late-February a slate of new board members as well as the …
Application for Whiskey Jack Arts Venue pulled
By Reader Staff
A proposed arts venue off Whiskey Jack Road along the Boyer Slough is no longer under consideration, after the family behind the project has chosen to pull …
Rave music is still all the rage
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
When I was in high school and college, there was a phenomenon known as a rave that doesn’t seem to happen much anymore. The concept …
Dirt-y Secrets: Being mindful of harmful plants to pets,fertilizer and insecticides
By Ranel Hanson
Reader Columnist
Hello gardeners! As I write this in mid-February, we are just emerging from some serious cold — and wind. That combination, with little snow covering …
‘A golden place’
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Local author Ken Fischman didn’t write his memoir Brooklyn Boy simply to relay the events of his life, but as an attempt to better understand …
Sew far, so good
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
There is comfort in collecting skills from days of yore. In a world that’s constantly hurtling toward the next advancement, knowing how to make things …
A redo, and a radical reclamation
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Taylor Swift shocked fans with two unannounced albums in 2020, but ended the year with an even bigger surprise: she’s begun re-recording all of her …
The Valentine’s dinner crawl
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Amid the coldest stretch of weather North Idaho has yet to offer this winter, my fiancé Alex and I made the half-hour trek from our …
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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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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.
