What would Mister Rogers do?
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Fred Rogers — or, as he was known for more than 30 years on his PBS show, Mister Rogers — remains a guiding light for …
Category: Arts & Culture
Panida Board elects new chair, discusses marquee repairs
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Members of the Panida board hosted a virtual meeting Feb. 17 to discuss recent changes in leadership, as well as upcoming repair projects to the …
The stories a building could tell
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Sandpoint’s first federal building, a grand spectacle of brick done in the Spanish Colonial Revival style located at 419 N. Second Avenue, has been home …
If North Idaho was a board game
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
What if North Idaho was a board game? How do you think it would look, and what exactly would be a good strategy to win?…
A groundbreaking discovery
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sometimes it seems there’s little left for humankind to discover other than ever-more inventive ways to mess things up. So it is especially satisfying to …
Dark beer, warm heart: 219 hosts Dark Love Stout Week
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
While the extended local forecast calls for freezing temperatures, there’s a hot-and-bothered front moving in as we approach Valentine’s Day on Sunday, Feb. 14 — …
Little things mean a lot
By Tim Henney
Reader Staff
Having suffered through a year of COVID-19 and four years of national anguish and global disgrace, “the little things,” as the old song goes (vocals …
James Henry Towles of Hope
By Nancy Foster Renk
Reader Contributor
Hope was a relatively new town when James Henry Towles arrived there no later than 1901. The Northern Pacific laid tracks across the Idaho …
Once upon a time signature
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Estimates place the first love song in Mesopotamia in 2250 BCE, when high priestess Enheduanna sang that she would make her lover “feel like a …
Follicle chronicles
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Some people keep diaries to remember the various stages of their life. Others dedicate themselves to elaborate photo albums. My phases are meticulously logged on …
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.
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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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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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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.
