Festival Memories
Ben, Zach and Soncirey reminisce about the Festival at Sandpoint ‘The best bar in town’By Zach Hagadone I wrote about a few of my Festival at Sandpoint memories in 2020 — in the onset...
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Suspect found deceased after Kootenai County firefighter shooting
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The gunman who shot and killed two firefighters and wounded a third at the Canfield Mountain recreation area in Kootenai County on June 29 was found deceased after an...
Scape Days returns at Snow Valley Garlic Farm
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Grab the kiddos and head over to the west side of the county for two days of fun and food at Scape Days. The weekend festival is open from...
Panida to show Independence Day as $5 movie
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Perhaps the second most famous instance of Will Smith smacking somebody in the face happened during the 1996 blockbuster Independence Day when he punched an alien. See it on...
Until the wheels come off
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Sometimes, in the wee hours of the morning when sleep won’t come, I’ll let the YouTube algorithms make me a cocktail. In one particular video, I watched a car...
Backpacking the Balkans, part I
By Ben Olson Reader Staff There are times in life when the ruts grow too deep around us. Some might settle in and come to love the growing walls around them. When I reach...
Festival at Sandpoint adds Community Night to lineup
By Reader Staff The Festival at Sandpoint announced a new show to its lineup that’s all about local music. Community Night features bands from around the region playing on the iconic Festival stage for...
‘The greatest show of my life’
By Ben Olson Reader Staff For Steve Poltz, every show seems to be the greatest show of his life. The Nova Scotia-born troubadour has quietly emerged as a live phenomenon on the North American...
Free laughs at IPA
By Reader Staff After years of gigging as a musician, Grant Winkels finally convinced himself that he was funny. The Minneapolis-based stand-up comic will try to convince Sandpoint of the same at a free...
Local artist to host ongoing art appreciation talks
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Art is one of those mediums that gives back just as much as it takes. Stare at the same painting for long enough, you’ll reach new levels of depth...
