In the thick of it
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Tucked beside the busy Sandpoint Post Office parking lot and always wafting the scent of roasting coffee, Monarch Mountain Coffee has been known to sling …
Category: Business
Hanging up the rollers after 33 years
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The interior house paint of the year in 1987 was called “barely-there pink.” The color of the year for 2019 was known as “blueprint,” advertised …
Sandpoint holiday events light up downtown
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Downtown Sandpoint is a magical place during the holidays. After three months of construction along First Avenue and Cedar Street, the city of Sandpoint took …
Support downtown retailers this holiday season
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Imagine for a moment what Sandpoint would be like without our downtown shopping district. Driving through other towns across the country, it’s hard to miss …
The quest for balance
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Jeff Pufnock was several years into a career in immunology — specifically, searching for a cancer vaccine — when he realized Western medicine wasn’t approaching …
‘Community over competition’
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Artists have a reputation for toiling alone, pouring their creative energies into their work in a solitary struggle between their vision and ability to bring …
A second life on Second Avenue
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
For Scott Wilburn, music is a family matter. From his childhood as the son of a church organist to the way he’s raised his kids …
First Friday event benefits downtown
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Construction got you down? Head downtown Friday, Oct. 4 from 4-7 p.m. for the Sandpoint Shopping District’s “First Friday Event,” celebrating local merchants affected by …
Katie Begalke: Reaching out to women in need
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The road to healing from personal trauma is a long one. And for Katie Begalke, it led to Sandpoint.
The survivor of an abusive marriage, …
Get ready to rubble
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Crews led by city-contracted construction firm Sonray Enterprises will close Cedar Street from Second Avenue to First Avenue and Main Street beginning Tuesday, Sept. 3 …
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Special Report
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
This week in Sandpoint: Week #2 of the Sandpoint Winter Carnival is packed with more fun events, including the Weird and Wonderful Beerfest and Bar Crawl, plus the fun-to-watch K-9 Keg Pull. See all events happening this week, Feb. 17-23:
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Sandpoint in Pictures
Enter the Sandpoint in Pictures Winter Photo Contest! Post your best winter snapshot in the Sandpoint Winter Photo Contest for a chance at hometown fame, plus a $20 gift certificate to MickDuff’s and a copy of the scenic coffee table book ‘Selkirks Spectacular.’ How to enter? Easy – just post your photo and vote daily at SandpointPictures.com»
