Erin Plue selected as Trout Unlimited’s Idaho director
By Reader Staff
Erin Plue has been chosen to lead Trout Unlimited’s Idaho program. Since 2020, Plue has led the organization’s watershed restoration work in North Idaho, including the Coeur …
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Sandpoint City Hall formally opens new downtown parking lot
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Officials from City Hall, the Sandpoint Urban Renewal Agency, construction representatives and members of the public gathered May 13 to officially cut the ribbon at …
BoCo Planning Commission to host workshop on land divisions
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
The Bonner County Planning Commission will host a public workshop Tuesday, May 20 on land division standards under Bonner County Revised Code. The 4:30 p.m. …
Church Street multi-family development to go before P&Z
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The two-phase proposed apartment development at 413 and 417 Church St., in downtown Sandpoint, is taking an unorthodox path through the application process with a …
Chief Armstrong presents argument in favor of local fire district levies
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
At the beginning of the Idaho Fireplace Forum, hosted May 3 by Dist. 1 Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sandpoint, and Sen. Jim Woodward, R-Sagle, at the …
Putting heartbeats downtown
By Sandpoint Mayor Jeremy Grimm
Reader Contributor
Some recent public discussion surrounding parking and proposed downtown housing reflects how deeply Sandpoint residents care about our downtown core. I respect and …
The growing hunger
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
“For now I ask no more than the justice of eating.”
— Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet and Nobel Prize winner
There is, perhaps, no worse …
The Commuter Cup: A competition for everyday adventures
By Reader Staff
This May, Sandpoint businesses and organizations are putting a fresh spin on the daily grind with the first-ever Commuter Cup, a month-long challenge designed to get people …
Innovia announces $30K in grants
By Reader Staff
Innovia Foundation’s Leadership Council for Bonner and Boundary counties announced grant awards totaling $30,000 at the community celebration of the Live Give 7B campaign on April 18. …
‘I’m just not comfortable crossing the border right now’
By Ben Olson and Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Vehicles bearing license plates from Canadian provinces are a familiar sight in North Idaho, especially during the summer tourist season. Neighbors on …
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TIMBER WARS: Six-part series, February-November 2022.
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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.
