Local business weather the COVID storm
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
As with the nation at large, Sandpoint businesses did a thriving trade as the shopping season started in earnest after Thanksgiving 2020 — all that …
Category: Business
City Beach land swap approved, officials call it a ‘win-win’
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The Sandpoint City Council at its Nov. 18 meeting gave the green light to a high-value land transfer at City Beach, swapping the publicly-owned grassy …
Power play
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
There are a number of commonalities between Hopfgarten, Austria and the Sandpoint area. Both are ski communities; both sit between 2,000 and 3,000 feet of …
Turning dreams into reality
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Contributor
Modern 3-D art is a wild thing — once you understand the technical process, the only limit is your imagination.
With new video game systems …
Hungry? There’s an app for that
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Freshly jobless and seeking his next entrepreneurial adventure, Ben Murray decided to explore a suggestion from his neighbor: Why didn’t he start a food delivery …
To forgive is divine
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
For many small businesses in the Sandpoint area, the PPP — or Paycheck Protection Program, passed by Congress in spring 2020 as a part of …
Fun and frightful festivities
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
’Tis the season for silly costumes, sweet treats and spooktacular Sandpoint parties. Whether you’re a young witch craving something caramel-covered or an old ghoul seeking …
Sandpoint Curry extends offerings to Clark Fork, Priest River
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
After a brief hiatus, Sandpoint Curry is back to slinging Indian eats through an online ordering model, with pick-up options each Friday in Sandpoint, Clark …
Smokesmith Bar-B-Que opens in Ponderay… and beyond
By Patty Hutchens
Reader Contributor
When you have a passion about something, success can easily follow. Just ask Sean Smith and Katie Campbell, the owners of Smokesmith Bar-B-Que.
Sean and …
Giving goods a new life
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Brooke Moore, who owns Azalea Handpicked Style on First Avenue in Sandpoint, doesn’t forget a piece of clothing. That’s thanks to her belief that each …
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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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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»
