Pivo Peaks Alehouse to host Panida fundraiser
By Reader Staff The newly opened Pivo Peaks Alehouse is joining forces with the Panida Theater and Preservation Idaho to host a festive evening fundraiser from 4-8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 21 at Pivo...
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101 Women select POAC as $11K fall grant recipient
By Reader Staff Local philanthropic organization 101 Women Sandpoint recently congratulated the Pend Oreille Arts Council for winning its 2025 fall grant of $11,000, recognizing POAC’s collaboration with the Lake Pend Oreille School District,...
Chamber welcomes Northpoint Spa to Ponderay
By Reader Staff The Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce recently celebrated the official ribbon-cutting and grand opening celebration for Northpoint Spa, a new full-service wellness firm located at 30410 Highway 200, Suite 100, in...
Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce welcomes Numerica Credit Union
By Reader Staff The Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed Numerica Credit Union to the organization with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, inaugurating the new, full-service branch, which opened its doors Nov. 4 at 200...
Happy trails
FSPW founding Director Phil Hough passes the torch to Rose Olson By Zach HagadoneReader Staff For 21 years, Phil Hough has been the face — and motive power — behind Friends of Scotchman Peaks...
New Bonner Mall owners plan for the future
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Ownership of the Bonner Mall in Ponderay changed hands over the summer in an off-market deal from longtime proprietors Bonner Mall Partnership, operated by the Magnuson family as majority owner,...
Sandpoint P&Z to consider ‘substantial overhaul’ of short-term rental regs
Push for deregulation coming from Idaho legislators and lawsuit threats By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Big changes are in store for how the city of Sandpoint regulates short-term rentals — or doesn’t regulate them —...
Preventable and predictable: Idaho’s budget crisis impacts us all
By Sen. Janie Ward-Engelking, D-Boise, and Sen. Melissa Wintrow, D-BoiseReader Contributors Transparency and accountability are hallmarks of healthy budgeting. So, let’s be transparent. Let’s be accountable. Everyone already knows how we got into our...
Utara Brewing Co. expands downtown location, adds production facility on Boyer Ave.
By Ben OlsonReader Staff Ever since he poured the first pint at Utara Brewing Co. on Pine Street in downtown Sandpoint, owner and brewer Dave Kosiba always sought to keep his operation small and...
‘I feel like we’re being played’
Council rejects Averill hotel proposal to lease or buy City Beach RV park, but sets workshop for future plans on the site By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Emotions ran high at the Nov. 5 regular...
