The best things in life are free
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Those looking for a free, family friendly and pandemic-precaution-possible activity can look no further than the Bonner County History Museum, as it hosts its regular …
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Seeking your own breakfast nirvana
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
As Ron Swanson once said, “There has never been a sadness that can’t be cured by breakfast food.” With the opening of Breakfast Cantina in …
Chamber awards winners of 2020 holiday window decorating competition
By Reader Staff
The Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the winners of the third annual Holiday Window Decorating Competition. The winners will receive free advertising courtesy …
Kaniksu Health Services breaks ground on new clinic
By Reader Staff
Three of the five Kaniksu Health Services clinic locations will soon be combined into one, purpose-built clinic.
Designed to be more focused on health care integration and …
From the ground up
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
It’s a balmy 40-degree January morning in Sandpoint, and Dan Wimberly and his volunteer construction crew are hard at work building a Habitat for Humanity …
Bringing the herd together
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
If there’s one word that encapsulates the Carousel of Smiles restoration project for Reno Hutchison, it’s “magic.” Reno and her husband Clay have brought the …
When one door closes, another opens
By Reader Staff
Local publisher Bonner Media recently announced its grand opening as Sandpoint’s downtown source for signs and decals following the closure of Mountain Sky Signs and Printing. The …
The 11th hour
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
According to Business Insider, there are 11 common traits of highly intelligent people: they’re adaptable, they understand how much they don’t know, they are …
‘If you’re hungry, this is the place to be’
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
When Trevor and Deborah Kirk started Gethsemane Oil & Vinegar Shoppe on the Cedar Street Bridge more than two years ago, they truly found what …
Local cinema keeps rolling
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Eric Plummer feels at home in a movie theater.
The man behind the newly revamped Sandpoint Cinemas — formerly known as the Bonner Mall Cinemas …
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Special Report
TIMBER WARS: Six-part series, February-November 2022.
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WHERE ARE THE WORKERS?: Five-part series, September-October 2021.
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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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Curious about what media the locals use? Check our 2018 Local Media Survey. GO SEE »
Community Calendars
Coming up this week! Don’t miss a Guided Virtual Reality Experience, an Evergreen Medicine for Winter Resilience class, and more! See the full list of events in the Community Calendars:
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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.
