Former owners return to run The Paint Bucket
By Ben Olson Reader Staff “Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!” — Michael Corleone, played by Al Pacino, in The Godfather: Part III Harold and Liz Stephenson first...
Category: Business
Driving ahead
By Ben Olson Reader Staff When Understory Coffee closed in January 2019, many locals were sad to see owners Evan and Johnelle Metz move out of Sandpoint as they sought new career directions. But,...
Last-minute gift guide 2022
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Each Christmas edition for the past couple of years, the Reader has published a last-minute gift guide for those locals who, as one Facebook meme I saw today put...
A boost for the brainy
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Sage Saccomanno, a 2020 graduate of Sandpoint High School, is entering the world of entrepreneurship in hopes of spreading the philosophy that smart is stylish. Now studying biochemistry at...
An eye on affordability
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff For many, the prioritization of certain health care services over others is a monetary necessity. Dental work falls by the wayside in favor of paying for an important medication,...
‘A friendly place to do business’
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff The Chevron station on the corner of Main Street and Highway 200 in Clark Fork has existed in that spot “since Clark Fork started selling gas,” estimates lifetime local...
2021 Gift Guide: Shopping local at the last-minute
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff True to form, I have procrastinated on most aspects of this season — including everything from the mustering of holiday spirit to the writing of this article. I suspect...
KRFY celebrates a decade on air
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff KRFY Panhandle Community Radio — otherwise known as 88.5 FM — is celebrating 10 years on the air in 2021. Though Sandpoint’s community radio station went live on Jan....
‘We’re a food truck again, but inside the restaurant’
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Before it was a popular restaurant on First Avenue, Beet and Basil was created as a food truck, offering world cuisine and fine dining in a fast casual atmosphere....
All roads lead to pizza
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Powderhound Pizza is back. The beloved pizza restaurant and locals’ hangout has been absent from downtown Sandpoint since February 2019 when a fire claimed two buildings and a half...
