‘Simple but elevated’
Feeding the community at The Granary General Store By Ben OlsonReader Staff Sam Podmajerski and Emily Peilleron want to feed the community. The co-owners of The Granary General Store opened their doors earlier this summer,...
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Library expansion construction to begin August 10
By Reader Staff The Sandpoint branch of the East Bonner County Library District will begin construction on a facilities expansion project Monday, Aug. 10, with safety barriers and temporary parking corrals to be erected...
Sandpoint council votes to change paid parking policy
Removes on-street kiosk use with option to extend parking stay by text or app By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Three weeks after pausing the downtown paid parking program that has roiled community opinion since its...
Celebrating 54 years of the Sandpoint Arts and Crafts Fair
By Reader Staff The Pend Oreille Arts Council will take over downtown Sandpoint for its 54th annual Arts and Crafts Fair on Saturday, Aug. 8 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Aug....
‘Connect first with yourself’
Grounded Yoga and Movement opens along the downtown waterfront By Ben OlsonReader Staff There isn’t any better place for Mariela Rebelo to be than inside a yoga studio. After teaching her speciality of yin...
The accidental bakery
Third-generation Sandpointian returns to open The Cakery on First By Ben OlsonReader Staff Abby Stolfo’s road to opening a new business led her back home to Sandpoint. The third-generation Sandpointian recently opened The Cakery...
Court issues injunction against Panhandle Bike Ranch
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff The Panhandle Bike Ranch has halted all activities following an injunction issued by the First Judicial District Court in the nonprofit’s ongoing land use dispute with Bonner County. The two...
Averill granted one-year permit extension for Bridge St. resort hotel project
Company rep: ‘This is the project we want to do, we just need more time to do it’ By Zach HagadoneReader Staff After years of presentations and workshops, design work, community conversation and often...
Commissioners of the five northern counties deny PHD budget
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Commissioners from the five northern counties met with Panhandle Health District May 20 to vote on the Fiscal Year 2027 budget, which includes an ambitious expansion and restructuring of clinical...
There are 2.5 million reasons to like this store
By Chuck MalloyReader Contributor As any store manager can attest, retail is a tough business, and good help is hard to find. Not so much with Bizarre Bazaar, Sandpoint’s “upscale resale store,” which is...
