Category: Community Happenings
Indie folk rock songwriter Jacob Rountree to play Eichardt’s, Fall Fest
By Ben Olson Reader Staff After nearly a decade of writing music, Jacob Rountree remains committed to exploring the human condition through his craft. Rountree’s special blend of alternative folk and indie rock has...
Ponderay to cut ribbon on Phase 1 of Field of Dreams Recreation Complex
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff It’s been 31 years since Floyd McGhee and Mike Read first envisioned a dedicated regional sports facility in Ponderay. Then conceived of as the McGhee Sports Complex, that idea...
Local contestant from The Voice set to perform Friday show at the Heartwood
By Katie Botkin Reader Contributor Alexa Wildish called Sandpoint home before she appeared on The Voice in 2023. Millions tuned in to watch her sing her way to the playoffs, and now she’s back...
City hosts free outdoor screening of The Sandlot
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff It’s hard to find a more potent piece of cinematic nostalgia than the 1993 classic The Sandlot, which tells the raucous yet family-friendly tale of a rag-tag band of...
Sandpoint Ceramics opens inside Cedar St. Bridge
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Sandpoint is many things to many people, but one of its most prominent identities is as an arts town. This weekend, the arts community will welcome another outlet for...
A peek behind the curtain
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff The Pend Oreille Arts Council will give the community a peek behind the curtain with its annual Artists’ Studio Tour, Friday, Aug. 30 through Sunday, Sept. 1, featuring creative...
Bizarre Bazaar opens its doors on new home
By Reader Staff Bonner County’s upscale resale shop Bizarre Bazaar is nearly ready to open the doors at its new address, 114 S. Boyer Ave. — next to Smokesmith Bar-B-Que. Bizarre Bazaar is the...
KLT working to address housing shortage through housing trust
By Reader Staff As a realtor in Bonner County, Jessica Turco is well aware of the local housing shortages and escalating property values. North Idaho, like many areas in the Mountain West, is grappling...
Viggo Mortensen hosts Panida showing of The Dead Don’t Hurt
By Reader Staff Viggo Mortensen, three-time nominee for the Academy Award for Best Actor, will return to the Panida Theater (300 N. First Ave.) on Saturday, Sept. 14 at 7:30 p.m. to showcase his...











