For the love of new brews
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Nothing beats a cold one after a long Monday at work. Lucky for locals, Sandpoint’s bottle shop and taproom Idaho Pour Authority knows this, and is offering a handful...
Category: Community Happenings
Artistry in the streets
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Though the Pend Oreille Arts Council’s annual Arts and Crafts Fair does not typically take place until late summer, POAC Arts Coordinator Claire Christy said that the massive art...
Local spotlight: Doug Jones’ artistic contributions to Sandpoint are what community is all about
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Publisher’s note: In any small arts town, there are always a handful of individuals who quietly do the important work of building a community. These are the people who...
Sandpoint celebrates Pride
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff It’s been a longtime dream of local PFLAG President Jeff Bohnhof to host a Pride celebration in North Idaho, but it wasn’t until 2021 that the pieces fell into...
Let’s show our restaurant workers some love
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Like many of you, I’ve put in my time working in the service industry. My very first job, in fact, was working as a dishwasher at The Garden Restaurant...
Getting back in the swim of things
By Ben Olson Reader Staff When thinking of iconic Sandpoint events, a few familiar names come to mind: The Festival at Sandpoint, Lost in the ‘50s and the Long Bridge Swim, which will return...
Happy birthday, America. Love, North Idaho.
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The people of Bonner County know how to celebrate independence. Here is a sampling of some of the panhandle’s Fourth of July parties in 2021. Sandpoint The Sandpoint Lions...
Sandpoint Lions Club Independence Day to celebrate essential workers
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The Sandpoint Lions Club Fourth of July celebrations are back this year, and organizers promise they will be better than ever. After taking a year off in 2020 due...
CAL gives $118K in grants, $37K in scholarships to support local organizations, students
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff For 42 years, the Community Assistance League has been supporting vital Sandpoint organizations — from cultural linchpins like the Pend Oreille Arts Council and the Festival at Sandpoint —...
Sandpoint at its artsiest
By Claire Christy Reader Contributor The sun is shining, school is out and the tourists have arrived. That means ArtWalk season is upon us. This year, the Pend Oreille Arts Council has teamed up...
