Continuing a delicious legacy
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Anyone who has lived in Sandpoint has a story to tell about Dub’s Drive-In. The small town diner has been serving ice cream, shakes, burgers and everything between for...
Category: Community Happenings
That’s a wrap
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Observant city residents and visitors may have noticed a new splash of art throughout public spaces in Sandpoint over the past nine months. After the city of Sandpoint added...
North Idaho real estate blooms
By Raphael Barta Reader Contributor It is hard to believe we have been living with the COVID-19 virus for eight months now. It has become the prism through which we see everything these days:...
A bookstore and a safe haven
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Corner Bookstore in downtown Sandpoint is receiving national kudos after local book-lover Milinda Driggers won a contest with a letter to Twilight series author Stephenie Meyer. The contest,...
Got stress?
By The Kinnikinnick Native Plant Society Special to the Reader If you’re feeling stressed or out of sorts, a 20-minute walk in a natural, forested setting can produce positive changes in your body and...
Festival memories from the Reader staff
Full circle at The Festival By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Though I’ve lived in Bonner County all my life, I’d attended The Festival maybe once before I was asked to walk onto its stage...
Bonner County Fair is a go
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The 2020 Bonner County Fair will showcase the best of the community’s animals, projects and garden bounty from Wednesday, Aug. 19 through Saturday, Aug. 22. The fair will also...
POAC plans for a ‘successful and safe’ Arts and Crafts Fair
By Kathy Hubbard Reader Contributor Some things will change and some things will stay the same as the 48th annual Arts and Crafts Fair fills the streets of downtown Sandpoint on Saturday, Aug. 8...
Keeping their goals in sight
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Before Dr. Nate Harrell opened Pend Oreille Vision Care in Sandpoint a decade ago, he was fresh out of optometry school, dreaming of a place to call home. “He...
Ponderay seeks feedback for cleanup and use of lakeshore property
By Reader Staff The city of Ponderay recently received a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to plan for the cleanup and reuse of a contaminated publicly owned property on the shore of...
