Slug Tales From Zone 6: Understanding garden soil
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Dirt is dirt — or is it? Anyone who’s tried to garden in North Idaho knows that our soil varies from bad to worse in …
Category: Conservation Corner
Public recycling bins set to debut
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint City Councilor Pam Duquette is preparing to roll out a pilot project providing a dozen recycling bins to locations ranging from City Beach to …
The Commuter Cup: A competition for everyday adventures
By Reader Staff
This May, Sandpoint businesses and organizations are putting a fresh spin on the daily grind with the first-ever Commuter Cup, a month-long challenge designed to get people …
Rep. Simpson parts ways with Idaho delegation in supporting bill to block privatizing public lands
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
As the Trump administration and its congressional allies continue to push for privatizing public lands, Idaho Republican Rep. Mike Simpson has bucked the White House, …
Earth Day reminds us that we’re a part of nature
By Isabelle Manning
Reader Contributor
Growing up in the Bay Area, nature came with a schedule and a set of keys. For my family, it always took planning, packing and …
New workforce housing development comes to Priest River
By Reader Staff
The Village at Riverview Ridge is set to introduce six homes designed to be affordable for the local workforce. The initiative comes through a nonprofit collaboration involving …
Celebrating Earth Day in Sandpoint
By Reader Staff
In celebration of Earth Day 2025, the Idaho Conservation League is partnering with the city of Sandpoint and Forrest M. Bird Charter Schools to host a cleanup …
Winter paddleboarding
By Ed Ohlweiler
Reader Contributor
When winter temperatures get into the 40s, I find myself excitedly wiggling into a wetsuit; which, despite being thin (the wetsuit, not me), proves surprisingly …
Double whammy
By Brendan Kelty Naples
Reader Contributor
I was dismayed reading in the March 13 edition the Reader about the current financial troubles at the James E. Russell Sports Center at …
Western leaders call on Trump administration and Congress to protect public lands
By Reader Staff
Elected officials from Idaho and nine other Western states joined the nonprofit The Mountain Pact to send a letter to the Trump Administration and Congress on March …
Reader in Print
Special Report
TIMBER WARS: Six-part series, February-November 2022.
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WHERE ARE THE WORKERS?: Five-part series, September-October 2021.
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THE AMERICAN REDOUBT: Seven-part series, November-December 2017.
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STANDOFF AT RUBY RIDGE: 25 Years Later. Five-part series, August-September 2017.
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Community Calendars
Coming up this week! Don’t miss Little Live Radio Hour, Fundraising, Recitals, and more! See the full list of events in the Community Calendars:
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Sandpoint in Pictures
Filmmaker Jimmy Matlosz of the Idaho Film Company has made a series of mini documentaries about influential Sandpoint locals, including the late Dann Hall and Erik Daarstad as well as icons Diane Michaels and Dan Shook. He is currently working on a series of interviews connected to the history of the Panida Theater. Jimmy is a 30-year veteran filmmaker who’s work can be seen at dpmatlosz.com.
