The Sandpoint Eater: Tots and tots
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Columnist
After months of planning and anticipating the arrival of youngest daughter Casey’s family (the Chicago Four), their move to Spokane is (mostly) complete. For the …
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Columnist
After months of planning and anticipating the arrival of youngest daughter Casey’s family (the Chicago Four), their move to Spokane is (mostly) complete. For the …
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 …
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Columnist
Those who know me well would tell you that I am rarely a woman at a loss for words. Not true this week. I tried …
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Columnist
So sorry, Sara Lee. There’s no lovin’ coming from my oven any time soon. There’s no love coming from my stovetop, either. Trying to stay …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
When Sandpoint isn’t operating at full summer capacity, welcoming tourists from all over the world and serving itself up as a perfect mountain town getaway, …
By Zach Hagadone and Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Just in time for the run-up to summer, a number of new local eateries — both brick-and-mortar and mobile — are gearing …
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Columnist
It’s beginning to look a lot like normal everywhere I go. Last week I made a trip to see travel clients in southern California who’d …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
When Cory Diamond approaches Sandpoint restaurant owners about purchasing fresh, saltwater shrimp from his operation in Noxon, Mont., he said it takes a moment for …
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Columnist
Seems like everyone is in barbecue mode. Every store I came across this past week had a massive display, showcasing all the equipment needed for …
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader columnist
Why do weeds grow like, well, weeds and vegetable seedlings grow like premature, orphaned rescue babies? I had no idea these minuscule little green stems …
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