By Marcia PilgeramReader Columnist Living in Sandpoint, we’ve become experts at appreciating what grows well here. Huckleberries and every kind of berry have their season. Then come cherries and apples, and we celebrate each...
Third-generation Sandpointian returns to open The Cakery on First By Ben OlsonReader Staff Abby Stolfo’s road to opening a new business led her back home to Sandpoint. The third-generation Sandpointian recently opened The Cakery...
By Reader Staff Pine Street Farm to Table — once a simple farm stand turned market and bakery — will welcome guests to its second annual community dinner celebrating locally grown food at the...
By Marcia PilgeramReader Columnist A couple of weeks ago, I gathered a couple of my grands for our summer call of duty to Silverwood. While sitting on a bench waiting for them to complete...
By Marcia PilgeramReader Columnist Last week we were soaking up the late afternoon sun along the banks of the water flowing past our favorite table at the Pack River Store. We were there for...
By Marcia PilgeramReader Columnist I’m in Paris! This is the long-awaited graduation trip for my granddaughter, Miley, and we’re traveling with our dear friend, Doug. Miley’s my baking protégé, a worthy travel partner and...
By Marcia PilgeramReader Columnist There are moments when the world feels too loud to recognize. Lately, for me, politics has been one of those things. The elections left me carrying a heaviness like a...
By Reader Staff Local philanthropic organization 101 Women Sandpoint announced the recipient of its 2026 spring grant cycle, awarding $11,000 to the Priest Lake Food Bank. The food bank plans to use grant dollars...
By Marcia PilgeramReader Columnist In Ireland, cream runs as thick as an authentic Irish brogue. Real cream. Not the apologetic half-and-half that passes for luxury here at home, but proper heavy cream with substance,...
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff The Bonner Community Food Bank is on the verge of a major new phase in its more than 40 years of serving area residents with free food assistance, after acquiring...
