The 11th hour
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
According to Business Insider, there are 11 common traits of highly intelligent people: they’re adaptable, they understand how much they don’t know, they are …
Category: Eats & Drinks
‘If you’re hungry, this is the place to be’
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
When Trevor and Deborah Kirk started Gethsemane Oil & Vinegar Shoppe on the Cedar Street Bridge more than two years ago, they truly found what …
Fast-moving meals of magic
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
There is nothing quite like enjoying a fresh, warm meal while traveling. It’s largely an experience of the past, with cars and airplanes as the …
Give thanks for the drinks of the inventors of Thanksgiving
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Among the many aspects of Thanksgiving history — our peculiar Usonian holiday — that we’ve collectively forgotten in the interest of socio-political and economic convenience, …
Hungry? There’s an app for that
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Freshly jobless and seeking his next entrepreneurial adventure, Ben Murray decided to explore a suggestion from his neighbor: Why didn’t he start a food delivery …
The Sandpoint Eater
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Columnist
In anticipation of next week’s holiday, I’ve been busy cooking up a storm, for everyone! Or no one. Thanksgiving is on, then Thanksgiving is off. …
Pickled perfection
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
A curious thing happened in my mid-30s: I grew infatuated with pickling vegetables. Not only is pickling a great way to preserve vegetables grown in …
The Sandpoint Eater
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Columnist
It’s soup season, and in anticipation of the cold and snowy months ahead of us, I’m already stocking my larder. Though I rely on many …
Let us now drink
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Well, Election Day is finally over. Whether you are celebrating or mourning the outcome, now is as good a time as any to mark the …
‘Tis the season for fall beers
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
I have not always been a beer person. Maybe that’s because the parties of my youth played host only to Coors Light, or because in …
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 Concerts, Dance Madness, Follies Adjacent, 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.
