Garden Art
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
When local farmer Lisa Troutner needs a new color for her palette, she doesn’t squeeze it from a tube of paint – she grows it …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
When local farmer Lisa Troutner needs a new color for her palette, she doesn’t squeeze it from a tube of paint – she grows it …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
About six years ago, Jillian Klaucke joined a group of female physicians in Baltimore who met for dinner once a month. It’s a routine she’s …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Oftentimes, the only thing standing between a food-based entrepreneur and success is access to a commercial space where their business dreams can be realized.
For …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Nearly a year after The View Cafe was gutted in a fire, the business is building a second life from the ashes.
The Cocolalla restaurant …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The Sandpoint Farmers Market was first launched 30 years ago, when local businesswoman Lois Wythe distributed flyers around town asking locals if they would be …
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Food Columnist
It is just a few days short of St. Paddy’s Day, and I haven’t made even a wee bit of a plan to celebrate. …
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Food Columnist
Lent, the solemn religious period observed by Christians around the world, comes late this year. In these parts, it’s a good thing because maybe …
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Food Columnist
All I can think about, since returning from a recent trip to Cuba (I traveled on an Educational, People-to-People visa), is a repeat performance.…
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Food Columnist
It’s cold outside, which means every town worth its weight in snow, including Sandpoint, is gearing up for their annual frosty festivities. Call it …
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Food Columnist
The last bits and pieces of Christmas have been carefully packed away for another year, and so far my much-needed two-day old diet has …
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