Building condemnation puts locals in limbo
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The future of two local Sandpoint businesses and a key downtown property is in limbo after the city of Sandpoint condemned a building located at 330 North First Ave. ...
Category: Eats & Drinks
The Sandpoint Eater: Real men make Dutch babies
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist I’ve just returned from an unexpected long weekend to Missoula, where I found little respite from the lingering, residual smoke of myriad fires. Sadly, we’ve had another season...
The Sandpoint Eater: Something Brewing
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist I just finished unpacking my backroads-dusty car from our annual family gathering in Montana. And thanks to my son-in-law (and new father) John, I brought home quite the...
Laughing Dog enters teen years
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff It’s been 13 years since Laughing Dog Brewing got its start in a garage, and since then the happy canine face that graces the company’s cans has seen substantial...
The Sandpoint Eater: All the thyme in the world
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist My freezer is chock-full with all my family’s favorite foods, and later this week I’ll use all my McGuyver skills to defy volume and load the Kia to...
Festival Food Street serves up options
By McCalee Cain Reader Intern Half the magic of the Festival at Sandpoint lies not in the auditory stimulation, but the gustatory: The food and drink of Festival street add an essential dimension to...
Sam Owen Fire District to host annual pancake breakfast
By Reader Staff The Sam Owen Fire District will be hosting its 14th annual Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, July 28, so take a break and forget about cooking. Instead, go over to the Sam...
Local food truck threatened with lawsuit over name
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Owners of local food trailer The Twisted Kilt Black Iron Grill are contemplating changing their business name after receiving a legal threat from an international corporation. According to food...
From farm, to table, to community
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff NAMI Far North, the local chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is taking a unique approach to fundraising, and chapter president Ellie Lizotte can’t wait to share...
Profiles of Graduates: Recent SHS Grad Isaac Bennett finds his niche in the kitchen
By McCalee Cain Reader Staff Recent Sandpoint High graduate Isaac Bennett wasn’t a huge fan of high school. “I hated it,” he said. “I couldn’t learn in high school, and honestly couldn’t learn from...
