Living on the Cheap
By Susan Drinkard Reader Columnist Whether or not “happy hours” at area bars bring actual happiness is a question I’ll leave to the reader. But, if you are a happy hour imbiber, feel fortunate....
Category: Eats & Drinks
The Sandpoint Eater
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist Many signs are pointing to fall. The last of the gardens need harvested and preserved, the leaves are turning and the cool evenings remind us to grab a...
The great Pub Crawl
By Ben Olson and Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff There is an art to pub crawling. At least, it starts out that way. Many stops later, the art becomes a drunken quest, except no one...
The Sandpoint Eater:
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist It’s been nearly two months since the visiting grandkids and I delivered a trunkful of firefighter provisions to Thorne Research, to be delivered to the Bayview Fire, and...
Montana getaway with the family
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist I’ve just returned from my annual family retreat. We came, we gathered and we delighted in one another’s company. And before my last child was safely home, we...
The Queen of Compost:
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Mary Ann Jeffres has been referred to as a “saint” by Festival at Sandpoint’s Executive Director Dyno Wahl. For this article’s purposes, we’ll call her the “Queen of Compost.”...
The Sandpoint Eater:
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Staff The seventh season of the Sandpoint Community Garden is producing some bodacious vegetables. It’s a garden that nourishes our community; not only foodstuffs, but a keen sense of kinship...
Beer has a $1.2 billion economic impact on Idaho
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The results are in: not only is beer fun to drink, it has made a “hopping” impression on Idaho’s economy (sorry, I couldn’t resist). According to a recent report...
Living on the Cheap: how to save a buck in North Idaho
By Susan Drinkard Reader Columnist Everyone loves a deal and everyone (except cross allergy sufferers and Morticia Addams) love flowers. Deep discounts on all annuals, perennials, fruit trees, rose bushes, and vegetable starts may...
The Sandpoint Eater:
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Staff I can’t wait for the opening performance of the Festival with Arlo Guthrie, and hopefully we’ll hear his famous anthem, “You can get anything you want from Alice’s Restaurant.” ...
