By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist After months of planning and anticipating the arrival of youngest daughter Casey’s family (the Chicago Four), their move to Spokane is (mostly) complete. For the first time in a...
By Jen Jackson Quintano Reader Columnist We received our first negative review recently. It came from someone we’ve never even met, let alone worked for. It came from someone disappointed in our inability to...
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist The ability to learn isn’t a human-specific trait. Every organic creature from the blue whale to bacteria have some capacity for learning — otherwise we would never have evolved...
By Reader Staff The start of the 2021-’22 school year is just around the corner and city of Sandpoint crews have been preparing to keep kids safe. New signs have been installed in school...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The premise of Night of the Bards is simple — Sandpoint is home to great thespian talents, so why not put them on display for everyone to enjoy? “There’s...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff In order to balance the 2022 budget, Bonner County commissioners voted Aug. 23 to take $2.7 million in forgone taxes — a move prompted by new state legislation, increased...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff When the going got tough, the Stillhouse Junkies got creative. When the pandemic put a hold on live music in spring 2020, Colorado string trio Stillhouse Junkies — Fred...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff The Idaho Supreme Court ruled Aug. 23 that a 2021 law to heighten the signature requirements for placing citizens’ initiatives on the ballot violated Idahoans’ constitutional rights. Prior to...
By Reader Staff The Panida Theater’s iconic neon marquee will once again light First Avenue, as work began last week to restore the signage. The Panida launched its “Unite to Light the Marquee” campaign...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff I’ve long been a fan of the pre-game playlist. One can pre-game for anything: a party, an interview, a workout. It’s all about setting the mood. With the Bonner...
