‘Turning downtown around’
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff At its regular meeting July 20, the Sandpoint Planning and Zoning Commission heard a presentation from senior administrators as well as brand-new staff members on sweeping plans for “turning...
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False flags of selective outrage
By Ben Olson Reader Staff One of my favorite lines in Bill Watterson’s iconic comic strip Calvin and Hobbes is when Calvin remarks to his imaginary pet tiger Hobbes: “Sometimes I think the surest...
Too hot? Let’s do what we can
By Gabrielle Duebendorfer Reader Contributor My husband and I went on a delightful five-day backpacking trip in the Cabinet Mountains last week. Different vegetation layers along the 3,000-foot elevation difference displayed glacier lilies just...
I come from the past to warn you not to watch ‘The Tomorrow War’
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Released for streaming July 2 on Amazon Prime, The Tomorrow War imagines what would happen if an alien invasion well-nigh depopulated the planet of humans between 2048 and 2051...
The Sandpoint Eater: Once upon a time
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist Those who know me well would tell you that I am rarely a woman at a loss for words. Not true this week. I tried to work on this...
Finding joy in North Idaho
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bianca d’Avila do Prado fell in love with Sandpoint before she moved here. She visited in December 2020 to meet with instructors at the Suzuki String Academy and, by...
Local spotlight: Doug Jones’ artistic contributions to Sandpoint are what community is all about
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Publisher’s note: In any small arts town, there are always a handful of individuals who quietly do the important work of building a community. These are the people who...
Sandpoint celebrates Pride
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff It’s been a longtime dream of local PFLAG President Jeff Bohnhof to host a Pride celebration in North Idaho, but it wasn’t until 2021 that the pieces fell into...
Septic situation
By Susan Drumheller Reader Contributor In its efforts to tidy up and close loopholes in laws governing subdivisions, Bonner County Planning has left a hole large enough to drive a septic truck through. Five...
Mad About Science: A tale of two birdies
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of unfathomably big birds — and it was a lot closer to our...
