Bits ‘n’ Pieces
By Lorraine H. Marie Reader Columnist East, west or beyond, sooner or later events elsewhere may have a local impact. A recent sampling: Piranhas. In England. Two dead piranhas, normally native to the Amazon,...
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Council approves FY2020 budget while nixing inclusion initiative
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The Sandpoint City Council adopted the fiscal year 2020 budget at its regular meeting Aug. 21, putting its seal of approval on more than $39.32 million in expenditures —...
MickDuff’s brewpub will move to historic Sandpoint Post Office building
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The building at 419 N. Second Ave. is arguably the most iconic in Sandpoint. The Spanish colonial revival-style brick structure, built in 1927 and dedicated in 1928 as the...
Sandpoint Summer Series: Jocelyn & Chris Arndt
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff For rockstars, sister-brother duo Jocelyn and Chris Arndt are a couple of “huge dorks.” Those were Jocelyn’s words, as the pair spoke with the Reader in a recent phone...
The Sandpoint Eater: Say (cream) cheese!
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Food Columnist All cooks seem to have a few favorite staples, the ones that are omnipresent in the pantry, ready to come to the rescue in a pinch or a...
Profile: Shingle Mill Blueberry Farm
By Jodi Rawson Reader Contributor Shingle Mill Blueberry Farm is a festive place this time of year. Toddlers run around stuffing blueberries into their mouths, moms catch up while their babies nap in the...
A tribute to the children
By Ben Olson Reader Staff There is nothing quite as painful as when a parent loses a child. Kristina Orton knows that pain all too well after her son, Patrick, passed away at just...
Property owner announces return of The Hound to First Ave.
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Six months after a fire ripped through the buildings at 202 and 204 N. First Ave., destroying four businesses in downtown Sandpoint, signs of life will soon return to...
Public weighs initial options for Parks and Rec Master Plan
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The city of Sandpoint, along with Colorado-based open spaces consultants GreenPlay and landscape architectural firm Bernardo Wills Architects, hosted a full-day open house and public input session Aug. 14,...
Mad About Science: Unusual medieval weapons
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist You will be disappointed if you’re reading this and expecting me to list dragons or Valyrian steel swords. Sorry, folks. No White Walker invasions happened in medieval Europe, but...
