2026 year in preview
What could be in the coming year By Reader Staff While it may be a fool’s errand to predict the future, we’ve been doing it at the Reader every year since 2020 — getting...
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New year, same drink
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff New Year’s Eve parties and Champagne toasts go hand-in-hand in the modern imagination, but though the beloved sparkling wine is now an institution, it had a long, forgotten history of...
Classic canapes for an old-school New Year’s
Spoiler alert: stock up on white bread By Zach HagadoneReader Staff When I’m in a pinch for entertaining, I reach for my trusty Old Mr. Boston De Luxe Official Bartender’s Guide, fifth edition, published...
Champagne and dancing
A rundown of all Sandpoint’s New Year’s Eve parties By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Barrel 33, 100 N. First Ave., 5-10 p.m. The local wine bar will expand its usual offerings with a one-night-only hot...
Local author releases final installment of The Mysterious Pend Oreille Paddler
By Reader Staff Author Whitney Rae Palmer has released The Mysterious Pend Oreille Paddler, Part 3, a conclusion to her comical series about the local water serpent set along the scenic shores of Lake...
Mad about Science: The solarwinds hack
By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist It’s important to practice good cybersecurity when you’re at home or at your job. Don’t click links you can’t verify. Don’t open emails from people you don’t recognize trying to...
The Sandpoint Eater: Our gift
By Marcia PilgeramReader Columnist Some recipes arrive neatly typed on index cards, already perfected. Others are passed down through labor, patience and love — learned by watching hands at work long before you understand...
Sandpointian Rhapsody
Champions Under Pressure to play Queen tribute at The Hive By Reader Staff There are a few bands in the history of music that rise above their peers. Led by Freddie Mercury and his...
‘A tremendous blessing’
After 30 years, Ward Tollbom announces retirement from Hen’s Tooth Studio in downtown Sandpoint By Ben OlsonReader Staff Every small town has its characters that make it more than just a collection of buildings...
2025 YEAR IN REVIEW
Recapping some of the biggest headlines of the year… pray for us By Zach HagadoneReader Staff At the end of the introductory paragraph in the 2024 “Year in Review,” we congratulated Reader readers on...
