By Ben Olson Reader Staff If you’ve never heard of pickleball, get ready, it’s coming. The sport has become one of the fastest-growing sports in the nation. With more than 13,000 indoor and outdoor...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The legendary Bruce Hornsby will be kicking off 2016’s Festival at Sandpoint concert series on Thursday, Aug. 4. Recently the Reader was honored to have a short conversation via...
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Intern Tucked in the forests of North Idaho, a few things can be expected—plenty of wild animals, logging roads, an abandoned shack here and there, maybe a Sasquatch sighting. Less...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Remember when food trucks used to be places where you were afraid to eat? You would find them parked on dark city streets, grease traps overflowing and a perpetual...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The Duke Evers Band is on a roll. Over the past few months, the Seattle-based indie rock trio has tackled frequent tours and the recording of their first LP....
By Jim Ramsey Reader Contributor Capitalizing on the availability of surplus military helicopters, a local firm is currently “demilitarizing “ the revered Sikorski UH-60A Blackhawk—tailoring it for a number of civilian heavy-lift utility missions....
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff A lot sale in Priest Lake by the Idaho Department of Lands generated $18.9 million for the Idaho Public School Endowment with only one of 39 auctions contested. The...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff One of the best parts about my job is when I get to interview people that have made an impact upon my life. One such musician is Matt Milia,...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Blitzen Trapper is no stranger to changing up their formula. Since forming in 2000, the Portland, Ore., band has experimented with a variety of alt-country and rock sounds, drawing...
By Tim Henney Reader Contributor A longtime friend, a California Republican—as I was back when the Grand Old Party was an organization of pride rather than impropriety and prejudice—was bitching recently to me about...
