Viggo Mortensen returns to the Panida with Falling
By Reader Staff A-list actor, part-time area resident and patron of the arts Viggo Mortensen will make a special local appearance Friday, Aug. 29 for a 7 p.m. screening of his 2020 drama Falling...
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Idaho’s latest anti-drag crusade began with a falsehood, lawsuit says
Drag queen at center of Idaho culture war takes Christian Nationalist group to court By Daniel WaltersInvestigateWest The claim — a drag queen exposing his genitals to children — was so incendiary, so horrifying...
The Sandpoint Eater: What a peach
By Marcia PilgeramReader Staff I’ll admit, to most folks, that nothing compares to the sweet aroma of plump, ripe peaches. But, to be honest, I’ve always had a complicated relationship with them. While peach...
Mad about Science: The psychology of architecture
By Brenden BobbyReader Staff What does a casino and an airport have in common? Architectural design. The cost of building a major casino and an airport is very similar. A medium airport and a...
Mic drop
KRFY station manager Suzy Prez sets her sight on retirement By Ben OlsonReader Staff What started as a group of friends meeting upstairs at Eichardt’s Pub to discuss founding a commercial-free radio station eventually...
The big swim
Sandpoint’s Kevin Woodruff swims length of lake, from Buttonhook Bay to City Beach By Ben OlsonReader Staff The fact that Kevin Woodruff is even alive is a miracle, let alone that he swam 33...
Legislative committee explores affordable housing in Sandpoint
Presentations include land trust, deed-restricted housing models By Zach HagadoneReader Staff The interim Idaho Legislature committee on land use and housing — which has been meeting around the state over the summer — convened...
LPO Rep theater celebrates country music with Always… Patsy Cline
Tim Bangle named new artistic director By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff In a daring celebration of the country music legend, Lake Pend Oreille Repertory Theater will stage three showings of a rare, two-woman musical, Always…...
Jamgrass band Armchair Boogie to play Sandpoint Summer Music Series
By Ben OlsonReader Staff Whether you call it jamgrass, newgrass, funkgrass or progressive bluegrass, Wisconsin-based quartet Armchair Boogie plays it. The band will play the Sandpoint Summer Music Series on Thursday, Aug. 21 at...
Sunset fire grows to 3,208 acres, while Lightning Creek fire holds around 2,500 acres
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff The Sunset fire northeast of Athol grew to 3,208 acres as of the Aug. 20 morning update from the Northern Rockies Complex Incident Management Team, burning with 4% containment across...
