The Sandpoint Eater: Get out of town!
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Staff
Two weeks ago, I was exploring the wilds of the Canadian Rockies as a guest of Rocky Mountaineer — the luxury touring train that operates …
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The Sandpoint Eater: Pucker up
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Columnist
When Sandpoint’s Dillon family opened Panhandle Cone and Coffee, I recall their new storefront having a lot of quiet days. Like many food startups, I …
The Sandpoint Eater
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Columnist
It’s hard to believe 11 years have passed since I created the dessert/cookie table for my youngest daughter Casey’s wedding in Chicago. It was everything …
The Sandpoint Eater: Sampling Sandpoint
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Columnist
Remember plucking petals off the daisy and reciting, “He loves me; he loves me not”? This month, plucking petals, I find myself saying, “Summer’s here; …
The Sandpoint Eater: Father fodder
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Columnist
Early Sunday morning, armed with a well-wrapped, hot-from-the-oven huckleberry and rhubarb cobbler, I hightailed it to daughter Casey’s home in Spokane. It turns out her …
The Sandpoint Eater: Summer in Sandpoint
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Columnist
In all past years, I counted on my magnificent, blooming rhododendron to announce the beginning of our long-awaited summer in Sandpoint. Alas, this year, the …
The Sandpoint Eater: Pride and prawns
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Columnist
It was good seeing Bego again. She owns the Cook and Taste Cooking School in Barcelona. When we met last September, we made plans for …
The Sandpoint Eater: Makes scents
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Columnist
When I returned home from my most recent travels and opened the 60-pound suitcase that I’d carried far too often the previous two weeks, it …
The Sandpoint Eater: Benito & Nonna
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Staff
Hopefully, all of my edible Italian treasures — carefully wrapped and crammed into every nook and cranny of luggage space — will find their way …
The Sandpoint Eater: Pie in the sky
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Columnis
Next week, I’m off on a long-planned adventure, though my timing is bittersweet. I’ll be missing my favorite family holiday: Easter. It’s so early this …
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Special Report
TIMBER WARS: Six-part series, February-November 2022.
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WHERE ARE THE WORKERS?: Five-part series, September-October 2021.
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THE AMERICAN REDOUBT: Seven-part series, November-December 2017.
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STANDOFF AT RUBY RIDGE: 25 Years Later. Five-part series, August-September 2017.
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Curious about what media the locals use? Check our 2018 Local Media Survey. GO SEE »
Community Calendars
Coming up this week! Don’t miss Free Ski Friday, Childhood Education, Film, and more! See the full list of events in the Community Calendars:
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Sandpoint in Pictures
Filmmaker Jimmy Matlosz of the Idaho Film Company has made a series of mini documentaries about influential Sandpoint locals, including the late Dann Hall and Erik Daarstad as well as icons Diane Michaels and Dan Shook. He is currently working on a series of interviews connected to the history of the Panida Theater. Jimmy is a 30-year veteran filmmaker who’s work can be seen at dpmatlosz.com.
