Our wild neighbors
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff Writer
When Diane Newcomer begins a new “Meet the Neighbors” presentation, she begins by introducing Benny.
Benny is a rubber brown bat meant to replicate …
Category: Taxi Tales
Taxi Tales: The strange road from Cheyenne
By Louie de Palma
Reader Road Warrior
People often find themselves in my cab telling me their strange stories. They talk about how the road brought them to me, how …
Taxi Tales: Free to be Weird
By Louie de Palma
Reader Road Warrior
What’s red and blue and white? A ton of newborn mammals with weird residue on them, the socks I’m currently wearing, the British …
Taxi Tales: Strange times in the Pandhandle
By Louie de Palma
Reader Road Warrior
In the off-season of sleepy little ski towns, the streets are lonely and vacant. Nights such as these only yield two options: I’m …
Taxi Tales:
By Louie de Palma
Reader Road Warrior
Somewhere in the dark, dusty abyss that is my closet, there sits a worn box. Inside are toy Chevron cars from years past. …
St. Paddy’s Day Miracles:
By Louie de Palma
Reader Road Warrior
As we anticipate St. Patrick’s Day, we’re faced with an unusual question: Between the old-timey saints and modern miracle workers, whose stunt was …
Taxi Tales:
By Louie de Palma
Reader Road Warrior
Universal Fact number 784: People love repetition and complete lack of differentiation. People enjoy eating the same foods every day, watching the same …
Taxi Tales: V-Day in Sandpoint
By Louie de Palma
Reader Road Warrior
It’s February, which means only one thing. It’s time to face the music of that dreaded holiday we all know is coming.
Presidents’ …
Taxi Tales:
I saw you, and now I can’t shake you from my thoughts. There you are, captured in a Craigslist image that does you no justice.
You, well, you were smaller …
Taxi Tales:
By Louie de Palma
Reader Road Warrior
Two days into the new year I find myself parked at the Dairy Depot drive-through while a very belligerent customer of mine loudly …
Reader in Print
Special Report
TIMBER WARS: Six-part series, February-November 2022.
GO READ IT»
WHERE ARE THE WORKERS?: Five-part series, September-October 2021.
GO READ IT»
THE AMERICAN REDOUBT: Seven-part series, November-December 2017.
GO READ IT»
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 Festivus, Skiing with Santa, Hogwire, 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.
