New and returning shows for your escapist pleasure
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff There’s been a lot to absorb in the real world over the past few weeks, and many of us may be looking for some escape. There are lots of healthy...
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Sandpoint preps to enforce outdoor lighting code
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Sandpoint City Hall is advising residents that it will step up enforcement of its outdoor lighting code, often referred to as the “dark sky ordinance,” which seeks to “protect public...
GOP House member’s new bill would shield public officials when communicating with legislators
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff The same day that the Idaho Capital Sun reported on Idaho Gov. Brad Little’s memorandum establishing “executive branch protocols” for the session — focused on communications both inside and outside...
Sandpoint City Council rejects land use agreement with Bridge Street developer
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff In its first meeting of 2026 — and including newcomers Joe Tate and Joshua Torrez — the Sandpoint City Council made what Mayor Jeremy Grimm called “one of the most...
It makes sense, unfortunately
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff The first 12 months of Donald Trump’s second term as U.S. president have been a bonanza for historians. Comparisons and analogies abound, and the “history repeats itself” cliche is doing...
Stranger Things ends with a hefty dose of nostalgia for nostalgia
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff It was probably never meant to be that Stranger Things would end on a tone of universal acclaim. No show can sustain nearly a decade of cultural juggernaut status without...
Mad about Science: Geology and oil
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Editor’s note: Brenden Bobby is taking a week off, but he’ll return soon. Oil has been big in the news lately, and specifically the vast oil reserves in Venezuela. This...
Little Wolf releases new EP Longshot
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Sandpoint folk duo Little Wolf dropped some news right around the end of 2025, announcing the Dec. 30 release of their new EP, Longshot. The three-track album features “Odell,” “Lung”...
Eichardt’s launches new Publican Pick music series
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Eichardt’s Pub has been a downtown Sandpoint home for live music since 1994, with regular weekend shows and the venerable Monday Night Blues Jam. On top of all that —...
Panida features Fantastic Mr. Fox as part of Wes Anderson series
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Few authors’ works cry out more loudly for film adaptation than Roald Dahl’s, and few directors are more suited to the task than Wes Anderson. The auteur made his animation...
