Touring funk, psych jam band to play 219 Lounge
By Ben Olson Reader Staff In the world of live music, there are occasionally bands that stand apart from the rest. Instead of playing the same set over and over again in every backwater...
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Dumb of the week
By Ben Olson Reader Staff It’s been a long time since we’ve written about former District 1 Rep. Heather Scott in these pages. Rep. Scott moved over to District 2 in 2022 after a new...
Sandpoint moments
By Ben Olson Reader Staff It doesn’t matter if you were born and raised in Sandpoint, or just moved here last year — we all have those “Sandpoint moments” that tend to stick with...
Songs on Skis songwriting night debuts at the St. Bernard on Schweitzer
By Ben Olson Reader Staff High atop Schweitzer Mountain there lies a bar that is perhaps the most local establishment within miles; The St. Bernard. The weekend skiers from Washington and beyond rarely walk...
Artist Bruce Duykers to present abstract art at Winery
By Ben Olson Reader Staff In the world of art, abstract painters seem to have the most fun. Sandpoint artist Bruce Duykers will showcase a dozen of his abstract creations — many of them...
Idiocracy, the documentary
By Ben Olson Reader Staff When Mike Judge’s film Idiocracy was released in 2006, it landed in a different world. This was years before a buffoon named Donald Trump started questioning Barack Obama’s birthplace,...
Medieval eats
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Taste perhaps brings on the strongest evocation of memory, which, if you want to get all woo-woo, makes it the closest we can get to a mode of time...
Bangers and meh
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Most critics agree that television is currently experiencing a heyday. Where before it was considered a lesser tier to feature films, it’s now common for A-list celebrities to participate...
Dice games for the people
By Ben Olson Reader Staff If I had my way, every drinking establishment in America would have a set of dice behind the bar. I couldn’t tell you how many times I’ve passed the...
Hot springs people
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Hot Springs People. If you know, you know. While there aren’t any natural hot springs in our immediate region, drive a couple hours in any direction and you’ll find...
