Love at first bite
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Pizza might just be the perfect food: it’s delicious at any time of day or night, tastes great hot or cold, and is just as …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Pizza might just be the perfect food: it’s delicious at any time of day or night, tastes great hot or cold, and is just as …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Justice finally caught up with Scott Rhodes, a man who lived briefly in Sandpoint while conducting a yearslong campaign of hate through racist robocalls directed …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Publisher’s Note: Brenden Bobby is out this week, so you’re stuck with me.
In the world of precious metals, silver often plays second fiddle to …
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Now that Reader Publisher Ben Olson and contributing writer Sandy Compton have given their two cents about Taylor Swift and her worshippers (see Nov. 17’s …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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