A festive fall week
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Fall is a festive time in North Idaho. Here are a few worthy events to put on your calendar as those pages turn ever-nearer winter. Oktoberfest at Beet and...
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A haven for the kiddos
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Kinderhaven, like many worthy nonprofits, began out of a need that one special person saw in the community. Marcia Ogilvie was a business owner, Sandpoint City Council member and...
Bound for big shoulders
By Ben Olson Reader Staff It’s tough saying goodbye to good people, especially when they leave Sandpoint’s tight-knit music community. When local musician and award-winning beertender Samantha Carston announced she was moving to Chicago,...
The great pumpkin patch
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Don’t let the early winter storm fool you, fall is very much still a thing in North Idaho. What better way to celebrate the season — and pick up...
Three decades of Friends
By Ben Olson Reader Staff A lot can change in 30 years, but one thing has remained the same for the East Bonner County Library: the dedication of the Friends of the Library. This...
Pet peeves of the people
By Ben Olson Reader Staff A few weeks ago, we assigned our “(Wo)Man on the Street” columnist Susan Drinkard her weekly question: “What are your pet peeves?” Little did we know what a rich...
Short films from the Big Apple and beyond
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Like short stories in literature, short films are often overlooked by the average consumer. It’s anyone’s guess why, since this underrated genre has the potential to pack an entire...
It’s a hop, hop world
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Each autumn, as the natural world quiets down in preparation for a long winter nap, there’s one magical substance that comes into its own: beer. Thanks to newly cut...
A brew with a view
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Mark the entrance of fall by dusting off those lederhosen and attending the seventh annual Oktoberfest celebration in Hope. The yearly beer fest takes place Saturday, Sept. 21 from...
More than craft beer
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Indecision can sometimes be fortuitous. Early in the planning process for what would become Utara Brewing Co., husband-and-wife owners Dave Kosiba and Christina Stecher were split on what direction...
