Winter Carnival 2026: Week 2
By Ben OlsonReader Staff As evident with the snowfall in the mountains this week, winter isn’t packing it in quite yet. A final week of Sandpoint Winter Carnival events has been planned for outdoor...
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A four-hour long diss track
Sean Combs: The Reckoning showcases another rich, famous person doing terrible things By Ben OlsonReader Staff When historian James Truslow Adams defined the “American Dream” in 1931, he emphasized that it was “not a...
The good divisions
By Ben OlsonReader Staff The Winter Olympics is more than just a collection of elite athletes competing for medals. It’s a salve that soothes skin rubbed raw from political divisions that have sharply divided...
Hoot Owl soup kitchen marks 12 years
By Ben OlsonReader Staff For the past 12 years, the Hoot Owl Cafe has hosted a soup kitchen every Monday night to feed the community — an anniversary celebrated by volunteers and patrons on...
Paper Flowers to play two-night tribute to Fleetwood Mac
By Ben OlsonReader Staff There’s always been something cool and soothing about the music of Fleetwood Mac. Now, you can experience the music of the iconic band live, with a double feature by Coeur...
Dumb of the week
By Ben OlsonReader Staff It’s pretty disheartening when you notice how racist some people are. It’s even worse when you realize one of the worst is currently our president. President Donald Trump posted a...
Fly me to the moon… please?
Space films to satisfy that itch to leave Earth behind By Ben OlsonReader Staff Let’s be honest here: There have been better times to live on planet Earth. When the terrestrial woes heap you...
Ltl Wlf and Star Family Singers to co-headline potluck birthday show at IPA
By Ben OlsonReader Staff Fans of listening shows in Sandpoint will be stoked to hear that Ltl Wlf is joining the Star Family Singers to put on a special no-cover potluck birthday concert starting...
Sauter provides update on 2026 Legislature at local town halls
Topics include state budget, health care funding and access, lake management By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Rep. Mark Sauter, R-Sandpoint, met with constituents throughout District 1 at a series of legislative town halls Jan. 31,...
‘ICE Out’ protest draws nearly 500 people to Sandpoint
By Ben OlsonReader Staff For the second consecutive week in Sandpoint, residents took to the streets to protest the overreach of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement in U.S. cities after fatal shootings that have left...
