My Sandpoint
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff What does it take to call yourself an Idahoan or, better yet, a Sandpointian? I’ve lived along the shores of Lake Pend Oreille all my life. I grew up in...
Tagged: childhood
Emily Articulated: Foundation
By Emily EricksonReader Columnist My partner and I are building a house. Or rather, he (and many other skilled people) are building a house, and I’m slotting in where I can: moving dirt from...
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...
Idaho magic
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Growing up in Sandpoint means learning to identify “Idaho magic” — and I don’t mean admiring the sun-drenched mountains or the sparkles on the snow. For local kids, Idaho magic...
The season of shame
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Anyone who’s met me knows that I’m not a summer person. The heat is one thing, but with summer also comes unattainable expectations. Everyone needs a bikini body, a new...
Festival Memories
Ben, Zach and Soncirey reminisce about the Festival at Sandpoint ‘The best bar in town’By Zach Hagadone I wrote about a few of my Festival at Sandpoint memories in 2020 — in the onset...
Emily Articulated: Growing up
By Emily Erickson Reader Staff One of the first things I did after moving to Sandpoint was enter a writing contest. I was pulled to the library by a flyer tacked to a posterboard...
Emily Articulated: TEOTWAWKI
By Emily Erickson Reader Columnist If you’re reading this, the world is still spinning, and we’ve survived to swap our old calendars for new ones. This sentiment — the quiet marvel of continuation —...
New Year’s resolution: Cry more
By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff It’s been far too long since I’ve had a good, cathartic cry — one that lets the emotion wash over me so I can process the pain and move...
Society vs. boys
By Conor Baranski Reader Staff As a high-school teacher, father of one boy and one girl, and just someone who is curious about society, the statistical decline of young men has intrigued me for...
