Property owner announces return of The Hound to First Ave.
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Six months after a fire ripped through the buildings at 202 and 204 N. First Ave., destroying four businesses in downtown Sandpoint, signs of life …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Six months after a fire ripped through the buildings at 202 and 204 N. First Ave., destroying four businesses in downtown Sandpoint, signs of life …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Idaho state fire marshals ruled out arson last week in its investigation of the First Avenue fire that gutted historic downtown buildings in February, but …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Downtown Sandpoint took an aesthetic hit when a fire gutted several historic buildings in early February.
Just as locals gear up for the tourist-heavy summer …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Investigations continue into the fire that destroyed two historic downtown buildings and damaged another.
According to Sandpoint City Administrator Jennifer Stapleton, fire marshals are focusing …
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