Reader Quick Hits: May 12, 2020
Idaho public health officials added 33 cases of COVID-19 to the state total May 12, bringing the number of cases — including confirmed and probable since mid-March — to 2,293. Since the first cases...
Tagged: downtown sandpoint
In the thick of it
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Tucked beside the busy Sandpoint Post Office parking lot and always wafting the scent of roasting coffee, Monarch Mountain Coffee has been known to sling tasty drinks and offer...
Sandpoint holiday events light up downtown
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Downtown Sandpoint is a magical place during the holidays. After three months of construction along First Avenue and Cedar Street, the city of Sandpoint took the fencing down between...
Just what Sandpoint kneads
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Bluebird Bakery is bright and lively on a Monday afternoon. Smells of freshly baked bread and coffee intermingle as patrons work on their computers, chat in groups and grab...
A second life on Second Avenue
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff For Scott Wilburn, music is a family matter. From his childhood as the son of a church organist to the way he’s raised his kids to understand guitar workmanship,...
Downtown construction update
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Work continues apace on street and pedestrian right-of-way construction in the downtown core. Nearly a month after crews broke ground on the project — Phase 2 of the effort...
Get ready to rubble
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Crews led by city-contracted construction firm Sonray Enterprises will close Cedar Street from Second Avenue to First Avenue and Main Street beginning Tuesday, Sept. 3 — the first section...
Here be good burgers
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Sailing through its first summer as a brick-and-mortar restaurant, The Burger Dock has established a nautical-themed niche at 116 N. First Ave. in downtown Sandpoint. The next evolution of...
POAC Arts & Crafts Fair returns to downtown for second year
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff It’s the 47th year for the Pend Oreille Arts Council’s Arts & Crafts Fair, but only the second in which the annual event has taken place in downtown Sandpoint. ...
It’s Crazy Days
By Ben Olson Reader Staff It’s about to get crazy in downtown Sandpoint. The annual sidewalk sale known as Crazy Days will transform the business corridor on Saturday, July 27 into a bargain-hunter’s paradise....
