The beets are back in town
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
With the onset of sunny spring days, a big part of Sandpoint’s seasonal transition returns this weekend, with the kickoff of the 2022 Sandpoint Farmers’ …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
With the onset of sunny spring days, a big part of Sandpoint’s seasonal transition returns this weekend, with the kickoff of the 2022 Sandpoint Farmers’ …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Spring has sprung in North Idaho and the Sandpoint Farmers’ Market is eager to launch into the 2021 season. Market Manager Kelli Burt announced the …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
Some of Lilla’s earliest memories are of writing songs.
The self-taught pianist and Portland-based R&B artist said she can’t remember a time she didn’t love …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
A handful of nationally-touring bands will make their way into Farmin Park this summer to perform free, family-friendly shows, and if that sounds too good …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
With the spring weather (hopefully) here to stay, North Idaho’s produce growers are readying their harvests for the first day of the Sandpoint Farmers’ Market.…
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The Sandpoint Farmers Market was first launched 30 years ago, when local businesswoman Lois Wythe distributed flyers around town asking locals if they would be …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
There’s a delicate balance to strike when taking over a long-standing Sandpoint tradition.
Kelli Burt and Emma Stanford are well aware of that balance, so …
By Cameron Barnes
Reader Staff
If you need to stock up on storage or canning veggies, now is your last chance to get the best goods for your Ball jars.…
By Ben Olson
with reporting by Cameron Barnes
Reader Staff
U.S. Rep. Raul Labrador spoke to about 30 constituents at Farmin Park in Sandpoint on Monday. The stop in Sandpoint …
By Nancy Foster Renk
Reader Contributor
It was a warm spring morning, the first Saturday in May, and I heard the marimba music several blocks away.
The joyful sounds drew …
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