Is there a rental crisis in Sandpoint?
By Cameron Rasmusson and McCalee Cain
Reader Staff and Intern
Growing pains are inevitable, but some hurt more than others.
For Sandpoint, housing has been a persistent source of pressure …
By Cameron Rasmusson and McCalee Cain
Reader Staff and Intern
Growing pains are inevitable, but some hurt more than others.
For Sandpoint, housing has been a persistent source of pressure …
By McCalee Cain
Reader Staff
Recent Sandpoint High graduate Isaac Bennett wasn’t a huge fan of high school.
“I hated it,” he said. “I couldn’t learn in high school, and …
A Sandpoint summer could never be complete without a meal or two overlooking Lake Pend Oreille. Fortunately, the lake boasts a diverse selection of dining options for all palates and …
By McCalee Cain
Reader Intern
A Sandpoint summer could never be complete without a meal or two overlooking Lake Pend Oreille. Fortunately, the lake boasts a diverse selection of dining …
By McCalee Cain
Reader Intern
The Festival at Sandpoint’s mission to inspire area youth through music comes full circle with the debut of the Summer Youth Music Camp July 9-12.…
By McCalee Cain
Reader Staff
By day, the Oak Street Food Court is a bustling local food mecca. Come 7 p.m. on a Friday evening, however, Improv Cafe transforms the …
By Cameron Rasmusson and Ben Olson
Reader Staff
More than 100 Sandpoint High School students walked out of their classrooms and outside into the early spring drizzle Wednesday morning, joining …
By Cameron Rasmusson and Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
A large-scale distribution of CDs filled with racist propaganda disturbed the Sandpoint High School campus last Thursday.
The CDs, which contained white …
By McCalee Cain
Reader Intern / Cedar Post Editor in Chief
This summer at the Reader, I learned many technical lessons — the proper AP formatting of numbers and …
By McCalee Cain
Reader Intern
It’s no secret that Sandpoint is a haven for crafters and their unique creations. Funky Junk, the biggest and longest-running craft and antique show in …
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