Full house
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The Panida Board of Directors received some homework Feb. 19, as about 25 community members attended its monthly meeting — the most that Chairman Robert Moore reported ever seeing...
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Saluting the jazz of Gerry
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff As a young boy in the 1930s, Gerry Mulligan fell in love with the sound of big band jazz. He pursued music in high school, which set him on...
Big adventure on the big screen
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Let’s admit it — backcountry winter adventures are not for everyone. But watching incredible feats of exploration play out on the big screen while knowing you’re helping local youth...
Panida hosts annual membership meeting
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The Panida Theater hosted its annual membership meeting and ice cream social Nov. 23, though this year the gathering was more social than meeting — a change that Panida...
The timeless thrill of winter stoke
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff Warren Miller’s name is practically synonymous with “ski movie,” and rightly so — it’s an association cemented by 70 years of ski and snowboard films, and a legacy that...
Finding power in story
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Few things empower a person like being given the tools and confidence to tell their story. The Johnson-O’Malley film program strives to do just that by teaming up with...
Brick by brick
By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Though long a vital part of downtown Sandpoint, the Panida Theater went into a twilight period toward the end of the 20th century. Years of disuse and neglect threatened...
Forget Netflix, watch ‘Austin Powers’ on the Panida big screen
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff If you’ve noticed a lot more Netflix ads on Facebook touting films like “Austin Powers,” it’s not your social media algorithm offering up those pitches. The streaming giant is...
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....
Ben Stein turns the tables
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Of all Sandpoint’s famous residents, Ben Stein might just be the most prolific around town. The speech writer, lawyer, actor, author and part-time Sandpoint local is a common summertime...
