P&Z orders ‘abandoned’ Best Western and former Trinity signs must come down By Zach HagadoneReader Staff The Sandpoint Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously denied Averill Hospitality’s appeal of a sign code violation, voting Aug....
Company rep: ‘This is the project we want to do, we just need more time to do it’ By Zach HagadoneReader Staff After years of presentations and workshops, design work, community conversation and often...
Rule change intended to get ahead of potential lawsuit, comes amid likely state legislation By Zach HagadoneReader Staff Changes to Sandpoint’s ordinance regulating short-term rentals will move forward, after members of the Planning and...
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff The Sandpoint Planning and Zoning Commission deferred a recommendation to the City Council on proposed changes to an ordinance regulating short-term rentals, voting at its Nov. 18 regular meeting to...
By Ben OlsonReader Staff Architecture may be the most functional of art forms. A building can reflect the culture, identity, community and history of a particular area, while also serving the distinct function for...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff After a three-hour meeting that included a public hearing May 20, members of the Sandpoint Planning and Zoning Commission voted 5-2 to approve the multi-family housing development proposed on...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff After 50 years at the same address, Panhandle Special Needs, Inc. is embarking on a capital campaign to open a modern campus across the street from its current location....
Katie Botkin Reader Contributor Los Angeles may be 1,200 miles away, but its wildfires still have many in Sandpoint asking “what if it happens here?” The Southern California fires are already on track to...
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff An update to Sandpoint’s Comprehensive Plan hasn’t reached the finish line yet, but it’s getting close. After four years of work — interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic — councilors...
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff In the face of great change, it’s not uncommon to feel helpless. It’s the only constant, after all, along with the passage of time. As time marches on and...
