Bizarre Bazaar opens its doors on new home
By Reader Staff
Bonner County’s upscale resale shop Bizarre Bazaar is nearly ready to open the doors at its new address, 114 S. Boyer Ave. — next to Smokesmith Bar-B-Que. …
By Reader Staff
Bonner County’s upscale resale shop Bizarre Bazaar is nearly ready to open the doors at its new address, 114 S. Boyer Ave. — next to Smokesmith Bar-B-Que. …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint’s iconic Cedar Street Bridge will celebrate the next phase in its long local history with a grand reopening and ribbon cutting Saturday, April 27 …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
“Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!”
— Michael Corleone, played by Al Pacino, in The Godfather: Part III
Harold …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Kochava Inc. drew international headlines Aug. 29 when the Federal Trade Commission announced a lawsuit aimed at the Sandpoint-based data broker and analytics company, alleging …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The Sandpoint City Council voted unanimously at a special meeting Aug. 26 to advance a land swap on Bridge Street that staff argued would give …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Restaurants and bars in Sandpoint are facing a stark new reality under the new guidelines recently issued by the Trump administration to help stop the …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Jon Hagadone never wanted to be a bartender. When he and Vicki Reich launched Idaho Pour Authority in late-May 2013, both envisioned it as a …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Stepping into The Longshot cafe feels a bit like stepping outside of Sandpoint — in a good way. Though located in the former Wrenco Arms …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Editor’s Note: New businesses are springing up all over Sandpoint this summer, and here at the Reader, we’re making an effort to introduce them to …
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Six months after a fire ripped through the buildings at 202 and 204 N. First Ave., destroying four businesses in downtown Sandpoint, signs of life …
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