Origins of a misnomer
By Ben OlsonReader Staff I’ve written several times in these pages about the strange proclivity Sandpointians have of saying “Third Street Pier” instead of the actual name, “Third Avenue Pier.” Like using the grammatically...
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The price of stewardship
By Sandpoint Mayor Jeremy GrimmReader Contributor Amid the celebrations surrounding the 250th anniversary of our nation’s founding, we have a remarkable opportunity to reflect on what has sustained the longest-running constitutional republic in history....
Annual citywide leaf pickup scheduled for Nov. 17-20
By Reader Staff Sandpoint’s annual citywide leaf pickup is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 17-Thursday, Nov. 20, when municipal crews will make a single full pass through each neighborhood to collect leaves placed along the...
Construction continues on First, Cedar and Ella
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Summer might be drawing to a close, but there are still a few months left in the construction season before the snow flies. Perhaps the most conspicuous new project...
The Traffic Transition: A look back on the big switch-over
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff For some residents, the change to two-way traffic in downtown Sandpoint may feel like it came out of nowhere. Even so, it’s a transition that has been decades in...
Downtown Revitalization hosts second open house
By Reader Staff The city of Sandpoint is set to begin the next chapter for revitalizing the downtown core area. The city adopted the Downtown Streets Plan and Design Guidelines in 2012, with improvements...
City delays two way traffic switch
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The long road in the city’s effort to reclaim its downtown streets recently got a little longer. Sandpoint city officials announced this week that the roadwork on Fifth Avenue...
