Idaho magic
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Growing up in Sandpoint means learning to identify “Idaho magic” — and I don’t mean admiring the sun-drenched mountains or the sparkles on the snow. For local kids, Idaho magic...
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Sandpoint reenters the jazz age
Red Roses: A Vintage Cabaret comes to the Hive By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Sandpoint will be treated to the decadence of the roaring ’20s with a performance of the original Red Roses: A Vintage...
‘Protect our women and girls’
Transphobia is deadly to people and communities By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff On Nov. 19, the Sandpoint City Council and county residents took the future of human rights in our city into their hands. The...
Sing out in the face of fascism
Historic and modern protest music By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Modern protest music owes its existence to centuries of disenfranchised, disillusioned and oppressed minorities sharing stories that unite and strengthen spirits separated by time, place,...
New Bonner Mall owners plan for the future
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Ownership of the Bonner Mall in Ponderay changed hands over the summer in an off-market deal from longtime proprietors Bonner Mall Partnership, operated by the Magnuson family as majority owner,...
BOCC to reconsider proposed Deerfield subdivision
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff The Bonner County board of commissioners will hold a public land use hearing on Monday, Nov. 17, at 10 a.m. at the Bonner County Administration Building (1500 Highway 2, in...
BOCC replaces MLD process
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff After continuing their Oct. 16 meeting on proposed revisions to Bonner County Code regarding minor land divisions — among other related topics — the Bonner County board of commissioners reconvened...
North Idaho exposure
By Ben OlsonReader Staff When my partner announced she’d never seen the 1990s television show Northern Exposure, I made it my mission to introduce her to Joel, Maggie, Ed, Chris in the Morning, Maurice,...
SuperChrome brings the ’80s back to The Hive
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Some of the area’s favorite musicians have joined forces to form the rock supergroup SuperChrome, which will light up the stage Saturday, Nov. 8, at 8 p.m. with a special...
BOCC establishes checklist for neighborhoods to apply for railroad quiet zones
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff The Bonner County board of commissioners voted Oct. 29 to adopt a “Checklist of Necessary Actions” for establishing railroad quiet zones at crossings where trains currently sound their horns. The...
