A bevy of winter fairs
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Thanksgiving is barely in the rearview mirror, and the first week of December is already jam-packed with winter fairs to help everyone check off their holiday gift lists. A bevy...
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BOCC approved modifications to CUP for Idaho Club marina
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff In a land use hearing Nov. 12, members of the Bonner County board of commissioners approved modifications to an existing conditional use permit for property adjacent to the mouth of...
Reader accepting submissions for fifth annual 208 Fiction writing contest
By Zach HagadoneReader Staff While it’s hard to believe the Reader’s annual 208 Fiction contest is coming up on its fifth anniversary, they do say “truth is stranger than fiction.” Submissions for the writing...
BoCo fairgrounds’ new bookkeeper finds discrepancies in finances
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff The Bonner County board of commissioners and members of the Fair Board met Nov. 24, for a special meeting to examine the fairgrounds’ finances following the recent onboarding of its...
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...
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...
