I’ll be your hurtleberry
By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff It’s a confession I make at the risk of committing blasphemy, but I’ve never thought huckleberries are much of a novelty. That’s not to say I don’t like them,...
Category: Arts & Culture
Her own kind of blues
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Born a globetrotter to parents of both Sicilian-American and Guatemalan backgrounds, Cristina Vane could speak four languages and had lived in three countries before moving to the U.S. at...
The Sandpoint Eater: The art of food
By Marcia Pilgeram Reader Columnist I said July would be a big month, and it is! Did you know July is National Baked Bean, Hot Dog, Ice Cream, Pickle and Picnic Month? It’s true,...
3,000 Years of Longing… for John Wick 4
By Danielle Packard Reader Contributor Across the country, moviegoers are preparing for the cinema mashup “Barbenheimer.” What is a cinema mash-up you ask? Like a blue moon it happens rarely and should be celebrated....
Proud: Third annual Sandpoint Pride Festival aims to celebrate ‘Liberation for Every Body’
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Since its 2021 inception, the Sandpoint Pride Festival has only grown in scope and support, now launching into its third year as a summer staple advocating for the local...
Buoyant and bigger than ever
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Whether you’re the captain of your own vessel or an aspiring skipper with an affinity for unique, vintage and stylish watercraft, first mates and deckhands of all stripes are...
The Festival at Sandpoint reveals 2023 Fine Arts Poster
By Reader Staff The Festival at Sandpoint kicked off its summer celebration July 11 at its annual Sponsor Appreciation Event, revealing its 2023 poster art created by local, self-taught acrylic artist Tammy Zinke. The...
The Swede takes to the water in local ceremony
By Ben Olson Reader Staff A wooden boat built by renowned local boatbuilder Herrick “Swede” Heitman began its second life on July 4 as new owner Brian Scott launched it under its new moniker...
Mad About Science: Lapidary arts
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist I first learned about the Mohs scale in elementary school — a simplified, tiered ranking of various minerals ranging in hardness, each one able to scratch the one beneath...
Finding humor at home
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey Reader Staff Parents about to send their youngest children out into the world are known to take up new hobbies as they anticipate their new lives as “empty-nesters.” Moms might join...
