Driving ahead
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
When Understory Coffee closed in January 2019, many locals were sad to see owners Evan and Johnelle Metz move out of Sandpoint as they sought …
Category: Business
Last-minute gift guide 2022
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Each Christmas edition for the past couple of years, the Reader has published a last-minute gift guide for those locals who, as one Facebook meme …
A boost for the brainy
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
Sage Saccomanno, a 2020 graduate of Sandpoint High School, is entering the world of entrepreneurship in hopes of spreading the philosophy that smart is stylish.…
An eye on affordability
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
For many, the prioritization of certain health care services over others is a monetary necessity. Dental work falls by the wayside in favor of paying …
‘A friendly place to do business’
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
The Chevron station on the corner of Main Street and Highway 200 in Clark Fork has existed in that spot “since Clark Fork started selling …
2021 Gift Guide: Shopping local at the last-minute
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
True to form, I have procrastinated on most aspects of this season — including everything from the mustering of holiday spirit to the writing of …
KRFY celebrates a decade on air
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
KRFY Panhandle Community Radio — otherwise known as 88.5 FM — is celebrating 10 years on the air in 2021.
Though Sandpoint’s community radio station …
‘We’re a food truck again, but inside the restaurant’
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Before it was a popular restaurant on First Avenue, Beet and Basil was created as a food truck, offering world cuisine and fine dining in …
All roads lead to pizza
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Powderhound Pizza is back.
The beloved pizza restaurant and locals’ hangout has been absent from downtown Sandpoint since February 2019 when a fire claimed two …
Reinventing health care
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Contributor
Sometimes, a ground floor view is exactly the perspective one needs.
That’s true for individuals, and it’s true for organizations as well. That includes Kaniksu …
Coming up this week! Don’t miss Live Music, the Summer Sampler, the Art Party, Monarch Grind, the Sandpoint Renaissance Faire, and more! See the full list of events in the 