Party on, Sandpoint
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
Downtown Sandpoint hosts two fall festivals on Saturday, Oct. 14: Apple Fest and Harvest Fest. From Farmin Park to City Beach, Shopping District members have …
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City accepting applications for 2023 City Beach goose hunt
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The application period for permits to participate in the second annual city authorized Canada goose hunt at Sandpoint City Beach is open until 11:59 p.m. …
Final Downtown Waterfront design nearing completion
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The calendar is ticking down to the culmination of the city of Sandpoint’s Downtown Waterfront Design Competition, which envisions a wide range of short- and …
The origins of that nostalgic sound
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
I grew up 10 miles south of Sandpoint, in a log cabin beside Highway 95 near Westmond. To this day, if I hear the faraway …
Final team advances to Phase 3 of downtown waterfront design competition
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
One day after a panel of judges heard presentations from the three teams in Phase 2 of the city’s downtown waterfront design competition, the Sandpoint …
‘We can coexist peacefully’
By Jane Fritz
Reader Contributor
We are living in a time of uncertainty. And so are wildlife. Consider the Canada geese at Sandpoint City Beach Park whose future is dire.…
Council approves ‘emergency repair’ of Lady Liberty pier at City Beach
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Lady Liberty is in need of a footlift. That is, a large portion of the concrete pier on which she stands at City Beach in …
Mayor’s Roundtable: The goose problem and solution
By Sandpoint Mayor Shelby Rognstad
Reader Contributor
In 2018, the Sandpoint City Council approved a plan — partnering and authorized with appropriate state and federal agencies — to capture and …
Parks of the future
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The city of Sandpoint hosted several open houses on the Parks Master Plan ahead of a workshop Jan. 15 at the regular City Council meeting, …
Mayor’s Roundtable: Why the City Beach land swap is good for Sandpoint
By Mayor Shelby Rognstad
Reader Contributor
A draft of the City’s Parks and Recreation Master Plan is under way and through the planning process a number of missed opportunities came …
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 