Why shop at small businesses this holiday season?
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
The shopping season is in full swing, with downtown streets aglow with Christmas lights and shoppers swaddled in parkas and ear muffs.
The Sandpoint Shopping …
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It’s Crazy Days
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
It’s about to get crazy in downtown Sandpoint. The annual sidewalk sale known as Crazy Days will transform the business corridor on Saturday, July 27 …
Community rallies to support flower baskets
By Reader Staff
When the BID (Business Improvement District) was dissolved last year, it became clear certain things would dissolve with it — namely, the annual hanging of vibrant flower …
Hanging flower baskets still available
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Small business owners, Sandpointians and flower lovers: There are still opportunities to sponsor hanging flower baskets for downtown Sandpoint.
Volunteer Ranel Hanson said of the …
Zany Zebra: same name, new store
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Sometimes you just can’t keep a good thing down.
When Ranel Hanson announced she would be closing her Zany Zebra store down last September, many …
Shop downtown and support nonprofits at the same time
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
If nonprofit organizations and charities are the lifeblood of our community, it goes without saying that the downtown merchants are the oxygen that breathes life …
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 