How to help Bonner Homeless Transitions transform lives
By Patty Shook
Reader Contributor
Finding yourself homeless in Sandpoint can feel desperate. Not long ago, Kate and Steve arrived from Utah, hoping to leave their drug problems behind. When …
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Sandpoint Council approves updated Comp Plan
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The city of Sandpoint has its first updated Comprehensive Plan in 15 years, after City Council members unanimously approved the final draft of the document …
Mayor’s Roundtable: Investing in infrastructure to meet the housing demand
By Mayor Shelby Rognstad
Reader Contributor
Last week I introduced the Leland Report that was presented to the city council on Dec. 7. The purpose of the report was to …
What we can do to address our housing crisis
By Cate Huisman
Reader Contributor
My earlier piece about what we can’t do to address our crisis in workforce housing [Reader, Opinion, “What we can’t do to address …
Housing market storm warnings
By Raphael Barta
Reader Contributor
As we head into 2022, everyone from housing analysts, mortgage lenders, real estate agents, buyers and sellers are wondering: When will there be a return …
Council appoints P&Z members, funds housing study and lobbyist
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint City Council members took up a number of growth and development-related issues at their regular meeting Dec. 15, including new appointees to the Planning …
A Highway Runs Through It:
By Susan Drumheller
Reader Contributor
The hamlet of Sagle, the unincorporated area just south of the Long Bridge, boasts a rural quality of life conveniently close to Sandpoint and its …
Applications open for Habitat for Humanity
By Reader Staff
Idaho Panhandle Habitat for Humanity is currently accepting applications for the 2018 Habitat home. The IPHFH builds homes in Bonner County for low- to moderate-income families in …
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 