By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The first ever public demonstration of Solar Roadways is only a week away. Sandpoint city officials announced this week that the much-anticipated debut will take place Friday, Sept. 30,...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff Here at the Reader, we hear from our loyal readers about every subject under the sun. One particularly smelly subject involves pet waste, or rather, the tidy little bags...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff The times, they are a-changin’ at Panhandle Animal Shelter (PAS). And in many ways, Sandpoint is changing along with it. Mandy Evans, PAS executive director, has witnessed the reinvention...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Work on Fifth Avenue is on pace to introduce two-way traffic by mid-November, according to city officials. Although key steps like the installation of a traffic light and the...
By Cate Huisman Reader Contributor The majority of the denizens who enjoy walking or cycling across the old Long Bridge have no idea how precarious its existence is. It’s not that it’s about to...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff If you can say one thing about electronic dance music shows, it’s that it’s a sensory experience unlike any other. There’s the music, sure, but when you add in...
By Ben Olson Reader Staff The Music Conservatory at Sandpoint (MCS) is about to spread its wings a bit. The acclaimed organization dedicated to all things music will now occupy the entire building at...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff A car accident last week left one employee of Litehouse Foods dead and another hospitalized. Katherine Stelzer, 61, died at the scene and Zualita L. Updike, 50, was transported...
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff If there’s one persistent bugaboo in city policy, it’s downtown parking. With many conflicting interests at play from downtown business owners to employees to pedestrians and bicyclists, officials have...
By Jim Ramsey Reader Staff When Tamarack Aerospace Group announced last month the first customer installation of its “ATLAS” active winglet system, it served notice that it is a major player in Sandpoint’s growing...
