The Commuter Cup: A competition for everyday adventures
By Reader Staff
This May, Sandpoint businesses and organizations are putting a fresh spin on the daily grind with the first-ever Commuter Cup, a month-long challenge designed to get people …
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Proposed downtown apartment development riles some residents over parking exemption
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
A proposed mixed-use development on Church Street would bring 48 one-bedroom and studio apartment units and 618 square feet of commercial space to downtown, but …
Sandpoint SummerFest celebrates 30th years
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
It’s been 30 years since the first annual event once known as Jerryfest, which over the past three decades has morphed into SummerFest — an …
Festival introduces security line, SPOT route
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Festival at Sandpoint officials are hoping to make 2018 the safest and most convenient festival year to date.
This year, event organizers are introducing security …
SPOT Bus to take over Schweitzer shuttle service
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Next winter season at Schweitzer, skiers and boarders using the bus to head up to the slopes are being put on the SPOT.
The Selkirks-Pend …
Seeking budget funding, SPOT bus officials anticipate a bright 2018
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The city of Sandpoint approved the Selkirks-Pend Oreille Transportation bus system, better known as SPOT, for another year of funding Wednesday.
The bus system, which …
Festival announces free shuttle service
Ben Olson
Reader Staff
SPOT (Selkirks-Pend Oreille Transit) and the Lake Pend Oreille School District have partnered with The Festival at Sandpoint to provide convenient, free parking and transportation to …
SPOT Bus eyes expansion to Bonners Ferry
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
For the better part of a decade, SPOT has been linking together the communities of Dover, Sandpoint, Ponderay and Kootenai. Thanks to an experimental route …
Students spearhead bus shelter construction
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Both education and community improvement are on the table with the Eureka Institute’s latest project.
The local nonprofit, which encourages personal growth and learning through …
Hitting the road:
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
If a major part of growing up is moving out of the parents’ house, then SPOT just hit its stride.
The bus system, which launched …
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 