Arbor Day everyday in Sandpoint: A tribute to our urban canopy
By Erik Bush
Reader Contributor
As spring deepens its hold on Sandpoint and the days stretch longer under the warming sun, Arbor Day reminds us of one of our community’s …
Tagged: trees
City advances plan to reconstruct downtown parking lot
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Sandpoint Mayor Jeremy Grimm cast a tiebreaking vote at the Feb. 19 meeting of the Sandpoint City Council, advancing the preliminary design for a reconstructed …
When heartbreak is a lost trail
By Ammi Midstokke
Reader Contributor
My favorite trail segment on my favorite trail in my favorite place in the world has been closed. I am heartbroken, despondent even, at what …
IDL specialist to Sandpoint council: spongy moth detection ‘very unlikely to result in any problem’
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
While the detection of spongy moth in Sandpoint recently raised concerns for some, a specialist with the Idaho Department of Lands told the Sandpoint City …
Travers Park’s next phase of planning
By Rebecca Holland
Reader Contributor
Elections have consequences or, as some say, deliver results. After former-Mayor Carrie Logan and much of the fire department’s personnel went on record against City …
Mad About Science: The value of mature trees
By Brenden Bobby
Reader Columnist
This topic was suggested by community member, Julie Perchynski. Thanks, Julie!
It’s hard to throw a stone in Bonner County without hitting a tree. Though …
James E. Russell Sports Center breaks ground amid protests
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Current and former Sandpoint city staff, elected officials, friends and members of the Russell family, as well as representatives of local court sports groups, construction …
Mayor apologizes for halting testimony on Travers Park; Groat resigns expressing regret over sports center location
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
The uproar over the James E. Russell Sports Center at Travers Park took another dramatic turn at the Oct. 18 regular meeting of the Sandpoint …
In search of conkers
By Soncirey Mitchell
Reader Staff
My old Montessori school once stood imposingly tall — for a toddler — between the Sandpoint Charter School and the roaring traffic of U.S. Highway …
The Lumber Jill: Give of your driveway, give of your heart
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Columnist
It was, perhaps, not my finest moment.
I might have treated one Sandpoint land baron as a proxy for them all.
I might have …
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 