Dec 19, 2024 · By Reader Staff. Fans of the band Kansas will be treated to classics, such as “Carry On Wayward Son” and “Dust in the Wind” when the legendary group performs at War Memorial, in the Festival of Sandpoint’s first announcement of …

Want to support independent local journalism? The Sandpoint Reader is our town's local, independent weekly newspaper. "Independent" means that the Reader is locally owned, in a partnership between Publisher Ben Olson and Keokee Co. Publishing, the media company owned by Chris Bessler that also publishes Sandpoint Magazine and Sandpoint Online.

Dec 28, 2024 · By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff. This week marks 20 years since the first edition of the Sandpoint Reader hit the streets on Dec. 23, 2004.That feels like a trick of the calendar — no way has it been two decades since I clearly remember staying up until 4 a.m. with Chris DeCleur so we could finish laying out the paper, then burning it onto a CD, sleeping for an hour or two, then driving to the ...

By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff. The 2024 general election was historic by every measure. Former-President Donald Trump won both the popular and Electoral College vote, besting Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris by a comfortable margin and — once he’s inaugurated in January 2025 — becoming only the second president in U.S. history to serve two non-consecutive terms in office.

By Mayor Jeremy Grimm Reader Contributor. This December, the James E. Russell Sports Center will officially open its doors at Travers Park, marking the completion of a multi-year planning and construction process that began in late 2021.

By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff. Longtime Tango Cafe owner Judy Colegrove is preparing to hand over the keys to the eatery located in the atrium of the Sandpoint Center at 414 Church St., which has become a local hub for everything from business meetings and organizational events to social gatherings with a core of committed regulars.

Dec 27, 2024 · According to a Dec. 17 news release from Sandpoint City Hall, a developer proposing a new subdivision in Ponderay — and appealing Sandpoint’s denial of extending water service — received a message purportedly from the Sandpoint city planner that included “detailed, seemingly legitimate, information regarding the appeal and the city’s water system, citing ‘Idaho Administrative Code ...

Jan 9, 2025 · By Soncirey Mitchell Reader Staff. The Sandpoint branch of the East Bonner County Library will host a visiting University of Idaho professor for the first of three installments of Let’s Talk About It, a series of adult discussion groups created by the Idaho Commission for Libraries.. The discussion begins Thursday, Jan. 9 at 5:30 p.m. and will focus on Firekeeper’s Daughter, by Ojibwe ...

Dec 9, 2024 · The menu includes a charcuterie board, spam musubi, edamame, pineapple salsa and tortilla chips, and Hawaiian ahi poke. The spam musubi is a traditional lunch item of Japanese origin that is popular in the islands, featuring a slice of grilled Spam atop a sweet soy seasoning and rice, wrapped in nori.

Dec 26, 2024 · Want to support independent local journalism? The Sandpoint Reader is our town's local, independent weekly newspaper. "Independent" means that the Reader is locally owned, in a partnership between Publisher Ben Olson and Keokee Co. Publishing, the media company owned by Chris Bessler that also publishes Sandpoint Magazine and Sandpoint Online.