Rededicate Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
My suggestion to you, governor, is that you take this opportunity to flex some of that political muscle you've spent years in office bulking up to urge Idaho lawmakers to add the words "sexual...
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Chris' On Broadway is an Oasis of Green
If you're looking for a light lunch free of a buffet line and don't care for things liked curried couscous or locally pickled beets, you'd be hard-pressed to do better than Chris' on Broadway. by Josh...
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Ono Changes Hands; Focaccia's Closes
Though Chef Bill Green is on hiatus, Kanak Attack catering will continue on at the Powerhouse Events Center. by Tara Morgan Before Hawaiian restaurants became almost as ubiquitous as sushi joints in...
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Get Metaphoria-Cal with Workin' On Fire
Some bands release their third album by senior year. Get used to it. by Josh Gross Boise's Working on Fire has recorded three discs in as many years and gigs shamelessly, though members are still busy...
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New Mid-Sized Concert Venue to Open in Garden City
What's Tori Amos to do when she wants to hold an MMA fight in Boise? by Tara Morgan Former Big Easy owner Creston Thornton--who has recently been booking shows at Eagle River Pavilion--announced he'll...
View ArticleWWJD With Bob?
I put the big kibosh on him doing any more columns for a few weeks. Last thing I need right now is to have all the local Mormons pissed off at me. by Bill Cope Attn.: Mr. Cope, It is me again.… [ Read...
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Everybody Into the (Oscar) Pool
But the Motion Picture Academy has no Shame. by George Prentice It's quite possible that the Motion Picture Academy's class of 2012, revealed Jan. 24, is pound-for-pound the best list of Best Picture...
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Get A Chill from Idaho Dance Theatre's Winter Performance
IDT presents its winter performance. by Stephen Foster Idaho Dance Theatre's Winter 2012 showcase will highlight the creative work of not just one, but three choreographers—talk about bang for your...
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Joe Stegner
"I think the Legislature changed, moving to the right, making me appear to be more moderate." by George Prentice Joe Stegner has had three jobs in his life, including managing a family-run grain...
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Get Your Dancing Monster Fix with Young Frankenstein
The stage adaptation of Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein comes to Boise as part of the Broadway in Boise series. by Annette Rincon Local theater lovers don't need to travel to the Big Apple to get their...
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Mail and Commentary Jan. 25, 2012
"Go eat a potato you idiot ..." "Go eat a potato you idiot..." --Anonymous ("Portlandia: The White Subcultural Equivalent of a Minstrel Show," Screen, Jan. 18, 2012)… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the...
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Book Takes Another Look at Boise
The photo-illustrated book Boise Double Take compares today's City of Trees to that of yesteryear. by Tara Morgan Drive down Main Street and you'll spot a large white horse perched atop the Pioneer...
View ArticleBoise Contemporary Theater Presents Gruesome Playground Injuries
BCT's Gruesome Playground Injuries tells the tale of two 8-year-olds as their relationship changes throughout the years. by Andrew Crisp On elementary school playgrounds, there is often a fixture...
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Blind Pilot Buzzes Boise
The upbeat sunniness of The Shins with the personal, earnest folk of Okkervil River. by Andrew Crisp Portland, Ore.'s Blind Pilot is no stranger to Boise. The band has performed at the Linen Building...
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The Battle for the Internet: SOPA, PIPA and now ACTA
It's a thin line between protecting intellectual property and censorship. by Lisa Huynh Eller "Iam wholeheartedly against the infringement of copyright," Steven Colbert proclaimed on a recent episode...
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BLIP Presents C. Hunt's A Paris Story Radio Play
C. Hunt's graphic novel will be adapted into radio-play format and performed at Hyde Park Books. by Andrew Crisp Gone are the vast ornamental radio cabinets of the 1920s, which turned electronic...
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Plans to Turn Macy's Building Into Housing Moving Forward
"On a scale of 1 to 10, I would say it's in the nines." by George Prentice "Surprised" and "excited." Those were the reactions last November when plans were first unveiled to turn the former Macy's...
View ArticleNeed Something To Do Wednesday?
If you've ever tried to drink hot coffee out of a giant plastic gulp cup from a gas station sans lid, you know how important your beverage's vessel is to your enjoyment of it. Not to mention your...
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Idaho's Congressional Delegation Piles On Following State of Union
Idaho's congressional delegation wasted little time before panning President Barack Obama's State of the Union message Tuesday night. In the address, Obama struck a populist tone with themes revolving...
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