Eagle High Students Go for Text Drive
Students at Eagle High School got a hands-on and eyes-off lesson in impaired driving this afternoon while participating in the "Turn Off Texting" demonstration. American Government teacher Gary...
View ArticleEmotional Testimony at Statehouse on Medicaid Cuts
It's been nothing less than a heartbreaking afternoon inside the Capitol Auditorium of the Idaho Statehouse. That's where the joint committees of Health and Welfare from both the House and Senate have...
View ArticleBW Announces Cover Auction Grant Winners
BW awards grants to BCT, TMP, BBB, WGP, BOSCO, WGP, IDT, BP&R and more. by Amy Atkins On March 2 a panel made up of local luminaries met at Boise Weekly HQ and sifted through the applications for...
View ArticleGoing Nuts For Coconut Water
Claims exist that coconut water can cure hangovers and has anti-aging properties. by Tara Morgan If you've ever tried to pull a Baloo the bear and crack open a coconut shell with a swift thump to the...
View ArticleRepurposing
by Jim McGarvey Medium: Mixed-media drawings on photocopied detail of money.Artist Statement: I made a new drawing on top of an old one. Seeing from a new perspective can change everything. [...
View ArticleTaking Off With Morning Teleportation
Space out with these psychedelic rock stars. by Amy Atkins Think about how much extra sleep/Internet time you would get if you could simply teleport from one place to another rather than fly, drive,...
View ArticleLearn to Better Market Your "Art" With a Videography and Recording Class
The Boise Department of Arts and History has organized a series of workshops for artists and performers covering how they can be more effective in their business, including a seminar on videography...
View ArticleNote: Lessons in Civics and Chronic
by Rachael Daigle We spent a good part of last week following around a bunch of kids. As junior high and high school students ditched class and took to the streets of downtown Boise in protest of...
View ArticleSame Old Story? Guess Again
Three guys, two bedrooms, one bathroom and plenty of laughs. by Alex Blackwell Max Abrams, Paul Carganilla, and Keith Toll are three actors you may never have heard of but they are worth noting. The...
View ArticlePhony Budget Crisis
Politicians and pundits from both parties tell us that the good times are over and that we've got to start living within our means. It's a lie. by Ted Rall NEW YORK--Everywhere you look, from the...
View ArticleElizabeth Gilbert
Author of Eat Pray Love to discuss her book, Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace With Marriage. by Kat Thornton Author Elizabeth Gilbert is widely known for her 2006 memoir Eat, Pray, Love. But before...
View ArticleWatered-down water bill heads to full Senate
Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry and Department of Environmental Quality team to present "diluted" water protection measure. by George Prentice "Be careful what you wish for. It might come...
View ArticleGet the Inside Scoop With Inside Job
Want smart and shocking? Then rent this bad boy. by Jordan Wilson Perhaps the most interesting moment of the 2011 Oscars came from Charles Ferguson, director of Inside Job, which won the award for...
View ArticleGreen Eggs and Ham
The Boise Philharmonic tackles Dr. Seuss. by Tara Morgan Regardless of where you eat them--in a box, with a fox, on a train or in the rain--green eggs and ham still seem like a moldy, gooey plate of...
View ArticleCharlie Sheen Is Man-and-a-Half On His Own
Charlie Sheen thinks he can manage Warner Bros., but he's not even lucid enough to manage Charlie Sheen. by Damon Hunzeker Two and a Half Men sucks but drug addiction and hooker abuse are equally bad....
View ArticleFuture-Ram-Ya'
What comes next after people like the multi-billionaire Koch brothers and their toadies get everything they want? by Bill Cope You've heard--I know you have--people talk about accepting the...
View ArticleGet "Fashionable" with International Fanny Pack Day
International Fanny Pack Day is not only a chance to celebrate the horrifying trends of yesteryear, it is also a benefit for the Idaho Food Bank. by James Ady Think mom jeans with a banana clip...
View Article"I feel like Charlie Sheen in a Ke$ha video."
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View ArticleMedical Marijuana Right Across the Border
As Idaho prepares to begin debate on medical marijuana, some Idahoans are already accessing it across the state line. by George Prentice There's something vaguely familiar about 45th Parallel. The...
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