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Archie's Place Food Truck Now Slinging Sloppy Joes
Ask, and ye shall receive. Two months ago, we wrote about how the national food cart trend has largely bypassed Idaho.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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IDOC Closing Twin Falls Low-Security Center
The Idaho Department of Correction announced today that it plans to close its low-security work center in Twin Falls come August. Inmates not scheduled to be released in June or July will be...
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Scientists Cast Doubt on TSA Tests of Full-Body Scanners
TSA says scans are safer than eating a banana. by Michael Grabell, ProPublica The Transportation Security Administration says its full-body X-ray scanners are safe and that radiation from a scan is...
View ArticleOwyhee County Outpost Days
In Owyhee County, the start of summer is celebrated with Outpost Days, a weekend-long celebration of the history and culture of the area. Things kick off on Friday, June 3, with cowboy poet Art Honey,...
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30th Annual Greek Food Festival Kicks Off Tomorrow
If most of your knowledge about Greek culture comes from Mamma Mia, My Big Fat Greek Wedding and Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, it’s time to get off the couch and get down to Boise’s 30th Annual...
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The Projector: Movies opening Friday, June 3
Not for the meek, superheroes 101, under the family umbrella and deadline for i48 entries. It's all at the movies. CALL FOR ENTRIES i48 Film Festival--The deadline to register for the eighth annual...
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Germans Fear the Cucumber
Germans fear cucumbers, even though they have been somewhat exonerated. by David Wrote, GlobalPost BERLIN, Germany We are not using cucumber in our meals, reads the sign outside Habba Habba, a...
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Transportation Dept. Vows It Will Never Again Delay Shutdowns of Unsafe Bus...
DOT had granted extensions to eight bus companies that faced closure this year. by Marian Wang, ProPublica Wednesday we noted that just days before Tuesdays fatal bus crash in Virginia, federal bus...
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Need Something To Do Friday?
One could say that we who hang around BWHQ during working hours have an affinity for putting pen to paper, digits to a keyboard … you get the idea. It would also be safe to say that enjoying an...
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Nation's Unemployment Back Up, Job Uptick Comes to Standstill
Any hopes of a stronger U.S. economy were tempered this morning when the Labor Department reported a major slowdown of hiring. After several months of steady job growth, hiring practically halted in...
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Slideshow: Alive After Five with Fitz and the Tantrums
The first Alive After Five of the season was packed for Fitz and the Tantrums. Check out a slideshow of the show here. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
View ArticleWorld Naked Bike Ride Comes to Boise. Ish.
When I lived in Portland, one of my favorite events was the annual naked bike ride, in which thousands of people stripped down and went for a leisurely cruise through downtown. It was thrilling,...
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Negotiated Rule Making Begins On Gas Exploration, "Fracking"
The long and often tedious task of crafting new rules to oversee Idaho gas and oil drilling operations is under way. In a "tail wagging the dog" scenario, the state has found itself in the position of...
View ArticleLocal Comedians to Compete for Big Cash Prize in Pocatello This Weekend
On Saturday, June 4, Boise comedians James Zimmerman, Megan McCaleb Bryant, Pete Peterson and Olek Szewczyk will make the trek over to Pocatello to compete against four other Idaho comedians in the...
View ArticleAuthor Randy Blazak Discusses His Debut Novel
In last week's issue, Boise Weekly ran a review of Portland author Randy Blazak's debut novel, The Mission of the Sacred Heart, the story of an alien researcher's visit to the late-'90s Portland music...
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Slideshow: First Thursday June
In last week's Boise Weekly, we brought you First Thursday Two Ways, two completely different approaches to your First Thursday experience. We brought you the Hands-On trek and the Take It All In...
View ArticleJack "Dr. Death" Kevorkian Dead at 83
Jack Kevorkian, the nation's most prominent advocate for doctor-assisted suicide, died this morning. From the Detroit Free Press: Kevorkian, 83, died at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak [Michigan],...
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When I Snap My Fingers, You Will Go To Liquid
For some reason, we love to watch people get tricked into behaving like idiots: Candid Camera, Punk'd, Bret Michaels' Rock of Love. That, and the mystery of hypnotism send people flocking to see...
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Free Summer Meals Available in Parks, Schools
Beginning Monday, June 6, the Idaho Foodbank again launches its annual Picnic in the Park program, serving nutritional meals to children in need, relieving stress for parents who can’t always put food...
View ArticleNeed Something To Do Saturday?
Girls, it's time to dig out that old can of Aquanet and roll up the sleeves of that neon pink Twisted Sister concert T-shirt. The black leather gloves with the fingers cut out will probably come in...
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