Tanzanite Fashion Show Comes to Downtown
Twenty-five models will strut down the street, including Boise's Chelsey Hersley, a runner-up on America's Next Top Model, Cycle 15. by Lizzy Duffy The Eighth Street strip between Idaho and Bannock...
View ArticleNeed Something To Do Wednesday?
The lingering sparkle of the previous weekend officially gone and the coming weekend still days away, Wednesdays are generally a bummer. Perhaps that's why Boise has made them such a great day for...
View ArticleVIDEO: Mile-High Wall of Dust Hits Downtown Phoenix
A massive sandstorm known as a haboob hit Phoenix, Ariz., last night. The wall of sand that descended on the city was estimated to be 5,000 feet high and up to 50 miles wide.… [ Read more ] [...
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Health Inspection Scam in Wood River, Magic Valleys
The Times-News reports today that a health inspection scam has hit several restaurants in the Wood River Valley and the Mini-Cassia region. In a couple of cases, "the fake inspector claimed he needed...
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Moguls Are Joined by Politicians, Actors and Oprah in Sun Valley
The New York Times reports today that Sun Valley Lodge is packed to the gills with moguls for the 29th annual Allen & Company media conference. While most of the 300 attendees are business moguls,...
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Motojournal No. 8: Boise River Watershed
This entry is partly a follow-up to a post I did back in April on Atlanta, Idaho. On that trip, I was fighting a serious snow pack and much cooler temperatures.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the...
View ArticleCapital City Public Market Needs Volunteers on Saturday
If you’ve tried to zigzag through the Capital City Public Market on a recent sunny Saturday morn—dodging strollers, saunterers and leafy carrot tops jutting out of reusable sacks—you’ve noticed how...
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Say Goodbye to Boise State Radio on the AM Dial
Boise is about to get yet another talk-radio station on the AM dial. Citydesk has learned that Boise State Public Radio is about to finish a deal selling KBSU 730 AM to the Impact Radio Group, owners...
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The Press Now Open in Former Piazza di Vino Space
Piazza di Vino’s red velour and low lights are long gone. The Ninth Street nook is now occupied by a new bar/cafe: The Press.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Boise Man Has Choice Words for CCDC
If you were walking around downtown Boise this afternoon, you may have seen Mike Murphy. In his shirt and tie, he looked like many businessmen out on lunch break—except Murphy had a sign around his...
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TSA Airport Scanners Wouldn't Catch an Implant Bomber
Terrorist groups consider implanting explosive devices into humans. by Michael Grabell, ProPublica A number of news outlets reported Wednesday on the bizarre-sounding story [1] of terrorist groups...
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Our Reader's Guide to the Phone Hacking Scandal
Tabloid accused of hiring private investigators to hack cell phones. by Braden Goyette, ProPublica Rupert Murdochs News International just announced its decision to close News of the World [1], the...
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News of the World Shut Down
Murdoch-owned tabloid drowns in controversy. by Michael Goldfarb, GlobalPost The ending of the classic film "All the President's Men" shows a teletype machine hammering out headlines as one by one the...
View ArticleNeed Something To Do Thursday?
Boise Bike Week ran from May 15-21. A second bike festival, Pedal for the People, ran from June 10-25.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Study: Medicaid Helps Personal and Economic Health
As lawmakers in Washington, D.C., prepare to take a cleaver to programs in an effort to lower the nation's budget, some may consider a new bipartisan study out today that indicates Medicaid makes a...
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UPDATE: Murdoch Shuts Down News of the World
UDPATE: Rupert Murdoch, currently attending the Allen & Co. Media Conference in Sun Valley, has decided to shut down his News of the World tabloid in the wake of a phone-hacking scandal. Murdoch...
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Another Canyon County Charter School Closing
The Idaho Press-Tribune reports that OWL Charter Academy is shutting down. Officials at the Nampa school said they couldn't end their first year with a balanced budget, so they will not be reopening...
View ArticleCalling All Tripods, er "Tri-Paweds"
Whether it's cheap motorcycles, bizarre love interests or rooms for rent, Craigslist rarely fails to deliver with unusual postings from unusual people trying to do or sell unusual things. A recent...
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Weekly Cover Art Submissions
Here's your weekly sample of cover art submissions. And like we say each week: Submission is open to everyone. Check out an archive of cover submission posts here.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the...
View ArticleSlideshow: Alive After Five, July 6, 2011
As temperatures proved that summer has in fact finally arrived, the Honey Island Swamp Band kept the energy high at Alive After Five on July 6. Local favorite Thomas Paul opened the show as attendees...
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