Danava Brings the Thunder to The Shredder Tonight
Those of the shaggy mustache, jean vest and third-day sock look are in luck, because tonight Boise is being visited by one of Mars' Portland's finest guitar-slinging 1970s throwbacks: Danava. Their...
View ArticleMan Suffers Headbutt, Bite at the Polls
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View ArticleCentral City Music Company Crafts New VAC Theme Song
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EPA Finds Compound Used in Fracking in Wyoming Aquifer
Idaho adopted Wyoming's guidelines as temporary rules. by Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica As the country awaits results from a nationwide safety study on the natural gas drilling process of fracking, a...
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Occupy Boise Works on Keeping Morale High
As Occupy Boise coordinates for a sustained, long-term encampment, keeping up group morale is of the utmost concern. Not only do protesters want to stay warm, have food and a decent place to go to the...
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This Weekend's Top MuckReads: Ashes of Troops Tossed to Landfills, Fake Honey...
Plus the cruelest show on earth by Dantel Victor, ProPublica Here are this week's top must-read stories from #MuckReads , ProPublica's ongoing collection of the best watchdog journalism. Anyone can...
View ArticleTod Alan Turns Heads at Annual Fashion Show, Vogue11
Dance music, duct tape and bridal veils were just a few of the components at the Vogue11 Party/Fashion show on Nov. 11. Over 150 people attended the colorful event at the Azure Hair Studio in the...
View ArticleNeed Something To Do Saturday?
It's Saturday, and if you think there's nothing interesting to do in this town, you obviously have not been keeping up on your Boise Weekly reading (for shame!). There's a ton of awesome stuff going...
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The Soda Works Holds Grand Opening Today
Soda fountains are making a big comeback across the country. And Boise is no exception.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Stegner to Transition From Senator to Lobbyist
Republican Sen. Joe Stegner of Lewiston will be hanging around the Idaho Capitol for many years to come. He just won't need to go back to voters every two years to punch his ticket.… [ Read more ] [...
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GBAD to Consider Auditorium Options Monday
With a year of rancor behind it, resulting in funding the Boise Convention and Visitor's Bureau to the tune of $228,000, the Greater Boise Auditorium District gets down to business Monday to consider...
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Goat: It's What's for Dinner
I’m blaming it on cartoons: In Steamboat Willie, the short that kicked off the Golden Age of Animation in 1928, a dastardly goat ate Minnie Mouse’s ukulele and sheet music. In 1943, Daffy Duck...
View ArticleNeed Something To Do Sunday?
Stick figures are awesome. Circle heads, line bodies, deformed attempts at fingers and feet—they're the reason playing hangman is fun.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Micron, Hynix Antitrust Jury in Marathon Deliberations
Stockholders, jury-watchers and reporters are second-guessing as a California Superior court jury is about to enter a eighth week of considering an antitrust lawsuit against Micron Technology and...
View ArticleCrash Sends Large Fuel Spill onto U.S. 12
A hazardous materials team is on the scene of a crash and resulting fuel spill near the Lochsa River along U.S. Highway 12. The scenic highway was the centerpiece of considerable debate for the past...
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Apparent Suicide at Women's Prison
An investigation is looking into the circumstances that led to an apparent suicide of an inmate at the Women's Correction Center in Pocatello. Cheryl Ann Spellmeyer, 48, was found in her cell...
View ArticleBoise State Students Set Record With Vegetable Oil Truck
A team of Boise State students set a new record Saturday, racing their vegetable-oil-powered vehicle in El Mirage, Calif., and they will be back on the track today to set their sights even higher. BW...
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Power to the Boise Occupiers
As the Occupy Boise movement moves into its second full week of encampment on the lawn in front of the Old Ada County Courthouse, passersby have plenty of questions about the initiative's motivation...
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Comics Fans Mob BAM For Weekend Workshops
As part of its Comics at the Crossroads exhibition, the Boise Art Museum enlisted comics writers and artists for a day of workshops on Nov. 12. From their turn of the century inception, comics have...
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Capital Punishment Opponents Hold Capitol Protest
Idahoans Against the Death Penalty took to the Statehouse steps Saturday to protest the scheduled Nov. 18 execution of Paul Ezra Rhoades. More than 100 people gathered to send their message to the...
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