Visitors entering town via east Sherman Avenue will likely have a new impression of the Lake City next year. The Coeur d'Alene Arts Commission is soliciting bids from artists to ensure a creative, colorful display greets guests coming into town from Interstate 90. ... The piece will be featured on the southeast corner of 23rd Street and Coeur d'Alene Lake Drive adjacent St. Thomas Cemetery. Artists from Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Montana and Utah have until May 15 to submit proposals for the $100,000 project/Tom Hasslinger, CDA Press. More here.

Question: Do you support a $100,000 public arts project to upgrade the eastern entrance to Coeur d'Alene?