My idea of a wunnerful afternoon-evening in downtown Coeur d'Alene? Coffee & treats at Bakery by the Lake, followed by a walk on the waterfront that included an impromptu concert of classical music by four sisters (on strings) and a horn player in McEuen Park's…
Robert Morris University Illinois students practice playing the video game “League of Legends” with their collegiate teammates at their on-campus training facility in Chicago. The small private university is offering hefty scholarships for players of “League of Legends,” which has become one of the most…
Top Comment of Day: Watching this train wreck. Ray and Mary don't understand the authority of the federal government and the Affordable Care Act. Mary admits she's no expert on Medicaid, but claims its broken -- Joker. Most Commented Story: Video Debate: Souza v Writz…
ThomG57 (RE: Denney defends closed GOPrimary): In a top two primary John Goedde would be running against Mary Souza and this time instead of running a lazy campaign he'd probably clear out that useless balance in his campaign account and, you know, campaign. Question: Would…
Time 2 Vote ... Facts: Claudie Fragapane of Britain competes on the balance beam at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships at the Guangxi Gymnasium in Nanning, China. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Weekend Winner -- Doctor Watson, with 11 likes: "Trump: "Care to…
1:59 p.m. PFPD is searching for missing 16YO female Orianna E. Roberts (aka Ferguson). She was last seen in Post Falls 11 a.m. Friday, wearing blue jeans with holes, and a white shirt with a black "designer" pattern on it. PFPD wants to hear from…
Coeur d'Alene Police officers and firefighters responded to a car crash Sunday night at boutique near 4th and Garden. Police say a woman driving an SUV somehow managed to crash her car into Rags Unique Boutique around 7:00pm. Both the driver and her passenger took…
In the first of a series of candidate videos, the Coeur d'Alene Press spotlights the Senate District 4 race between Coeur d'Alene activist Mary Souza and Constitutionalist Ray Writz. Coeur d'Alene Press Online describes the discussion this way: "On Monday morning, Republican Mary Souza and…
We both agreed that our Lavadogs were generally quite tasty, with a couple of minor flaws. For one thing, there's almost too much going on in the bread department. The buns are fresh and lovely, but they are different than a regular bun you'd pick…
From HDG Hissong-Furtado Design Group Facebook: "Here are some of the preliminary renderings of the proposed exterior of the New Restaurant (Gastro-Pub) going in to the old Hot Rod Cafe space in Post Falls, Idaho. Design by HDG Architects (Josh Hissong + Armando Hurtado) Look…
Asked to address “scandals” including the Phil Hart affair, redistricting and more, Lawerence Denney, GOP candidate for Secretary of State, told the City Club of Boise, “Ninety seconds to explain all of those scandals is going to be a little bit difficult.” He said, “We…
Idaho cities will be required to cut their phosphorus discharges into the Spokane River by more than 90 percent over the next decade to protect water quality. The new limits are included in wastewater discharge permits for the cities of Coeur d’Alene and Post Falls…
#LesMisLCP is now completely sold out. There are not enough characters allowed for us to properly say thank you -- Lake City Playhouse tweet. DFO: I have tickets for this weekend. What did you think of the play?
Here's the supermarket commercial that launched Ellen Travolta's career. Travolta, who together with her husband, Jack Bannon, is a major supporter of the Coeur d'Alene arts, celebrates her 75th birthday today. H/T: Get Out! North Idaho
Republican Lawerence Denney, debating Democratic opponent Holli Woodings today at the City Club of Boise, was asked if he now regrets supporting the closed primary, as he runs for Secretary of State, a position responsible for promoting voter turnout. “I do not regret having supported…
Katherine Cousins of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game motors through the Clark Fork River delta Monday, Sept. 22, while touring the area. (SR photo: Jesse Tinsley) On a fall afternoon, the Clark Fork Delta is a place of astonishing beauty. Yellow-green grasses glow…
All 105 Idaho state legislative seats are up for election next month, and if that was all you knew, you might assume wholesale change at next year’s session. The legislature isn’t all that popular, right? There will be, of course, few changes. Many seats are…
One could view this debate, the first between all three major candidates, as a legitimate test regarding whether each achieved their objectives. The Democratic nominee, A.J. Bulakoff, a successful Boise businessman and a long-time leader on the Boise school board, had to convince teachers, like…
State Rep. Holli Woodings found this old campaign sign of retiring Secretary of State during a campaign stop in St. Maries last week. (Photo courtesy of Woodings campaign) In a Saturday endorsement editorial, the Idaho Statesman Editorial Board said: "We made our decision to endorse…
The suspect in an armed robbery Saturday at the Global Credit Union in Coeur d'Alene. More here. (Surveillance courtesy photo, via Coeur d'Alene Press) 11:45 a.m. Tobacco problem reported @ Venture High School, 1619 9th St/CdA. 11:40 a.m. Driver is bleeding from head after crashing…
Councilman Woody McEvers and Jimmy McAndrew go over final details before the gubernatorial debate at the Coeur d'Alene Library Community Room Friday. (Photo: Duane Rasmussen) Bayview is back/Bay Views Picture-perfect day/Slight Detour Help! Synopsis!/Writing North Idaho A bigger worry than Ebola/Idaho Dad Is ISIS safe…
Every college major should have a published probability of moving back in with your parents -- Bjorn Handeen. Good idea?
Weekend Poll: A supermajority of Hucks Nation says Avista provides good service/product for a good price. 106 of 154 respondents (68.83%) took that position. Only 40 of 154 respondents (25.97%) disagreed. 8 (5.19%) were undecided. Today's Poll: Who won the governor's debate in Coeur d'Alene…
Kombu? No can do. Nori? Same story. The Bard of Sherman Avenue (Wikipedia photo, of edible seaweed nori)
Sunday afternoon from 2 to 3 p.m. people from several of the churches in Kootenai County gathered to express their Pro Life views. A line of people streached from north of Neider Avenue next to K Mart, south to Apple Way and Wallgreens Drug Store,…
D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.
