STORIES from BOISE
When a bell rings at CATCH Idaho, it means a family has just received the keys to a home of their own, another step toward the nonprofit’s mission of ending homelessness in Southwest Idaho. For families like Brittany, that sound signals peace, hope, a fresh start, and a new home. Brittany’s Story One night, with […]
How many of Boise’s foothills trails have you been on? Sign up for the Boise Trails Challenge and by July 18, you might be able to say all of them. The Boise Trails Challenge is an annual self-paced competition to bike, hike and/or run nearly all of the trails in the Ridge to Rivers trail […]
Live, work, create. You may have seen or heard these three words in relation to Garden City. There’s a neighborhood there that was dubbed the Surel Mitchell Live-Work-Create District, spanning 32nd to 37th Streets on either side of Chinden. It’s a neighborhood of many things – longtime residents in small houses, mobile homes, trailers; big […]
By Sonya Feibert Kuhn “Who brought envelopes?” It’s a cloudy, warm Thursday night in early spring, and calligraphy artist and teacher Dave Kuwahara is checking on homework. We’re sitting in the youth classroom at a church on the Boise Bench. There’s something about the stained glass windows, cloudy sky, and spindly trees that feels like […]
It’s rooftop weather, baby! I rounded up some classic + new spots to add to your list. Plus, Sweeney Todd opens at Idaho Shakespeare Festival this weekend, there’s tarot readings with tattoos, and tons of good shows! What more could you ask for? Plus we are launching something new very soon… I’ll give you a […]
Red, gold, russet, sweet, or purple? Regular, homestyle, curly, shoestring, or po’ ball? And that’s before you even get to the wall of salts and sauces. At Boise Fry Company, ordering a basket of fries is basically a small design project. They show up completely naked, no salt, no seasoning, just hot and crispy and […]
It’s a scorcher this weekend, but there’s lots to do! From Boise Things Want to meet people and make new friends? Join the next From Boise Dinner Clubon Thursday, July 16! This time we upped the capacity to 150 people and curated restaurants throughout downtown Boise and into the North End. It’s going to be […]
This August, on the 18th fairway at Hillcrest Country Club, a crowd will be packed in, dancing to HARDY. What you might not know is that every single one of them donated to a local charity just by joining the party. That’s the engine behind the Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron. Since 1990, the […]
Break out the sparklers, it’s Fourth of July weekend! From Boise Things Thursday, July 16: From Boise Dinner Club in Downtown Boise. 🍕 Book your seat here! Bogus Basin Mountain Report In partnership with Bogus Basin Warm temperatures return to the valley this weekend 🥵 head to Bogus Basin for fresh mountain air, cooler temperatures, and […]
When a bell rings at CATCH Idaho, it means a family has just received the keys to a home of their own, another step toward the nonprofit’s mission of ending homelessness in Southwest Idaho. For families like Brittany, that sound signals peace, hope, a fresh start, and a new home. Brittany’s Story One night, with […]
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After years of freelance writing for other people, I wanted to write stories in my own voice and about things I actually cared about. I started From Boise to explore things happening around town, connect with people doing cool and creative work, and capture all the little things that make Boise such a cool place to live.
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