STORIES from BOISE
Petey Pirate spent 10 years of his life chained up, getting beaten by the person who was supposed to take care of him. By the time Take Me Home Dog Rescue pulled him from a Los Angeles shelter in 2020, he was hours from being euthanized. He was also a black pit bull, which meant […]
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 […]
In the fall of 2001, Javier Andrade sat alone at a table inside an empty restaurant on Broadway Avenue, counting what was left of his money. He’d spent months getting the place ready. Then September 11 happened, and suddenly everyone around him, from friends to bankers, had the same advice: walk away. A recession was […]
Hello holiday season! In November, the holiday shopping starts with markets and bazaars, parades, holiday lights, and ice skating begins, and so much more. Here’s a bunch of fun events and things to do in Boise and the Treasure Valley in November 2026: November 6 – 7: Holiday Makers Market Holiday Makers Market is happening […]
By Julie Sarasqueta We first ran this story in October 2024. Since then, one of these mysteries has a new chapter. On the afternoon of Halloween 1932, a 36-year-old immigrant Chinese herb doctor named Wing Lee rose up in the air for another flying lesson. He already had 50 hours under his belt, which meant […]
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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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