STORIES from BOISE
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 […]
We show up on Saturday mornings without thinking twice. We grab our berries, snag a few tomatoes, wait in line for Acme’s croissants or Peaceful Belly’s roasted peppers (iykyk), pick out flowers, wander around with a coffee, take our out-of-town friends. The Boise Farmers Market fits easily into our weekend rhythm. But beneath that easy ritual is […]

The story of Freedom Bound Hounds is more like a book. It’s a story made up of many stories – 869 stories to be exact. And it all begins with a dog named Alabama. Saving Alabama In the summer of 2019, Jenny Carlisle and Katie Dace were part of a Facebook group that posted high […]

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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