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By Dave Yasuda Boise connoisseurs of baked goods are entering a new period of plenty. Bike rides and strolls through neighborhoods have uncovered recent additions to the bakery scene. Before we take a deeper dive into this bread and pastry explosion, let’s look at some of the players who have helped shape today’s bakery landscape. […]
By Sonya Feibert Kuhn Picture this meet-cute: our main characters have just moved to Boise, each ready to start the next chapter of their lives. They meet at a local brewery during an artist market and connect over a shared love of reading and the highs and lows of entrepreneurship. Soon they start a banned […]
Everyone is creative, and the arts serve everyone. This is the guiding belief behind Catalyst Arts Collaborative. Affectionately called “The Cat,” Catalyst Arts Collaborative is an art studio and community space on the Central Bench at 6427 W Ustick Rd in Boise. It’s not exactly a school, but on any given day there’s 4-10 art […]
If you’ve ever popped into Art Source Gallery, you’ve probably realized right away that it isn’t the kind of gallery where you have to whisper, keep your hands behind your back, or pretend you “know art.”Instead, it’s a working, artist-run gallery that’s been quietly shaping Boise’s art community for more than 30 years. Built by artists […]
Happy almost weekend! We’ve got Boise Bench Dinner Club coming up next Thursday (April 30) and there’s 20 seats left! See you there?? Shade City Brewfest Saturday, April 25 Weekend markets I love market season!! Here’s a few this weekend: Saturday, April 24 Sunday, April 25 Things to do Thursday, April 23 – Sunday, April […]
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 […]
Happy springy weekend! That storm last night was nuts. I was driving down Roosevelt when the hail started and within minutes the whole street was white with hail/snow. Crazy! We’ve got lots to do this weekend. It’s birthday weekend at From Boise and Oldspeak. Hempfest is happening in the park, Record Store Day is happening […]
By Dave Yasuda Boise connoisseurs of baked goods are entering a new period of plenty. Bike rides and strolls through neighborhoods have uncovered recent additions to the bakery scene. Before we take a deeper dive into this bread and pastry explosion, let’s look at some of the players who have helped shape today’s bakery landscape. […]
What a beautiful springy week! There’s lots and lots of fun things going on. Real quick: Wanna join the next Dinner Club? I just opened May dinners 🙂 Thank you Boise Contemporary Theater for sponsoring From Boise Dinner Club 💌 Kids Activities & Camps Fair Saturday, April 11 Things to do Thursday, April 9 Thursday, […]
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 […]
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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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