Things to do in Boise October 22-28 Halloween is almost here & Boise is going all out. This week there’s Boo at the Zoo, a Night of a Thousand Pumpkins in Eagle, a 24-hour slasher marathon & Fright Nights at the Old Pen. Plus, there’s a new coffee shop in Garden City! Nowadays is officially […]

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 […]

Words & photos by Dave Yasuda Here we go, marching into the depths of fall, the time of Halloween and pumpkin spice. Personal note: I only love pumpkin spice when it’s in pumpkin pie, so you won’t find any fall spice items here. You will find one dozen different things to eat in a wide […]

Think about the last big family dinner you went to. Forget the food for a second. Think about the rules. Who sits where? Who gets served first? Does somebody say grace? Do you pass dishes in a certain direction? Do you wait for everyone else before you start eating?  In my family, we all still […]

Back in 2003, a pastor named Tim Cooper started turning the lights on at 5am every morning at a small building on Americana Boulevard near downtown Boise. The coffee was already brewing. There was a bowl of hard-boiled eggs waiting. For people who’d spent the night outside, that open door meant everything. More than two […]