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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. […]
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 […]
Happy Easter weekend! There’s lots of fun things to do this weekend and into next week. Real quick: Dinner Club on April 13 is officially sold out! RSVP for April 30 and May 5 are open now. Book your seat here. Here’s your weekend plans: Rocket: A Group Art Show Friday, April 3 First AC […]
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 […]
Rocktober begins! plus, swing by a cider fest, walk around with some doggies, and catch a couple game days. From Boise Things 4th Annual Idaho Cider Fest Saturday, October 3 Meriwether Cider takes over Bannock Street in downtown Boise for a big cider-filled block party featuring Northwest cideries, local food, vendors, and games. Portland Cider, […]
There’s nothing like going out with your best friend. Thank goodness so many Boise establishments open their patios to pups, and some even make the extra effort to spoil them. Last week at The Local (5616 W State St), my poodle-Cocker spaniel-mix Watson and I were delighted when a server delivered a bowl of water […]
Happy October! My favorite month of the whole year and this year is extra special. There’s 5 Fridays and Saturdays this month AND Daylight Savings is on November 1, meaning we get an hour of Halloween. How amazing is that?! Here’s a bunch of fun things to put on your calendar: October 3: Idaho Cider […]
Fall is here! This weekend’s calendar is filled with a car-free festival, a runner’s dream race weekend, plenty of beer fests, and so much more. Here’s what’s going on in Boise this weekend: From Boise Things Oktoberfest weekend Prost! There’s quite a few Oktoberfest celebrations this weekend. Friday, September 25 – Saturday, September 26 Saturday, […]
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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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