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Yesterday marked 5 years of From Boise. On March 30, 2021, I sent the first newsletter to 250 people. Today this newsletter is going to 24,478 people! That’s crazy! Thank you so so much for reading and being part of this community. From Boise has become more than I could have ever dreamed of. This […]
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 […]


Next week LED is hosting Moves + Movies, a four-day festival of dance film and live performance at The Dixon, in partnership with the Idaho Film Society. The event runs May 14–17. It’s part retrospective, part premiere, part love letter to the art form. Film has been central to LED’s work since Lauren Edson and […]

This Friday is May is 1 and there’s lots of fun things to look forward to. Mom’s Day, Cinco de Mayo celebrations, baseball season begins, outdoor movies start up, splash pads turn on, and we get to celebrate Boise’s favorite cat. Here’s some things to plan ahead for in May 2026: May 1–10: Boise Music […]

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 […]
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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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