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Raise of hands. Who’s camping this weekend? Here’s some fun things to do if you’re sticking around the “big city”: From Boise Things New Rooted Together Event Series Two of Boise’s favorite community institutions are teaming up. Idaho Botanical Garden and Boise Farmers Market have launched Rooted Together, a new event series supporting a long-term […]
Here’s some cool events for a cool weekend: From Boise Things Summer shows coming soon Most of the summer live music series have been announced and are kicking off in June. I’ll have the details in the Plan Ahead for June newsletter as well! Boise Hawks Home Opener Tuesday, May 19 Thursday, June 25: From […]
What’s on South Broadway Avenue? Only a historic business block full of some of the best places in Boise for locally and sustainably made art, crafting, and vintage shopping. Plus, coffee. Oh and Korean fried chicken (IYKYK)? How about the donut truck that got rave reviews from the Office of the Mayor? AND one of […]
Happy Mother’s Day weekend! Enjoy the sunshine! From Boise things June Dinner Club + NEW Happy Hour Club dates are live! Happy Hour Club is drinks & apps with no after party. See you there? 🍻 Book your seat Happy Mama’s Day Friday, May 8 – Saturday, May 9 Saturday, May 9 Sunday, May 10 […]


If you’re driving in west Boise, you might find yourself on a road with a funny name, Ustick. It doesn’t look much different from any other part of suburban Boise, with its subdivisions and strip malls. Keep following it, and it turns into major shopping around Eagle Road and heads all the way out to […]

It’s rooftop weather, baby! I rounded up some classic + new spots to add to your list. Plus, Sweeney Todd opens at Idaho Shakespeare Festival this weekend, there’s tarot readings with tattoos, and tons of good shows! What more could you ask for? Plus we are launching something new very soon… I’ll give you a […]

Red, gold, russet, sweet, or purple? Regular, homestyle, curly, shoestring, or po’ ball? And that’s before you even get to the wall of salts and sauces. At Boise Fry Company, ordering a basket of fries is basically a small design project. They show up completely naked, no salt, no seasoning, just hot and crispy and […]

It’s a scorcher this weekend, but there’s lots to do! From Boise Things Want to meet people and make new friends? Join the next From Boise Dinner Clubon Thursday, July 16! This time we upped the capacity to 150 people and curated restaurants throughout downtown Boise and into the North End. It’s going to be […]

This August, on the 18th fairway at Hillcrest Country Club, a crowd will be packed in, dancing to HARDY. What you might not know is that every single one of them donated to a local charity just by joining the party. That’s the engine behind the Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron. Since 1990, the […]
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