ON THE COVER
Independent and locally-owned & operated, Ralston Group Properties (Ralston Group) challenges the status quo within the real estate industry. This vibrant "boutique" brokerage is grounded in the belief that creating long-term, trust-based relationships and always serving the client’s needs first, is both good business and the right thing to do. Five words define this residential and commercial real estate firm with offices in downtown Boise and Ketchum – Trust + Heart + Experience + Advocates + Thinkers. Their agents are handpicked and represents the very best people in the industry and in the community. Ralston Group…A Tradition of Trust.
CONTRIBUTORS Karissa Manske is an Idaho native Boise transplant who graduated with an English degree but found her calling in tech. When she’s not researching, writing, or editing content about the latest technological advances, chances are she’s shopping for thrift store steals or exploring Idaho’s hiking trails. Heather Hamilton-Post is a writer and editor in Caldwell. She holds degrees in both agriculture and creative writing and is herself surprised by that. When she’s not writing, catch her at a socially distanced baseball game with her husband and young sons. Find her work across the web and buried in the lit journals you didn’t know you had. Dave Southorn has lived in Boise since 2005 and has spent nearly all that time covering Boise State for the Idaho Statesman, Idaho Press and The Athletic. He married an Idaho girl, Lisa, and loves to explore the city and the surrounding natural beauty with her and their two dogs, Riggins and Rue. Amber Daley is a fifth-generation Idahoan who appreciates potatoes in all their forms — but also finds opportunities to politely inform newcomers of our official nickname: the Gem State. She finds writing inspiration through spontaneous road trips, mountain bike rides, and long walks down the cheese aisle.
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