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Two couples bring local, handcrafted food to Nampa Previous food truck owners bring their skills to the Landmark Cafe
Investigation complete in Sheriff Donahue allegations Twin Falls prosecutor has not made a decision on how to move forward By RUTH BROWN rbrown@idahopress.com
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The Landmark Cafe co-owners Gale Phillips, Jamie and Cheng Tsai at the restaurant in Nampa.
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A bacon cheeseburger at the Landmark Cafe in Nampa.
“I try to be food conscious,” Jim Phillips said. “I tell every server to be conscious of the food. To pretend they are serving a plate to their significant other’s mom, who they are trying to impress.” Landmark Cafe sits where Blue Sky Cafe used to be but is in no way the same restaurant. Gale and Jim Phillips said the previous owners were ready to retire from the res-
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taurant business, so the two couples decided to take over the lease and start a new venture. “It’s a change and a challenge,” Jim Phillips said. “But we wanted this place to be unique. We wanted it to be more family friendly.” And it’s a drastic change at that. The pool tables are gone, a part of the bar was removed and new decorations set a different, more Idaho, theme. More CAFE | A3
Nampa parking garage free for upcoming events People will have to get their garage tickets validated at downtown businesses By TORRIE COPE tcope@idahopress.com
NAMPA — Visitors to downtown Nampa will be able to use the Library Square parking garage for free during upcoming events — but there’s a catch. To get the free parking, people will need to have their tickets validated at downtown businesses. Downtown Nampa coordinator Morgan Treasure asked the Nampa Development Corporation, which operates the parking garage, to allow for free parking in the
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The Downtown Garage in Nampa was completed in 2015 and allows free parking for the first hour.
garage during Fourth Friday events that run from May through September. She also requested free parking for the Stampede Festival in July, the downtown Halloween celebration in October and for Small Business Saturday and the city’s Christmas tree lighting in November.
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NDC Commissioner Pam White asked if there was a way to see if people attending these events and using free parking were also visiting downtown businesses. White said she was also interested in learning if businesses are staying open and taking advantage of free parking
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and events. “It puts a little more incentive for them to actually be open and be part of it,” White said. After some discussion, Robin Collins, Nampa’s assistant economic development director, suggested having businesses validate parking tickets rather than just leaving the gates to the parking garage open. The NDC board approved the free parking with validation plan for the events, with the stipulation that downtown Nampa uses that information to provide an update of how the validation works out. The parking garage was the dominant focus at the NDC’s meeting on Wednesday.
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Chris Allgood won seat in November but resigned By DANIELLE WILEY dwiley@idahopress.com
CALDWELL — Four letters of interest for an open seat on the Caldwell City Council were turned in by Monday, according to the city. The city is planning to do preliminary interviews on Monday, according to Monica Jones, the city’s human resource director. The four letters, which Allgood included some resumes, were sent by Richard Hall, William Scherer, Magda Ruano and former police chief Chris Allgood. Ruano ran for the City Council seat against Allgood last year. Allgood Nancolas received 1,659 votes and Ruano received 613 votes. She serves on the Caldwell Public Library Board and on the West Valley Medical Center Board. “Caldwell is in such an exciting and challenging stage right now,” Ruano said. “I believe I can be of assistance at this critical time.”
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AMPA — On a typical Tuesday afternoon, Jim Phillips is smoking up to 230 pounds of locally produced meat at a low temperature using applewood. The process takes 10 hours, but it creates a few days’ worth of roast beef, pastrami and other meats to pile on a sub. “Sometimes I smoke on Fridays, too,” Phillips said, “if the restaurant gets busy and we run out of meat.” Phillips is one of the owners of Landmark Cafe, located on Southside Boulevard in Nampa, near Greenhurst Road. His wife, Gale Phillips, his sister-in-law, Jamie Tsai, and her husband, Cheng Tsai, all work together to run the business, which focuses on healthy, preservative-free food.
CALDWELL — After more than six months, the Idaho State Police completed its investigation of Canyon County Sheriff Kieran Donahue, but the Twin Falls prosecutor has not made a decision on how to move forward. Donahue was under investigation after an anonymous complaint was filed with the Idaho Attorney General’s Office accusing him of mis- Sheriff Donahue use of public resources. Twin Falls Prosecuting Attorney Grant Loebs said he met with ISP on Tuesday to discuss the findings. Loebs has not made a recommendation yet on whether Donahue will be cleared of wrongdoing or if civil or criminal charges will be filed. Loebs estimated he would make a recommendation to Canyon County sometime next week.
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