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Arts In the Public Eye . . . . . . . 56 Fiddlin' Around in Weiser . . 60 'Open Air Archive' . . . . . . 62 Features

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In Every Issue Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Editor's Letter . . . . . . . . . . 10 Dining Guide . . . . . . . . . . 66 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Digging Into Idaho's Agricultural Foundation How food production drives Idaho’s economy and culture

By Greg Stahl

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Center Moment #idahospring

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Back in Business Breathing new life into historical buildings

By Jamie Hausman

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Tales of a City Boise's past comes to life in its cemetaries

By Patti Murphy

On the Cover

Photo illustration of farms east of Twin Falls, Idaho, as seen from the sky travelling west (north is to the right).

Murtaugh Lake is in the bottom left corner. Satellite image captured from Google Earth Pro; data provided by Landsat / Copernicus.

Photos: Life, Charles Knowles; Explore, Courtesy Visit Walla Walla; Arts, Courtesy Boise City Department of Arts & History; Taste, Courtsy Boise Co-Op; Features, Angie Smith

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CONTRIBUTORS Jamie Hausman was born and raised in the Chicagoland area,

and after graduating from the Missouri School of Journalism she became a freelance writer. In addition to writing for print and digital magazines, she launched two farmers markets in Atlanta, Georgia.

She moved to Boise in January 2017 with her golden retriever, Hooch, and her boyfriend, Owen, seeking new adventures. She enjoys cooking, hiking and spending time at the Boise Farmers Market. ( "A Weekend Gettaway in Walla Walla," page 28; "Back in Business," page 44; "Quality Food, Quality Life," page 64)

Greg Stahl has made Idaho his classroom for nearly 20 years,

and writing about the state's colorful people and places has been his favorite way to learn. He's written extensively about Sun Valley skiing, ski culture and Idaho outdoors as a local reporter and is author of “Paddling Idaho,” a Falcon Guides guidebook to canoeing, kayaking and rafting in Idaho. He also enjoys applying his project management and wordsmithing skills on copywriting and editing projects for entrepreneurs in the Gem state and beyond. Read more about his work at westernperspective.com.

SPRING 2019 publisher/editor in chief Laurie C. Sammis managing editor Adam C. Tanous creative director Roberta Morcone advertising sales Alicia Cachuela Kelly Moreland marketing and distribution Julia Larsen controller Linda Murphy circulation director Nancy Whitehead

("Digging Into Idaho's Agricultural Foundation" page 36)

Emilee Mae Struss enjoys a strong cup of coffee with

a dollop of coconut oil. She hails from Minnesota with a hearty hunger for travel and a passion for listening to great life stories.

She has a degree in Creative Writing from Minnesota State University, Mankato. Emilee Mae runs her own writing business called Outtabounds Design and a social experiment called @livelifeunmaskd. If she’s not writing, she probably running on a dirt trail somewhere.

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("Staking Old Spots With New Claims," page 24)

Angie Smith is based in Los Angeles and works with

publications and companies such as The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, WIRED, ESPN The Magazine, Travel and Leisure, Nike and Booking.com.

In 2015, Smith founded “Stronger Shines the Light Inside,” a multimedia project documenting the lives of refugees in America through photographs, film and interviews. In September 2016, “Stronger Shines the Light Inside” was exhibited on the streets of downtown Boise, and a photo essay on the project was published in The New York Times Magazine, The New Republic and National Geographic.

Territory Magazine is the winner of the

Western Publisher's Association 2017 award for "Best New Publication, Trade or Consumer"

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EDITOR'S LETTER Can a coin toss change a life?

It’s a bit of a trick question, maybe even a philosophical one: does luck make the man or woman, or is it vice versa?

One data point is John Richard Simplot, commonly known as J.R. Simplot, who at 14 won a potato sorter in a coin toss. It’s hard to know what the average 14-yearold would do with a potato sorter, but, in 1923, Simplot took it around to rural Idaho farmers and began a business. Ninety-six years later, that same business is a multi-national corporation with $6 billion in revenues.

The Simplot Company is arguably the driving force in an industry that has been the driving force for Idaho’s economy. In one of our feature articles, Greg Stahl takes a look at this giant industry that is holding its own in a burgeoning economy that includes tech, tourism, mining, and manufacturing (“Digging Into Idaho’s Agricultural Foundation,” page 36).

Bustling economies are not without their challenges, of course, which often manifest themselves in housing and transportation concerns. A case in point is Meridian, a city facing growth issues head on (“Growing Gracefully,” page 20) while maintaining a high quality of life for its residents. Boise, for its part, has responded with innovation. Consider indieDwell, a company building affordable housing units from shipping containers (“Innovative Affordable Housing,” page 54). And when it comes to getting around town quickly and efficiently, the city government and the public have embraced the latest trend in e-scooters, a novel way around traffic and parking hassles (“Grab and Go,” page 12).

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While Boise is synonymous with growth and all things new, the city is also cognizant of maintaining its rich history amid all of the changes. As writer Patti Murphy discovered, a trip to any one of three of Boise’s cemetaries reveals a panoply of stories and characters that date back to the days when Idaho was a territory (“Tales of a City,” page 48).

A similar reverence for the past can be found in Boise’s architecture. In her story, “Back in Business,” (page 44), Jamie Hausman highlights three businesses that have rennovated historical buildings, creating fashionable office spaces while retaining a flavor of the buildings’ histories.

Notwithstanding the industriousness of Boiseans, there is a lot of fun to be had both in town and out. One favorite spot for adults and kids is the Discovery Center of Idaho (“Making Science a Blast!” page 14). This playground of science will capture the imagination of just about any one even slightly curious about the world around him or her.

Looking for a road trip? Check out Walla Walla, Wash., just four hours away and replete with fine food, lodging, and a remarkable lineup of wineries (“A Weekend Getaway in Walla Walla,” page 28). Another option is to set out on one of Idaho’s 31 Scenic Byways (“Taking the Scenic Route,” page 32). For those inclined to music and all around good times, check out the National Oldtime Fiddler’s Competition in Weiser (Fiddlin’ Around in Weiser,” page 60).

Of course, there is much more than this to do in Boise; viewing fine art (“In the Public Eye,” page 56), suffering at “The Race to Robie Creek” (page 34), and visiting one of the valley’s many organic farms for dinner are just a few ideas (“Quality Food, Quality Life,” page 64).

Can’t decide? Toss a coin; see where it takes you.

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correction...

Due to an editing error in an article about the Idaho Botanical Garden (IBG) published in the winter 2018 issue of Territory, IBG’s executive director, Erin Anderson, was mistakenly referred to as “he” instead of “she.”

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GRAB AND GO Boise embraces e-scooters

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f you spend any time in Downtown Boise, chances are you’ve seen Meredith Stead, dressed in high heels and business attire, cruising around on an e-scooter.

Stead lives downtown, making for a walkable and bikeable commute to the Boise Valley Economic Partnership office, where she works as the marketing and events manager. But if she’s running late, or if she’s bopping home for a minute, or if those high heels make her think twice about walking, Stead hops on a scooter and scoots to wherever she’s going.

Stead usually pays about $2 to travel about one mile using either of the e-

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scooter companies, Lime and Bird. She says the scooters are timesavers and offer a welcome change of pace.

“They add serious joy to my day,” she says. “Most people riding them are smiling for a reason.”

Stead isn’t the only Boisean to embrace e-scooters. Since Bird and Lime started operating in Boise in October, nearly 38,000 unique riders had taken nearly 12,400 rides through Jan. 28, city of Boise spokesman Mike Journee says.

The combination of high usage and few accidents has convinced the Boise City Council to look into expanding the number of e-scooters on the streets.

The council expects to vote on a pro-

posal by mid-March that would allow a third company, Spin, to operate in Boise and triple the number of e-scooters in circulation to 1,500, Journee says.

Mayor Dave Bieter supports expansion, though he’s said the city needs to be cautious about allowing too many e-scooters too quickly. But he, like the council members supporting the proposal, likes the idea of providing transportation options that help reduce auto traffic, Journee says.

“If expansion can be done in a way that doesn’t disrupt things or where scooters aren’t piling up in front of businesses or thrown into rivers, it could prove to be a real boon for the

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community,” he says.

E-scooters have created problems in other cities, including in Meridian.

Lime briefly offered e-scooters in Meridian before coming to Boise in early October. Riders left e-scooters on sidewalks or blocked wheelchair ramps, prompting the city to halt the service.

Meridian is working with Boise on an ordinance that could restart e-scooter operations in the coming months.

While the rollout in Boise was relatively smooth compared to other cities, there were some hiccups. The Idaho Statesman reported that on Oct. 29— the weekend before Halloween—a man wearing a dinosaur costume fell off of a moving e-scooter in a crosswalk and injured a woman dressed as the cartoon character Rainbow Brite.

In January, the Idaho Statesman reported that one scooter had been dumped into the Boise River, and that the city had received 75 complaints related to e-scooters. One of the complainants reported that riders were using their e-scooters to draw pictures in the snow near the Clearwater Building, according to the Statesman.

Because users can ride e-scooters as far as they want to go (see sidebar), the devices end up all over Boise and Garden City, and occasionally beyond.

But Bird and Lime also distribute them to various neighborhoods, and there are discussions about comping scooter rides for those using e-scooters to catch buses run by Valley Regional Transit, Journee says.

Stead, who sometimes takes several e-scooter rides in a day, says she supports expanding the program. Sometimes, she can’t find an e-scooter within a few blocks. Sometimes, like on a recent ride to a winery in Garden City, another user will take her scooter, which means she hails the Lyft rideshare service or finds another way home.

But Stead says adding too many scooters to Boise streets could cause problems. The trick, she says, is finding the right balance for encouraging nonauto travel without making scooters so ubiquitous that they are taken for granted.

“If you get too many, people may start treating them like trash instead of valuable means of transportation,” she says. “We would want to be sure that our market requires more and would find use in adding more.”

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MAKING SCIENCE A BLAST! (Literally)

By Cheryl Haas Rockets! Dinosaurs! Slime!

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he Discovery Center of Idaho, abutting Julia Davis Park in Boise, is a hands-on, STEM-based (science, technology, engineering, and math) slice of heaven for any child, as well as for the young at heart. Its ever-changing exhibits have featured such kid pleasers as water rockets, a giant light board, virtual reality sand, a shadow wall, a TV weathercaster green screen, a bubble wall that blows bubbles twice the size of a person, a DaVinci exhibition featuring working models derived from the artist and inventor’s notes, and a paper airplane trajectory through series of suspended rings—all based on solid science.

“Exhibitions are everything to us,” said Executive Director Eric Miller. “I focus heavily on creating exhibits so we have something new and exciting every six months that people want to come back to.”

Miller, who has a background in art and museum exhibitions, is prolific in dreaming up exhibits that not only are fun to interact with but that are educational as well. While the Discovery Center does rent traveling exhibitions such as “Bodies Human” and “DaVinci The Exhibition,” they prefer to construct exhibitions in-house that are 100 percent interactive. Most times, the Center does its own “design build,” which means that whatever Miller can imagine, his staff will build into a working exhibit

Left to right from top row: Micron Innovation Lab, exploring surface tension through bubbles, the Giant Colored Light Board, experimenting with pendulums, the Micron Innovation Lab, H2Whoa!, the Pedal Generator, and the Harmonograph.

in its fully equipped workshop funded by the Micron Foundation. “We believe in learning through play!” exclaimed Miller. “I design and build and am very proficient at knowing what we have the capacity to produce.”

It takes a unique skillset to build exhibits that allow children to explore why and how things work. “The exhibits must last for a long time, and the materials must be safe for kids,” Miller explained.

The Center employs a carpenter and a fabricator to bring the exhibits from the drawing board to interactive life.

The individual exhibits must meet a rigorous set of criteria: they must be buildable within a particular timeframe, fit within the existing building, be hands-on interactive and STEM-based, be what people want to see, and, most important of all, not pinch little fingers.

A content developer assists with the educational signage on each exhibit.

The signage has three components: environmental graphics, which set the tone of the exhibit with graphics and color; interpretive panels, which convey principles or ideas; and instructional signage, which shows visitors how to use the exhibit and what the result will be.

Proving that fun and science are not just for kids, the Discovery Center’s Adult Nights sell out quickly. The evenings focus on a science theme, such as last October’s Science of Fear, which featured forensics highlights and speakers from the Ada County Coroner’s office.

Beer and wine are available at these events. Quipped Miller, “Last year we had a ‘Brew with Sue’ (the T-Rex), and this year we’ll have a ‘Drink with Tink!’ (a baby T-Rex).” To appreciate the playfulness and sense of fun of the staff, one

need only read the fun facts listed after staff names on the website directory. For example, one reads, “Sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia is the scientific name for brain freeze!”

In May, an exhibition of little plastic bricks that fasten together (commercially known as Legos) will feature a 12-foot rocket and a musical note system that produces a melody based on where you place the little bricks on a sheet that’s fed into the mechanism. The exhibit’s motor runs on air and was created by the in-house 3-D printer. In December, fans of the T-Rex named Sue will get to make the acquaintance of her (unofficial) offspring: a baby T-Rex named Tinker. And, in July 2020, “Slime” returns!

“Slime” was the most popular component of the 2018 exhibition “Matter Splatter” that the Center constructed in collaboration with content experts from Boise State University and Micron. “That kind of collaboration for the benefit of the community is one of the reasons I’m working here,” said Development Director Alissa Korsak, who holds a doctorate in environmental science from the University of Idaho and did microbiology research through a NASA grant before coming to the Discovery Center.

The Center plans to begin a capital campaign in the next year and expand its current 11,000 square feet of space to 20,000. It is working with the city of Boise to build in the lot next to the existing building and to eventually replace the old building with a new one.

In the meantime, there are kids’ camps, birthday party themes, and story times for young discoverers to explore.

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Idaho Humane Society’s legacy of compassion continues

By Patti Murphy

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he seeds of the Idaho Humane Society (IHS) were planted about 119 years ago when a group of animal loving activists in Boise took on the task of pushing for more humane treatment of farm livestock, working animals, and dogs that roamed freely through the streets of Boise. They set in writing their goals, “to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the state of Idaho.”

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conditions of the existing “Boise dog pound,” a three-sided wooden barn on the banks of the Boise River where dogs were warehoused, starved, or killed.

The group took over the facility, cleaned it up by hauling pails of water from the Boise River, installed cement floors and electric lights, and instituted policies to be more humane toward the animals.

In 1949 the group moved its operations to an abandoned Army barracks near Gowen Field, and, in 1959, they built their first dedicated animal shelter. Fast forward to 1997; the current shelter was built, again near Gowen Field, still hidden on the outskirts of the Boise Airport.

“Back then it wasn’t unusual to want animal shelters out of sight and

out of mind,” said Dr. Jeff Rosenthal, DVM, chief executive officer of the IHS since 2000. “They wanted them out at the sewage plant, the dump or the airport, like where we are. But, that’s no longer the case. Today, an animal shelter is a positive place where some great things are happening.”

More Than Just A New Shelter One of the “great things” happening for Idaho’s largest animal rescue organization is its new 42,000-squarefoot facility opening in June on a 10-acre site on Overland Road between Cole and Maple Grove Roads. The IHS “Designed to be Kind” capital campaign has been raising funds for the facility since 2011.

When the $15 million shelter opens, it will be double the size of the current shelter and will serve as much more than just a place for lost or abandoned animals. Rather, it will house an advanced veterinary medical center with a teaching hospital, adoption center, humane education center where youth can interact with and learn about animals, acres of outdoor walking and play areas, and a public dog park. Plus, to Rosenthal’s delight, it will no longer to be hidden away off the beaten path behind the airport.

The dog kennels will be more like small rooms with only five enclosures per area versus the 26 kennels per area the shelter now has. There are also large get-acquainted areas, a training pavilion and indoor playrooms. Plus, the cattery is larger and offers enclosed outdoor “catios” and cat colony rooms with room to play and roam.

“There’s nothing that takes the place of a home for these animals, and it won’t be a home, but it’ll closer to it,” Rosenthal said.

An environmentally friendly “green” building, the facility has state-of-the-art technology designed to decrease noise, smells, and, ultimately, the stress on animals that are sheltered there. “Creating an animal shelter is like nothing else,” Rosenthal said, noting that everything from the sanitary air venting system to acoustics and plumbing is designed specifically for shelter and veterinary operations.

Saving the Unadoptable For several years, the IHS has been the destination for dogs and cats from overcrowded, high kill-shelters in other states. The animals are flown in by volunteer organizations such as Dog Is My Co-Pilot and Wings of Rescue, both of which are operated by private pilots who transport the animals at no charge.

“We take the surplus dogs that are going to be euthanized [at other shelters],” said Rosenthal. “So in every one of these flights we have a number that require a lot of extra care from us.

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animal’s welfare and what they need to be happy. That lesson can also translate to general empathy and compassion toward other people.

“In our humane education, we talk about bullying and being civil, integrating how dogs interact with each other and approach sensitive issues that also apply to people, such as how dogs come in all shapes and sizes and colors and how they all treat each other like any other dog,” said Rosenthal. “So there are things we try to integrate to help kids be good human beings.”

A rendering of the planned lobby for the Idaho Humane Society's new facility.

about the same number of animals as the Oregon Humane Society in Portland and more animals than Seattle and Spokane. We have amazing medical capabilities that just a handful of animal shelters around the country have, and we also have behavioral resources that most shelters don’t have.”

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As far as behavioral work, Rosenthal said its IDAPI program, or Inmate Dog Alliance Project of Idaho, is a successful training and socialization program for dogs that have behavioral issues. “We house the dogs in prison cells with inmates for an average of six weeks of socialization and behavior training,” said Rosenthal. He added that the inmates are trained to work with

the dogs, and the dogs come out much more adoptable.

For kitties there is WISKR, or Women Inmate Social Kitty Retreat, which houses cats with respiratory problems with women in the correctional facility who care for them until they’re well.

“The women basically give them love and medicine so they have time to heal,” said Rosenthal. “All they need is just a few weeks of TLC.”

Teaching Youth Compassion Today’s IHS still follows its founders’ mission of teaching humane animal treatment. “We know the key to a better tomorrow is to focus on kids,” said Rosenthal. “It involves a lot more than just responsible pet care; it’s also about inspiring kids to be interested in an

Rosenthal recalled the many times when people have stopped to pick up injured and lost animals, put them in their vehicles and brought them to the shelter. “There are Good Samaritans caring for bedraggled, rain soaked muddy dogs and cats that they pick up on the side of the road and put in their brand new Lexus and have their upholstery destroyed, just to save a life,” Rosenthal noted. “We have an army of unpaid volunteers that descend on us every day to help. This place is inspiring, just seeing people doing the right thing.

“Sometimes when I tell people I work at the shelter they say, ‘Oh I could never work there, it would be too sad, and I love animals too much to work in a place like that.’ My thought is that our employees and volunteers love animals so much that they wouldn’t want to work anywhere else.”

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Those numbers are going down, finally.”

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coming in. Rabbits are typically not the greatest pet for a kid.

They don’t even like to be hugged. A rabbit can live 10 or 12 years, so when you get your child a rabbit at age 12, are they really going to be taking care of it when they’re 24?

“Small mammals are probably the most abused companion animals in the country. They are not given the space or the habitats they require for their welfare, and a lot of them end up in our shelter.” “ IHS works on a sliding scale based on income. And, we are donation supported, meaning we receive no government funding.”

“When I came here in 2000 we had 48 employees and now we have 115. We’ve have had to expand into trailers.”

The IHS spays and neuters about 9,000 animals per year. The

focus of its public hospital is for people who don’t have the resources to provide emergency care for their pets. For many low-income people in that position, euthanasia is often the only choice.

Most euthanasia in veterinary hospitals is due to financial need, not that the animal couldn’t be treated or saved.

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Growing Gracefully Meridian strives to maintain livability despite rapid development

By Amy Busek

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eridian was the 10th-fastest growing city in the nation in 2017, and the fastest in the state of Idaho. For those who live, work and play in this city of 106,000, the evolution has made commutes longer, land pricier, schools fuller and lines longer. However, Meridian also now has more industries, more living wage jobs, better shopping, diverse school choice and a magnificent park system. Farmlands are being replaced with subdivisions and apartments. Industries are expanding into professional services, health sciences and education.

Times are changing. No longer do folks have to drive to Boise for fine dining, back-to-school shopping, or a night on the town. In fact, 93 percent of residents believe the city exceeds their expectations as a place to raise a family, according to a 2017 city survey.

Meridian was incorporated in 1893 and was primarily a community of dairy farmers and fruit growers. One hundred years later, the community’s real growth began: more than tripling in 10 years to 36,000 residents in 2000, and then nearly doubling to 76,000 in 2010. The size of the city tripled from an area of 10.6 square miles in 1995 to 33.8 square miles in 2018. The Meridian labor market is outpacing other Treasure Valley cities with a 34 percent increase between 2013 and 2018. And Idaho State University opened the state’s first medical school, the Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine, in Meridian last year.

Despite all these changes, Meridian Mayor Tammy de Weerd, who is retiring at the end of her term in January, says the culture of Meridian remains the same. She just began her 20th year as a Meridian elected official, having been both an observer and instrument of change during the city’s robust growth. “We tend to have a higher educated demographic, inAn overview of the city of Meridian. North Locust Grove Road cuts down the center of the photo. Visible are the Hunter Pointe, Chateau Meadows, and Mirage Meadows neighborhoods.

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tact families, a very family centered and youth-focused community,” she said in a recent interview. “And it has been for as long as I’ve been involved.”

Perhaps, de Weerd said, the culture has even been strengthened with like-minded new residents who cherish and uphold these values.

“Early on, our elected officials have always forecasted and built for the future,” she said. “That has allowed us to grow gracefully. Our sewer treatment plan, our water planning, our utilities have always been ahead of the game. As has our planning for maintaining our public safety, our police and fire. That’s always been a top priority for the community, and it continues to be today.”

That’s not to say Meridian is without pain points; road infrastructure and housing stock are two major areas where residents feel the pinch.

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With roads bridging Canyon County residents to eastern communities, Meridian is a gateway and a destination in its own right.

“It’s not just our growth that impacts Meridian,” de Weerd said. “It’s the entire Valley’s growth.”

Anyone traveling eastward on a weekday morning or westward on a weekday evening has felt the crunch on I-84. In 2017, Idaho Transportation Department data showed the annual average daily traffic on the portion of freeway between Meridian Road and Eagle Road was 123,000 cars: 114,900 passenger vehicles and 8,100 commercial vehicles.

Many commuters choose Meridian arterial streets instead, especially if they live farther from the freeway, like eastbound commuters hailing from the northwest communities of Star and Middleton. One northern passage way is the heavily traveled Chinden Boulevard, an arterial street through Caldwell, Meridian, Boise and Garden City, eventually providing access onto I-84 into downtown Boise.

According to Ada County Highway District data, cars traveling east through the Chinden-Cloverdale intersection on a given Wednesday in April 2018 totaled 1,492 vehicles at the morning peak and 1,458 vehicles

traveling westbound at the evening peak. Over a 24-hour period that day, the intersection saw over 30,000 vehicles traveling in both directions.

Mayor de Weerd established a Chinden Boulevard task force in 2015 to engage with legislative and governmental transportation authorities on needed improvements.

ITD plans to expand Chinden to six lanes from the interstate intersection in Caldwell to the Eagle Road intersection in Meridian over the next six years.

“[We have] new residents and new perspectives and we want to involve them in the vision for what Meridian [looks like] in the next 5-10 years.”

— Meridian Mayor Tammy de Weerd

But de Weerd’s focus is larger than that; it is on improved traffic times and safer commutes. She wants to bring jobs closer to where people live.

“Rather than going through us, they go to us,” de Weerd said. “People then can live closer to where they work and spend more time with their families than in their cars. We’re starting to collect them; with the efforts and with our central location, we are finding that employers have a preference to locate or relocate in Meridian because they are central to their workforce, and I think Nampa finds the same thing, too.”

Housing Although most folks would like to live near their work, it’s a challenge for many as housing prices rise and inventory continues to shrink.

Housing inventory in Ada County steadily dropped for 51 consecutive months up to December 2018, according to a January 2019 market report by the Boise Regional Realtors Association.

Record-breaking inventory lows came with record-breaking housing price increases. It’s a seller’s market and people are increasingly being priced out of home ownership countywide.

Lack of existing homes has many Ada County residents building new homes, instead.

“While new home sales were up 22.4 percent in 2018 compared to 2017, the

number of existing/resale home sales over the same period was down 4.1 percent,” according to the BRR report.

In Meridian specifically, the number of closed home sales went down, but the average price went up significantly year over year. There were 222 closed sales in Meridian in 2018, which is an 11.9 percent decrease from 2017.

However, the median price of homes sold in 2018 was more than $350,000, a 21.6 percent increase from the median sales price in 2017. This mirrors the county trend: a limited market driving prices upwards.

It’s been about 15 years of intense housing development, according to Meridian Planning Division Manager Caleb Hood. “We’re seeing a trend here that’s hard to deny,” Hood said. “We’re adding 1,200 to 1,600 units per year, regularly.”

There were well over 30,000 singlefamily homes, and approximately 5,000 multi-family dwellings, in Meridian at the end of 2018, according to Hood’s data.

The city is in the middle of updating its Comprehensive Plan, a citizenguided steering document. Although the plan forecasts 20 years out and the last Comp Plan update was in 2012, the changes in the ensuing six years are massive enough to prompt a relook, Mayor de Weerd said. The last land use plan was adopted in 2002, she said, when Meridian only had a fraction of its current population. “[We have] new residents and new perspectives and we want to involve them in the vision for what Meridian [looks like] in the next 5-10 years,” de Weerd said. “Our citizens have asked that we evolve as markets and trends evolve, stay connected and connect. We connect sidewalks, we connect pathways and we connect people as well.”

Caleb Hood said the feedback city officials solicited from citizens throughout 2018 will be condensed into a vision for the updated plan. Meridian’s rapid urbanization was a contentious topic for many, he said, and it’s the city’s challenge to maintain Meridian’s high quality of life in spite of the changes.

The Comp Plan will emphasize careful, strategic development, he said.

“Growth is one thing, but you need to provide the services and the level of services that people expect,” Hood said.

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Staking Old Spots With New Claims Revitalizing the Lusk District

By Emilee Struss

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rapping down South 9th Street, parallel to Capitol Boulevard, and looping along the side of Ann Morrison Park is an oblong block of Boise. An area you’ve probably driven through but maybe didn’t realize it.

It was once upon a time a hub for auto repair shops. And today, it’s, well, just beginning to flower into its long-time upand-coming potential.

The Lusk District. It’s the spot for sustainable evolution.

And developers definitely have their eyes on this location.

With the Boise River flowing to the north and the Spanish-inspired Boise Train Depot to the south, a new Shoreline Project has emerged to revitalize time-weathered buildings and embrace a new mixture of old cultures.

The Boise Train Depot marks the southern edge of the Lusk District that stretches north to the Boise River. It is bordered on the east

by Boise State University, and on the west by Ann Morrison Park.

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In the heart of the Lusk District is a quiet block of entrepreneurial-spirited businesses. Take a stroll from South La Pointe Street to South Lusk Street and you’ll see and feel the energy of the area. The theme is clear in the business owners there: grit with a burning-bright-can’t-escape-it passion for what they do.

Two guys with an eye for design have built their dream studio. A husband and wife duo kick-started an elevated taco experience—pineapple al pastor, anyone? A local coffee roaster whose daily encouragement to customers is to “wake up and crush it!” A taproom and brewery separated by little but large glass windows holds a special philosophy for reducing waste and investing in locals.

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miles along the Boise River and boarders the Lusk District providing an efficient route for locals to get to wherever they’re going and enjoy the fume-free ride. Oh, and if you need to repair your bike, stop in to the Boise Bicycle Project on South Lusk Street. They’ve got all the tools, all the parts and the bike-smarts to teach you how to improve your own bike. And what do they believe? Boise should be the bike capital of America.

Life in the Lusk District is a real world display of Mayor Dave Bieter’s coined “Boise Kind” caption embracing kindness, generosity, civility and respect for both the locals and travelers alike.

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Madre Boutique Taqueria

Tree City Juice and Smoothie Café

Their pickled onions and carrots are just one way Madre brings an elevated taco experience to everyday people. A husband and wife duo make customers feel like family with open bench seating, warm lighting and rollback doors to the patio for warmer days. Visit: 1034 S. La Pointe St.

Slurp local. This spot is the Treasure Valley’s only non-franchise, family owned smoothie shop. They make their own pro-biotic yogurt daily and use all organic grains in their homemade wraps. That’s right, they’re more than just a smoothie shop. They’ve got panini, bowls, and even shots. The lemon, ginger and cayenne shot would be a great way to start a Monday. Visit: 1265 S. Capitol Blvd.

Boise Bicycle Project (BBP) A do-it-yourself bike shop with just about every (recycled) part you could imagine and someone there to teach you how to replace it. It’s a nonprofit bicycle collective that promotes the social and environmental benefits of cycling. They hosted a very successful Bikes Beyond Boise program with a 2018 Holiday Giveaway and gifted 601 bikes! Visit: 1027 S. Lusk St.

Life’s Kitchen They’re serving up second chances and a whole café of choices. Life’s Kitchen provides a 16-week food service and life skills training program for young adults ages 16 to 20 years old. These students gain hands-on experience cooking and serving great food. Life’s Kitchen also offers students support working towards GED requirements, job search assistance and professional mentoring.

Visit: 1025 S. Capitol Blvd.

Dawson Taylor Coffee

The Shed

With a European-style drum roaster and openness to sourcing, buying, roasting and blending specialty coffees. At Dawson, it’s all in the family as the owners named the coffee boutique after their son Dawson Taylor Ledgard. Their priorities land in building personal relationships and visits to the farms to ensure quality and providing a high-quality artisan coffee experience. Visit: 1035 S. Lusk St.

Come for brunch … and just stay.

Dimly lit and full of character, The Shed never fails to put out good meals. They’ve got new weekend specials popping up all the time, such as Strawberry Quik Pancakes with a sweet cream pancake batter filled with strawberry Quik mix grilled to golden status and covered in whipped cream, fresh strawberries and powdered sugar.

I think that’s all we need to say about that. Visit: 1010 La Pointe St.

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And, of course, an indoor doggie play park where Spot can socialize.

The Lusk District is also the hot spot to be if you’re a college student. With Boise State University hailing to the east, a lofty apartment complex experience has formed with more to offer than just a place to sleep.

Tanning beds. Swimming pools. Outdoor courtyards. Hot tubs. Gated communities. Bike storage. And while on the topic of bikes, Boise as a community is quickly climbing the charts of the Top 50 Cities for Cycling in America (currently resting around 25th).

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A Weekend Getaway in Walla Walla Get a taste of the Washington wine scene just four hours from Boise

By Jamie Hausman

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alla Walla translates to “many waters” in the First Nations language of the area, referring to the confluence of the Columbia River and its tributaries. Today, the Washington town boasts more than 100 wineries, giving its name new meaning.

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Walla Walla, just a four-hour drive from Boise, offers a range of fine wineries, excellent restaurants, and comfortable lodging. Pictured is the Basel Cellars Estate Winery.

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The wine combines with a burgeoning food scene to establish it as a destination for people much farther away than Boise. As the buds break and the vines grow this spring, take the four-hour road trip to taste what’s on offer.

Hit the road before noon to take advantage of the hour gained from the Pacific Time zone change, and there will be enough time for a wine tasting

before checking into your lodging for the night. Make the last appointment available at Gramercy Cellars, a boutique label housed in a building west of downtown with an Old West vibe on the outside and unpretentious lounge inside. With labels like Inigo Montoya tempranillo and L’idiot du Village Mourvèdre, there’s a playfulness to the wine that’s elegant.

Photo: Courtesy Visit Walla Walla

It’s approachable example of Walla Walla’s modern class of winemakers.

Walla Walla sits halfway between Boise and Seattle, and the food scene in town is a direct result of this proximity.

Passatempo Taverna is a standout spot for dinner, with a bar program that serves craft cocktails and a kitchen staff that makes the pasta by hand. For American cuisine in a storied setting, Whitehouse-Crawford is a local favorite to celebrate special occasions.

When it comes to planning a full day of wine tasting, it’s normal to be overwhelmed by the sheer number of wineries in the area. The Walla Walla Valley Wine Alliance’s website divides them by area: Westside, Downtown, Eastside, Southside and those just over the border in Oregon. Start by choosing a region, and then select some wineries that have different approaches or size to get a full taste of the region.

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Before heading back to Boise, fuel up at the Maple Counter for a classic breakfast or visit Hattaway’s on Alder, a newly opened restaurant with locallyinspired dishes that have a Southern bent. Be sure to make room in the trunk for a case or two of wine to take home. When it’s gone, you’ll know it’s time to get back to Walla Walla.

HERE’S A SOUTHSIDE LINEUP: Basel Cellars Estate Winery Begin the day on the Southside of town at this sophisticated estate winery. Set on a hill above the Walla Walla River, the winery has panoramic views that make this an ideal place to start and see the vastness of the valley’s vineyards.

The 14,000-square-foot mansion is even available for nightly stays. baselcellars.com

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Just over the border in Oregon, this log cabinstyle has a sunny patio with full view of the well-tended vines and the Washington border.

The knowledgeable staff will take you through a tasting of their reds and whites. The familyowned winery specializes in Bordeaux varietals but regularly blends outside the box. zerbacellars.com

Castillo de Feliciana Vineyard and Winery Before heading back over the border, which in the case of this winery is across the street, order a pitcher of sangria in the Spanish-style tasting room and grab a table on the patio. A complete tasting is also available, but if the group needs a break and place to picnic, this is it. castillodefeliciana.com

Brook & Bull Cellars/Vital Wines Opened in 2014, the small production (2,000 cases) winery is the third to launch by Ashley Trout. Her wines are known for their balance, and the winery’s sister label, Vital, operates as a nonprofit that supports access to affordable healthcare for workers in the Walla Walla Valley vineyard and winery industry. brookandbull.com vitalwinery.com

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Clockwise from above: Zerba Cellars; the Marcus Whitman Hotel; Brook & Bull Cellars wines; Abeja Inn & Winery; and the Castillo de Feliciana tasting room.

Photos: Courtesy Visit Walla Walla

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Taking the Scenic Route Idaho’s scenic byways reveal the Gem State in all its glory

By Sharon Fisher

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t’s part of the American dream: taking a leisurely Sunday drive—preferably in a convertible—watching beautiful scenery pass byd.

Idaho is blessed with more spectacular scenery than most other states.

That’s why more than half of its state highways are considered Scenic Byways, a state and federal program designating roads as particularly breathtaking. But if you want to traverse Idaho’s scenic roads, it’s better to do it sooner rather than later. On both the state and federal level, funding has stopped. And while the roads themselves will still be there, interpretive signs and other wayfaring guides explaining what makes them so remarkable may not be.

“Scenic byways help link communities in a corridor,” explained Delta James, a volunteer for the Payette

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River Scenic Byway and an economic development planner for the city of McCall. “To be recognized, it has to have unusual and special scenic and historic qualities that recognize the uniqueness and beauty of where we are.”

The Scenic Byways Program was established and funded in 1991, which created a voluntary, community-based program administered through the Federal Highways Administration to recognize, protect, and promote America’s most outstanding roads, said Sonna Lynn Fernandez, transportation planning project manager for Idaho Transportation Department Planning Services. Unfortunately, in 2012, Congress eliminated the program.

“During the 21 years that the program operated, Idaho was able to establish 2,523 miles in 31 Scenic, Historic and

Back Country Byways,” Hernandez said, noting that out of Idaho’s 4,992 miles of state highway, nearly 51 percent are designated a byway. While the state tried to keep the program going, it was placed on hold late in 2018 until federal funding is restored. “Road maintenance is of course completed by ITD as needed, but without program funds, no new signs can be authorized unless the byway committee pays for them,” she noted.

Aside from being beautiful places to drive, Idaho’s scenic byways drive economic activity as well, said Aldis Garsvo, a consultant with Mountain Post in Kuna, who worked on a number of byways, including the Western Heritage Historic Byway through Kuna and Melba. “Fundamentally, the reason that scenic byways even got started in Idaho was a lot of small towns relied on

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logging or mining,” he explained.

“When that ends, what is the town going to do? They realize there’s a tourism value.”

Meanwhile, ITD has partnered with the Idaho Department of Commerce to promote the byways, and maintain their tourism value, creating a website and a travel guide. In some regions, local nonprofits—encouraged by the byways’ appeal to tourists—have taken on their management. For example, the West Central Mountains Economic Development Council has taken the Payette River Scenic Byway under its fiscal umbrella, James explained.

“We don’t get regular funding, just on a project by project basis,” James said. “It adds to the promotional aspects of our region and encourages people to recognize that when they come to McCall and the surrounding areas that they are driving up a nationally recognized scenic byway.” Fortunately, most of it runs along State Highway 55, meaning that though the byway itself no longer gets regular funding, the organization can partner with ITD to repair signs, she said.

For now, Idaho’s scenic roads are still there, so check them out before they’ve gone the byway.

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t high noon on a Saturday in midApril, more than 2,000 runners gather at a starting line in Fort Boise Park to test themselves against a course billed as the toughest in the Northwest.

The Race to Robie Creek is a springtime running tradition in Boise that has attracted runners for more than 40 years, in spite of the fact—or possibly because—race organizers make it clear just how difficult the half-marathon race is.

The theme for the race’s 40th anniversary in 2017 was: “40 years of pain and suffering.”

Yet, year after year, the race sells out within minutes of registration opening, and runners come back for another chance to suffer.

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Brian Rencher has run the race more than 30 times, serves on the race’s all-volunteer committee and was previously a race director. The Race to Robie Creek doesn’t have paid staff members; instead, a committee of about 25 to 30 people with diverse backgrounds works to put on the event each year. Race directors serve two-year terms.

“We do it as a passion, because we love putting on the event,” Rencher said. Everyone has different reasons for wanting to run Robie. For some, it’s a one-and-done event, and they take their T-shirt and move on. For others, like Rencher, it’s a passion for the race that brings them back each year.

The race was started by Jon Robertson in 1975 and was first held on an evening in August. Four years later, the race was held again, this time in April,

and named The Race to Robie Creek, according to the race website.

The race started growing in popularity and eventually swelled to about 3,000 people, which proved more than the event and campground at the finish line could handle, Rencher said. That led organizers to start limiting the number of racers in the race’s 15th year. The limit is now 2,483 spots. The limit means the race sells out quickly when registration opens at noon on President’s Day each year. Rencher said it has sold out in as quickly as nine minutes, but in 2018, it took about 30 minutes to sell out.

In addition to the all-volunteer committee, about 700 volunteers help out at the event each year, Rencher said. And although the race isn’t designed to raise money, the committee donates to smaller charities what it has left after the event

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What Makes the Race So Challenging?

The Race to Robie Creek is a halfmarathon—13.1 miles—which is challenging in itself. But this race adds in a long uphill climb followed by a difficult downhill descent before runners can enjoy the post-race party and bask in the feeling of accomplishment that comes with completing the Race to Robie Creek.

The race begins at Fort Boise Park with a throng of runners trying to get a good position at the start. The atmosphere is a mix of excitement and nerves, and race organizers have fun with the year’s theme during the countdown to race time.

I’ve run the race three times and plan to make this year my fourth. Every year at the starting line, I get excited for the race and the atmosphere is always fun, but there’s also a little part of me that asks, “Why am I doing this again?”

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ners make their way around the park to Reserve Street then turn onto Shaw Mountain Road to begin the more than eight-mile climb up to Aldape Summit.

At this point in the race, the course is lined with spectators and people sitting outside their homes cheering on the runners as they make their way up the hills.

The first four miles tend to go by surprisingly quickly, thanks to the atmosphere, the distraction of the spectators and the funny signs along the course.

One favorite was a sign that read, “The end is far.”

A little before the fourth mile, the road turns from pavement to dirt. Many use it as a milestone on the course, but it’s also a reminder that the hard part is coming soon.

The course then heads into Rocky Canyon. There’s beautiful scenery in the canyon, but the sun is intense overhead and it starts to get hot as the course steepens.

Each mile that goes by brings one closer to the summit, but the road gets

Cost: $64.10 Race Day: April 20, 2019 Where: Fort Boise Park Distance: 13.1 mi Elevation: 2,160 ft Course Records: Overall Male 2013 – Markus Geiger, 1:14:17.1 Overall Female 2009 – Cori Mooney, 1:26:44.2 Average Pace: 6:29 mi Calories: 2,331

steeper and the running harder until, finally, the cheering volunteers and summit come into view. The climb is done—a huge milestone—but now the downhill begins. At first it’s a wonderful break from the uphill, but that’s always a shortlived joy. I soon start to realize how tired my legs are and how much I don’t like running downhill.

As the course goes downhill, trees throw off much welcome shade. Again, it’s nice at first, but by mile 10, I’m ready to be done running, shade or no shade.

Those last three miles seem like the longest of the entire race. It is also the stretch when I ask myself, why in the world did I sign up for this race?

Then I start to hear sounds from the party. Spectators assure me the finish is close. Soon I cross the finish line, and I’m hit with an overwhelming feeling of satisfaction and accomplishment. That never gets old.

This year’s race will be held at noon on April 20.

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Priest Lake Marathon

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When: May 11 Where: Priest Lake, Idaho Distance: 50k, marathon, half-marathon, 5k Description: This race is described as an off-pavement race that provides the scenery of a trail run—lake, forest and mountain views—but it’s on a forest road instead of technical trails.

When: May 4 Where: Julia Davis Park, Boise Distance: Half-marathon, 5k Description: This race starts and finishes at Julia Davis Park. It takes runners along the Boise River and through other Boise parks.

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When: May 26 Where: McEuen Park, Coeur d’Alene Distance: Marathon, half-marathon, 10k, 5k Description: The courses are all new this year, and a 10k race was added to the event.

When: June 8 Where: Stanley, Idaho Distance: 61.9 miles Description: The race is divided into 12 legs with teams of six running two legs each of about 5 miles, from Stanley to Ketchum.

When: May 18 Where: Sandy Point State Park and Albertsons Headquarters.

Distance: Marathon, halfmarathon, 10k and 5k Description: This race follows the Greenbelt, with a Famous Idaho Potato Bar at the finish.

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How food production drives Idaho’s economic and cultural wellbeing

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arl Joslin is a man shaped by southern Idaho’s fertile desert soils. A third-generation farmer who was born near Salmon Falls Creek south of Twin Falls, Joslin embodies the idea that farming can be a multi-generational family affair.

“My dad was a farmer. My grandfather was a farmer. I was raised on the farm and grew up with the farm,” said the 65-year-old owner of Joslin Organic Farms during a recent tour of his properties. “I went away to college and decided it was in fact a good way for me to make a living and enjoy doing it. So, I came back to the farm, and here we are.”

Joslin specializes in organic farming and grows black, red and pinto beans he sells to Amy’s Kitchen, as well as alfalfa, wheat, corn and barley he sells primarily to a nearby organic dairy. In turn, the dairy will sell to cheese, milk and yogurt producers in the region.

Cementing his position in an interrelated economic machine, Joslin also buys waste from nearby trout farmers to help fertilize his fields.

It’s all part of a massive industry that boosters say lies at the foundation of Idaho’s economy. Each year, the

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Idaho State Department of Agriculture estimates that Idaho growers, livestock producers and aquaculture generate $16 billion in direct and indirect spending, a figure bested only by the rapidly-growing tech sector.

“We always talk about ag as the cultural foundation of Idaho, and also the economic foundation,” said Idaho State Department of Agriculture Chief Operating Officer Chanel Tewalt. “In whatever community you go to, whether it’s Boise or Burley, which is very ag-centric, you’re going to have ag dollars flowing through the economy, and I hope some cultural recognition of that.”

When a motorist arrives in the Magic Valley of southern Idaho the footprint of a diverse agricultural economy quickly becomes apparent. There are hay bales in fields; milk, hay and livestock trucks plying the highways; and irrigation ditches working in most every direction to deliver water to ground that would otherwise qualify as high desert. Road signs advertise industrial farm and irrigation equipment, and it’s easy to spot massive food storage shelters among center pivots and farm fields. It doesn’t even take a trained eye. The diverse infrastructure that supports a healthy system of agricultural supply and demand is plain.

“The Magic Valley is the absolute epicenter of Idaho ag whether you’re looking at yields or dollars, but it’s

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“The Magic Valley is the absolute epicenter of Idaho ag whether you’re looking at yields or dollars, but it’s good to point out that every region of the state has something going on that’s ag related,” said Idaho State Department of Agriculture Chief Operating Officer Chanel Tewalt.

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Karl Joslin roots run deep in the Magic Valley of southern Idaho.

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good to point out that every region of the state has something going on that’s ag related,” Tewalt said.

The Magic Valley is a huge producer of dairy, potatoes and sugar beets. With freshwater springs emerging from the Snake Plain Aquifer near Hagerman, it’s also the nation’s leading producer of commercial trout.

The Treasure Valley in and around Boise produces a diverse array of crops, including hops for beer and grapes for wine, but it’s also recognized internationally for commercial seed production. The Camas Prairie of central Idaho and the Palouse hills to the north produce beans, peas, lentils and wheat. And communities throughout central Idaho where there’s abundant public land for grazing raise significant numbers of cattle and sheep.

According to statistics compiled by University of Idaho researchers, agriculture produces more sales than any other economic sector in Idaho. Twenty percent of sales come back to agriculture, and it accounts for 16 percent of the state’s gross domestic product and 14 percent of its jobs. These are numbers bested only by the tech sector, which Tewalt said has proved more volatile and subject to market variability.

“A lot of folks in Idaho want to look at the state as growing into a very well-rounded economy, and we are, but ag still plays a foundational role in that,” she said.

“Ag isn’t shrinking, but everything else is growing, too,” so its share of the pie is changing.

Tewalt also pointed out that agriculture tends to do well when other economic indictors slip. In 2008 during the Great Recession, agriculture regained its place as Idaho’s number one industry, and agricultural exports set records. She explained that in a poor economy it’s easier to find labor and the dollar is weak against foreign currencies, which helps exports.

“WE’RE A STATE THAT HAS MORE CATTLE THAN PEOPLE. THERE ARE 2.2 MILLION COWS AND 1.7 TO 1.8 MILLION PEOPLE.” — Chanel Tewalt Idaho State Department of Agriculture Chief Operating Officer Idaho’s red, white and blue license plate proudly honors “Famous Potatoes,” and the state leads the nation in potato production. Idaho grows more than 14 billion pounds of spuds on more than 300,000 acres, a bounty highlighted by state and industry marketing departments. There’s an annual New Year’s Eve potato drop, a state mascot named Spuddy Buddy, and a giant potato hauled by a gleaming red semi-truck. Even so, potatoes aren’t even the state’s top crop. Dairy and livestock far and away constitute the largest portion of the Gem State’s agricultural production.

“Overall in Idaho our top ag sectors are dairy, beef, potatoes, wheat, and hay,” Tewalt said. “The overall trend to keep track of there is how huge the livestock sector is. I’d say 50 to 60 percent of the overall ag revenue pie is dairy and beef cattle. And we’re a state that has more cattle than people. There are 2.2 million cows and 1.7 to 1.8 million people.”

A Family Legacy From onions to sugar beats and a whole lot more, Idaho boasts a cornucopia of food production and processing. If Idahoans had to eat everything grown in the state each resident would have to eat 180 slices of bread, 43 potatoes, two onions, 2 pounds of cheese, 2 pounds of beef and 3 cups of beans—every day.

Karl Joslin has silver hair and a matching gray goatee. He stands about 6 feet tall and wore blue jeans and sneakers during our tour of his south-Idaho farm, which spans about 15 parcels collectively forming a 4,000-acre operation. He aimed his four-door pickup west on a road called East 2900 North and crossed a small divide between the Rock Creek and Salmon Falls Creek drainage basins south of Twin Falls. He’d just finished giving a tour of some of his newer land acquisitions near the Snake River Canyon where he’d planted the fields in a fall and winter cover crop to prevent erosion and help saturate the soil with nutrients in preparation for spring planting.

“We’re getting into what we call the Salmon tract,” he said pointing west toward Salmon Falls Creek and the small town of Hollister. “This is home base. My grandfather settled in Rogerson (just a little farther south). Salmon Dam wasn’t in, and he helped build the reservoir. He settled in Rogerson because of the dream of irrigation water. He helped build the reservoir and the canal system.”

Joslin pulled a magazine out of the back seat to show off its cover. It depicted a mature farmer’s roughened hand reaching down to touch a child’s. “Farming takes a green thumb,” he said. “It may or may not be that your family will continue to farm. They may not have a natural affinity for it. In a perfect world, that’s what you hope for, because my land is going to be here when I’m gone. My grandfather is gone; my father is gone. I’m here; my son is here; my grandson is here. Hopefully they’ll enjoy it, but if ever they don’t, they should get rid of it and give it to someone who does.”

When Joslin graduated from college at University of Idaho in 1975 he returned to the family farm. He plays down the 4,000 acres he’s cobbled together as a “quiet little organic operation,” but that belies his humble beginnings. When he returned from college, the family farm was 160 acres—the size parcel bequeathed under the Homestead Act of 1862.

“When I first came back to Twin Falls, what I owned was a shovel, irrigating boots and a pair of gloves,” he said. “You start with whatever you start with and then add on to that. It’s like a snowball. Once you get a snowball started it grows quickly.”

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sion that goes beyond stereotypes about it. He’s an intelligent, forward-looking businessman who says he’s worked hard to stay ahead of the curve. While organic farming has been a good niche, he actually fell into it because the dairy that buys most of his alfalfa and corn had already chosen that path. His 15-years-ago choice to supply organic feed crops to the dairy, combined with a self-described ability to build and follow through on a plan, have helped the farm to consistently grow and prosper.

“IT’S A BUSINESS. IT’S LIKE MANY OTHER BUSINESSES. YOU HAVE TO BE ON TOP OF IT. YOU HAVE TO BE AHEAD OF THE CURVE AND PROACTIVE.” — K arl Joslin Joslin Organic Farms “We do things that help the ground become fertile,” he said. “We use cover crops. We always keep something growing. That green growth holds the ground down, stops wind erosion, uses the winter moisture, creates a root mass and an organic mass above the soil.

In the spring, we work that in. So as it breaks down, that organic material is your fertilizer. We’re really using the farm as a big compost. It’s just a solar collector and a compost generator.”

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Joslin has been a proactive businessman in other ways, too. He lined irrigation ditches to waste less water and, notably, installed gravity-fed irrigation pivots on three quarters of his fields. Many of his fields are fed with water that’s a hundred or so feet above level, so he installed pipes to harness the potential energy created by gravity in order to pump water. It has essentially eliminated 75 percent of his electricity bill.

He’s also thinking about installing solar panels to help offset the power costs of irrigation pivots that aren’t near a hillside.

“It’s what farming is now. It’s a business,” he said.

“It’s like many other businesses. You have to be on top of it. You have to be ahead of the curve and proactive.”

Idaho's Success Stories From alfalfa to potatoes, Idaho has numerous economic success stories from which to choose, and they date back more than a hundred years. In 2012, Chobani opened the world’s largest yogurt plant in Twin Falls in close proximity to the state’s rapidly growing dairy industry. Just last year Chobani announced plans for a $20 million expansion to the existing $450 million facility where 2,000 southern Idaho residents are employed.

Gambia Foods is another Twin Falls-based dairy processor and markets 830 million pounds of cheese and 170 million pounds of whey to more than 30 nations. It employs more than 1,000 people.

Despite these and thousands of other Idaho success stories, the state is possibly best known for a company named after an eighth-grade dropout named J.R. Simplot. Simplot began his colorful career in 1923 in Declo, Idaho, one of the state’s dozens of south-Idaho farm towns, where he dropped out of school at age

14 to go into business on his own. With a foot already solidly in the potato farming world, Simplot won a potato sorter in a coin toss in 1929 and began traveling the state to sort potatoes grown by its rural farmers. He was soon buying and selling potatoes, opening warehouses and building relationships with people in positions of influence.

According to marketing materials from the Simplot Co., Simplot’s ingenuity and determination set the company on an innovative course. When wartime shortages made it difficult to buy fertilizer he built a manufacturing plant in Pocatello and made his own. In the 1940s, he invented and marketed the first commercially viable frozen French fries and, two decades later, became the exclusive supplier of fries to the flourishing McDonald’s restaurant chain.

And although the Simplot Co. got its start in farming, livestock became its eventual focus.

“What ended up happening was, as he was growing all of these things, he identified that waste was produced,” said Simplot Senior Communication Manager Josh Jordan. “So potato waste started going to livestock.

By 1977, it had pretty much converted to be solely a cattle operation.”

The evolution continues today, and Jordan said the company is now divided into three divisions domestically. Agribusiness includes mining and phosphate production (used in fertilizers and nutritional supplements for animals) and retail. Land and Livestock is the aforementioned livestock division. Food comprises vegetable, fruit, and potato production. The company has a fourth division in Australia specializing in retail food sales.

“There are some misconceptions about what agriculture means and what it’s become over the years,” Jordan said. “If your primary goal is to make sure there’s

food on people’s tables, that means a lot. In Idaho, as we continue to urbanize and grow, we can’t overlook the importance agriculture has had in the growth of the state and the future of the state.”

Jordan said Simplot employs 800 people at the company’s new, highly visible headquarters at the JUMP campus in downtown Boise and 2,500 people throughout Idaho. It employs a total of 5,000 in North America. The company has come a long way since a kid from south Idaho dropped out of school and pursued a dream with dogged determination and an eye for innovation.

A Way of Life From north Idaho’s fields of wheat and beans to south Idaho’s sweeping potato fields and trout farms, Idaho agriculture is diverse. The state has 25,000 farms and ranches producing more than 185 commodities.

And the people behind the farms are part of the fabric that makes Idaho unique.

“People who are involved in ag are a special type of person,” Tewalt said. “The hours are long, the pay can be pretty terrible, the work is arduous. That’s not a tremendously attractive help-wanted poster. So why do people do it? It comes back to the lifestyle. It’s a way of life, and it’s a chosen way of life. Ag is so much bigger than us. It takes us outside. It is often completely outside our control—weather, natural disasters—and there’s a lot of heartbreak in that sometimes. So those are special people who choose to do it despite all of those things.”

She might as well have been describing Joslin in his own, slightly more simplistic words.

“Why do I farm?” he asked. “Because I enjoy it.”

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BOISE’S HISTORICAL BUILDINGS BREATHE NEW LIFE

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he cranes piercing Boise’s skyline are an obvious sign of the times: new buildings, growth, and a dynamic economy. However, in addition to the spate of new construction in the City of Trees, there is also a wave of businesses converting old buildings into modern, hip office spaces. These rennovations retain a sense history while accomodating the new ways in which we work and interact in a business setting. Here are just a few examples of work spaces transformed.

WINDERMERE POWERHOUSE GROUP: 621 S. 17TH ST. I haven’t climbed a ladder for a story in a while, I tell Tom Rebholtz as I follow him up an iron ladder built more than 100 years ago. We’re going above the Windermere Powerhouse Real Estate Group’s second level to see the original forest green paint

that previously covered the interior, now a modern matte black.

I breathe a sigh of relief that we don’t head up to the roof, and we talk about the building’s history.

In 1912, Boise architects Tourtellotte and Hummel built the brick Romanesque building at 621 S. 17th St. as the home of Beaver River Power Company.

The 7,495-square-foot space had the same open floor plan it has today, with the original metal beams that span the ceiling and a mezzanine level that overlooks the main floor.

Shortly after the building opened, Idaho Power took it over and by the 1990s, they had outgrown the space. It sat vacant before it became an event space.

Its tenure ended in scandal in early 2016, and in the fall of 2017, Rebholtz, who also developed the Marketplace at Bown Crossing, filed a permit to renovate the building. It opened as the Windermere Powerhouse Group in June 2018.

Rebholtz grew up in Boise and when he had the opportunity to renovate a building he viewed as a landmark, he spared no expense. After more than $100,000 in renovations, he restored the building, exposing even more brick and building glass-walled

office space. He kept the massive speakers above the stage, and he installed a Diedrich coffee roaster (see collage at right) from Ponderay, Idaho, in the state-ofthe-art kitchen, where agents and their clients can make small bags of personalized coffee.

Rebholtz’s vision for the space was to make it a place his agents could be proud to bring their clients. “I wanted a place where you could collaborate with people, a place that would be inviting for clients to come in,” he says.

For the furnishings, Rebholtz worked with Idaho Correctional Industries, a program run by the state prison system that provides inmates with job training and work experience. They built everything from the the ergonomic standing desks and fabric walls that dampen the noise in the otherwise concrete and brick interior.

The building sits just beside the I-184 connector, and if you didn’t step outside, you’d never know it.

All throughout the building, there are bricked-in patches that are signs of its past, where power lines connected the building to the city. Instead of steam turbines, it’s now home to real estate agents who are stewards of the Treasure Valley’s growth.

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Billy Mitchell wears a pair of classic black-and-white Converse and a black collarless shirt. His casual look fits the backdrop of bare concrete floors, black metal-framed windows and glass partitions. Mitchell renovated the office space at 1150 State St. to house Mitchell + Palmer, the creative agency he founded in 2007. Behind him, a ceiling-high decal of the words, “Search & Destroy,” is displayed on the main, stark-white wall. It’s the cherry on top of Mitchell + Palmer’s rockand-roll vibe in the minimalist modern space.

“Brave is our motto,” he says, “We search and destroy the ordinary.”

The tagline works. It’s on full display in the part of the office Mitchell calls the “creative pit,” where a row of graphic designers on large-screen iMacs work on current projects. Behind them, a trio of other creatives are standing at a high-top table, discussing work for a client and snacking.

Mitchell says open office style is key to his company’s culture and success. It inspired him during the renovation of the office building he purchased in December 2018.

“This concept works for us,” Mitchell says, “Creative is king, collaboration is king. It leads to a unified approach.”

Built in 1977, the building’s exterior resembles a dentist’s office from that era, with walls of windows that overlook State Street on one side and have views of the Boise foothills on the other.

When Mitchell, who was born and raised in Boise, first saw the building as a prospective buyer, he got on a ladder and punched through the ceiling tiles to see what they hid. When he saw two more feet of windows, he had to have it.

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Mitchell gutted the interior, which he says is rumored to have been a brothel at one point, down to the concrete floor and up to the concrete fins that make up each level. He likens the construction to that of a Lego set and describes it as bomb-proof. With the building’s Cold War era origins in mind, I believe him.

In addition to the creative pit, kitchen area and glass-walled offices and conference rooms, the second level of the building that Mitchell + Palmer occupies is complete with a full bar, shuffleboard and foosball. John Wayne, “The Duke” is the centerpiece of the iron-and-wood bar that Mitchell commissioned local artist Chris Foster of Foster Weld to create. The rest of the building is partially occupied by other tenants, but Mitchell hopes to make use of the top-level’s mountain views for a yoga studio and has plans to turn the rooftop into yet another space for the building’s tenants to gather socially.

DAVIES MOORE: 805 WEST IDAHO ST. With walnut walls and a bank vault in the basement, it’s impossible not to think of Mad Men when touring the Davies Moore office with founder Edward Moore. Situated inside the Boise City National Bank building on Eight Street and Idaho, it’s at the epicenter of downtown Boise in the same way the Romanesque building was when it was completed in 1892.

Moore founded Marketing Media Group in 1998 and acquired Davies & Rourke advertising, which dated back to 1953, in 2009. The following year, they took over most of the third floor and the basement level below the popular restaurant Fork, remodeling the office space and creating a state-of-the-art kitchen area and a creative pit in the basement.

“I call the upstairs downstairs thing kind of like a mullet,” Moore says. “We’re sort of business up top and party down below.”

The bank vault sits at the bottom of the stairs near Fork’s entrance, and the marble-surround-

ed steel structure is something out of an “Ocean’s Eleven” movie. The door itself is 18 inches thick and weighs 15 tons. Moore converted the inside of the vault into a boardroom-style conference area, and the nearby fully stocked bar makes it an ideal space to entertain and celebrate. There are other vaults and safes in the basement, albeit smaller, but not without their stories. One vault is rumored to have housed J.R. Simplot’s family’s X-rays, which were kept with the hope of one day extracting the silver from the film.

Moore is clean cut, with hornrimmed glasses, and he speaks about his company and his city in a way that evokes the history of the building they occupy. He credits the office’s location with ensuring that the talent he hires feels inspired.

“It’s a great place to be and it’s worth every penny we spend to be downtown. Ad agencies are at their best, especially from recruiting talent, if they’re in a downtown area. It’s completely a cultural thing. It’s about access to what’s going on in Boise and being in the thick of it.”

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Boise’s past comes to life in its historical cemeteries Story By Patti Murphy Photography By Angie Smith

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espite what many people have grown up believing about cemeteries—that they are morbid places reserved only for people who have loved ones interred within—the city of Boise’s three historic cemeteries—Morris Hill, Pioneer and Fort Boise—are open and welcoming to visitors who want to meander among the graves, sit under a tree and learn more about Boise’s rich past.

Like a museum, these cemeteries offer a place to see beautiful old sculptures, intricate carvings, and generations of history, all in a tranquil, park-like setting with no crowds.

Large, modern graveyards did not exist in America until about the 1830s.

Up until then, people were buried in family plots, municipal burial grounds, and church graveyards. In the 20th century, cities and towns began designing cemeteries as park-like memorial lawns with more purposeful landscaping such as trees and ponds and winding roads.

The old saying, “Dead men tell no tales,” holds no credence when it comes to cemeteries. Tales are everywhere.

They are told in the dates and sayings that are etched into a headstone, in the balloons and stuffed animals left on child’s grave, and the flowers resting atop a marker.

For those interested in cemeteries and their history, the city of Boise provides a downloadable walking tour for Morris Hill and Pioneer cemeteries to point visitors to some of the city’s most famous leaders and heroes, as well as infamous scoundrels from Boise’s past.

The property for Morris Hill Cemetery was acquired by the city in 1882.

Morris Hill Two miles up the road from the heart of downtown Boise sits Morris Hill Cemetery, a quiet, 60-acre spread of lush green lawn shaded by centuryold trees that rustle with the activity of singing birds and skittering squirrels.

With more than 41,000 plots, Morris Hill is the largest of three historic cemeteries operated by the city of Boise’s Parks and Recreation department. The property was acquired by the city in 1882 when then-mayor James Pinney purchased it for $2,200 from William H. Ridenbaugh and Mrs. Lavinia L. Morris. When the cemetery opened, it offered a special funerary streetcar that would take bodies and mourners up the hill of the Boise Bench to the cemetery in a procession.

“Originally, Morris Hill was like a little city, laid out with various ethnic neighborhoods, as well as those for the more wealthy,” said Amy Pence-Brown an art and architectural historian and a death historian who has facilitated cemetery tours in Idaho for the past decade.

The “neighborhoods” she refers to were grouped by religion and culture, such as the Saint John’s section, which was devoted to the burial of Boise’s Catholics; the Beth Israel Jewish section; the military sections, and the Chinese section, which is one of the most visible sections when approaching the cemetery. “Their native language is carved in the headstones, and their traditional funerary burner where mourners burn offerings so the dead can have riches in the afterlife are very prominent,” she said.

“Morris Hill is also the only city cemetery with several mausoleums.

They are beautiful little architectural

structures, many constructed by Tourtellotte & Hummel, the premier Idaho architects who designed 200 buildings in early Boise, including the Idaho State Capitol building,” she added.

The original Morris Hill burial book chronicles the first interment in March 1882 as that of a 15-year-old William Lindsay. Causes of death in the earliest burial records include such maladies as snow slide, consumption, falling trees, gunshot, gathering in the head, Bright’s disease, La Grippe, dropsy, and rickets.

The city’s cemetery walking tour identifies a number of interesting characters scattered throughout the cemetery from Boise’s past: • J ohn Jurko, buried 1926 after being hung for the murder of his mine claim partner, whom he shot in a dispute over his wife’s honor. Jurko’s attorney tried unsuccessfully to have his sentence commuted to life imprisonment arguing that “he was mentally unstable due to being kicked in the head by a mule when he was younger.”

• “ Peg Leg” Annie Morrow, buried 1934, was a brothel owner during the Gold Rush era who lost her feet after being caught in a freak snowstorm.

•H arry Orchard, buried 1954, died after being jailed for 50 years for the killing of scores of men in mine labor violence, and for the dynamite slaying of Gov. Frank Steunenberg in 1905. He converted to Christianity and wrote the book, "Harry Orchard: The Man God Made Again," a phrase that is etched on his grave marker.

• I daho Gov. Moses Alexander, buried in 1932, was the first Jewish governor in the United States. He came to Boise

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a year after statehood and was twice elected governor and twice as mayor of Boise.

• Actor Reginald Owen, buried 1972, was best known for his role as the crotchety old Ebenezer Scrooge in the 1938 film version of Charles Dickens' “A Christmas Carol.”

• Paul Revere, leader of the rock and roll band Paul Revere and the Raiders, was interred here in 2014. His granite marker is etched with a piano keyboard and the words, "He came. He rocked. He left."

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Speaking of grave markers, PenceBrown said that you can recognize the various designs in certain time periods by knowing the trends. “The designs follow the trends of art and architectural history of the day,” she said. “Headstones from the early 1800s will use more of what we call macabre symbols before Christianity came into favor; things like skulls and crossbones representing death. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, the trend turned more to Victorian and religious symbolism, like the open or closed Bibles, God's hand pointing down or up or reaching to lift the deceased through Heaven's Gates.”

Some of Pence-Brown’s favorite symbols found in both Pioneer and Morris Hill cemeteries include the closed book, indicating the person's story is complete, or an open book with a blank page, meaning that person’s story of life was cut short. Another prominent symbol is the lamb, indicating a child’s grave. “There is an entire section in Morris Hill for the Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society, a fraternal business organization that provided grave markers to its members in the shape of stumps or logs, again representing the cutting down of a life, or cutting a life short,” she said.

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Pioneer Cemetery The property now known as Pioneer Cemetery was first established as an unofficial public burial ground soon after the Boise area was settled in 1863. The first recorded burial in Pioneer Cemetery was Carrie Logan, who died on the Camas Prairie at the age of 5 years, 11 months and 5 days in August 1864.

Situated in the heart of the Warm Springs neighborhood, the 5-acre property was deeded to the city of Boise officially in 1920 and has been maintained by Boise Parks and Recreation since. Within the small, manicured cemetery are 1,796 marked graves, as well as many more that are unmarked.

Because a large number of the very earliest markers were constructed of wood by friends and family members, an unknown number have disintegrated over the years. However, the existing markers read like a Who’s Who of historic Boise and include 11 former Boise mayors, eight Ada County sheriffs and five governors, in addition to other early movers and shakers: • Corilla Robbins, buried 1927, was a pioneer woman who crossed the plains with her husband and four children by oxcart in 1876. She pioneered the women’s suffrage movement in Idaho and often cared for orphaned children in her own home. Her interest in new inventions and adventure prompted her to request, and receive, rides in the first automobile and airplane to arrive in Boise. She also received the first residential telephone in Boise.

• Milton Kelly, buried in 1892, was best known for the 17 years he was owner and editor of the Idaho Statesman; however, he also practiced law. In 1865, President Lincoln, in his last official act before his assassination,

appointed Kelly to a four-year term as an associate justice of the Territorial Supreme Court. President Grant reappointed him in 1869. Described as “temperamental, vindictive and an unlikable man,” he was also reputed to have been fair and often courageous in his legal rulings.

•M ayor James Pinney, buried 1914, was sometimes called the “Father of Modern Boise.” A three-term mayor, he built fire stations, acquired Morris Hill Cemetery, extended city boundaries and was the impetus for donors to provide funding for the first 10 miles of sewer lines in Boise.

“Pioneer Cemetery is truly Boise's only Victorian garden style cemetery, with monumental headstones and flowers and trees and meandering pathways for visitors,” said Pence-Brown.

“It was originally created on the edge of the city and, today, sits squarely in the center of it.”

Top row of headstones and headstone with Chinese characters (second row at left) are in the Morris Hill Cemetery. The remaining headstones pictured on the opposite page are in the Pioneer Cemetary, which is located in the Warm Springs neighborhood.

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Fort Boise Military Cemetery A short drive up into the nearby foothills will take you to this lonely, rustic military cemetery, where veterans from the Mexican War, Indian Wars, Spanish-American War, and Civil War are buried.

On first inspection of the white tombstones standing alone and at attention in the desolate hills, among native, high desert plants, visitors may wonder if the buried had been abandoned and forgotten. But as Ken Reeves, facility manager with the city of Boise Parks and Recreation department explained, the stark beauty and isolated character is exactly how this cemetery is supposed to be.

Following World War II, the Department of Veterans Affairs deeded the cemetery to the city of Boise with the stipulation that the property would be perpetually maintained in its natural and historical condition, as it was in the 1800s.

“Fort Boise cemetery is preserved in its historical state and we maintain it to look like it would during the time it was an active cemetery,” said Reeves, adding that their role is to keep weeds down around the headstones and between the road and fence line, according to standards set by the Army Corps of Engineers. “It doesn’t give it a manicured look, and sometimes people think it looks abandoned, but we honor its historical importance and maintain the cemetery in its proper state.”

A fascinating piece of history about the 1.2-acre Fort Boise Cemetery The Fort Boise Military Cemetary was deeded to the city with the stipulation that it be perpetually maintained in its natural and historical condition, as it was in the 1800s.

is that, in 1906, heavy flooding in the area washed up many of its graves, an unnerving event for Boiseans at the time. The event inspired officers at the Boise Barracks to hire contractors to relocate the cemetery to its present location on higher ground. Records show that 166 graves were initially moved to the new location, but other graves were somehow left behind, and were discovered at the original site up until 1998. Those also were reinterred at the existing Fort Boise cemetery. Today, a total 252 enlisted men, officers, officers' family members, and civilians rest in the Fort Boise Military Cemetery.

Cemeteries as Living Museums “These three cemeteries are very special, and there is so much history and stories about the folks who are interred in them,” said Reeves. “We certainly welcome people to visit and enjoy the quiet and tranquility.”

Pence-Brown agreed: “Cemeteries are truly living museums, as funerary art trends have closely followed traditional art movements throughout American history. Cemeteries house the dead, but grave markers are fashioned by the living, who record on them not only the deceased’s pleasures, sorrows, and hopes for an afterlife, but also— more than they realize—document their history, ethnicity and culture.”

If You Go …

Morris Hill Cemetery 317 N. Latah, Boise, ID 83702 (208) 608-7598 https://parks.cityofboise.org/parksand-facilities/parks/morris-hillcemetery/ Walking Tour Information and Map: https://parks.cityofboise.org/ cemeteries/morris-hill-walking-tour/

Pioneer Cemetery 460 E. Warm Springs Ave, Boise, ID 83712 (208) 608-7598 https://parks.cityofboise.org/ parks-and-facilities/parks/pioneercemetery/ Walking Tour Information and Map: https://parks.cityofboise.org/ media/234221/pioneer-cemeterywalking-tour-complete.pdf

Fort Boise Military Cemetery 1101 Mountain Cove Rd., Boise ID 83702 (208) 608-7785 ex 3058 https://parks.cityofboise.org/parksand-facilities/parks/fort-boisemilitary-reserve-cemetery/

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indieDwell tackles Boise’s housing problem with creative solutions

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Innovative Affordable Housing

Boise-based company, indieDwell, has revolutionized the building industry by creating homes that are durable, energy efficient, sustainable and affordable using shipping containers. Yes, shipping containers! Employing a process that is both streamlined and clean, indieDwell creates homes that are dignified and beautiful. The timing could not be better for an affordable housing model that sets a new standard for its focus on health, environmental sustainability, economic and community empowerment.

What began as an idea in 2016 quickly became reality when Boise locals, Pete Gombert and Scott Flynn, decided upon shipping containers to launch their vision for an affordable, quality, durable home. Flynn had focused his career on building quality durable homes and believed everyone should be living in one, especially underserved communities. At first, Gombert and Flynn considered using wood frame modular homes but decided on shipping containers “when we saw how the wood frame units defected when moving, which reduced the durability of the home,” explained Gombert in a recent interview. He added, “We determined never to sacrifice four things in the process of building the dwellings: health, durability, energy efficiency, and sustainability. We believe it is part of our social and moral obligation to do better.”

indieDwell Facts Compared to conventional stick-built or manufactured housing, indieDwell units offer exceptionable value.

Less Expensive: • 50-75 percent lower initial costs • 80 percent reduction of on-site construction time (which also reduces financing costs) • 50-100 percent lower operating costs (net zero energy option) • 40 percent lower maintenance costs (over 20 years) More Durable/Better Investment: • Modular is considered the same as conventional framing, so assets appreciate (as opposed to manufactured homes) • Solid-core steel exterior walls • Steel-stud interior walls • Solid-core interior doors • Wind/hurricane/fire/earthquake proof Healthier: • Water based adhesives, paints and epoxies; no volatile organic compounds (VOCs) • Energy recovery ventilator in every unit for fresh filtered air.

All materials used exceed strict limits for emissions such as CARB2 (a formaldehyde safety limit).

More sustainable: • 50 to 100 percent lower operating costs • Modules are made from out-of-service shipping containers • Significantly less waste compared to stick-built homes

IndieDwell’s innovative and holistic approach to housing is taking off. A diverse group of buyers has emerged, including developers and nonprofit organizations who assist folks in purchasing homes. The modules take 14 days to build in the company’s Caldwell factory and two days to install. The floor plans are standard because “the model is predicated on producing a high number of modules,” said Gombert.

Currently, the factory uses shipping containers from Oregon and Salt Lake City and can produce 130 units per year; this includes a single unit home (one shipping container) and a multi-unit home (two shipping containers). Single units cost $78,000 (640 square feet) and multi-unit modules cost $115,000 (960 square feet). All units include an extraordinary list of energy efficient and environmentally sustainable appliances, materials, and components. While indieDwell has yet to complete any larger projects, they are working on a twelveunit complex in McCall.

Not only does indieDwell create the best possible dwelling for the environment, but they also empower their buyers and occupants. Occupants are taught to factor in the energy efficiency costs of a home when making a purchase, and indieDwell’s units cost $15-$35 per month to run. All materials are high-quality to save occupants unnecessary replacement

costs, and the structure is air tight to ensure excellent air quality regulated by an energy recovery ventilator.

IndieDwell’s factory operation also stands out as a model for a human powered company that is committed to “creating a fair, humane, and equitable workplace,” said Gombert. All employees are full-time, year-round employees who receive maternity leave, paid vacation, full health benefits, and a share of the company. They make a point of hiring skilled and unskilled labor. Already, eight states are interested in building factories in their communities.

Looking ahead, indieDwell hopes to develop operation sites across the country to expand their ecosystem of empowerment, well-being, and inclusivity, and to maximize energy efficiency. Sparking interest should not be difficult given that individuals, housing authorities, foundations, and nonprofits across the nation are initiating requests for indieDwell’s model. “Everyone is hungry for an innovative solution to our housing crisis,” said Gombert.

Given what the team has already accomplished, the future is bright for the company. In fact, indieDwell was just named a finalist for the Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability, a nationwide innovation challenge that selects companies making an immediate impact on housing affordability.

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‘IN THE PUBLIC EYE’ Boise’s commitment to public art

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hen you think of public art, the first image that pops up is often some amorphous blob surrounded by concrete—what author Tom Wolfe referred to as the “turd in the plaza” school of art. But Boise wants its public art to be different by taking into consideration the location and context.

Altogether, Boise has 761 artworks in city-owned collections and 325 sitebased public art installations.

Like many cities, Boise devotes a percentage of coffers each year to showcasing public art, explained Karl LeClair, now in his third year as public art program manager for the city of Boise. Since 1997, Boise has awarded $1.275 million among 421 grants.

The airport, public works, and urban renewal agency also have public arts funds and projects.

But unlike many cities, Boise devotes money to maintaining its art as well. Of the hard costs of the city’s annual capital construction projects, 1.4 percent is devoted to public art: 1 percent to building it and 0.4 percent to maintaining it. “A lot of programs just develop the ordinance, run off and fund works, and are now grappling with the problem of an aging collection,” he said.

In addition to beautifying the city, public art attracts and helps supports artists and the artistic community, said LeClair. Further, it promotes tourism and economic vitality. “There are neighborhoods that are very excited

about the inclusion of public art, because they’re wanting that vitality and that influence of artists,” he noted. “It establishes that character of place, that sense of identity.”

Boise also makes it easy to work with artists, according to Ward Hooper, who is known for his iconic Idaho posters. His Boise public art projects include the two flags that anchor each side of the Basque Block, as well as some historic pieces in front of the former Blues Bouquet on Main Street and the small plaques that adorn Boise’s geothermal public buildings.

Hooper credits a Boise arts grant he received in 2003 for bus stop posters for kicking off his career and his style.

“That was when I was trying to get public recognition, so it really helped me and let people see what kind of work I did,” he said. “It’s great for emerging and younger artists who want to get something in the public eye.” And the city also helps with the execution, he added. “There are people there who will help you all along the way. You’re just the designer and the person who oversees it.”

One of Boise’s most popular public arts projects is “box wrapping,” for which it hires artists to develop posters that wrap around utility boxes. Boise is adding 30 wraps: 27 new ones and three to replace ones from the early days of the project that have deteriorated. “They have a five-year lifespan,

and some are in pretty good condition at the 10-year mark,” LeClair said.

And, sadly, sometimes public art does have to go away, or be “deaccessioned,” LeClair remarked. “Deaccession is something that must be dealt with when managing a collection.” For example, Boise recently had to deaccession a mosaic on a city street when frost and moisture cracked the subsurface and it couldn’t hold up to the traffic. “Surface wear and vehicles are not the best destinations for an artwork,” he said.

Developing a piece of public art can take as much as six months, according to LeClair. First, the city talks with the stakeholders in the area of a proposed project to get details about the location and the context they’d like the artist to address. Then the city puts out calls to artists, who meet with the stakeholders to determine more details. “We’re establishing loose parameters around the location, theme, and context,” LeClair said. “For example, it’ll be a sculpture, but will it be steel? Bronze? 30 feet tall?

30 feet wide?”

From there, the city develops a request for qualifications (RFQ) that asks artists for their resume, examples of past work, and what public art they’ve worked on. From that RFQ, three to five artists are put on contract and paid for the design phase. The artists then reach out to the stakeholder group and develop design concepts. The arts staff decides who to work with and gains apSPRING 2019

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proval from the Boise Arts and History Commission and the Boise City Council.

Ultimately, public art offers Boise the opportunity to make a statement and differentiate itself from every other city. “There’s an appeal for public art wherever it is,” Hooper said. “The public art piece by my building, I see teenagers taking selfies in front of it all the time. Freak Alley isn’t considered public art, but it’s a huge draw, with tourists on a daily basis. People respond to it well if it’s interesting and not like something you’ll get in another city.”

Boise makes its public art easy to find. There’s a website at https://www. boiseartsandhistory.org/explore/map/#/ search that lets you look in specific neighborhoods, for specific categories, or specific types of art. In addition, there’s a number of brochures, available from City Hall, that have maps and pictures of the top 10 or so public art pieces in each of the neighborhoods.

The idea is to give people a taste and then drive them to the website for more information, LeClair said.

What’s LeClair’s favorite? That would be the three Boise Chinatown viewers created by Dwaine Carver in 2001. Two are on Capitol Boulevard and one is on the Grove Plaza. “They’re scenic viewers but in locations where you wouldn’t find a scenic view,” he said. When you look through the lenses, you see a historic photograph specific to its site of Boise’s Chinatown, which was largely shut down in the 1930s.

In addition, the poles themselves have information and a map about historic Chinatown. “We’re reinserting that historic narrative back into the contemporary fabric of the city,” he said. “You have to choose to engage with it. It’s not something that hits you on the head.”

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Boise's prominent art works (clockwise from top left): HISTORIC SITE: BOISE CHINATOWN Dwaine Carver, S. Capital Boulevard BOISE TOTEMS Rod Kagan, W. Idaho & N. 8th Street WATCHERS WATCHING Kelly Knopp, 10th & Bannock streets BIKE TRIO Michael Brown & David Cole, S. 14th Street LAIAK BASQUE BLOCK Ward Hooper, W. Grove Street TERRITORY–MAG.COM

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Fiddlin’ Around in Weiser National Oldtime Fiddlers’ Contest offers good ole fashioned fun!

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here’s some serious toe-tappin’, hootin’ and hollerin’, and showstoppin’ fiddle playin’ going on the third week of June in Weiser, and you won’t want to miss it! During the National Oldtime Fiddlers’ Contest and Festival, June 17-22, there’s music on every corner, and musicians of every age—from knee-high to octogenarian— coax haunting echoes of old country ballads and lightning-speed licks of Texas swing from their instruments.

The twin fiddling competition at the 2018 National Oldtime Fiddlers’ Contest.

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The whole town lights up in a glow of enthusiasm, goodwill and delight.

The Weiser contest is on any serious fiddler’s bucket list; it is on par with the Western Open in Redding, Calif., the Grand Masters in Nashville, Tenn., and the Fiddlers Frolics in Hallettsville, Texas. Celebrity fiddlers Alison Krauss and Mark O’Connor appeared on the Weiser stage as children, and in O‘Connor’s case, as a Grand Champion in 1979, 1980, 1981, and 1984. Musicians come

from all over the country and Canada to compete, and the atmosphere is one of a family reunion.

“This is what sets us apart from other contests,” said Sandy Cooper, executive director. “People become family. They come to see their friends from other parts of the country. Fiddlers marry other fiddlers, and we watch the kids grow up. The kids write letters to each other—the old-fashioned way of communicating—and the camaraderie

Photo: Gary Schuh

is something they never forget. It’s so much fun—and there’s wall-to-wall BBQ and beer!”

There will be competitions for oldtime fiddling, swing fiddling and twin fiddling, culminating in the battle for Grand Champion on Saturday night.

What’s the difference in styles? Oldtime fiddling is based on traditional dance tunes such as the jig, reel, waltz and two-step that early settlers from Ireland, Scotland, England and other European countries brought with them to America.

Swing fiddling traces its roots to Texas Swing style (think Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys). It includes a lot of improvisation and individual expression. “The musicians take a fiddle tune and there are licks in it that everybody plays, but they’ll add something they’ve developed themselves,” explained Cindy Campbell, volunteer contest director for 40 years. “It’s like scat singing in jazz. The music’s always there, but it is presented in different styles.”

Twin fiddling is the fiddler’s version of Olympic pairs skating: precision is everything! One person plays melody, one person plays harmony and, note by note,

the melody and harmony match, even to the up-bow and down-bow strokes. In both swing and twin fiddling, the judges sit by the stage so they can watch contestants as well as hear them.

Musicians in all categories play a hoedown, a waltz and a tune of choice, typically a dance tune such as a jig or reel. They play multiple rounds and are judged according to danceability, oldtime style, rhythm and tone. The judges for each competition are top-notch musicians in their own right and hail from all over the country.

The highlight of the week is on Saturday night during the final round of the Grand Championship. Katrina Pierce Nicolayeff from Meridian is a four-time Grand Champion. Now 36, she studied with her mother, and at two and a half, competed in her first fiddle contest. “I actually knew how to play a song,” she laughed, “because at 18 months, my mom taught me how to use my fingers on the fingerboard!”

She won her first Small Fry division contest at 8. “I was very motivated because I’d lost the year before to a girl who played the same song I did,” said Nicolayeff. “My mom told me I’d played sloppy and if I wanted to win, I’d have to play clean. By the time I was 12, I was practicing three and four hours a day.”

She credits her lifetime winning streak to lots of practice, enjoying the moment, and having a good attitude.

The big parade through downtown starts at noon on Saturday. Be sure to check out the entertainment stage, beer garden, carnival rides, and a host of food and crafts vendors at Memorial Park throughout the week. In addition, there will be a 25-cent Kids Day downtown, yard sales galore and literally jams on every corner. But before you whip out your fiddle and join in, check out the Jam Etiquette workshop (yes, really!), one of many workshops taught by pros.

And no trip to the Weiser Oldtime Fiddlers’ Contest and Festival would be complete without a stop by Stickerville, a dusty, three-acre lot named for the puncture weed that rambles through it. “There are boatloads of incredible musicians there who just come to play and jam and join their friends,” said Campbell. “It’s pretty primitive and there’s not much bathing going on, but the music is terrific!”

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ho, exactly, are Americans? On one level, it’s a legal and political question of great debate these days. Distinguishing the “we” from the “other” is no trivial pursuit and one this country has been wrestling with since its inception. Taken further, the question also probes our collective values and how we choose to define ourselves as a people.

Photographer Angie Smith first addressed this issue in a photographic project she began in 2015 called “Stronger Shines the Light Inside.” In that work, Smith documented with photographic portraits the stories of the many refugees coming to Boise who had fled desperate situations in countries such as Myanmar (Burma), Ethiopia, Iraq, and Kenya. Then, in 2016, Smith, along with writer Sarah

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Mosle, published a photo essay in The New York Times Magazine profiling the experiences of a number of refugees in Boise’s high schools.

Smith will continue this artistic discussion with a new installation of work she is creating for the Treefort Music Festival, which runs March 20-24, at a variety of downtown Boise locations. The project, titled “Open Air Archive: An outdoor photography exhibition of people in the Boise Valley, 1800s to today,” is funded by a grant from the Treefort Music Festival and the city of Boise.

Beginning March 18, Smith will install on specified buildings life-size images reproduced from archival and historical photographs—images dating back as far as the mid 1800s—of Native Americans, primarily North-

ern Shoshone, as well as migrants from Northern Europe, China, and the South.

Smith explained in a recent interview that she researched and chose images from the Idaho State Historical Museum, the Boise State University archives, the Idaho Black History Museum, The Basque Museum, and family albums of multi-generational Boise families. She then printed the images to life size and cut them from their backgrounds. For the installation, Smith will adhere the images to 15 or so buildings downtown with a glue of sorts made from a wheat paste. The images will be up for approximately two months.

“I think that historical photos bring together people of all ages, political leanings and interests,” Smith said. “I hope to honor the people of other ethnicities who helped build the infrastructure of the city.”

In conjunction with the installation, Smith will hold a photography workshop for refugee teens and teens who are children of immigrants. The students will learn about portraiture, then take portraits of one another and of the group. Ultimately, they will install one of their images as part of Smith’s project.

“It is an intense time of growth and development in Boise,” Smith noted. “And there is a lot of conversation about new people coming here.” By looking at a sweep of Boise’s history, Smith hopes that her images will “remind us all that, at one point, everyone that settled here came from somewhere else.”

Photos: Todd Meier

By Adam Tanous

Smith (left) tests her installation process on a poster image at 510 Main St. in Boise.

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Henry Allsworth (left) and owners Alex Bowman-Brown, Davis McDonald, and Justin Moore take a break in their rye cover crop.

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rive northwest of downtown Boise for 10 minutes, where the road winds through the foothills and farmland. Pass cattle in the sagebrush, and even a solitary llama overlooking a shallow creek, and end up in the Dry Creek Valley, where a master-planned community called Hidden Springs sprouts seemingly from nowhere. Behind the tree-lined streets and modern suburban-looking homes lies a group of farms at the base of the hillside, where in the summer, green fields and white tunnels—polyethylene greenTERRITORY–MAG.COM

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Fiddler’s Green Farm is a certified organic vegetable farm in Hidden Springs that Justin Moore founded in 2011. He had been working at Peaceful Belly Farm when he met Montananative Alex Bowman-Brown, farming the plot of land that was just across the road from the land he leases now.

After seven years, he decided to start a farm of his own and convinced Bowman-Brown to join him.

Originally, the duo focused on growing seed garlic on one acre, with two additional acres in a diverse crop of vegetables. When a nematode

infestation destroyed their garlic crop, they devoted their attention to the vegetable operation. Davis McDonald was working part-time at the farm that first season and joined them fulltime the following year to build up the flower side of the business. Eight years later, the three of them cultivate almost five acres of vegetables, with a third of an acre in flowers.

Moore is a native Vermonter and the fiddler in the group, managing somehow to play around Boise after long days either smiling at customers at the farmers market or working on the farm with Bowman-Brown, Davis

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Justin Moore (left) and Alex Bowman-Brown check the progress of plant starts in the greenhouse.

and their crew. Their back-and-forth banter makes them sound more like a comedy troupe than a crew of farmers, and their friendship runs deep. It hasn’t always been this way, however.

Bowman-Brown and Moore describe that first season as one of constant challenge, the largest of which was learning how to work as a team.

“We didn’t really know each other that well, and didn’t know what we were getting in to,” Bowman-Brown explained. “I feel like that was the hardest part of the first year because it was all new to us and it was a lot of different stuff. It was totally overwhelming in a lot of ways.”

Since that first season, though, their success has garnered them a devoted following. They attribute much of this to Boise’s low concentration of small organic farms relative to other cities in less isolated areas, but the quality of their produce speaks for itself. Their market stall is stacked high with gleaming green heads of lettuce and exotic black radishes, while a bundle-yourown flower station encourages shoppers to learn from the farmers.

The supply of organic produce has kept in line with the demand in Boise, so that the more they grow, the more they sell. In almost equal measure, the farm’s business is sustained by wholesale accounts with restaurants and the Boise Co-Op, the weekly farmers market and 60 members of their Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program. The following they’ve built is one of the reasons they keep farming, especially on their most challenging days.

“It’s definitely fulfilling,” Davis said. “The markets and CSA pickups

are cool because you watch people get excited about their food, which is basically why we’re here.”

Fiddler’s Green Farm is an organic operation, but their approach to farming has grown into a philosophy beyond vegetables they each interpret differently. For all of them, though, the freedom they find in the fields is something they were unable to find in more conventional lines of work. Their personalities are energetic, quirky, humble and endlessly hardworking, and their skills are just as diverse.

“When you strip it all down, what I’m doing and providing, it makes me feel good about what I’m doing with my life,” Moore said. “I love growing plants. Being able to make a living doing that is pretty sweet.”

As for the future of Fiddler’s Green Farm, the trio hopes to continue to streamline their processes so they can improve the quality of the food they produce and the quality of life they have as a crew. In 2018, they expanded their lineup of events on the farm, with dinners in their high tunnel by KIN, a restaurant group in Boise. In 2019, they’re building a second high tunnel and doubling their work area for washing and packaging produce, as well as experimenting with more crops, from dahlias to espelette peppers. They are also moving their CSA pick-up to the farm, in hopes that it will bring members closer to their food. One thing the Fiddler’s Green Farm crew won’t do, however, is become bored of their work.

“We’ll never have farming figured out,” Bowman-Brown noted. “It’s endlessly challenging. It might seem repetitive, but every year is different.”

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Dining A Brief Guide to the Valley’s Best Eateries

Idaho and Northwest influences, including locally sourced produce, meats, fresh fish and more. Plus, enjoy three free hours of valet parking when you dine. Reservations recommended.

245 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, (208) 333-8002

Fork One of the many perks of a bustling city is a vibrant and eclectic dining scene. Boise is no exception. It seems new and inventive eateries are popping up every day. To help you navigate the many options, we’ve put together a quick guide to some of the best places for food and drink. For a look at full menus and more in-depth coverage of the dining scene, check out territory-mag.com/dining.

With ingredients sourced from local Boise and Northwest farmers, ranchers, bakers, distillers, brewers and cheese makers, Fork’s seasonal menu is fresh and innovative— perfect comfort food for lunch or dinner.

Crafted cocktails and a full wine list complement the menu.

199 N. 8th St., Boise, (208) 287-1700

Goodwood Barbecue Company Focused on fresh food made from scratch daily and centered on the unique style of closed-pit cooking, Goodwood Barbecue Company gets rave reviews and is fun for the whole family!

7849 W. Spectrum St., Boise, (208) 658-7173 1140 N. Eagle Road, Meridian, (208) 884-1021

Grit American Cuisine

american/regional NW Celebrated chef John Berryhill presents his energetic and Slightly Southern dining in the heart of downtown Boise, featuring 28 wines by the glass, an extensive wine list and full bar.

Don’t miss the leather lounge and fireplace.

121 N. 9th St. B, Boise, (208) 387-3553

Chef Paul Faucher and Porterhouse Market’s Dave Faulk join forces to create fresh, seasonal dishes that feature ingredients from Idaho farmers and producers. The gas-fired pizza oven turns out hand tossed pizzas and specialties like house-smoked bacon, ham and pastrami make regular appearances on the rotating menus of handcrafted American cuisine.

360 S. Eagle Rd., Eagle, (208) 576-6666

Boise Fry Company

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Named the Best Fries in America by the Food Network, Yahoo!, Travel & Leisure and MSN, this local hot spot is a must visit! They strive to keep all ingredients (and the process) green, natural and sustainable, and each signature item has been meticulously researched and made by hand.

204 N. Capital Blvd., Boise, (208) 949-7523

Locally imagined and seasonally inspired cuisine served in a funky modern-rustic space anchored by a turn-of-the-century brick wall. A full offering of classically crafted cocktails complements an eclectic wine list.

211 N. 8th St., Boise, (208) 342-1142

Red Feather Lounge Red Feather has been celebrating the modern American lounge since its opening in 2002. Enjoy seasonal American cuisine, fresh interpretations of the classic cocktail, and an atmosphere inspired by a vibe of eternal swank.

246 N. 8th St., Boise, (208) 345-1813

Reel Foods Fish Market & Oyster Bar Providing the Boise area with a fine-dining restaurant, quality seafood and other gourmet treasures—soups, sauces, spices, condiments and sides. Reel Foods serves soups and oysters to eat in on the covered patio or for take-away from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Soups include clam chowder, fisherman’s stew and seasonal specialties such as blue crab bisque and cioppino.

611 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, (208) 342-2727

State & Lemp State & Lemp offers a dynamic, prix-fixe menu in a contemporary atmosphere Wednesday through Saturday. Relationships built with local farmers, ranchers and artisans lead to thoughtful, creative dishes that showcase the highest quality productions that Idaho and the Pacific Northwest have to offer.

2870 W. State St., Boise, (208) 429-6735

The Tavern at Bown Crossing A unique dining experience offering sushi, USDA prime grade steaks, daily seafood specials, burgers, sandwiches and salads. Full bar with an extensive wine list, great classic cocktails, sake and draught beers. Happy Hour is Monday – Saturday. Brunch is served on Sundays from an a la carte menu, from 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. Tables range from higher tables in the bar area with an energetic atmosphere, or booths, and a quieter area with lower tables. Call for your large party or catering needs.

3111 S. Bown Way, Boise, (208) 345-2277

Capital Cellars Awarded the Wine Spectator "Award of Excellence" in 2016, Capital Cellars serves Boise’s best business breakfast and lunch, as well as featuring an elegant dinner menu that changes seasonally.

110 S. 5th St., Boise, (208) 344-9463

Cottonwood Grille Seasonal Northwest fare, farm-fresh wild game, fine wines and classic cocktails served in a rustic setting along the greenbelt.

913 W. River St., Boise, (208) 333-9800

Trillium Restaurant Located at The Grove Hotel in downtown Boise, Trillium Restaurant specializes in upscale comfort food, featuring regional

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Trillium Restaurant—

american/regional NW Located in The Grove Hotel, Trillium offers exquisite dining in an elegant but relaxed atmosphere. Executive Chef Chris Hain has developed a new American menu that favors classic tastes and chic presentations, allowing the food — comprising fresh seafood, choice meats, and local organic produce — to shamelessly take center stage. Trillium is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

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The Tavern at Bown Crossing—american/

Barrelhouse Pub and Grill A unique and casual dining experience, Barrelhouse offers a relaxed environment with delicious pub fare. Serving more than 22 rotating taps of handcrafted beers and hard ciders, with a special emphasis given to Treasure Valley breweries.

5181 N. Glenwood St., Garden City, (208) 376-4200

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Exciting dining at an affordable price, the Tavern at Bown Crossing can satisfy your tastebuds—whether you are craving a perfectly cooked USDA prime grade steak, hand-rolled sushi or a selection from its creative list of made-to-order salads crafted with the freshest ingredients, the Tavern has you covered. A full bar with an extensive wine list, great classic cocktails, sake and draught beers ensures everybody is happy!

asian/sushi Ling & Louie’s Asian Bar and Grill The concept is centered around fictional founders Ling, a firecracker of a gal from Shanghai, and Louie, an All-American guy from Toledo, Ohio, who meet, fall in love and share their passion for food by opening an Asian restaurant that’s “Not for Boring People.” The result is an energetic atmosphere, critically acclaimed cuisine and innovative drink menu. It’s “modern Asian meets American comfort”!

3210 E. Louise Dr., Meridian, (208) 888-5000

Mai Thai Unique and authentic dishes from the four regional cuisines of Thailand are complemented by an exceptional wine list and handcrafted cocktails. It is like stepping into a slice of Thailand, right here in Boise.

1759 W. Idaho St., Boise, (208) 344-8424

Mount Everest Momo Café A unique dining experience that brings diners a taste of the rich culinary heritage of the Himalayas. A delicious variety of recipes, painstakingly gathered from the royal kitchens of Nepal to the swept shores of South India, offer a truly delightful Nepali experience. Himalayan, Nepali, Tibetan and Indian food is carefully prepared from scratch.

2144 S. Broadway Ave., Boise, (208) 342-1268

Pho Nouveau Bistro Contemporary Vietnamese comfort food featuring spring rolls, green papaya salad, rice plates, summer noodle bowls (bun) and the always-popular pho.

780 W. Idaho St., Boise, (208) 367-1111

Shige Japanese Cuisine Celebrating over 20 years downtown, Shige Japanese Cuisine is still a local favorite serving up sushi and Japanese specialties

Bittercreek Alehouse The Bittercreek Alehouse serves exceptional beers, ciders and ales on tap, alongside tasty bites. Don't miss the Low Power Happy Hour—every weekday from 3-5:30 p.m., when the management unplugs and turns down the lights to reduce their energy footprint, serving and drinking by candlelight in honor of the planet. Romantic and earth-friendly.

246 N. 8th St., Boise, (208) 345-1813 at three locations in the same complex— Shige Express, Shige Steakhouse and Shige Japanese Cuisine.

100 N. 8th St., Boise, (208) 338-8423

Superb Sushi After a successful launch in the Crane Creek Market on Bogus Basin Road, Superb Sushi opened a downtown location serving the “most unique sushi in Boise” to loyal customers who return time after time.

280 N. 8th St., Boise, (208) 385-0123

bars, pubs & distillery 10 Barrel Brewing Company This 20 barrel brewhouse and our hop-king headbrewer Shawn Kelso make this brewpub "the hoppiest place in Idaho" and a hub for all your pre-game warmups and post-adventure hunger, and quaffing needs.

830 W. Bannock St., Boise, (208) 344-5870

Amsterdam Lounge Amsterdam is a mixology lounge specializing in craft cocktails and small plates, centrally located in historic downtown Boise, where great conversation is the priority. Women & Whiskey every Wednesday night—ladies receive half-price whiskey all night, featured whiskey is half price for everyone, and free tastings are from 8–11 p.m. Friday happy hour, with half-priced food and drinks, 4-7 p.m.

609 W. Main St., Boise, (208) 345-9515

Bardenay The perfect place to meet friends or colleagues for drinks and appetizers. Stop in for lunch or dinner and enjoy Bardenay’s casual Northwestern-style cuisine with cocktails handcrafted with freshly squeezed juices and their signature distilled spirits—currently vodka, rum and gin, with whiskey in the barrel.

610 W. Grove St., Boise, (208) 426-0538 155 E. Riverside Dr., Eagle, (208) 938-5093

Bodovino A total wine experience, with over 144 wines by the glass and over 600 wines by the bottle.

Now with two locations—downtown Boise and a new location in The Village at Meridian.

404 S. 8th St., Boise, (208) 336-VINO (8466) 363 E. Monarch Sky Lane, Meridian, (208) 887-5369

Donut Daze Enjoy a new and unique experience in Boise: Donut Daze. Serving donuts and fried chicken in a 1960s décor and atmosphere. Monday through Wednesday 7 a.m. – midnight; Thursday through Sunday 7 a.m. – 3 a.m.

160 N. 8th St. , Boise, (208) 576-1886

Reef A tropical escape in the heart of downtown, featuring the city’s best rooftop patio, live music and exotic food and drink.

105 S. 6th St., Boise, (208) 287-9200

The Hyde House There’s something for everybody on this eclectic menu, where delicious dishes are handcrafted to complement local brews and wines and taps rotate daily!

1607 N. 13th St., Boise, (208) 387-HYDE (4933)

basque Bar Gernika Traditional Basque dishes, pub fare and an extensive beer selection served in a laid-back space that has become a local institution.

202 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, (208) 344-2175

The Basque Market Tapas, paella and specialties such as bocadillos, plus cooking classes, wine tastings and a full Basque food market.

608 W. Grove St., Boise, (208) 433-1208

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Express Café

Chris and Gina opened Epi’s in memory of their grandmother, Epi Inchausti. This quaint dinnerhouse features food reminiscent of the Basque country, giving you a delightful experience for your evening.

1115 N. Main St., Meridian, (208) 884-0142

If it's breakfast food you want, Express Café has it. It's always busy, but worth the wait, and feels like going home for breakfast with family—with large portions, friendly cooks and wait staff. You won't be disappointed with the great-tasting, fresh, plentiful and reasonably priced menu items, and the place offers a small-town-diner feel that is cozy and welcoming.

400 E. Fairview Ave., Meridian, (208) 888-3745

cafés, delis & coffee Bacon What could be better than a restaurant named Bacon? … One that serves five kinds of bacon. BACON, a Southern breakfast and lunch bistro conceived by celebrity chef and restaurateur John Berryhill, features coffee, a full bar and the awesome Bacon Bloody Mary!

121 N. 9th St., Boise, (208) 387-3553

Big City Coffee & Café Serving breakfast and lunch all day, along with espresso, coffees and in-house baked goods. Try the pumpkin chai muffin, cherry pie scone, or homemade biscuits and gravy with fresh buttermilk biscuits.

1416 Grove St., Boise, (208) 345-3145

Flying M Coffeehouse Flying M roasts its own beans, using a smallbatch drum roaster, so coffee is always fresh and delicious. A full complement of madefrom-scratch baked items are handcrafted each morning by master bakers and served with a smile in this bustling downtown coffeehouse that has become a local favorite.

500 W. Idaho St., Boise, (208) 345-4320

Goldy’s Breakfast Bistro Goldy’s opened in 1999 in the heart of downtown Boise. Quality made-to-order breakfast has made Goldy’s one of the best restaurants in the Treasure Valley—Voted Best Local Breakfast for 18 years!

108 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, (208) 345-4100

Big City Coffee & Café— cafés, delis & coffee

Perfectly sweetened lattes, giant breakfasts and massive pastries. If you you love a good cup of Joe; stop here and enjoy the thoughtful space that encourages communal dining and offers a feeling of small-town neighborliness.

District Coffeehouse A nonprofit created to support an orphanage network called Send Hope, District Coffeehouse focuses on freshly roasted, carefully crafted coffee with a mission. Each batch is roasted in micro-batches twice a week using 100% Arabica beans.

219 N. 10th St., Boise, (208) 343-1089

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Le Coq d’Or An unforgettable and artistic dining experience inspired by authentic European countryside cuisine and farm-to-table French cuisine and modern European dishes. Open for dinner only, Tuesday through Saturday.

176 S. Rosebud Ln., Eagle, (208) 947-2840

Petite 4 Bringing French bistro-inspired dishes to the Boise Bench, Petite 4 is offering dinner service Tuesday through Thursday 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. with Friday and Saturday from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.

4 N. Latah St., Boise, (208) 345-1055

Pie Hole Late night dining in a funky space, serving thin crust New York-style pizza. Pie Hole has become a local institution. Open all day and late night.

205 N. 8th St., Boise, (208) 344-7783 1016 Broadway Ave., Boise, (208) 424-2225

Richard’s Café Vicino

Founded by husband-and-wife-team Moshit Mizrachi-Gabbitas and Chuck Gabbitas, JanJou was opened in 2008 as a wholesale bakery selling mostly cookies to local shops.

A retail bakery and full cafe was opened in 2013—with the name as homage to Moshit's mother, whose nickname was Janjou.

1754 W. State St., Boise, (208) 297-5853

Vicino is Italian for neighborhood. Seasonal menus take advantage of locally sourced produce, fresh fish, meat and game. Chef Richard Langston and his staff share a culinary philosophy that celebrates the integrity of ingredients and prepares simply to showcase the natural flavors of the products.

The end result is delicious award-winning cuisine that receives rave reviews.

1808 W. Fort St., Boise, (208) 472-1463

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all made from scratch with only the freshest ingredients. Boise’s favorite hole-in-the-wall local Italian is open for lunch and dinner daily.

176 S. Rosebud Ln., Eagle, (208) 947-2840

Husband-and-wife-team, chef Michael Trebbi and his wife, Anne-Marie, serve up breakfast and lunch fare with artistic flare and a local, seasonal, farm-to-table focus. The presentation is elegant and the food is fresh, delicious and artfully prepared by hand.

276 N. 8th St., Boise, (208) 856-8956

italian & mediterranean Alavita Fresh seasonal ingredients inform the locally inspired Italian cuisine at this traditional Italian osteria (an Italian joint). Creative craft cocktails and an extensive wine list complement dishes inspired by regional ingredients, making Alavita a great place for celebrating life with good friends, business associates or family.

807 W. Idaho St., Boise, (208) 780-1100

Luciano’s Italian Restaurant Authentic Italian food in a casual, familyfriendly atmosphere that features classic Tuscan-inspired cuisine, with a few surprises—

Enjoy handcrafted, slow-batch pizza with soul. Experience full-service dining, craft cocktails, and suppers. With five styles of red pizza and five types of white, pies are not the only reason this restaurant is always buzzing. There’s a kale Caesar salad that has spawned regulars, as well as a cauliflower dish that makes even the most carnivorous diners ponder plantbased diets. Now open daily for lunch.

501 West Broad St., Boise, (208) 209-3837

mexican Andrade’s An eclectic atmosphere that features more than 100 menu items from the heart of Mexico. Offering great food, great service and great value, Andrade's is known as a local's favorite. Owner Javier Andrade offers a glimpse into the cuisine of a pueblo rich in history, culture, and traditions—with pride in every dish.

4903 Overland Rd., Boise, (208) 344-1234

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Calle 75 Calle 75 Street Tacos is the newest member of elite restaurants in the nation to create authentic corn tortillas from scratch, using the ancient nixtamalization process. Come enjoy pure authentic Mexican cuisine.

110 N. 11th St., Boise, 208-336-2511 3635 E. Longwing Ln., Meridian, (208) 846-9001

Chapala Traditional Mexican food in a familyfriendly atmosphere offering choices for every taste, and with multiple locations throughout Boise.

1201 S. Vista Ave., Boise, (208) 429-1155

Diablo and Sons Enjoy some of the city’s best tacos that are rotated with the seasons. Diablo and Sons source from all local farms.

246 N. 8th St., Boise, (208) 429-6340

The Funky Taco We are The Funky Taco. We create food within a “farm to funky fare” framework.

Our emphasis is on Asian, Indian, Mexican, and Americana ethnicities / styles of food.

We religiously support our local farmers and our menu selections will morph and change with the seasonal yields.

801 W. Bannock St., Boise, (208) 991-4106

Madre Madre Boutique Taqueria is committed to establishing a new category of neighborhood restaurant that will maintain the classic attributes of comfort and affordability and continuously strive to deliver superior food and service. As part of our effort to meet these goals, we aim to bring people closer to the production of their food by incorporating regional, sustainably-grown ingredients whenever possible.

1034 S. La Pointe St., Boise, (208)-432-1100

Matador Popular Mexican cuisine in an "Old World" atmosphere of dark walnut, intricate ironwork and deep, roomy booths. Matador features the city’s widest selection of tequila and a spacious outdoor patio during the summer months.

215 N. 8th St., Boise, (208) 342-9988

steak & seafood Barbacoa Upscale South American steak house featuring tableside guacamole, fresh seafood, chicken mole and certified Angus beef steak served on Argentina ironwood.

Specialty crafted cocktails, from margaritas to mojitos, and an extensive wine list complement every meal.

276 Bobwhite Ct., Boise, (208) 338-5000

Owyhee Tavern—

steak & seafood The Owyhee Tavern, at the corner of 11th and Main, is a welcome addition to the downtown culinary scene.

The restaurant is owned and operated by Barry Werner and John and Kristy Toth, who also own Tavern at Bown Crossing.

The Tavern's location in The Owyhee exemplifies the “Work, Meet and Live” ethos of the building. Enjoy excellent food and a great atmosphere in historic Boise.

Bonefish Grill

Owyhee Tavern

Full of fresh and innovative dishes, the Bonefish Grill crafts a complete dining experience—from customized pairings and craft cocktails, daily specials and a menu that specializes in seasonal fresh fish prepared with elegant simplicity over a wood-burning grill. Taste today's fresh catch.

855 W. Broad St., Boise, (208) 433-1234

Owyhee Tavern opened in October 2016 bringing a new vibe to the downtown area.

Located in the historic Owyhee building, this steakhouse offers American Wagyu, USDA prime grade steaks, organic salmon, fresh ahi, and oysters on the half shell. Specialties also include kung pao calamari, Kobe fondue and ahi poke salad—and don’t forget to ask for a side of cheddar tots or Brussels sprouts. $5 Happy Hour, Monday-Friday from 3-6 p.m.

1109 Main St., Boise, (208) 639-0440

Chandlers Steakhouse Prime cuts of beef and fresh caught fish, combined with local homegrown ingredients and an extensive wine list, are served in a swanky, hip setting. The Lounge at Chandlers features live jazz nightly and a martini bar— home of the Ten Minute Martini. Social Hour is Monday-Friday, 4-6 p.m.

981 W. Grove St., Boise, (208) 383-4300

Fresh Off the Hook A little slice of Seattle mixed with a dash of San Francisco, add a pinch of Alaska and toss it together with the flavors of Key West and you’ll enjoy an incredible seafood experience—right here in Boise. Bright and cheery, soaked in the colors of the ocean, Fresh Off the Hook owner David Bassiri is committed to delivering service and freshness. Guaranteed!

507 N. Milwaukee St., Boise, (208) 322-9224 401 S. 8th St., Boise, (208) 343-0220

Lucky Fins Seafood Grill Welcome to a new way to experience seafood—where great quality and affordability come together! Daily chalkboard specials are innovative and creative, complemented by a menu of diverse flavors influenced by Asian, Mexican and Northwest cuisines. And don’t miss sushi prepared by one of the best sushi chefs in the Treasure Valley!

801 W. Main St., Boise, (208) 888-3467 1441 N. Eagle Rd., Meridian, (208) 888-3467

Stagecoach Inn Stagecoach Inn opened in 1959. A Treasure Valley favorite dinner restaurant and bar famous for its hand-breaded bar prawns, prime rib and banana cream pie. Folks near and far make the historic Stagecoach their favorite destination restaurant.

3132 Chinden Blvd., Garden City, (208) 342-4161

Ruth’s Chris Steak House Featuring Ruth’s special 500˚ sizzling plates and an award-winning wine list perfect for a romantic dinner, business meeting or private party. Happy Hour, seven days a week, from 4:30-6:30 p.m.

800 W. Main St., Boise, (208) 426-8000

The BrickYard Touted as a steak house, The BrickYard has other notable features that are bound to pique your epicurean interest, such as our tableside salad service and our wide range of entrée selections from Idaho Wagyu Kobe beef to crab and scallop topped halibut.

Open for lunch and dinner. Happy Hour, 3-6 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 10-11 p.m.

Dueling Piano Show, Friday and Saturday, 10 p.m. – close.

601 Main St., Boise, (208) 287-2121

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CA LENDA R APR. 2 — Improv Comedy Join us every first Tuesday of the month for improv comedy night hosted by, and featuring Boise's own Megan Bryant, and a pack of her hilarious improv buddies. It's an explosion of “shortform” scenes, gimmick games, and other “variety show” style comedy bits that are always fun, fresh, and engaging. Liquid Laughs, 405 S. 8th St., Boise. 8 p.m. liquidboise.com

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MAR. 6-17 – ‘Wicked’ “Wicked,” the Broadway sensation, looks at what happened in the Land of Oz … but from a different angle.

From the first electrifying note to the final breathtaking moment, “Wicked” —the untold true story of the Witches of Oz—transfixes audiences with its wildly inventive story.

Morrison Center, 2201 Cesar Chavez Ln., Boise.

7:30 p.m. morrisoncenter.com MAR. 16 — Frank and Bethine Church Gala The Frank & Bethine Church Gala is the signature event for the Idaho Democratic Party. Now entering its 25th year, the Gala attracts hundreds of Democrats from every corner of the state. Boise Centre West, 850 West Front St., Boise. 5:30 p.m. boisecentre.com

MAR. 20-24 — Treefort Music Fest Multi-venue music festival in downtown Boise featuring over 400 emerging artists at dozens of venues! Each year Treefort expands into new areas of interest. This year nine more forts will be in full swing: Alefort, Comedyfort, Filmfort, Foodfort, Hackfort, Kidfort, Skatefort, Storyfort, and Yogafort. Downtown Boise. treefortmusicfest.com MAR. 26-27 — Shen Yun Shen Yun Performing Arts is a premier classical Chinese dance and music company established in New York. It performs classical Chinese dance, ethnic and folk dance, and story-based dance, with orchestral accompaniment and solo performers. For 5,000 years, divine culture flourished in the land of China. Through breathtaking music and dance, Shen Yun is reviving this glorious culture. Morrison Center, 2201 Cesar Chavez Ln., Boise. 7:30 p.m.

(Tuesday), and 3 p.m. (Wednesday). morrisoncenter.com

APR. 4 — A Poetry Reading with Joshua Edwards Joshua Edwards is the author of “The Exhausted Dream,” “Imperial Nostalgias,” “Photographs Taken at One-Hour Intervals During a Walk from Galveston Island to the West Texas Town of Marfa,” and a few other books. He also translated María Baranda's Ficticia. The Forum, Student Union, Boise State University, 1910 University Dr., Boise.

APR. 4-5 — Gene Harris Jazz Fest Come enjoy the 22nd annual Gene Harris Jazz Festival, which features several events in multiple venues. The headline concert is Apr. 4 and features the music of Rafael P. De Lima in the Morrison Center. Club night is Apr. 5 and takes place at JUMP and various downtown venues. All day jam sessions are

Music DEC. 22 — Marcus Eaton The Sapphire Room, 2900 Chinden Blvd., Boise. 7:30 p.m. sapphireboise.com MAR. 23 — All

That Remains

Revolution Concert House and Event TERRITORY–MAG.COM

Center, 4983 N. Glenwood St., Garden City.

6:30 p.m.

MAR. 24 — Chase Rice Knitting Factory Concert House, 416 S. 9th St., Boise. 8 p.m. bo.knittingfactory.com

MAR. 24 —

Wynona and the Big Noise The

Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise. 8 p.m. egyptiantheatre.net SPRING 2019

MAR. 27 —

Brothers Osborne Wynona and the Big Noise

Knitting Factory Concert House, 416 S.

9th St., Boise. 8 p.m. bo.knittingfactory.com MAR. 29 —

French For Rabbits Neurolux Lounge, 111 N. 11th St., Boise.

7:30p.m. neurolux.com MAR. 29 —

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held at the Boise State University Student Union Building. See the official website for specific times and places. geneharris.boisestate.edu

of the Boise Phil. Stueckle Sky Center, 1910 University Dr., Boise. 6 p.m. boisephil.org

MAR. 22-24 — Boise Flower & Garden Show The show is the perfect kick off to spring with everything you need to make your garden beautiful! After 22 years, we continue to bring you new companies, new products, great ideas and expert advice!

Shop for everything from outdoor furniture to greenhouses, tools, garden art, plants, bulbs, and garden products. Boise Centre, 850 W. Front St., Boise. gardenshowboise.com

APR. 6–7 — ‘The Mikado’ New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players return to The Morrison Center with their delightfully reimagined “The Mikado.” The most known and performed Gilbert & Sullivan operetta, “The Mikado” dates from 1885. Setting the operetta in Japan, an exotic locale far away from Britain, allowed Gilbert to satirize British politics and institutions more freely by disguising them as Japanese. Morrison Center, 2201 Cesar Chavez Ln., Boise. 7:30 p.m.

(Saturday) and 2:30 p.m. (Sunday). morrisoncenter.com APR. 14 — Boise Phil Concert The Uncorked Series features the Boise Phil Chamber Players in an up close and personal setting, enhanced by beer, wine and laidback Sunday afternoons. The Boise Phil String Quartet features four Principal string players, and the Boise Phil Woodwind Quintet features five Principal wind players.

Esther Simplot Performing Arts Academy, 516 S. 9th St., Suite D, Boise. 2 p.m. boisephil.org APR. 17 – MAY 4 – ‘Rabbit/Moon’ This love story by Dwayne Blackaller and Matthew Cameron Clark is set on the Moon, the most dangerous place anyone has ever been, challenging us to reconcile what we believe is real and what we believe to be impossible. Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 W. Fulton St., Boise. bctheater.org MAY 3 — Boise Phil’s Annual Gala “Haute Couture: An Evening on the Runway.”

Live and silent auctions, elegant dinner, wine, costume contest and live entertainment. $200/person, $1500/table of 8, $1875/table of 10. Proceeds will benefit the operations

The Olympic, 1009 Main St., Boise. 7 p.m. theolympicboise.com

APR. 8 — David

Archuletta

David Sedaris MAY 7 — David Sedaris David Sedaris is an American humorist, comedian, author, and radio contributor. Now you can experience David's genius in person. Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise. 7:30 p.m. egyptiantheatre.net

Festivals & Events FEB. 4 – APR. 24 — Earth Day Exhibition The annual exhibition entitled “People, Planet, Solutions” presents a collection of works that relate to the theme of environmental sustainability as made evident through subjects represented or materials used. Albertsons Library, 1865 W. Cesar Chavez Ln., Boise. library.boisestate.edu MAR. 15 — DCI After Dark This unique educational experience includes the “Bodies Human: Anatomy in Motionexhibition,” plus interactive demonstrations shared by St. Luke’s staff, all under one roof for a special

The Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise.

8 p.m. egyptiantheatre.net

APR. 5 — Hop Along Neurolux Lounge, 111 N. 11th St., Boise. 7:30 p.m. neurolux.com

APR. 9 —

Alan Parsons Live Project The Hop Along

one-night only event. Discovery Center of Idaho, 31 W. Myrtle St., Boise. 7–10 p.m. dcidaho.org

Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St.,

APR. 23 — Energy, Salmon, Agriculture and Community The Pacific Northwest now faces two interconnected crises that can only be solved together – assuring our region’s energy system emerges reliable and affordable from the technological and market changes roiling it and reversing the continuing decline towards extinction of many Columbian Basin wild salmon and steelhead. The conference is designed to encourage action and discussion toward a resolution. Boise State University, 1910 W. University Dr., Boise.

8 a.m. – 6 p.m. boisestate.edu MAY 4 — Arise 2019 Women's Conference We are excited to have two powerful speakers at this event - Havilah Cunnington from Bethel Church in Redding, California and Robin Verner from River House Ministries in Boise. Stueckle Sky Center, Boise. 10 a.m. eventbrite.com

Food & Drink MAR. 30 — Brunch for Hope Hands of Hope Northwest invites you to a fundraising brunch. Enjoy a delicious meal, silent auction, and keynote speaker: Dr. Steven Roser, a friend of Expansion International. Learn how you can help equip a brand new medical clinic in

Boise. 7:30 p.m. egyptiantheatre.net APR. 12 — MercyMe Taco Bell Arena, 1401 Bronco Lane, Boise. 6 p.m. tacobellarena.com APR. 13 — Hozier Knitting Factory Concert SPRING 2019

House, 416 S. 9th St., Boise. 8 p.m. bo.knittingfactory.com APR. 13 — Dan + Shay Revolution Concert House and Event Center, 4983 N. Glenwood St., Garden City.

6:30 p.m.

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Magumu, Kenya, to serve 33,000 people. Boise Centre, 850 W. Front St., Boise. 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. handsofhopenw.org APR. 4 — First Thursday Be Downtown Boise the First Thursday of each month to experience art, shopping, dining and entertainment in a special and unique way you’ll only find downtown. Local merchants plan exciting, engaging in-store events, including food and beverage tastings, local art exhibits and trunk shows. Downtown Boise.

5 – 9 p.m. downtownboise.org

APR. 13 — I Love the 90s Bash Alright stop, collaborate and listen!! The I Love the 90's Bash is coming back to Boise Saturday April 13th! We're lacing up our high tops, putting on our fanny packs and gettin' jiggy wit it to the best music of the 90's! Downtown Boise Bars. 3 p.m.

Capital City Public Market, celebrating 25 years.

APR. 7 — Spayghetti Dinner Join Spay Neuter Idaho Pets (SNIP) for its biggest fundraiser of the year. Support SNIP's mission of providing low cost, high quality spay and neuter surgeries to reduce pet overpopulation and improve animals' lives! Riverside Hotel, 2900 W. Chinden Blvd., Boise. 5 – 9 p.m. snipidaho.org

MAR. 21 – MAY 16 — Yoga Join a certified yoga teacher for this gentle, invigorating, and relaxing all-levels Yoga Basics Class. (adults). Ada Community Library. 10664 West Victory Rd., Boise.

Thursdays, except Mar. 28. 6–7 p.m. adalib.org APR. 13 — Oinkari Lambpage 5K A Basque themed 5K open to runners and walkers alike! This is a fun event open to anyone who would like to participate. This will be a 5K with a delicious lunch and fun games waiting for you in the park once you reach the finish line. This is hosted by the Oinkari Basque Dancers of Boise, Idaho.

Please sign up by Apr. 1. Ann Morrison Park: Old Timer's Shelter, 10:30 a.m. oinkari.org

APR. 6 – OCT. 28 — Boise Farmers Market Starting with the first market of the year, on Apr. 6, Boise Farmers Market will be located six blocks southwest of the 2018 location in the parking lot between Americana Boulevard, River Street, and Shoreline Drive.

9 a.m. – 2 p.m. theboisefarmersmarket.com

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in the Century Link Arena. 245 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise. Check the Steelheads’ website for game dates and times. idahosteelheads.com

APR. 13 – DEC. 14 — The Capital City Public Market Meet Treasure Valley farmers who can tell you the best way to choose a ripe ear of corn; skilled artists who burn the midnight oil in their studios, yet rise with the sun to display their handiwork; and talented bakers who can create the most robust of bread loaves, yet coax a fine, flaky crust from each handmade pastry. The Grove Plaza, 850 W. Front St., Boise. Every Saturday 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. capitalcitypublicmarket.com

Sports & Outdoors FEB. 13 – APR. 7 — Idaho Steelheads The action is fast and fun at Boise’s professional minor league team games held

APR. 20 — Race to Robie Creek Often referred to as “The Toughest Race in the Northwest," this race is a grueling 13.1 miles but, otherwise, always a good time. Fort Boise. 12 p.m. runsignup.com/Race/ID/Boise/RacetoRobieCreek APR. 27 — Dash for Donations Be a super hero! Organ donation saves lives and so can you. Please join us for the 1st annual Dash for Donation. Register as part of a team and get a discount on registration. 5K Dash/2K Walk.

Bring your kids, strollers, even the family dog! (All pets must be on a leash). Julius M. Kleiner Memorial Park, 1900 N. Records Ave., Meridian. 8 a.m.

MAY 11 — Boise Race for the Cure Join the Susan G. Komen Boise Race for the Cure.

Celebrate survivors and forever fighters and help us raise money to end breast cancer forever. 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. idaho.info-komen.org

Music & Comedy APR. 13 —

Walker Hayes

World’s Finest

The Olympic, 1009 Main St., Boise.

7 p.m. theolympicboise.com

MAY 10 — Kuinka The Olympic, 1009 Main St., Boise. 7 p.m. theolympicboise.com

MAY 4 — Walker Hayes Knitting Factory Concert House, 416 S. 9th TERRITORY–MAG.COM

St., Boise. 8 p.m. bo.knittingfactory.com

MAY 16 —

The Wild Reeds

Neurolux Lounge, SPRING 2019

111 N. 11th St., Boise.

7:30 p.m. neurolux.com MAY 16 — Colin Hay The Egyptian Theatre, 700 W. Main St., Boise. 8 p.m. egyptiantheatre.net

MAY 18 — Elle King Revolution Concert House and Event Center, 4983 N. Glenwood St., Garden City. 9 p.m.

MAY 19 — Camp

Cope Neurolux

Lounge, 111 N. 11th St., Boise. 7:30 p.m. neurolux.com

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