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Idaho Press
Liberty Park to feature fencing, a first for Boise
BOISE — A 50-year-old park on the Boise Bench will be getting a much-needed facelift following a Thursday ground breaking. Liberty Park off of Emerald Street is undergoing renovations for improved accessibility, the addition of bathrooms and new playground equipment. The park is the oldest city park to have gone so long without any renovations. It was first opened in 1975. “I have heard loud and clear … how important it was to invest in this park,” Mayor McLean said Thursday. “This park, the playground, is old as I am and the city hadn’t reinvested in it yet.” The renovations will include accessible swings, slides, climbing structures and more aimed towards inclusivity. During construction, the park will remain closed to public use. The $2 million investment comes from multiple sources according to Boise Parks and Recreation Director Sara Arkle, including the Funded by Land and Water Conservation Fund and the city’s general fund. “One of the things we’ve been challenged with, and I know many people have, is just the increased cost of construction,” Arkle said. “So it does take a really creative mind and a good partnership between our city departments to make good work happen.” The final design
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This Boise Fish Market Brings Fresh Ocean Seafood To Landlocked Idaho
Fresh fish gets flown in daily to a shop hundreds of miles from the nearest ocean. It never sees a freezer before it lands in the display case. That alone made me stop scrolling. The case holds more than 25 kinds of seafood on a regular basis. Sushi-grade ahi, salmon,...
Post Register
Wintry Market marks 15th year with 175 Idaho and Western makers for holiday bazaar
BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — Holiday shoppers in Boise will have a chance to get a jump on the season when the 15th annual Wintry Market | Handmade for the Holidays returns with 175 makers from Idaho and across the West. The upscale indie art, craft and vintage bazaar is...
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Mo’ Bettahs Brings Hawaiian Plate Lunches to Kuna
Authentic Island Barbecue and Hawaiian Plate Lunches Arrive in Kuna. The business was started back in 2008 in Bountiful, Utah, by brothers Kimo and Kalani Mack. Growing up on O’ahu, they wanted to share the traditional meals and family recipes from their childhood. Today, the growing brand operates more than 80 locations across states like Utah, Idaho, Oklahoma, Texas, Nevada, Arizona, Minnesota, and Indiana.
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Nampa Food Truck Rules Could Shutter Coffee Trailer, Owners Warn Council
Nampa city leaders are weighing a new mobile food vendor ordinance that a public interest law firm says would unconstitutionally squeeze food trucks out of business, while two local vendors warn the rules would force them to shut down or leave town entirely. The Nampa City Council is set to consider a vote on the proposal at Nampa City Hall, according to the article that first reported the dispute.
Radio Business Report
Jennifer Lopez Comes Back to Boise to Lead for Sinclair
The name is familiar to most, but the face is especially familiar to Sinclair Boise, as Jennifer Lopez returns to the station group to serve as Vice President and General Manager of KBOI, KYUU, and KNIN. She makes the move after serving as General Sales Manager of KOMO/KUNS in Seattle since 2023.
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Accessibility improvements coming to Liberty Park in Boise
BOISE, Idaho — City of Boise leaders and neighborhood partners are inviting the community to come to Liberty Park for a special golden shovel groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate planned improvements for the park. Improvements to the park include replacing the existing playground, which is the oldest in the department’s...
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5 Best Restaurants in Nampa, Idaho You Need to Try Before Everyone Else Finds Them
Nampa, Idaho — a city where the Snake River bends wide and the sky stretches forever, where grain silos stand sentinel beside murals blooming on brick, and where the scent of fry bread, smoked brisket, and sweet cinnamon rolls drifts through neighborhoods stitched together by memory and hope. Here, the laughter of families mingles with the quiet pride of old-timers, the dreams of newcomers, and the steady rhythm of those who rise before dawn to coax life from the land.
Idaho Statesman
6 openings and closings on the Boise-area food-and-drink scene
The Treasure Valley’s restaurant and bar landscape is shifting fast, with new arrivals in Meridian and some familiar names going dark. Here’s what we covered on the food-and-drink scene this past week. Crave Kitchen & Bar, the Eagle hot spot that opened in 2020, is headed to Meridian’s Ten Mile Crossing development in a roughly 8,000-square-foot space in front of Scheels, with a target opening of fall 2027 and more than 100 new jobs expected. Korean bakery café chain Paris Baguette made its Idaho debut Friday, Oct. 30 , at The Village at Meridian, bringing fresh breads, pastries, cakes, sandwiches and coffee to 3395 E. Longwing Lane from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. Just Chicken, an Ohio-based tenders-and-sandwiches concept, has shuttered at The Warehouse Food Hall in downtown Boise’s BoDo district after just over a year. Late-night fast-food options on Boise’s west side shrank when the Jack in the Box at 7040 W. State St. served its final customers , clearing the way for Utah-based chain Mo’ Bettahs to remodel and take over the 2,875-square-foot building. Western Collective, the Garden City brewery that opened in 2018 at 111 W. 33rd St., will close its taproom on Halloween night and