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Idaho Statesman
This Boise restaurant has stayed open late for years. Not now - it just closed
In the mood for a moonlit fast-food run? Your choices in Boise just got a little slimmer. After a final night on Saturday, the longtime Jack in the Box at 7040 W. State St. has closed. No announcement was posted on the windows or doors Sunday, but the chain restaurant was empty and locked during normal business hours. The writing has been on the wall for months at that particular Jack in the Box, located near the intersection with Glenwood Street. Utah-based chain Mo’ Bettahs plans to take over and remodel the building, according to paperwork filed with the city of Boise. Permission was recently granted to demolish the interior of the 2,875-square-foot restaurant — “occupied previously by Jack in the Box,” the project description says. When contacted in September, a Mo’ Bettahs spokesperson did not confirm that the State Street location was coming — or offer any timeline. But as fans of the Hawaiian-style quick-service chain know, Mo’ Bettahs has expanded steadily into the Treasure Valley in recent years. And it’s certainly not averse to taking over old fast-food restaurants. In Boise, Mo’ Bettahs moved into a former Del Taco late last year at 1306 S. Broadway Ave. Mo’
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Idaho Buffet Lovers Head To This All-You-Can-Eat Spot In Boise For Chinese And Japanese Favorites
Some meals call for a menu, and some call for a plate, a fork, and zero rules about how many times you go back. On the west side of Boise, one restaurant has built its whole reputation on that second idea. It packs Chinese and Japanese favorites into one big...
Big Country News
Protect What You Hold “Deer” By Watching For Wildlife
BOISE – As Americans drive in the short days of fall and winter, new AAA research warns of a dangerous uptick in crashes involving wildlife. According to data compiled by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, 32% of crashes involving an animal happen each year in October and November, when many animals head to lower elevations for food. From 2020 through 2024, more than 1.7 million wildlife crashes were reported by police, with nearly 50,000 injuries and 277 deaths.
Arbiter Online
Boise animal rights protesters join national campaign against animal testing
Animal rights activists in Boise demonstrated near Merck Animal Health’s downtown office in early October, joining a nationwide campaign called “Save the Dogs” over the company’s alleged purchase of laboratory beagles from a Wisconsin breeding facility. Members of Direct Action Everywhere (DxE) gathered near the company’s...
idahobusinessreview.com
Boise mayor picks airport’s engineering chief as new director
BOISE―Boise Mayor Lauren McLean has chosen Beth Sumner, a deputy director at the Boise Airport, to lead the airport as it moves through a $1.4 billion expansion. Sumner, the airport’s deputy director of engineering and planning since 2023, will become director if the City Council confirms her appointment at its Nov. 10 meeting, the city said in a news release.
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This Idaho Quilt Shop Opens Onto Aisles Of Complete Fabric Collections And Its Own Original Patterns
One Treasure Valley fabric shop designed its own quilt pattern celebrating Idaho, and you won’t find it on a big-box shelf. That detail alone made me curious. The same shop carries complete fabric collections, so every print in a designer line can sit together. Then come the vintage sewing...
visitboise.com
Mountain to Main Street: A Boise Winter Day
Most ski days end in a ski town. A Boise ski day can end in a city. That’s one of the things that makes winter here different. Bogus Basin is just 16 miles north of Boise, close enough that a morning or afternoon on the mountain doesn’t have to take over your entire day. You can ski, snowboard, or tube, then head back down and trade your boots for something a little more comfortable.
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A sandwich shop tried Boise, then Eagle. Now Tasso is closing
A popular sandwich shop in Eagle, which once called 8th St. in downtown Boise home, is closing its doors after five years. Tasso first opened its doors at 410 8th St. in BoDo in 2018, as BoiseDev reported. The restaurant closed its downtown location in 2020 during the pandemic and moved to 342 E. State St. in downtown Eagle in May of 2021.
KIVI-TV
New grocery store coming to Nampa; city records reveal which one
NAMPA, Idaho — A new grocery store is coming to District 208 next year, Mayor Darl Bruner confirmed during Nampa's State of the City address, though he did not name the company. Public city documents show an application from Natural Grocers. The permit application identifies the company at 1509...
Idaho Statesman
5 changes to Idaho's food-and-drink scene: who's opening, closing
Boise’s food-and-drink scene saw a flurry of changes this week, with a bar relocating, a longtime restaurant reopening and a chain pulling back. Here’s a quick rundown of the latest updates affecting local diners. The Alley Lounge, a vinyl-focused bar that closed in June, plans to reopen by year’s end at 113 S. 5th St. in a Boise space with twice the capacity of its original alley location. Tasso, a well-reviewed sandwich and scratch-made ice cream shop at 342 E. State St. in Eagle, plans to close Sunday after relocating from downtown Boise in 2021. Wok-Inn Noodle at 4912 W. Emerald St. has reopened with a trimmed-down menu and food-hall-style ordering to make operations manageable for 83-year-old chef Chan Chun-Chung, who plans to retire in a year and a half. Mobile bar service Idaho Tipsy Trailers plans to open a permanent micro lounge called Hitch & House at 1630 S. Eagle Road in Meridian in January, giving owner Lindsey Thurow her own liquor license after eight years of operating under others’. A proposed Dunkin’ location at 6940 W. State St. in Boise’s Northgate Shopping Center has been withdrawn over concerns about the building’s lack of a grease trap. The summary