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Idaho Statesman
Promising a ‘more affordable concert,' this major outdoor Boise show is coming
An outlaw-country singer with a headbanging past is coming to Boise for an outdoor concert next year. And he’s bringing a ticket deal that rocks. Cody Jinks & the Tonedeaf Hippies will bring “The Working Man Tour” to the Idaho Botanical Garden’s Outlaw Field June 19. Tickets sales for the public are set to start at 10 a.m. Friday for $65 at Ticketmaster . A $65 concert ticket isn’t an eyebrow-raising price in today’s economic climate. But it’s not chump change, either. So Jinks has a solution. “We know you’re working hard, so we’ve been working overtime to create a more affordable concert experience for you,” his Instagram account explained this week. The tour’s press release specifies that “groups of four will be able to attend for just $100 to $150, making it easier for fans to enjoy a full night of live music without the high costs that have become synonymous with going to a concert.” In Boise, that four-pack of tickets will cost $103 — or just over $25 per ticket. The package is limited, so frugal fans shouldn’t procrastinate. “Additionally,” the release says, “in every market possible, each venue will feature unique food and drink specials as
boisestatepublicradio.org
Rachel Maddow coming to Boise to talk about her new book
Rachel Maddow has spent years examining American politics, power, and the people and institutions that shape our democracy. Now, the Emmy Award-winning journalist and bestselling author is turning her attention to the United States Department of Justice. Her new book, "Department of Fate: The Promise, the Power, and the Collapse...
Idaho Statesman
A new development could reshape northwest Meridian. Neighbors aren't happy
On the corner of State Highway 16 and Chinden Boulevard sit roughly 50 acres of vacant agricultural land. The plot, in unincorporated Ada County, could soon become the site of a manufacturing facility — but first, it has to get through the concerns of both neighbors and Meridian planning and zoning commissioners. Those officials, citing concerns about density and traffic, have recommended that Meridian City Council deny the project. Council members are set to make a decision tonight. The project, called the Singing Woods Subdivision, would bring about 60 residential lots, one commercial lot and nine common lots — areas within a subdivision designated for shared use. A manufacturing company called Franklin Sensors wants the space to expand its operations, founder David Dorrough told the Idaho Statesman. “We’re growing, and we’re out of space” in the company’s current facility north of Chinden Boulevard, Dorrough said in a phone interview. Meridian planning and zoning officials say building a manufacturing plant in that location will increase traffic along Prescott Ridge, a neighborhood just east of the development. In October, they recommended that Meridian City Council reject the project. Neighbors, too, have been up in arms over the project. The possibility of cut-through
hoodline.com
After Burnout as a Tax Accountant, Boise Woman Opens Romance-Only Bookstore
Samantha Haroian spent nearly a decade crunching numbers as a tax accountant before burnout pushed her toward a very different kind of ledger: the one she keeps behind the counter of Hearts on Fire, a romance-only bookstore she owns in downtown Boise. The idea had been simmering since around 2018, and Haroian planned to open the shop in October 2025. Now it is becoming a gathering spot for the Treasure Valley's self-described hopeless romantics.
mwcconnection.com
PAC-12 Players of the Week: Week 10
There may have been only six PAC-12 teams in action this past weekend, but there was no lack of quality performances. There were some high-scoring contests with electric performances from some of the top athletes in the conference. There were also some lockdown defensive performances that propelled teams to victory and some key special teams plays. Let’s take a look at who the top performers were from this past weekend.
hoodline.com
Boise Panel Narrowly Approves Dorm-Style Co-Housing at West Bench Church
The proposal before Boise’s Planning and Zoning Commission has changed substantially since it was first floated. Commissioners voted 4-3 to approve a conditional use permit for dorm-style co-housing at Mountain View Church of the Brethren on Cole Road, advancing a plan that could house up to 60 people working toward education or career goals.
decorhint.com
This Idaho Ridge Trail Rewards Hikers With Sweeping Views Over The City Below
A 60-foot white cross glows on top of a sandstone mesa, and you can see it from much of the city after dark. People hike up to stand right beside it. The rock under their boots has a story too. Sandstone cut from this bluff helped build the state capitol and an old territorial prison.
idahobusinessreview.com
Boise agency selects developer for 90 rental homes in State Street project
BOISE―Boise’s urban renewal agency has selected a developer to build 90 rental homes on publicly owned land along State Street in northwest Boise. The Capital City Development Corp. board of commissioners chose a proposal from Outwest Investments, LLC, for the Roe Street Multi-Family Homes project, the agency announced Monday in a news release.
Idaho State Journal
Pete Zimowsky’s Outdoors Spotlight: Let's take care of the Boise River
The Boise River is one of the best urban trout fishing rivers in the country. It has wild rainbow trout, hatchery rainbows and wild brown trout. It couldn’t be any better than that, but the river and its fish habitat need TLC, especially when the river drops to low winter flows.