CRAIG NORTHRUP
Staff Writer
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Restaurants hungry for post-COVID tourists
The sun is out. The lakes are glistening blue. The highways are wide-open. The trifecta of great weather, outdoor recreation and summer vacations blend together in North Idaho to make a unique concoction for the perfect family trip, complete with meals at some of the best restaurants in driving distance.
Now comes the wait
Local ballots going to lockup
Anne Frank tree finds new home
COEUR d’ALENE — While the legacy of Anne Frank has endured, displays commemorating the life of the young writer who perished in the Holocaust have not.
Kiss Pier 1 goodbye
COEUR d’ALENE — Pier 1 Imports along U.S. 95 in Coeur d’Alene still has a sign posted beside its glass double-doors, telling interested shoppers the store is temporarily closed, a notice originally posted in the heart of the coronavirus pandemic.
Meter magic: Cd’A cuts costs
The city of Coeur d’Alene’s Water Department is about to get a little more efficient.
New art wraps to grace 15 Cd’A utility boxes
Utility boxes around Coeur d’Alene are about to get a facelift.
Virus saps city coffers
COVID-19 could steal $1 to 2 million from Cd’A general fund
TIME’S ALMOST UP
Deadline today to request ballot
Sheriff race contributions running neck-and-neck
Money doesn’t always decide elections, be it in May primaries or in the November general election. But the contributions coming into today’s all-absentee primary election show one-sided trends for federal offices and a neck-and-neck battle in a few local races.
Salons in style again
Locals have hand in today’s opening
Jim Addis
With an uncertain economic forecast in Idaho’s future, Rep. Jim Addis said his history in economics and manufacturing will best prepare him to grapple with complex issues like the coronavirus.
Hungry for more
Restaurants ready for crowds when dining-in reopens on Saturday
Cd’A parking revenue shows virus’s impact
The city of Coeur d’Alene released data this week that shows a dramatic decrease in revenue from its parking lots, numbers that reflect direct economic damage from the coronavirus.
Rebound reaches stage 2
Bars get bumped up to May 30 opening; visitor restrictions eased Saturday
Pandemic hits Cd’A parking revenue
The city of Coeur d’Alene released data Tuesday night that shows a dramatic decrease in revenue from its parking lots, numbers that reflect what is believed to be our first objective look at the economic damage the coronavirus is leaving behind.
Governor offers cautious optimism as stage 2 deadline nears
Governor offers cautious optimism as stage two deadline nears
Governor offers cautious optimism as stage 2 deadline nears
Governor offers cautious optimism as stage 2 deadline approaches
Little’s rebound plan leaves yard sales room to negotiate
As Idaho gradually opens its businesses over the course of the next five weeks, an industry largely forgotten in Gov. Brad Little’s coronavirus rebound plan has been greenlighted by some local jurisdictions but halted by others, creating confusion and constitutional conversations around the weekend ritual.
Absentee avalanche continues
County staff busy with ballot requests; deadline a week away
Trees removed from old White House property to make it ready for sale
Trees removed from old J.C. White House property to make it ready for sale
Car d’Lane gets the yellow light
Annual downtown event’s 30th anniversary pushed back to July 17-18
Book it: Coeur d’Alene Public Library eyes June 1 opening
The Coeur d’Alene Public Library Board of Trustees — after deliberating over health concerns, staffing issues and the comfort of the community — voted Thursday in favor of a metered re-opening of its Front Street building, starting June 1.
Conservative trio want your vote
With the May 19 primary election fast approaching, The Coeur d’Alene Press will periodically profile candidates in competitive races. Today, we profile three candidates running for the Republican ticket for District 3’s open Senate seat.
Cd’A issuing grants to charities, businesses
St. Vincent de Paul, Family Promise, Lake City Center to benefit
Honk if you like the show
Hayden Discount drive-in an early success
Governor: So far, so good, but keep an eye on autumn
Even as Gov. Brad Little’s four-stage re-opening program proceeds positively, he still has time to look ahead, to plan — and to worry.
Organizers urge city’s support for CDA Triathlon
A pair of community leaders and triathlon organizers urged the Coeur d’Alene City Council to encourage the city’s continued support for their annual race in the midst of community event closures and reschedulings due to the COVID-19 crisis.
A toast to Sgt. Moore: Winemaker honors fallen officer
Early May brings out a sliver of sadness in Kimber Gates.
Churches approach re-opening with caution
Many have decided to delay in-person services until later
Lockdown over: Businesses opening to new normal
Today is the first step in what political leaders, health care professionals and economists believe will be a long road to recovery from the coronavirus.
Museum’s virtual life off to strong start
Jocelyn Babcock said the move to give the Museum of North Idaho a virtual space has been challenging but adventurous.
County Republicans meet tonight in person
The Kootenai County Republican Central Committee is planning to hold an in-person meeting tonight at the county’s Administration Building, according to an email distributed to party members.
Washington to ease back into outdoors
Those looking for a reprieve from Washingtonians recreating in Idaho got some good news Monday.
Panhandle scales back COVID-19 announcements
The Panhandle Health District announced Monday that, in an effort to remain consistent across the board, the public health organization is changing the way the COVID-19 watchdogs update the public.
Lawmakers hope to avoid closing time
Idaho and Montana might be neighbors, but for the moment, the two states aren’t drinking buddies.
County absentee ballots hit 20,000
The Kootenai County Elections Office is about to reach a statistically stunning milestone after the coronavirus turned an ordinary primary election into an all-absentee calamity.
Drive-in movies? Head to Hayden
Test run was Thursday night in parking lot
Re-opening Idaho
Governor unveils plan in two-week stages
Cd’A reports show clean audit, but that’s before COVID-19 hit
A pair of reports give the city of Coeur d’Alene high marks for bookkeeping and financial stability, but city officials warn the news will not stay good for long.
Friday big day for small biz
Leaders say ‘Support Local Gems’
‘It was a wildfire’
Cd’A nurse in epicenter of New York’s COVID crisis
City Council transfers Atlas park, funds homeless COVID plans
The Coeur d’Alene City Council met virtually Tuesday evening to maintain a normal business routine in a backdrop that is anything but normal. They debated a number of issues — some routine, some COVID-driven — as they met to conduct city business. These were some of their decisions:
Locals ahead of national census curves
The Founding Fathers understandably did not have the forethought to predict when a pandemic would threaten the machinery of the Constitution. After all, prior to its drafting, the most recent outbreak on record was a smallpox epidemic from 1633.
Cd’A considers coronavirus czar
COEUR d’ALENE — Staff at City Hall will ask the Coeur d’Alene City Council tonight to consider a COVID-19 czar of sorts: a temporary point person to handle all matters related to the pandemic.
All hands on deck in Elections Office
COEUR d’ALENE — Those working in the Kootenai County Elections Office are not having to endure a common public enemy: boredom.
Two new protections coming for patients
Impact of recently-signed Idaho Patient Act remains to be seen
Rathdrum woman cited for violating stay-home order
A Rathdrum woman was cited Friday for violating Gov. Brad Little’s stay-home order after allegedly holding a yard sale.
Rathdrum woman cited for violating isolation
A Rathdrum woman was cited Friday for violating Gov. Brad Little’s stay-home order.
Safeway, Albertsons offer postage relief to absentee voters
When the coronavirus forced Idaho Secretary of State Lawerence Denney to declare the May 19 election will be all-absentee, a gap in communication led to some ballots escaping to mailboxes without a small but critical necessity: return postage.
Anne Frank memorial vandalized
Coeur d’Alene officials believe vandals entered a local park and intentionally destroyed a tree marking the memory of Anne Frank.