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Coeur d'Alene City Council Welcomes New Mayor
The first 2022 Coeur d’Alene City Council meeting was held last night at the CDA Library and we said goodbye to Mayor Steve Widmyer and...

Erin B.
Jan 5, 2022


Anderton and Bjerke join the CDA School Board
Welcome Allie Anderton and Lesli Bjerke to the CDA School Board! It has been a long road to get a win with the CDA School Board and the...

Erin B.
Jan 4, 2022


Calypsos is LYFE
Calypsos finally has some LYFE breathed into it after a rocky year and a half. Does the name Calypsos Coffee Roasters ring a bell? If so...

Erin B.
Jan 2, 2022


CDA Parks & Rec Commission Updates 12/20
The Coeur d’Alene Parks and Recreation Committee met yesterday and there were 3 main updates: The Persons Field restrooms have been...

Erin B.
Dec 21, 2021


Undiscriminating Food Drive and Christmas Kitchen
Did you hear about the Spokane Christmas Bureau withholding food items from needy until they were vaxxed and masked? Well we don't just...

Erin B.
Dec 20, 2021


Kootenai County-Wide Meetings Week of 12/20
A weekly snapshot of meetings throughout the county that could affect our daily lives. These include city council, county commissioner,...

Erin B.
Dec 20, 2021


FINAL Shop Local List for the 2021 Christmas Season
Here is the final round of local stores to shop at this Christmas season. If you will notice there were a few that were added and a few...

Erin B.
Dec 17, 2021


Optional Forms of Government 12/16
Tonight was the latest installment of the Optional Forms of Government Study Commission meeting: a pointless waste of three hours that...

Erin B.
Dec 16, 2021


Volunteer Opportunity on the CDA Arts Commission
From CDAID.org: The City of Coeur d'Alene is seeking a member for the Arts Commission. Applications are currently being accepted. To...

Erin B.
Dec 12, 2021


CDA School Board Monthly Meeting 12/6/21
The December CDA School Board meeting on Monday, December 6th was primarily standard and uneventful. Read the play by play on my Telegram...

Erin B.
Dec 7, 2021


Kootenai Health Requiring Vax Jabs or You're Fired
CALL TO ACTION Join our Kootenai Healthcare workers - and ALL healthcare workers - as they stand up this Saturday to show that they say...

Erin B.
Dec 6, 2021


CONFIRMED: Leslie Bjerke WINS Coeur d’Alene School Board Zone 4 Seat
Last Wednesday, November 23rd, Lindsey Swingrover filed her paperwork to request a recount of the CDA School District Zone 4 Board Seat....

Erin B.
Dec 3, 2021


What are the best local charities?
OK everyone. What are your favorite local charities that we should be supporting? I am thinking local, patriotic, conservative types....

Erin B.
Dec 1, 2021


MEDIA RELEASE: Planning & Zoning Commission Advisory Board Application Period Reopens.
Planning & Zoning Commission Advisory Board Application Period Reopens. Media Release For Immediate Release (INSERT DATE), 2021 –...

Erin B.
Nov 30, 2021


Kootenai County-Wide Meetings Week of 11/29
A weekly snapshot of meetings throughout the county that could affect our daily lives. These include city council, county commissioner,...

Erin B.
Nov 29, 2021


What are the best local stores in Kootenai County?
I am continually asked about locally-owned, preferably patriotic, stores in Kootenai County and I’m finally starting a running list of...

Erin B.
Nov 23, 2021


Kootenai County-Wide Meetings Week of 11/22
A weekly snapshot of meetings throughout the county that could affect our daily lives. These include city council, county commissioner,...

Erin B.
Nov 22, 2021


Hundreds of Kootenai County Residents, Including GOP Chair, Personally Welcome Kyle Rittenhouse
Welcome to Idaho In a recent article posted to The Idaho Tribune, we explored various reasons why Coeur d’Alene did not see the riotous...

Idaho Tribune
Nov 21, 2021


Optional Forms of Government: Meeting Slow Until the End
The Study Commission starts the brainstorming portion of the SWOT analysis and it's painful to watch, but the end of the meeting was well...

Erin B.
Nov 18, 2021


Optional Forms of Government Study Commission Meeting Tonight
Meeting begins at 5:30pm at the County Admin Building, 451 N Government Way, CDA The Optional Forms of Government Study Commission is in...

Erin B.
Nov 17, 2021
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