Life + Culture

The Stories Told

A career spent bringing moments, memories, and meaning into Idaho homes Article by Mark Johnson | Photography by Phil White, 8th Street Studio + Provided For more than four decades, I had a privilege few people will ever experience—an invitation into thousands of living rooms every night. As a sports and news anchor, I spent 40 years telling the stories of communities, athletes, leaders, and ordinary people living extraordinary moments. Along the way, I was fortunate to receive an Emmy Award...

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Everyday, It Gets Done

A look at the men doing the work that keeps the Treasure Valley running Photography by Phil White, 8th Street Studio Spend enough time in the Treasure Valley and you start to see the people who keep things moving. Not always in obvious ways. Sometimes it’s in how a business is run day to day. Sometimes it’s in the work that happens early, or late, or behind the scenes. It’s the kind of consistency you don’t always notice until you step back and realize how much depends on it. This issue...

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Small City, Central Role

How Mayor Bill Jacobs is shaping Garden City through relationships Article by Jana Kemp | Photography by Provided Garden City sits in the middle of the Treasure Valley in more ways than one. With just over 13,000 residents and a footprint of a little more than four square miles, it is a small city surrounded by larger ones—connected by the Boise River, the Greenbelt, and a network of relationships that extend well beyond its boundaries. It is a place where businesses, recreation, and...

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BBQ, Books, and Mars

One man’s wandering thoughts on exploration, failure, and the small rituals that fill the days Article by Louis Katz | Photography by Alexandra Gold You ever wonder what it would be like to BBQ on the moon? Nobody’s ever done that before. Seems like the sort of thing a Boise gentleman ought to do. It’s tough when you realize there’s not one, single square inch of planet Earth left to explore. Somebody’s already been there. And brought back souvenirs. Or wrote a book or made a movie about what...