Life + Culture

Beer With Purpose

One brewery, 200 nonprofits, and a Monday night worth showing up for Article by Pamela Kleibrink Thompson | Photography by Pamela Kleibrink Thompson, Payette Brewing When you enter the tap room at Payette Brewing Company on a Monday you can sense a different vibe from other breweries and even from other nights at Payette Brewing Company. Amongst the crowd of dart throwing, cornhole playing patrons you sense a deeper level of connection and belonging. Everyone is there for a reason, to make...

Food + Beverage

The Wine Life

Most people stumble into careers. Jackie Elo built hers one relationship, one bottle, and one carefully chosen producer at a time Article by Ashley Loeb | Photography by Provided For Jackie Elo, wine is not just a beverage. It is a lifestyle, and one that seems made for her. Her passion for wine exudes brightly whenever she enters that world. Jackie's love of wine blossomed at 19, when she convinced Paul "Pug" Ostling to hire her at his wine bar, Grape Escape. Despite not being of age to...

Food + Beverage

Wine Teaches Connection

Tuscany, Sicily, Argentina, South Africa, one lesson repeated everywhere: wine matters less than who's there Article and Photography by Tammy de Weerd From Tuscany to South Africa, some of the best lessons about food and wine have less to do with rules and more to do with what happens around the table. For centuries, people have gathered around a table to share a meal. We add wine to the equation, not to make the experience more complicated, but to deepen it. Some of the most useful lessons...

Arts + Culture

A Small City, A Big Season

Garden City's most ambitious venue just got even better Article by Staff Writer | Photography by Provided Most people drive through Garden City without realizing they've been somewhere. That's changing. Wedged between Boise and Eagle in just over four square miles, Garden City has spent the last decade becoming something the Treasure Valley didn't see coming: a genuine creative district. Wineries, breweries, artist studios, and performance venues have staked ground along the river corridor...

Food + Beverage

Culinary Excellence and Gracious Hospitality

Prime beef, Pacific seafood, a Wine Spectator wine list, and twenty years of uncompromising Boise hospitality Article by Article And Photography Presented By Chandlers Through two decades of uncompromising standards, incremental refinement, and a philosophy that has never wavered, Chandlers has earned a reputation that speaks for itself. Every guest, every evening, feels that commitment.  It starts with the beef. Idaho is Prime country, and Chandlers has built its reputation on that...

Arts + Culture

Where Idaho Becomes a Canvas

The Eagle Plein Air Festival turns familiar landscapes into something you'll want to take home Article by Article And Photography Presented By Eagle Plein Air What if, for one week, you could watch a painting come to life, try your hand at creating one, meet the artist who painted it, and then take an original piece of Idaho home with you? That's the magic of the Eagle Plein Air Festival, returning October 3–10 for its 12th annual celebration of art, landscape and community. More than 80...

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Boise + Eagle Events

OCTOBER 2026 Article and Photography by 1 — FIRST THURSDAY Downtown Boise, 5–9 PM: Art, shopping, dining, music, and family activities. downtownboise.org 1–29 — KIDS' FIX IT BIKE NIGHT Boise Bicycle Project, Thursdays, 6–7 PM: Free bicycle repair for kids. boisebicycleproject.org 1–31 — LOWE FAMILY FARMSTEAD 2500 South Eagle Rd.: Corn maze, pumpkins, hayrides, jumping pillow, and fall activities. lowefamilyfarmstead.com 2–4 — POTATO DAYS BOISE Idaho Botanical Garden...

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A Utah Weekend Worth Driving For

Millcreek's food festival gives back, and it's closer than you think Article by Carlos Toledo | Photography by Provided There is a unique kind of magic that happens when people gather around a shared table, sparking conversation and bridging communities. That exact spirit of connection lies at the heart of Sip & Savor, a vibrant culinary dine-around and grand festival in the Salt Lake Valley, close enough for a weekend trip from Idaho, designed to celebrate neighborhood flavors while uplifting...

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Noteworthy in Idaho

The latest openings, milestones, and community moments - Editorial@BoiseCityLifestyle.com Article and Photography by LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Nominations are open for Idaho's Governor's Lifetime Achievement Award. Bogus Basin GM Brad Wilson accepted last year's honor at ICORT 2025; Governor Brad Little selects this year's winner, recognized at October's conference in Moscow.  visitidaho.org IDAHO IN THE SMITHSONIAN The Smithsonian's "From These Lands" exhibition, marking America's...

Arts + Culture

The Art of Staying Curious

At ninety-one years old, painter and enamel pioneer John Killmaster is still driven by one question: what's next? Article by Grace Page | Photography by Idaho Art Gallery At ninety-one years old, John Killmaster possesses the rare kind of energy that has very little to do with age and everything to do with curiosity. Some people seem to grow older while remaining fundamentally unchanged; others continue to evolve so persistently that age becomes almost beside the point. John belongs firmly in...