Life + Culture

Boise + Eagle Events

Article and Photography by 2 — Día de los Muertos Jump Boise, 5 PM: Altars, Aztec dancers, face painting, pan de muerto, live music. jumpboise.or g 2–28 — Holiday Gift Market Art Source Gallery 10 AM–6 PM: Pottery, jewelry, ornaments, photography & glasswork. artsourcegallery.com 5 — First Thursday Boise Art Museum, 10–7: Open-studio explorations. boiseartmuseum.org 5 — ARTIST RECEPTION  Idaho Art Gallery Boise, 5PM: René Romero Schuler’s solo exhibition, Standing Tall . ...

Local Services

Our Valley Gives

The volunteers and founders giving everything to this community Article by Staff Writer | Photography by Phil White, 8th Street Studio Every November, we get to do our favorite thing. We slow down and pay attention to the people quietly making this valley better. You won't find these people chasing headlines. You'll find them showing up, writing checks, organizing benefits and building something meaningful from the ground up. The Treasure Valley is full of them. We can't highlight every one...

Professional Services

Noteworthy in Idaho

The latest openings, milestones, and community moments - Editorial@BoiseCityLifestyle.com Article by Staff Writer | Photography by Provided Shop Small, Win Big Eagle's Holiday Shop Hop returns November 13–15, sending shoppers through 20 local boutiques with a chance to win a $50 gift card from each participating store. Pick up your card at any shop to get started. Farm to Glass Rock Spur winery founder Jenell Kasper farms every acre of her 20-acre Snake River Valley estate herself and pours...

Life + Culture

Pooling Hearts Across Southwest Idaho

The Idaho Women's Charitable Foundation has directed $7 million into communities since 2001 Article by Jordan Gray | Photography by IWCF The day after September 11, 2001, thirty-four Idaho women decided they weren't going to sit still. They pooled their money, their networks, and their energy into something they called the Idaho Women's Charitable Foundation. Twenty-five years later, that decision has turned into more than $7 million in grants across southwest Idaho. Chipping In "Right...

Arts + Culture

Boise Bets Big on Culture

The city's annual arts grants fund 38 organizations keeping culture alive and accessible Article by Staff Writer Thirty-eight local organizations will share $150,000 in City of Boise Arts & History grants for fiscal year 2027, funding cultural projects running October 2026 through September 2027. The grants support everything from Ballet Idaho bringing free dance education into Title I schools to the Idaho Office for Refugees producing a podcast series celebrating immigrant and refugee...

Life + Culture

Small Voices, Big Hearts

Six little voices remind us what gratitude really looks like this November Article by Renee Van Ausdle | Photography by Provided We asked some of the youngest members of our community what makes them feel grateful this season. Their answers were sweet, funny and sometimes wonderfully unexpected. Dogs and blankeys made the list. So did popsicles — twice. And Elmo. Their answers may be small, but the gratitude behind them is anything but. In a season that often becomes about giving and...

Life + Culture

He Wrote the Songs and Then Kept Giving

At 80, the Idaho singer-songwriter is still showing up for his community, one benefit concert at a time Article and Photography by Ken Levy In the close quarters of a live concert, Steve Eaton's songs do more than fill a room. The stories woven through his music draw listeners nearer to their own memories, soften the distance between strangers, and evoke places and relationships to which we all, in one way or another, can relate. You feel the genuine warmth he exudes the moment the spotlight...

Life + Culture

Building the Valley One Young Tradesperson at a Time

Teens2Trades is investing in the skilled workers who will wire, weld, and build Idaho's future Article by Mark Johnson | Photography by Teens2Trades Drive around the Boise Valley and you can see our growth everywhere — new homes, businesses, roads and neighborhoods. But behind all of that growth is a question we don't always ask: Who is going to build it? Who will wire the homes, install the plumbing, operate the equipment, build the structures, repair the machinery and keep this rapidly...

Travel

Where Children Soar

TRICA turned a crumbling North End church into a community treasure Article by Jana Kemp | Photography by TRICA Walking repeatedly past a decrepit North End Boise church, Treasure Valley Institute for Children's Arts founder Jon Swarthout kept seeing something nobody else did. Not a nuisance property. Not a ruin. This space can be a gem again. TRICA could hold classes here. The community could engage in the arts in new ways. The space at 15th and Eastman could become a community hub of...

Education

Futures Start Here

For 25 years, IDeal has helped Idaho families save smarter — and this holiday season, you can start with just $25 Article by Presented by Dawn Hall, Executive Director, IDeal | Photography by IDeal This holiday season, contributing to an IDeal account can be a meaningful gift that has a lasting impact. Helping someone save for their future is a powerful way to show you care while supporting whatever educational path comes next. For the past 25 years, IDeal – Idaho’s 529 Education Savings...