Seeking the ‘sweet spot’: Boise approves a few looser zoning rules
The City of Boise’s quest to build a zoning code that balances its goals of affordability and a dense, modern city continues. On Tuesday, the Boise City Council unanimously approved the latest round of proposed edits to the city’s zoning code rewrite, first passed in 2023. This raft of changes includes reducing...
Kuna Fire Board of Commissioners votes to explore merging with Nampa Fire
The Kuna and Nampa fire departments could one day merge into a single agency — and now, Kuna’s Board of Commissioners is taking the first formal step toward figuring out if that makes sense.
Boise Boys company Timber and Love owes more than $150,000 in back taxes on...
A dozen properties owned by companies linked to former HGTV star Luke Caldwell are behind on Ada County property tax payments. According to public tax records and delinquent notices obtained by BoiseDev, business entities affiliated with Caldwell’s design and real estate firm Timber and Love owed roughly $163,000 in...
This longtime sandwich shop closed in Meridian. Opening soon instead? ‘A sub above’
A ubiquitous sandwich chain that closed a familiar shop in Meridian soon will be replaced by another one. But the new restaurant, as its slogan promises, will strive to be “a sub above.” Jersey Mike’s plans to open April 1 at 663 S. Main St., suite 101, according to local franchise owner Travis Trask. That date...
Use It or Lose It: Eddie Bauer Gift Cards Will Become Worthless in Idaho...
Idaho shoppers with Eddie Bauer gift cards should act fast. Stores will stop accepting them after March 12 as retail locations close.
Eagle City Council restores Mayor Pike’s hiring & firing powers
The ordinance change went into immediate effect after Tuesday night's vote, ending what Mayor Brad Pike described as two years of feeling like he was on his own.
Treasure Valley seniors ‘un-retire’ to care for neighbors as caregiver shortage grows
BOISE, Idaho — Retired neighbors in the Treasure Valley are trading in their downtime for a new kind of purpose, becoming caregivers for elderly neighbors through Seniors Helping Seniors. Rhonda Zaharko spent 29 years working in the Middleton School District before retiring. After a year and a half, she...
Meridian police adding dozens of license plate reader cameras citywide
If you live or work in Meridian, tell us your thoughts on the additional police cameras by emailing your Meridian Neighborhood Reporter at [email protected]
Canyon County Paramedics to offer rare ‘pre-hospital whole blood transfusions’
Canyon County paramedics can now give whole blood transfusions at emergency scenes, a service available to only 2% of U.S. ground crews.
AJR Is Coming to Boise and MIX 106 Has Your Chance to Win
Want to see AJR live in the Treasure Valley? Enter to win tickets from MIX 106 for the July 10 show at Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater.
