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Judge Issues Ruling on Greenbelt Bike Ban

Andrew Crisp — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:54:05 -0700

A judge has issued a ruling on the ongoing dispute between Garden City and the Citizens for an Open Greenbelt (COG) group over a ban on bicycles on a particular patch of the Greenbelt.

Ada County District Judge Cheri Copsey, in a statement on the lawsuit brought by COG against Garden City over the matter, said that COG did not have standing to file suit because they've suffered no "particularized harm" directly.…

Will Act 4 Food to Stage 24 Hour Plays for Charity

Josh Gross — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:40:58 -0700

One of the major complaints of potential theater goers is that tickets are expensive. But they're expensive because theater takes a lot of time and effort to make happen.…

Freddie Mercury Will Be Replaced By ... Wait For It ... Adam Lambert

Josh Gross — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:36:53 -0700

Though he may not have actually won American Idol, Adam Lambert is now officially one of the champions. The singer spilled some major beans to the UK Daily Star today: He will be taking over lead vocals for rock legends Queen.…

Slideshow: First Thursday, February 2012

Tara Morgan — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:32:41 -0700

Our first stop during the abnormally mild and balmy February First Thursday was the Flying M for the Valentine for AIDS 19th Annual Silent Art Auction. The artwork varied in quality and style, with over 100 pieces on display.…

Bill to Limit Specialty License Plates Moves Forward

Andrew Crisp — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:15:00 -0700

The Idaho Senate voted 31-2 today to approve a bill that would limit the proliferation of new specialty license plates. Sen. James Hammond, Republican from Coeur d'Alene, is promoting the bill, which would require organizations to sell at least 1,000 plates in three years.…

UPDATED: CEO Steve Appleton Dead in Plane Crash

George Prentice — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:07:34 -0700

UPDATE 2:15 p.m.

According to a spokeswoman with the National Transportation Safety Board, Steve Appleton, piloted his Lanceair, single engine aircraft on two flights this morning - one lasting less than a minute before returning to a hangar, and a second, minutes later which was fatal.

According to the NTSB, Appleton took off from the Boise Airport in his aircraft at 8:46 a.m., became airborne for only 5 to 10 feet, landed again and taxied back to a hangar.…

Idaho Foodbank Needs Your Boxes

Deanna Darr — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:49:00 -0700

UPDATE: 11:41 p.m.—Way to go Boise Weekly readers for responding so quickly to the need for boxes at the Idaho Foodbank, but BW just got a note from Foodbank officials asking us to clarify that the agency needs flattened and bundled boxes, not necessarily individual boxes.

David Proctor said the Foodbank will still accept a few boxes if they are dropped off, but they may be better used at local food pantries.…

One Dead in Small Plane Crash at Boise Terminal

George Prentice — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:20:00 -0700

A National Transportation Safety Board investigation is expected to probe a fatal small-airplane crash at the Boise Airport.

The airport confirmed this morning that a small Lanceair experimental aircraft crashed around 9 a.m., coming down between two runways.…

Komen Reverses Planned Parenthood Funding Decision

George Prentice — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:16:52 -0700

Following a two-day firestorm ignited by the Susan G. Komen for the Cure's announcement that it would cut funding to Planned Parenthood, the Komen organization said this morning that it would amend its funding rules and allow continued funding of breast health programs operated by Planned Parenthood.

"That is what is right and fair," said Nancy Brinker, Komen's founder and chief executive.…

Alan Heathcock Dishes on Making it Big in the Writing World

Andrew Crisp — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:13:56 -0700

As part of Cole Marr Coffeehouse's First Thursday offerings, Artist in Residence Amanda Turner hosted an evening with Graywolf Press author Alan Heathcock. The award-winning creator of VOLT, Heathcock maintains his career as a writer on Twitter and Facebook, preferring the latter.…

Sasquatch Lineup Announced

Josh Gross — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:03:17 -0700

Take some of the highlights from March's Treefort Music Fest, add a few dozen more buzz bands and the cast of my favorite TV show, Portlandia, and you'll have the lineup for this year's Sasquatch Music Festival at The Gorge, happening Friday, May 25-Monday, May 28.

Music from: Jack White, Beck, Bon Iver, Pretty Lights, Tenacious D, The Shins, Beirut, Girl Talk, The Roots, The Head & The Heart, Portlandia, Feist, Silversun Pickups, Metric, Explosions In The Sky, The Joy Formidable, Mogwai, Nero (DJ), M. Ward, John Reilly & Friends, Childish Gambino, St. Vincent, The Civil Wars, Jamey Johnson, Little Dragon, Tune-Yards, Wild Flag, Blind Pilot, Wolfgang Gartner, Beats Antique, Apparat, The Walkmen, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Mark Lanegan Band, Spiritualized, Blitzen Trapper, The Cave Singers, Shabazz Palaces, Fun, Grouplove, Tycho, Sbtrkt, Strfkr, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, Deer Tick, Imelda May, Alabama Shakes, Dum Dum Girls, The Helio Sequence, Kurt Vile, Cloud Cult, We Are Augustines, Ben Howard, Here We Go Magic, Zola Jesus, The War On Drugs, Shearwater, Cass McCombs, Active Child, Trampled By Turtles, Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires, Araabmuzik, Star Slinger, L.A. Riots, Com Truise, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, I Break Horses, Walk The Moon, Dry The River, Allen Stone, Pickwick, Hey Marseilles, Gary Clark Jr., Purity Ring, Electric Guest, Yellow Ostrich, Nobody Beats The Drum, Coeur De Pirate, Lord Huron, Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside, Beat Connection, The Sheepdogs, Hey Rosetta!, Said The Whale, Howlin Rain, Gardens & Villa, Felix Cartal, Craft Spells, Vintage Trouble, Poor Moon, Black Whales, Gold Leaves, Greylag, Awesome Tapes From Africa, Thee Satisfaction, Dyme Def, Fresh Espresso, The Physics, Sol, Metal Chocolates, Grynch, Spac3man, Don’t Talk To The Cops, Scribes, Fatal Lucciauno, Fly Moon Royalty, Katie Kate

Comedy from: Nick Kroll, John Mulaney, Todd Barry, Beardyman, Rob Delaney, Pete Holmes, Howard Kremer and more.…
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Bikelicious Boise

Sarah Barber — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:58:34 -0700

According to the Cyclelicious blog, Craigslist recently generated a list of the hippest bicycling cities in the United States, based on the number of postings for bikes for sale in each city.

The data was normalized to account for population and also studied to determine median prices.…

Time to 3rd Rail Jam at Bogus Basin

Andrew Crisp — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:56:16 -0700

This Saturday, Feb. 4, the central slope of Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area will become a venue for death-defying snowboard tricks, music, schwag and graffiti art at the 3rd Rail Jam.

In 2011, the N.J.-based creation melted faces with rhymes from Boise rap group Dedicated Servers, graffiti from Sector Seventeen's Colin Pfeifer and Solomon "Hawk" Sahlein, and tons of giveaways for intrepid snow athletes.…

Washington County Gas Meeting Includes Facts, Myths and Flared Tempers

George Prentice — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:52:15 -0700

The "reset" button was pushed last night as the effort to poke more holes in the ground to draw natural gas from Idaho's core was brought to Washington County, the new frontier for gas exploration companies. But before the evening was out, controversy reared its head once more.…

You're Hired; Nation's Jobless Rate Lowest in 3 Years

George Prentice — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:14:27 -0700

The nation's unemployment rate fell to 8.3 percent in January - the lowest in nearly three years, and the fastest gain in nine months.

The U.S. Department of Labor reported this morning that more than 240,000 net jobs were added to the nation's payrolls.…

Lawmakers Consider Liquor-By-Drink Tax Vs. Licenses

Amber Clontz — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:11:14 -0700

A former Idaho legislator and current lobbyist wants lawmakers to consider changing the way Idaho hotels sell liquor by the glass.

Former Senate Majority Leader Bill Roden stood before the Idaho House Local Government Committee Thursday to introduce a bill that could allow more Gem State hotels to charge a liquor-by-the-drink tax rather than secure a full liquor license.…

Officials Consider Making Off-Leash Dog Hours Permanent

George Prentice — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:07:40 -0700

Approaching its one-year anniversary, Boise's off-leash pilot project is looking for the public to weigh in on the program to determine whether it should be permanent. The program, which was approved in March 2011 and launched last April, allows off-leash areas in limited hours in Castle Hills, Cypress, Hillside, Manitou, Redwood, Sunset and Winstead parks.…

Post Register: Two-Headed Fish Linked to Simplot Mine

George Prentice — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:02:52 -0700

A bizarre image that you might sport in Ripley's Believe It Or Not appeared this week in the Idaho Falls Post Register.

A picture of a two-headed trout accompanied a story that said a wide range of deformities could be linked to contamination in Eastern Idaho's Smoky Canyon mine.…

Need Something To Do Friday?

Sheree Whiteley — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:00:00 -0700

Bust out your platforms, wigs and brightly colored pants: It's time for some funk. If you've had a hankering for some groovy beats lately, or are pretty bummed because you missed the era when the genre reigned supreme, tonight is your chance for some funky fun.…

This Weekend's Top MuckReads: Forgotten Fugitives, FDA Sies and Squashing Soldiers' Suits

Blair Hickman, ProPublica — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:00:00 -0700

Plus how the Super Bowl lands on taxpayers' backs by Blair Hickman, ProPublica Brown ordered firing of regulator who took hard line on oil firms, Los Angeles Times After a top regulator refused to authorize more lenient oil drilling laws, California Gov. Jerry Brown had him fired. The method in dispute, underground injection, is a particularly risky form of oil extraction — but is also, Brown's administration argues, a source of jobs in California's struggling economy.…

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Facebook

Josh Gross — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:33:40 -0700

After years of being a tightly controlled private company, Facebook is expected to file its Initial Public Offering this week and open itself up to investors on the stock market.

As part of that filing, founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote a letter to potential investors about the company's mission.…

Get Your David Sedaris Tickets Before the Unwashed Masses

Josh Gross — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:28:14 -0700

One of National Public Radio and literature's most-lauded voices, David Sedaris, is coming to Boise on Saturday, April 28, for a reading and book singing at the Egyptian Theatre.

Considering Sedaris' reputation for heart and humor—not to mention his laundry list of best-selling books like Me Talk Pretty One Day, Naked, and When You Are Engulfed in Flames—the auditorium is almost sure to sell out.…

Transportation Panel Puts Brakes on Bill for Higher Trucker Speed Limits

Andrew Crisp — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:23:03 -0700

The Senate Transportation Committee today voted to hold a bill that would eliminate the difference in speed limits between commercial trucks and civilian vehicles. The measure's sponsor, Coeur d'Alene Sen. James Hammond, attempted to convince his colleagues that the bill was an attempt at making highways safer.…

Former Occupier Pleads Guilty to Defacing Federal Building

George Prentice — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:16:56 -0700

Charles Stark, the former member of the Occupy Boise movement, who defaced the Federal Building on Jan. 2 and posted his crime on YouTube, has agreed to plead guilty to willful injury of federal property.

Stark, who was facing up to a year behind bars for the original charge of defacing federal property, agreed to plead to the lesser charge, which indicated that the damage was less than $1,000.…

Luna Allies Accused of Stretching Truth on Virtual Learning Achievement

George Prentice — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:10:53 -0700

The Idaho Statesman's Dan Popkey reports that top executives of K12, which operates the Idaho Virtual Academy, have been slapped with a class-action lawsuit, alleging the company used deceptive recruiting practices and stretched the truth when boasting about student performance.

Popkey refers to a Washington Post report that said K12 CEO Ron Packard and CFO Harry Hawks were named in the suit, filed in federal court on Monday by a shareholder, raising questions about the effectiveness of virtual schools.…