- Wild game on the holiday table: where to get it cut, how to give it away, and how to cook it safely
Thanksgiving is Nov. 26 and deer season is on. Two local shops that cut game, the signed note Idaho requires when you give meat away, and the temperatures the government says make it safe.
November 13, 2026 - Cigar words, in plain English
Vitola, ring gauge, wrapper, draw. What the person behind the counter means, so you can pick a cigar you will actually enjoy.
November 13, 2026 - Post Falls has the most homes in the county, and a third as many places to eat per home as downtown Coeur d'Alene
About 10,800 Post Falls homes earn $75,000 or more, the most of any ZIP code here because it is the biggest. The city had 92 places to eat and drink at the last federal count, or 4.6 for every 1,000 homes.
Post Falls · November 13, 2026 - Where you can smoke a cigar indoors near Coeur d’Alene, and why Spokane can’t
Idaho law lets cigar lounges exist. Washington law does not. That one difference shapes every cigar room on either side of the state line.
November 11, 2026 - Wine at home: North Idaho’s own tasting rooms
You don’t have to leave Kootenai County to taste local wine. Four places to start, from Sherman Avenue to Sandpoint.
November 11, 2026 - New Chipotle opens Wednesday on Neider Avenue
Doors open at 10:45 a.m. Nov. 11 at 167 W. Neider Ave. in Coeur d'Alene.
Coeur d'Alene · November 10, 2026 - Five Northwest cigar rooms worth the drive from Kootenai County
A bank vault in Meridian, five grain silos in Sweet, an 1894 shop in Portland. Where to go, and what the law lets you do when you get there.
November 9, 2026 - Idaho’s own wine country is in the Snake River Valley
Idaho’s main grape region is near Boise. Three wineries that tell the story.
November 9, 2026 - Kootenai County runs on drive-thru coffee: the stands, mapped
We've found 59 parking-lot espresso stands so far, and only a handful belong to national chains. Here's who runs them and how long they've been pouring.
November 8, 2026 - Most espresso companies in Kootenai County didn't last. Here's what the state's records show
Of 42 businesses with "espresso" in their company name, the state has dissolved 31. Half of those were gone within about two years.
November 8, 2026 - 10 breweries brew here. Here's where to eat at each one
We checked every Kootenai County brewery we could find. Ten brew on site and are open this fall, eight have closed, and most of the 10 will feed you too.
November 7, 2026 - What Kootenai County eats: 378 places, mostly local, and the food we're missing
We mapped every restaurant, coffee stand and food spot in the county, local vs. chain. Here's what we eat, why places close, what food trucks add, and where a new restaurant has room to grow.
November 6, 2026
