City Plans To Market Depot, Exclude Public

Only those able to afford rental fees will be welcomed at The Boise Depot after the city council approves a new plan to increase efforts at “niche marketing” of the facility for private events. A committee of Team Dave supporters has been meeting–after getting their marching orders from the Mayor last spring. THEIR REPORT and [...]

Down Side Of Absentee Ballot

Traveling in New Hampshire this week where all the license plates remind us, “Live Free or Die.” Local discussion here in the Granite State seems to be about absentee ballots–when not talking about “leaf peepers” and the awesome progression of fall color across the state.  Today, in Boise the clerk has begun mailing 50,000 ballots requested by [...]

Aimless Visitors On Boise Streets

Sunday the GUARDIAN bumped into some real nice tourists from Canada pouring over a highway map at a local coffee shop. Being the know-it-all GUARDIAN, we asked if the visitors needed some directions. “We went to your capitol, but it was boarded up, so we went to the Depot and it too was closed. Do [...]

Growth Trumps Open Space, Beauty

Motivation For Special Olympics?

Mayor Funds Lobby, Still No Signs

Publisher Could Take $700,000 From Valley

Tourists Still Aimless In Boise

Rio Inspires Thoughts of Boise

The GUARDIAN’s recent fact finding trip to Brazil gave us plenty of inspiration for ways to improve life in Boise. After visiting the favelas of Rio we can clearly see the benefits of “in fill” development advocated by some members of Boise’s city council. You can certainly create a demand for mass transit and eliminate [...]

No Signs of Tourist Attractions