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May 12, 2026
Main Street’s Old Skyline Looked Almost Wrong—in the Best Way
Historic photos of downtown Boise’s Lower Main Street Commercial Historic District reveal a city that once kept a much lower profile.
May 11, 2026
A Seattle Tex-Mex Chain Is Claiming the Old P.F. Chang’s Spot on 8th Street
Cactus Southwest Kitchen and Bar, a Seattle-based restaurant group, is set to open in the downtown Boise space left vacant by P.F. Chang’s.
May 11, 2026
The Trails Behind Table Rock Were Once a Lifeline for Oregon Trail Pioneers
Boise's Military Reserve trail system sits on land that sheltered exhausted pioneers long before it became a favorite lunchtime hike.
May 13, 2026
A Wooden Cart Full of Made-to-Order Crepes Is Now Available for Treasure Valley Events
Super Crepes, a new Boise-area vendor, brings a live-made sweet crepe cart to birthdays, weddings, and private events across the Treasure Valley.
May 13, 2026
Boise Didn’t Surround the Old Pen. The Old Pen Just Waited.
The sandstone penitentiary east of downtown opened in the territorial era, sat alone on the high desert, and eventually found itself inside a city that grew up around it.
May 12, 2026
The Boise River Did a Lot of Work Before Anyone Thought to Float It
Long before inner tubes and the Greenbelt, the Boise River was the city’s original heavy lifter—moving water, generating power, and occasionally flooding everything in sight.
May 11, 2026
Hemlock Boise Wheels Out a Loaded Potato the Size of Your Ambitions
Hemlock Boise’s tableside baked potato experience lets diners pile on lobster butter, truffle butter, bacon, steak, and more onto a genuinely enormous Idaho spud.
May 11, 2026
Landslide Trail Is the Foothills Ride That Won’t Embarrass You
A local mountain biking channel makes the case for Landslide as the ideal Boise Foothills starter trail—enough chatter to feel real, not enough to end your afternoon early.
May 11, 2026
2026 World Jet Boat Championship at the Roadhouse at the Mill
2026 World Jet Boat Championship at the Roadhouse at the Mill BoiseDev