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McLean calls on Boise to innovate in the face of challenges at annual State of the City address

Pedestrian zone: Boise to revamp 8th St. in downtown core to be permanently car-free

McCall/W. Central Idaho

Big changes set for McCall’s airport, but no commercial service any time soon

Bown Crossing restaurant closes after more than a decade in business

The bugs are the feature: Boise tech. co. hopes to cut down on pests, lands funding from local VC firm

Clifford, Dayley, Arnold, Riffle take Ada County GOP nomination

WinCo sells site for once-planned new Meridian store. A new project is proposed in its place

Law to transition Idaho to statewide public defense system will provide some property tax relief, but not much

Large Downtown Boise apartment complex gets OK after developers agree to cut a hole in it

Growth impacting farming non-profit: ‘we need land, please’

Two officers who shot Zachary Snow cleared of wrongdoing by city police accountability office

Election results 🇺🇸 + Campgrounds opening + Look before you lock

Business

Axiom Fitness sold: California company buys local chain of health clubs

Not ‘free, free, free’: Thousands of Idahoans to get checks, refunds after ‘deceptive’ ads for TurboTax

Meridian brewery Loose Screw is under new ownership

Deal Flow: $3.5 billion in deals: Idaho saw hundreds of companies raise money, merge or sell in 2021

Waste giant Republic Services set to acquire Idaho company US Ecology

Bluebird opening three new car washes in the Treasure Valley

Project Tracker

Discovery Center of Idaho expansion

CWI Nampa campus

CWI Boise campus

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Downtown Boise

Pedestrian zone: Boise to revamp 8th St. in downtown core to be permanently car-free

Large Downtown Boise apartment complex gets OK after developers agree to cut a hole in it

Downtown Boise Greek restaurant to close

Meridian

WinCo sells site for once-planned new Meridian store. A new project is proposed in its place

You Asked: When will the Chinden Blvd. bottleneck in Meridian finally get widened?

Downtown Boise sports bar Taphouse to open new location in W. Ada Co.

Meridian moves forward with new downtown apartments and more, despite concerns about public space

Meridian to hold public hearings regarding new election district maps

VillaSport out? Application shows new project on planned site of large resort-style club

Inside Idaho

Nampa wasn’t always called Nampa. How it got its name

The Center of the Universe? Small town in Idaho says it is

“The Joe”: The highest navigable river in the world is in Idaho

Get Local

‘Not just for chips’: Unique salsa gaining popularity in the Treasure Valley

The French Whisk: Macaron boutique opens in Downtown Boise

Growing a love of plants: A Succulent Day brings succulents, tropical plants to Boise

McCall area

Big changes set for McCall’s airport, but no commercial service any time soon

Not the ‘right application’: Planning & Zoning recommends denial of manufactured home park near Donnelly

McCall holds meeting to explore potential short-term rental rule changes

Alcohol could return to McCall parks for Fourth of July: council looks for input

City of McCall set to hire new police chief

Park model affordable units proposed for McCall

Going Up

You Asked: What’s up with the crane and construction on Bogus Basin Rd.?

Brown Park in McCall to wrap up construction with hope of opening memorial day

Full road closures on Highway 55 near Smiths Ferry to begin soon

Startups

The bugs are the feature: Boise tech. co. hopes to cut down on pests, lands funding from local VC firm

New coalition of construction companies, startups launch Housing Innovation Hub

Boise real estate startup lands seed funding

Housing

Experts advise Boise on affordable housing crunch: do more now, before the problem gets worse

St. Lukes purchases apartment units in McCall for workforce housing

New coalition of construction companies, startups launch Housing Innovation Hub

Deep dive: Meridian lacks affordable housing options. Leaders say solutions aren’t easily found

Brundage gets OK for first 88 homes at base of ski resort

St. Lukes launches new portal to help employees find housing

You Asked

You Asked: When will the Chinden Blvd. bottleneck in Meridian finally get widened?

You Asked: What’s the status of the old Boise Carnegie Library’s renovation?

You Asked: What’s up with the crane and construction on Bogus Basin Rd.?

You asked: Where will Avimor get its water from?

You Asked: What’s going up behind the Fred Meyer gas station?

You Asked: What’s happening next to the Murgoitio park site in SW Boise?

Deep Dive

Deep Dive: Even with recent rain, farmers, canal cos. & homeowners brace for short irrigation season during drought

Deep Dive: New arena, stadium revamp, much more: Inside Boise State’s ‘vision’ for sports facilities. AD tells BoiseDev: ‘not going to sit back and...

You Asked: How do low-income housing tax credits work?

Deep dive: Meridian lacks affordable housing options. Leaders say solutions aren’t easily found

Analysis: A sale? A breakup? Acquisitions? Nothing? Options for Albertsons after strategic review announcement

Deep Dive: Legislation could end Treasure Valley emissions testing. Officials see pros, cons

Food & Drink

Bown Crossing restaurant closes after more than a decade in business

Downtown Boise Greek restaurant to close

Downtown Flatbread closed, space listed for lease

Downtown Boise sports bar Taphouse to open new location in W. Ada Co.

With staffing a challenge, popular Ketchum restaurant will close. Owners say workforce housing proposal is needed

Bench bistro Petite 4 announces dinner service will end due to rising costs