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"...those ghost-kitchen things up in, what is it – Boise, Idaho? Yeah, Boise. And ghost kitchens are where a..."

Oct. 28, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

The To Do List

The twist in this raunchy loss-of-virginity comedy starring Aubrey Plaza is that it comes from a teenage girls' perspective.

"...Plaza plays Brandy, a know-it-all and proud nerd in Boise, Idaho, circa 1993. Straight-and-narrow Brandy at first seems impervious..."

July 26, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Austin Aquarium Manager Sent to Federal Shark Tank

Covino gets a year behind bars

"...to exhibit in the first aquarium he opened, in Boise, Idaho...."

Dec. 4, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Who Killed Father Ryan?

A 1981 Odessa murder haunts crime researchers, the Catholic Church, and an ex-con determined to prove his innocence

"...old, walked into the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Boise, Idaho, and readied himself for confession. He never got..."

June 17, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

UPDATED: Austin Aquarium Gets the Fisheye

Owners’ checkered past raises red flags; city says no animals on site

"...At least that's what two brothers from Boise, Vince and Ammon Covino, intend with their plan to..."

Aug. 26, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Homelessness in Austin Becomes a Political Game

Abbott threatens Adler: “Clean up the streets,” or else

"...ruling that found restrictions on public camping in the Idaho state capital unconstitutional. The court held that punishing a..."

Oct. 4, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Is the Austin Aquarium Fishy?

Vince Covino defends the family business

"...Ammon – the brothers behind the creation of the Boise, Idaho, and Portland, Ore., aquaria and who, with their..."

Oct. 18, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Hard Habit to Break

Moonlight Towers' DIY road rage: This is you, Austin

"...Big Bend country, Arizona's Sonoran Desert, California's Imperial Valley, Idaho's Bitterroot Mountains, the Rockies, and the vast plains of..."

Sept. 8, 2006 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Aquarium Partner Gets a Year in Fed Tank

Legality of Austin Aquarium still in question

"...to exhibit in the first aquarium he opened, in Boise, Idaho...."

Dec. 6, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

SXSW Wednesday Showcases

Welcome to Texas via Boise, etc.

"...Boise, Idaho, doesn't exactly come to mind when one thinks..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature

Supreme Court Decision Validates Local Strategies to Decriminalize Homelessness

SCOTUS passes on camping bans

"...City officials in Boise, Idaho – later supported by governments in other cities..."

Dec. 20, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Skeptics Question Aquarium Owners' Record

Groups ask city to investigate animal welfare

"...who, with his brother Ammon, owns public aquariums in Boise, Idaho, and Portland, Ore., their proposed Austin Aquarium will..."

Aug. 30, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Day Trips

"...Ranch is huge," Hess said from his home in Boise, Idaho. "It seems like you can keep going forever."..."

Dec. 20, 2002 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Another Notch in the Chastity Belt

Getting busy with UT alumna Maggie Carey's 'The To Do List'

"...Set in 1993 in Carey's real hometown of Boise, Idaho, and loosely inspired by her own experiences as..."

July 26, 2013 Screens Feature by Amy Gentry

Letters at 3AM

Most of the American soldiers who have died in Iraq came from little places that the 21st century has left behind

"...Arkansas ... Richmond, Virginia ... Santa Rosa, California ... Boise, Idaho ... White Lake Township, Michigan ... Tracy, California..."

Aug. 6, 2004 Column by Michael Ventura

City Manager Names Interim Chief Joseph Chacon as Chief of Austin PD

APD veteran awaits City Council confirmation next week

"...After officials in Boise, Idaho, and Waco, Texas, passed on the opportunity to..."

Sept. 22, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Wes Anderson Brings Isle of Dogs to SXSW

Plus Midnighters bring the gore, and Alita party

"...Aiden Short Cloud, a Two-Spirit artist and historian in Boise, Idaho, struggles to preserve and revive his heritage in..."

Feb. 7, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Elgin Agrarian Community Promises Co-op Living on the Blackland Prairie

“It’s like an urban twist on traditional farming.”

"...and land use strategies for Meridian, a suburb of Boise, Idaho. Meridian's leaders were, like Elgin's, interested in preserving..."

Sept. 16, 2016 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Headlines

"...for illegally importing harvested wildlife to an aquarium in Boise, Idaho, was ordered by a federal judge in Florida..."

March 11, 2016 News Feature

Headlines

"...to prison for one year for past exploits in Boise, Idaho, dealing in illegally procured wildlife. He was arrested..."

Oct. 30, 2015 News Feature

Silver Threads and Golden Needles

Old Settler's Music Festival goes to 25

"...Campground stage) Likened to Gillian Welch and Lucinda Williams, Boise, Idaho-born Jewell brings torch songs to her shadowy contemporary..."

April 20, 2012 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Hurts So Good

Mike Birbiglia mines life's embarrassments for laughs in 'Sleepwalk With Me'

"...foot in front of the other. Today, SXSW. Tomorrow, Boise, Idaho. Then Indianapolis. Then Cleveland. And on and on..."

March 16, 2012 Screens Feature by Melanie Haupt

Day Party Crawl

"...day party, one that didn't catch any breaks when Boise, Idaho, Prince reincarnate Youth Lagoon had to cancel on..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Recent 'Rockpalast' Avalanche

"...Out of Ann Arbor, Mich., but originally from Boise, Idaho, – and soon, like Nick Gravenites, an S.F...."

Aug. 6, 2010 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Day Trips

The American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum flies through the history of commercial air travel in the U.S.

"...parent company, Varney Airlines, started airmail service out of Boise, Idaho. Nine days later, Robertson Aircraft Corporation, a parent..."

July 23, 2010 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

Royal fruit, no pants, and more

"...May 1 is No Pants Day in Boise, Idaho. Most people wear underwear, but kilts are also..."

Nov. 14, 2008 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Battling Challenges Here Is a Testament to Austin

"...the entire U.S., whether it is Brooklyn, N.Y., or Boise, Idaho. The fact that newcomers such as myself prefer..."

Dec. 9, 2007 Postmarks

Mastodon's 'Blood Mountain' Flows Into Austin

Coming down the mountain with Mastodon

"...of our records, in particular Blood Mountain. I’m in Boise, Idaho, right now eating a bagel. It’s going to..."

March 14, 2007 Music Post by Austin Powell

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Our readers talk back.

"...Boise, IdahoSensible Center Is StumpedDear Editor,..."

Feb. 24, 2006 Column

Helvete Not Euronymous

Feb. 17, 2006 Postmarks

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