No one knows how many people died in Idaho from the 1918 influenza pandemic, but retired public health official Dr. Ginger Floerchinger-Franks thinks she may have a pretty good idea. She has been researching the pandemic for over five years to write a book, and was shocked to discover how ma…
It has been an unusually soggy spring for southwestern Idaho. On May 20, Boise saw a record amount of maximum daily rainfall. Now, the mosquito control programs in Ada, Canyon Gem and Payette counties are reminding the public to drain standing water around their homes.
The City of Boise has come out and said it: Businesses should be able to expand their footprints into the right-of-way to help them accommodate social distance.Â
No one knows how many people died in Idaho from the 1918 influenza pandemic, but retired public health official Dr. Ginger Floerchinger-Franks thinks she may have a pretty good idea. She has been researching the pandemic for over five years to write a book, and was shocked to discover how ma…
Every September, city, nonprofit and business leaders cordon off parking spaces around downtown Boise, filling them with pocket parks, mini golf courses, gardens—you name it. On National Park(ing) Day, the sidewalks take over to show how much space automobiles actually take up, and how that …
Boise Mayor Lauren McLean announced the creation of the Economic Recovery Task Force for the City of Boise Monday, May 18, to begin working on short- and long-term recovery plans.
Shortly after Gov. Brad Little announced he would move Idaho forward to Phase II of the reopening of its economy, Boise Mayor Lauren McLean dropped the news that the City of Trees would follow suit with its own second wave of reopenings.
At a press conference on May 14, Idaho Gov. Brad Little announced that the Gem State is ready to move on to Stage II of the phased reopening of its economy.
Optician Nastasia Sisco remembers the first time she got a new pair of glasses with all the bells and whistles. She said it blew her away, and she thinks that everyone who needs eyewear should have the same positive experience.
For the last eight years, John Reusser has been the public face of the Idaho Suicide Prevention Hotline, a program under the umbrella of Jannus. Its founder, he helped connect the phone lines, expand the number of employees, build a dedicated corps of volunteers and expand the service to 24 …
Boise Towne Square Reopens with Coronavirus Protections
