Spring 2017

Spring 2017

Contributors include Matt Furber, Amy Busek, Jill Kuraitis, Greg Stahl, Amy Larson, Adam Tanous, Ellie Rodgers, Cheryl Haas, Patti Murphy
table of contents
Metro
Getting to the Trailhead
Boise's startup base camp gets on point
By Matt Furber
Metro
Music You Can Hold in Your Hands
The Record Exchange remains a cornerstone of Boise's music culture
By Amy Busek
Life
A Vision For “Intentional Living’
Boise's EcoVillage
By Jill Kuraitis
Explore
Pay Dirt
The unburied treasure of Boise's single-track splendor
By Matt Furber
Explore
Surf’s Up in Boise
Boise's river complex could be nation's finest
By Greg Stahl
Feature
‘Walking Out’ of Boise
How a park system blossomed with the growth of a city
By Matt Furber
Feature
True to its Roots
How Boise's Treefort Music Festival became so much more
By Amy Larson
Feature
‘This Land is Your Land’
How land use policy shaped Idaho and the West
By Adam Tanous
Habitat
What Suburbs? Downtown Boise Living is Heating Up
When life and work come together
By Ellie Rodgers
Arts
Bond with Iron
Story of a modern blacksmith
By Cheryl Haas
Arts
Art and a Sense of Place
Treasures hidden in plain sight
By Patti Murphy
Arts
A Mecca of Prose and Poetry
Boise's literary community is thriving
By Ellie Rodgers
Arts
An Urban Art Oasis
Freak Alley Gallery provides a unique showplace for city artists
By Patti Murphy
Taste
Brunch Season!
A roundup of some favorite downtown brunch spots
By Cheryl Haas